Looking for a place to stay in Udon Thani | Living in Udon Thani Thailand

[@james6513]

Excellent video. I’ve managed to find your hotel reviews I was asking about 👍. Somewhere a little bit quieter or nearer the beach might be more preferable. I’ll keep searching 👍.

[@james6513]

I don’t know why I wrote “beach”🙄. It’d be a long drive 😂. I think it’s because I was watching a clip on the islands to visit.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

@@james6513 We do have a man made beach on a lake here in Udon Thani. Here is a link to a video we did there; kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYulq2pueNyCfpY

[@james6513]

@@TheIsaanFarang Excellent thanks. I’ll give it a watch.

[@lesles23]

Very informative video! I think you covered every possible aspect of the lovely Hotel. Certainly keep this in mind for future visits to the area. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thank you Leslie. It is a real nice hotel and I'm sure that you'll enjoy it.

[@randylee4528]

Excellent review. Thanks for taking the time to do this. It was a very thorough review. I appreciated you mentioning the complimentary transport to and from the airport. Every little bit helps

[@TheIsaanFarang]

You're welcome Randy. Glad that you enjoyed it 🙂

[@spicypeteinthailand8732]

Very good and thorough review.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thank you Pete.

[@JackLondon12]

That hotel looks lovely and the choices of breakfast are amazing. I’d definitely stay there. Thanks for showing us.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

You’re welcome Mark and thank you.

[@carlgostling6480]

I would certainly stay there

[@TheIsaanFarang]

It makes a lot of sense Carl 🙂

[@william.dachwitz5443]

I've stayed there excellent breakfast friendly staff can't wait to get back. Cheers

[@TheIsaanFarang]

It is a great hotel William.

[@brucebarclay1876]

Hello Kevin and Pook. Been researching Thailand as a retirement option. Began following you a few months back. My big challenge is where should I live?? Any suggestions on how to narrow down the options? Love your videos. Best from US. Bruce.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Hi Bruce, The first consideration to make is are you a townie or a country boy. So many options of both or a combination of the two. Renting a place is so inexpensive here, I would suggest spending a year trying out different places. Once you find a place that you like, take some short term rents in that area to fine tune your choice of a home. There are agencies here who will help you out with which type of visa that you should go for. Initially you'll get a tourist visa from the Thai embassy in your home country. Let me know how you get on. Pleased that you are enjoying the videos 🙂

[@brucebarclay1876]

Thank you Kevin. Lived a city/suburban life, but that was due to my job. Once retired, I would certainly welcome a combination of city and country living. Been looking at coastal areas versus interior regions. Udon Thani interests me a great deal. But, will probably start around Bangkok and work my way north. Will keep you updated. Just hope there is clarity on tourist visas soon. Cheers!

[@dahmon000]

Thanks for the food and restaurant reviews! Always like these sort of videos.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Glad you like them Damon.

[@billmiller5741]

This is a beautiful comfortable hotel. The buffet looks wonderful and delicious. The staff so kind and welcoming. Thank you for showing.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thanks for visiting Bill 🙂

[@Oggiwara1]

Thanks for sharing! The Pannarai is my favorite hotel as well. The breakfast buffet is very good with a great selection of good food. They have Superior rooms on both sides and I have never had any problems getting to sleep on the "bar side" rooms. And as you say, the rooms are very clean and the staff is very professional, friendly and helpful.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Totally agree Svein.

[@simonralph6088]

Another great video and really good review. I went straight onto Agoda to confirm the price of the Jnr Suite @B5k, any day of the week Agoda has it at just south of B4k, so maybe the price quoted was the rack rate. Saved already to my favorites.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Glad you enjoyed it Simon.

[@aland7466]

Thank you for a lovely video - really love the junior suite in the hotel. Will you be doing by any chance a review of the Banbua Grand? Cheers.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Here you go Alan...A link to the review that you have asked for kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKnRl4OKh6mEba8

[@yorkymc]

Thank you folks fantastic information so i could meet a friend under the Irish clock,you make me want to hop on a plane

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Our pleasure. You'll be on that plane soon and waiting under The Irish Clock 😄

[@LarryFournillier]

Thanks for the review guys! It's a great looking hotel!

[@TheIsaanFarang]

You’re welcome Larry and thank you.

[@geoffrswan]

This hotel is really good perfect location,very clean i always stay there when im in the area my partners family in kutchap love it thx Kevin and Pook

[@TheIsaanFarang]

You’re welcome Geoff and thank you.

[@thaiventurer3624]

Cracking little hotel. Thanks for showing us.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alexmalcolm5577]

Must try that place next time we ply up. Flown up Udon abot 5 times in last 20 years. Usually stay big hotel to the west side of center or at the big mall. Think called Centara but not called that last we there. Been 4 years since we fly up. Big choice with Chiang Rai and Mai airports, Did Rai last year.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Sounds great Alex. The big hotel next to Central Plaza is still Centara. We have a friend on the management team there.

[@davidbennett1697]

Nice informative video Thanks but where is the discount price link that you referred to in the vids? I don't seem to be able to find it.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thanks for pointing this out to me David. The links are now in the description below the video.

[@nottheguardian7955]

5:35 In Nong Khai the 50 baht brekkie in the street was a load of them sausage buns and a couple of sunnyside eggs in a balti pan.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Spending the weekend in Nong Khai and have seen them everywhere.

[@gerardrooney8687]

I am doing a issan tour in Jan and i like that hotel, great review cheers

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Let me know if you book through any of the links in the description below Gerard, give me the dates and I'll be sure to let the management know too expect you 😉

[@rogerlephoque3704]

I think the buffet breakfast at THB 165 is a very good deal. I hope you eventually managed to get that coffee machine to deliver...

[@TheIsaanFarang]

I hope so too! 😄

[@raymondturner9441]

Looks like a fantastic hotel I'd definitely stay I don't think it was there when I was last in upon thani in 2010. I used to stay at top mansion or the centara

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Top Mansion is still in business and one of Pook's school friends works there, The Centara is going through a major refit right now.

[@davedenham8697]

Areca Lodge in Pattaya?

[@TheIsaanFarang]

There now Dave

[@lovegar]

Stayed there quite a few times over the years. Its a very good hotel. I wonder what demand is like given their prices, not that cheap IMO, To put it in perspective I've booked Fraser Suites Suk 11 in BKK, a good 4-5 star place and its only £35, 1400 baht per night for an Executive Studio room

[@TheIsaanFarang]

When the tourists are here, the Pannarai is almost always fully booked.

[@mikediffley2042]

Dave ,your wife Pook is very patient and helpful with everything. She deserves a star.😉

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Pook's great Mike...By the way...I'm Kevin 🙂

[@tonypv7]

Hi Guys, will have to try that hotel when we visit. Thanks for the video

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Highly recommend it Tony.

[@keithprinn6900]

great breakfast options still for a quiet time. well worth it.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

It really is Keith.

[@MrGarethrn]

Great place to stay if you're a night owl, however, if you have a family don't expect to get any sleep until the early hours when all the bars finish their discos. The hotel is one of the better ones in Udon Thani, but too close to the bars to get a decent nights sleep.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Our friends and Pook and I found that if you have a room on the pool side of the building, you can't hear the bars. Even on the opposite side, we slept really well Gareth.

[@hellolathive]

What a very nice hotel and very reasonable enjoyed the tour. Barry from Kilburn.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Pleased that you enjoyed it Barry 🙂

[@dennisgonya4500]

Again, so great to get a woman's input. Other vloggers do not do that. Most of us men are blind in so may respects. TQ

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Absolutely Dennis. I love to hear Pook's opinion.

[@nickdavies3334]

Hi, Thanks for that review. Yisa and I have always stayed at the Centara Hotel but are very much looking for a change next time we come. In relation to the prices, 999Baht for a standard and 5000Baht for the junior suite, I can't see how they can justify 5 times the cost just for the small suite even with breakfast included. Would be very much interested in the "Eight" hotel if your considering reviewing that one as its another on our short list. Lastly, did the hotel have a bar area to catch a drink or was it simply the breakfast room ?. Many Thanks, Nick & Yisa.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Hey Nick, We have already filmed at The 8 hotel. Just need to edit it. Probably will be posting that one tomorrow.

[@nsmith3143]

Hi Kev, you mentioned that you felt the Pannarai was much better than the Centara. Last time I stayed at the Centara I got quite a good deal for a standard room and significantly cheaper than that quoted for a standard room at the Pannarai. Maybe prices have changed since then, but I definitely could not flaw the Centara in any way.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thanks for sharing but I have found that the Centara is in need of some renovation work. We have a friend who is on the management team there and will hopefully do a review soon.

[@davedenham8697]

Best hotel in UT

[@TheIsaanFarang]

We have always enjoyed staying at the Pannarai

[@davedenham8697]

@@TheIsaanFarang yes, I know the owner

[@MarriedToTheKGB]

Your wife is beautiful. lovely cheek bones and elegant looking. I think Thai's are the most attractive of all the Asian nations

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Yes, thank you

[@virttourz5758]

nice tour

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Zealand007]

I am looking for house type accomidation for 2 months. any suggestions?

[@TheIsaanFarang]

You might be better off posting on our Facebook group Chris. Someone will help you on there.

[@craigthai1379]

Yes great hotel we always stay pannari 👌

[@TheIsaanFarang]

👍

[@dennissells]

Can only stay in 3 star with aircon

[@TheIsaanFarang]

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[@ericsorbier3392]

Very nice suite indeed

[@TheIsaanFarang]

It sure is Eric.

[@dennisgonya4500]

You have a bright classy partner. No communication issues as I see. Did good as a man should.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Pook is wonderful Dennis. Very smart too.

[@retiredpainter259]

Is that pana hotel not noisy at night Kev ?

[@moonrakerudon6741]

Can be a little if you’re in a room overlooking the back of Day and Night. I always book a room with pool view which is quieter. That said, I’ve never had a problem sleeping on either side, although I know some reviews have mentioned it. Obviously don’t drink enough 😝😝

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Maybe 😂😂😂

[@TheIsaanFarang]

It's not too bad, even on the side that faces Day & Night bar complex. The pool side of the hotel is even better. Never had a problem sleeping there on either side.

[@jeremyfielding2333]

Internet problems in hotels are usually because there are too many people trying to use the same connection, not because of the signal strength from the router. I usually stay at Top Mansion because I'm a cheapskate, and should the situation present itself, the dreaded 'walk of shame' through reception can be averted through judicious use of the stairwells.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

😂😂😂

[@dennisgonya4500]

How far do you live from Bangkok?

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Driving would take about 7 hours Dennis.

[@zanepatterson1634]

Nice hotel!!

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thank you.

[@JayDKB]

Good video

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Glad you enjoyed it Jay.

[@bscottc1]

OMG! After all that lead up to a good meal you go for corn flakes? Ha, ha, ha!!!

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Only the starter Scott. Think there were about 4 more courses after the cornflakes 😉

[@ZYLONZA]

Hello >>>KEVIN

[@TheIsaanFarang]

LOL...I had this conversation with someone else a few months ago. In the UK, Router is pronounced Rooter. If you are planning a journey you might use a map to plan your Route...again, pronounced Root. Where I come from, a Router (pronounced rr out er) is a carpentry power tool. Okay for cutting grooves in a piece of wood, but absolutely useless for viewing The Isaan Farang KZbin channel 😉

[@Mekhong3876]

😎☺👍

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thank you.

[@enternana]

centara is nice

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Hoping to do a review soon Mikael.

[@davedenham8697]

Last time we stayed it was 1400 a night.....

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thanks for sharing Dave.

[@heithdotysadventures7824]

All nice rooms but that last one was veryyyy nice . High end . Wow . 🤔 so whats 6kb in u.s $$ . Longer stay 🤔 2 weeks I wonder if they would do 2kb to 3kb a night . I'm not a hotel owner or manager but im betting if some rich guy walked in and asked for a room like that and said i can pay 2kb a night and just started to hand them cash up front before getting a key they would take it . Mind u , 2kb a night for 14 days . U do the math .

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Works out to around $200 per night Heith.

[@heithdotysadventures7824]

Thats a great deal . Wow . Thanks for letting me know. And good morning to you .almost bed time here in upstate Northern n.y. enjoy ur day .

[@TheIsaanFarang]

@@heithdotysadventures7824 👍

[@bazwookie]

your comment on keeping the rif raf out is condemeining man .otherwise a good review as ive stayed there

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Didn't mean it to be condescending Baz, just a joke. With where I grew up and my lack of education...I could definitely be in the Rif-Raf group 😂

[@muratirmak2205]

Hi😊😊

[@TheIsaanFarang]

👍🙂

[@nerolowell2320]

But why are you wearing mask if its not mandatory ????

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Always turn up with one just in case, but things are becoming more relaxed here.

[@peterpreen752]

you will have to stop doing such a good job .... I can't get any work done. ..... 5555

[@TheIsaanFarang]

😄

[@johnhynd4522]

No masks or gloves. Wow!

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Fairly relaxed here now John.

[@johnmcauley5301]

Udon Thani bkk prices.. Who is going to buy that

[@TheIsaanFarang]

I'll make a list of the guests names next time that I'm passing John as they always seem to be doing okay. Udon Thani the new BKK... maybe!

[@johntheaccountant5594]

I cannot stand all this mask wearing and gloves and it annoys me seeing people with masks and temperature checks. I am not bothering to go out except occasionally to the supermarket in the evening to buy food. I wonder how long it will take, if ever things to become normal again. That hotel is the right type as in not a massive commercial one and not too small to not have the facilities. 1,580 baht seems high for Udonthani. 1,000 baht seems more realistic.

[@TheIsaanFarang]

Thanks for sharing John.