Aloha Hotel Hat Yai

Aloha Hotel Hat Yai

During our recent visit to Hat Yai we stayed at the Aloha Hotel Hat Yai.

The Aloha Hotel Hat Yai is very centrally located in downtown Hat Yai, within walking distance of the railway station but also near the shopping malls and plenty of restaurants, bars shops and the famous market is also only two blocks away.

It's interesting to stroll around and the streets are lively and busy and it's fun to watch all the hustle and bustle going on with a very international mix of visitors, many Malaysian people visit, but also Chinese and Western tourists can be found.

It was sad to see the amount of shark fins for sale and the shark fin soup at the various Chinese oriented restaurants.

The hotel is straightforward, no luxury but does the job and has everything you need, a/c, a fridge and good wifi. The restaurant serves an Asian breakfast, nothing fancy but good enough to fill your stomach in the morning. 

We were on the ninth floor and had a nice view over the city.

A nice touch is their parking area, with an entrance at the other side of the block, a back entrance, since parking can be tricky in that part of town, it's always busy there during the day time.

It all served out purpose and it was convenient for us. If you're in Hat Yai for a short stay, I can recommend this hotel.

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Aloha hotel Hat Yai guest room

Aloha Hotel Hat Yai twin guest room

Aloha Hotel Hat Yai guest room interior

Aloha Hotel Hat Yai exclusive room interior

Aloha Hotel Hat Yai exterior, front entrance

The Color Hotel, Hat Yai

This brand new hotel has just opened in June/July 2012. The rooms are spacious but if you travel with children older than 3 extra charges occur, in contrast to most Thai hotels. 

Fast wifi in the rooms is a plus but the rooms are noisy and not well insulated for noise and there's no breakfast available. That in itself is no big problem, since in Thailand food can be had almost everywhere. The hotel is located within  5 minute walk to the central part of Hat Yai, if you come by car, there's a parking garage under the hotel.

The rooms are fairly priced and considering that the hotel is so new, it may well be a good choice for your stay.

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Double room

Twin room

Reception

Lobby

Exterior

Hat Yai Golden Crown Hotel, Hat Yai

Hat Yai Golden Crown Hotel, Hat Yai

Memories come back of making visa runs and trips and they always included a nights lay over in Hat Yai.

Nowadays the visa runs are done within a day from Samui, leaving at silly o'clock in the morning and arriving late in the evening back on the island. Not my style at all. I preferred to take the local bus to Hat Yai, from there take a mini bus to the border and than back to Hat Yai or Song Kla with a taxi. Piece of cake and you had a night rest in Hat Yai. This was in the days when there were no shopping malls on Koh Samui! Hat Yai was a nice break.

Had Yai is also known as one of the few cities besides Phuket where the Vegetarian festival is celebrated. A very interesting experience indeed.

My visa run days were way before I started my blogs so unfortunately not too many posts about those trips but nonetheless, let's get back the matter at hand and that's a hotel in Had Yai.

The Had Yai Golden Crown is a typical hotel for the city, cheap, conveniently located near the city and it's shopping. Nothing more, nothing less. For under a 1.000,-THB you get a room, what else do you need just for the night?

Enjoy Had Yai and I still dream of a Chinese restaurant near the rail way station, it was that good!

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Standard Room

Guest room

Guest room

Entrance

Novotel Centara, Hat Yai

Novotel Centara, Hat Yai

The Novotel Centara Hat Yai Hotel, is in the heart of the city's commercial and shopping districts, within easy reach of the airport, connections to Bangkok, and the Malaysian border.

With this in mind, it's ideally located if you're doing a visa/border run or if you're just visiting this bustling Southern Thai city.

With five meeting rooms able to accommodate up to 300 people, the Novotel Centara Hat Yai Hotel offers an ideal venue for business and social gatherings of every kind. The business center provides Internet access, fax/photocopying services, translation facilities, and secretarial services. The four restaurants and the bar at the Novotel Centara Hat Yai Hotel serve a variety of different cuisines. The 237 well-appointed guestrooms and suites offer a range of amenities to ensure a relaxing stay. Recreational facilities include a swimming pool, a fully equipped fitness center, a sauna, and traditional Thai massage treatments.

If you don't want to try out some excellent restaurants, lining the bustling city streets, you can try one of these indoor restaurants;

Lobby Lounge Enjoy cocktails and live music. Opening hours: 4pm-1am on weekdays, 4pm-2am on weekends.

Cappuccino Corner Relax with coffee, tea, fruit juice or delicious baked goods. Opening hours: 9am-9.30pm.

Saneha Cafe Restaurant Authentic Thai and selected international cuisine. Open hours: 6.30am-11.30pm.

Hagi Japanese Corner Fine Japanese cuisine. Opening hours: 11.30am – 9.30pm.

Ginger Authentic Thai, Japanese and Chinese cuisine with a wine bar and live music. Opening hours: 11.30am - 2pm for lunch and 6pm to 11pm for dinner.

Good rates and great location, if in Hat Yai, definitely worth wile looking into with affordable rates.

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Deluxe room

Dynasty Club Room; Spacious 36 sqm. room featuring air-conditioning, private bathroom bath/shower, Satellite TV/ Movies, Minibar, In-room safe, Internet Access, etc. Dynasty Club lounge and benefits included.

One of the restaurants

Exterior view of the Novotel Centara Hotel in Hat Yai.