Nice Palace Hotel
2-star hotel · Phaya Thai, Bangkok
Long Weekend score
WeakNo serious reports. in 119 reviews
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in Bangkok are rated 8.4 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 4% of Bangkok hotels
- 60% of guest comments are praise
- 87% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 4% of Bangkok hotels. Compared with 1,626 hotels in Bangkok. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 60% of guest comments are praise. 118 praise, 79 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 87% of guest photos show no damage. 52 of 60 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- $20 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $19
- 9 min walkto the nearest station
- 119 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- A station within walking distanceA station is 647 m away
- Location29 praise · 0 complain
- Value23 praise · 1 complain
Against
- Room condition33 complain · 0 praise
- Quiet at nightcomplaints falling: 21.4 in 100 a year ago, 6.3 now16 complain · 6 praise
- Problems in the bathroom6 of 119 guests
- Wi-Fi6 of 119 guests
- Insects or pests5 of 119 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
119 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (29 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 33 of the 33 who mention it complain.
Location290Strength
There's a 7-Eleven at the entrance to the hotel, making it very convenient.
Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
What was really great was that it was convenient to find food and get around easily.
Google, October 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Value231Strength
Although it is a budget hotel, the place is impressive and not that noisy, for a cheap price of 600 bahts you get a twin room with ac and hot shower 9/10 on budget hotels comparison.
Google, December 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Complete, economical, great value, close to tourist attractions and the BTS.
Google, April 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Room size102Mostly good
Considering the price, it deserves 5 stars because the room is spacious, has a balcony, and is within walking distance of Saphan Khwai BTS station.
Google, October 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
The room is spacious, not very high audibility.
Google, March 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Cleanliness2411Mostly good
The room is clean and the bed is comfortable, perfect for those who aren't too picky.
Google, October 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Although it's shared, it gets cleaned quickly and is really clean.
Google, March 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Spiders on the bed and mess in the shower.
Google, August 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Staff2616Mostly good
Nice Palace Hotel combines comfort and accessibility with spacious rooms, helpful staff and convenient location in Bangkok.
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
The reception staff are enthusiastic, helpful in calling taxis, and allow early check-in.
Google, March 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Very rude staff, specifically there is a mad old lady.
Google, March 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Quiet at nightcomplaints falling: 21.4 in 100 a year ago, 6.3 now616Weak spot
In room 808, the water pump was loud all night.
Google, December 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Noise from outside the room is very loud inside the room; the room is quite old.
Google, May 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Some additional info: I could hear a sound from outside, like people walking or talking.
Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room condition033Weak spot
The hotel is quite old, and there's no tea or coffee provided.
Google, December 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Old furniture they need to upgrade.
Google, March 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Nice old and pretty cheap Hotel not far from the center.
Google, December 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: beds, food, views and breakfast.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 1,009 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: problems in the bathroom, in 6 of 119 reviews.
Problems in the bathroom6 of 1191 in 20 reviews
There was no hairdryer, no hot water in the room, and no shower gel or shampoo.
Google, November 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
The main problem is that the bath water pressure is too low.
Google, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Wi-Fi6 of 1191 in 20 reviews
However, the worst part is that the hotel Wi-Fi is very unstable and almost impossible to connect.
Google, May 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
If you absolutely need Wi-Fi or are addicted to it, don't expect excellent connection quality...
Google, February 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Insects or pests5 of 1191 in 24 reviews
Cheap but decent there was some problems with like lizards crawling out the cracks and holes in rooms and roofs but close to main road, airport and green line metro
Google, March 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
During my stay, I saw a cockroach (adult American cockroach), so it's important to dispose of food waste outside the room immediately instead of leaving it there.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Unexpected charges and refunds4 of 1191 in 30 reviews
Stuff charged me for dirty towel 200baht, that was weird, i mean how dirty/clean towel should be not to be charged?
Google, December 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
During check-out, the staff said the towel was dirty and deducted 350 baht from the deposit, or told me to get it laundered.
Google, August 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Mould or damp4 of 1191 in 30 reviews
The only slight downside was the bathrooms, which weren't great with quite a bit of mold, but hey, at that price you can't be too picky.
Google, November 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
The lobby has a musty smell, like a bathroom.
Google, March 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
A slow check-in4 of 1191 in 30 reviews
Very sensitive to check in time and look down to Myanmar customers.
Google, May 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 119 reviews.
Photos, checked
8 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (13%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt8 of 6013%
Of 60 guest photos, 8 show damage or dirt: stains in 3, peeling paint or cracks in 3, dirty linen in 2 and building work in 2, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 40, 0 do.
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: private balcony (6).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$20 is a typical night, from 305 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Nov 2026, $19Dearest month: Apr 2027, $22
Prices on booking sites, the day we checked
What each seller advertised on the one day we checked, so these sit outside the year-wide figures above and can fall below the typical price.
- Agoda$19
- Trip.com$19
- Booking.com$20
- th.bluepillow.com$20
- api.cloudbeds.com$22
- hutchgo.com$22
- skyscanner.net$23
- expedia.co.th$23
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
The nearest station is 647 m away by road, about 9 minutes on foot.
- Nearest shop: Lotus's3 min walk220 m by road
- Nearest main road: Phahon Yothin Road364 m
- Nearest station9 min walk647 m by road
- Chatuchak Market26 min walk2.0 km by road
- Khao San Road8.9 km
- The Grand Palace10.3 km
- Wat Arun10.9 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
4 room types, all 25 m².
- Standard Twin Room25 m²Sleeps 2Balcony
- Superior Room25 m²Sleeps 21 Double bedBalcony
- Triple Room25 m²Sleeps 31 Double bed + 1 Twin bedBalcony
- Standard Double Room25 m²Sleeps 2Balcony
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 6.4 out of 10. Only 4% of the 1,626 hotels in Bangkok are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
26 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 16 guests complain about noise.
Trip.com rates it 78 out of 100 and Booking network rates it 64. Booking network only takes reviews from people who booked and stayed, while Trip.com takes them from anyone.
If room condition matters to you
Here, 33 of the 33 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
119 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 401 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 119 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 141 older, 47 in other languages, 93 with a score but no words and 1 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 29 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 0 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- We looked at 100 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 60 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.