Siam Swana Hotel
3-star hotel · Ratchathewi, Bangkok
Long Weekend score
Weak3 serious reports in 148 reviews: a physical hazard (3)
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 20% of Bangkok hotels
- 63% of guest comments are praise
- 88% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 20% of Bangkok hotels. Compared with 1,626 hotels in Bangkok. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 63% of guest comments are praise. 205 praise, 119 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 88% of guest photos show no damage. 53 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.
- $43 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $32
- 2 min walkto the nearest station
- 148 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- A station within walking distanceA station is 181 m away
- Location88 praise · 1 complain
Against
- Views22 complain · 1 praise
- Quiet at night16 complain · 5 praise
- Room size15 complain · 4 praise
- Room conditioncomplaints rising: 5.7 in 100 a year ago, 13.1 now13 complain · 4 praise
- Beds10 complain · 3 praise
What guests reported
What guests say
148 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (88 guests). Weakest: views, where 22 of the 23 who mention it complain.
Location881Strength
Excellent location only 200m walk to BTS, walk / bike / tuktuk / taxi to pratunam market, Palladium, Platinum, MBK, Siam plaza's.
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The location is excellent, with easy access to public transport and many areas of Bangkok.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Free coffee and biscuits 🍪.it is bit far from the malls.
Google, December 2024, rated 5/5 by this guest
Staffcomplaints falling: 10.3 in 100 a year ago, 3.3 now5011Mostly good
Servicen var i top, og vores bagage blev båret ind for os.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Staff are friendly and attentive.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
The cleaning staff should be trained better.
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Value177Mostly good
Great location and value for money.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
This hotel is near the BTS and reasonably priced.
Google, July 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
There are better hotels out there with the same price range than this hotel.
Google, October 2024, rated 1/5 by this guest
Cleanlinesscomplaints falling: 8.0 in 100 a year ago, 3.3 now209Mostly good
The room was spacious and clean, and I really liked having a mini fridge in the room.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Modernized and cleaned small hotel which closed by to MBK shopping center.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Everything.the furnitures all old and dirty.the bed also very old the room smells the old stuff..only English breakfast option.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 2/10 by this guest
Pool87Split
If you're coming for the swimming pool, just pass on it haha.
Google, March 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Siam Swana is our hotel of choice in Bangkok because of its location, excellent helpful and friendly staff, price and the swimming pool.
Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the swimming pool was a great bonus after a day of sightseeing.
Google, April 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Breakfastcomplaints falling: 6.9 in 100 a year ago, 3.3 now58Weak spot
Maybe more options for the breakfast
Booking network, December 2024, rated 8/10 by this guest
The room was very good, ideal location and breakfast was very good
Booking network, November 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
I chose the shrimp porridge and it was delicious!!
Google, February 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Quiet at night516Weak spot
People were kind of loud late at night, which O could hear in the room.
Booking network, February 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
However, you can still hear outside noise because the neighboring street is quite noisy!
Google, February 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Decent hotel, no window for me which didn't bother me too much, big problem with outside noise and very slippery shower floor, very good location.
Google, February 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints rising: 5.7 in 100 a year ago, 13.1 now413Weak spot
Old property but a value for money.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Room are old and nor well maintain
Booking network, December 2025, rated 3/10 by this guest
Great location, very friendly staff, good breakfast, great value for money in the centre of BKK, 3 minutes walk to Ratchatewi BTS station.
Google, November 2024, rated 4/5 by this guest
Beds310Weak spot
Beds are very hard and pillows very high.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
The room was fair, bed and pillows were very uncomfortable and the bathroom wasnt very clean.
Booking network, January 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
No windows in the room, lighting is poor, walls are dirty, bed is uncomfortable, the school opposite has a massive loud speaker going from just before 8a.m.
Booking network, November 2024, rated 4/10 by this guest
Room size415Weak spot
The room is nice, but the space is a bit limited.
Google, October 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Room was tight withe a king bed in it.
Google, February 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
The rooms aren't big, but overall they're good.
Google, October 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Views122Weak spot
However room is pretty far and NO WINDOWS!!!
Google, November 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
The rooms are comfortable, but have no windows; you feel like you're in a cage.
Google, March 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: food.
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 735 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: the lift, in 18 of 148 reviews.
The lift18 of 1481 in 8 reviews
Prepare for a good hike (no lift), but overall it’s a great budget stay with an excellent location
Booking network, July 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
no elevator/lift but luckily staff help to carry the baggage
Booking network, May 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Problems in the bathroomcomplaints falling: 12.6 in 100 a year ago, 6.6 now15 of 1481 in 10 reviews
Clean, good location, excellent massage shop, but the water pressure in the rooms is low (not strong), and the rooms have a slight musty smell.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
when you take a shower the bathroom flooded in 30 sec, you have to shower fast.
Google, December 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Mould or dampcomplaints falling: 10.3 in 100 a year ago, 6.6 now13 of 1481 in 11 reviews
The rooms either have mold smell or urine smell which was hard to pinpoint.
Google, October 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
No window in bedroom meaning the room was very musty and smelled very damp.
Google, April 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Heating and air conditioning6 of 1481 in 25 reviews
Great budget hotel, only thing was the aircon was not that strong
Google, December 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Let's hope we make it through the night, given the heat in the room.
Tripadvisor, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Something broken in the room5 of 1481 in 30 reviews
One of the bathroom doors was a bit broken, but overall it was okay.
Google, October 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
The lights in room 305 didn't totally turn off, so it was like sleeping with mild sunlight in your room.
Booking network, March 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Serious reports
3 in 148 reviews, most common first. Shown beside the score, never averaged into it.
A physical hazard3 of 148 reviews
The toilet is cracked in many places—very dangerous!
Google, August 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
While showering, she was sliding the glass partition in the bathroom (there was a "slide" sign and an arrow indicating how to slide it) when the glass shattered into tiny pieces.
Google, October 2024, rated 1/5 by this guest
These are guests' own accounts from their reviews. We have not verified them, and the hotel may dispute them. A report is counted only when the guest says it happened at the hotel and holds the hotel responsible.
Photos, checked
7 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (12%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt7 of 6012%
Of 60 guest photos, 7 show damage or dirt: peeling paint or cracks in 4, stains in 4, dirty surfaces in 1 and water leaks in 1, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 40, 0 do.
Guests’ photos confirm: swimming pool (6).
The hotel says it has no gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$43 is a typical night, from 268 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost 12% more than weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Mar 2027, $33Dearest month: Nov 2026, $43
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$51
- Priceline$51
- th.bluepillow.com$51
- Vio.com$53
- Booking.com$58
- Trip.com$60
- qantas.com$60
- hotels.level.travel$62
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
The nearest station is 181 m away by road, about 2 minutes on foot.
- Nearest shop: 7-Eleven1 min walk55 m by road
- Nearest main road: Phaya Thai Road165 m
- Nearest station2 min walk181 m by road
- Khao San Road3.9 km
- The Grand Palace5.2 km
- Wat Arun5.7 km
- Chatuchak Market6.4 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
6 room types, from 20 to 68 m².
- Superior Double or Twin Room20 m²Sleeps 2
- Superior Room, No Windows20 m²Sleeps 31 Double bed
- One-Bedroom Suite48 m²Sleeps 2
- Suite 1Bedroom City View48 m²Sleeps 31 Double bedA view, going by the room's name
- Two-Bedroom Suite68 m²Sleeps 4
- Suite 2Bedrooms City View68 m²Sleeps 52 Double bedA view, going by the room's name
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 7.6 out of 10. Only 20% of the 1,626 hotels in Bangkok are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
39 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 16 guests complain about noise.
Trip.com rates it 86 out of 100 and Booking network rates it 76. Booking network only takes reviews from people who booked and stayed, while Trip.com takes them from anyone.
If views matters to you
Here, 22 of the 23 guests who mention views complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
More hotels in Bangkok
The nearest first, with our score for each.
How we know
148 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 709 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 148 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 268 older, 57 in other languages, 235 with a score but no words and 1 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 0 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.