Reviews of Khaosan Rainbow Hostel and Guesthouse

23 May 2012 Jamie would recommend this property

Liked: What did I like about this property? Well, where do I begin? I arrived to the glorious waft of Indian cooking, coming from the ground floor kitchen, and ten minutes after checking in, I was quickly scoffing it all down. If that wasn't good enough, the staff are all ultra friendly, and go out of their way to help you - be that by booking taxis, recommending bars, or even exchanging your large notes for smaller ones. The location is great, too. I found Khaosan Road a little hectic (who wouldn't, in all honesty) so in some respects I was glad to be a couple of hundred yards away from the action. There is also the option to put a padlock on your room door.

Disliked: Sure, the rooms need a little spring clean, but that's about it. If you're paying £4 or £5 a night, the Wi-Fi's always going to be a little erratic. What do some people honestly expect?

17 May 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Near to khao san road and very cheap

Disliked: rooms are very old looking and in need of renervation

01 May 2012 Shannon would recommend this property

Liked: Very honest staff. Accommodating and helpful. They over charged me by accident and actually returned the correct amount back!

Disliked: It was all good, truly.

01 May 2012

Liked: only the price

Disliked: -the bed in the dormitory is too hard -they dont have lifter -all the night listening 2 discos , because the guesthause isin front of party nights -air condiontoning just opened at nighy from 19;00 to 09;00

26 April 2012

Liked: Helpful staff.

Disliked: The single fan ensuite shower was extremely hot at day and night. No window. It's like a boiler or sauna room.

15 April 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly helpfully staff. Good food.

Disliked: In my room there was only a bad and a/c, nothing more,not even a little table to put staff on it. The bathroom was extremely small and after the shower got flooded.

15 April 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great location, friendly staff, excellent indian food, free wi fi, very good air con

Disliked: toilet broken in bathroom

08 April 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It had a great location near market. And the staff are so nice!

Disliked: The beds are so hard. Seriously. I would not even call it a bed. More of a bench.

05 April 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location and cost of Rainbow are its greatest assets. Having air-condition why sleeping was very nice as well.

Disliked: When I first met the workers there, they were not so hospitable. Later, they warmed up to you. The lockers are located not in your rooms, but downstairs in the first floor. This made it difficult to access. During most of my stay, the two bathrooms on the 3rd floor were clogged for about 4 days and it was never fixed. I don't know why they couldn't fix it, but whenever you wanted to shower or use the bathroom, you had to wade in about 3 cm of water. The air-condition was on about 12 hours each day and not the whole time.

03 April 2012

Liked: location if you want to stay at khao san road indian food

Disliked: “cleanliness“ - we had to change our first room because the smell of the bathroom was so disgusting

29 March 2012

Liked: If you want to be on Khosan road then you couldn't get a better location - not too noisy as not on main strip but very close. Staff very friendly

Disliked: The smell in our room was very overbearing (damp i think) no windows in the room. For a very basic room on kho san i think this is what to expect luckily we only stayed one night.

28 March 2012 Vladimir would recommend this property

Liked: The price is one of the lowest in town. The sheets and extremely clean. Location.

Disliked: The beds are very very hard, never had it before. The bathrooms could be much cleaner. If you get a front room, it is extremelynoisy until 2 am. Back rooms are great.

27 March 2012 kevin would recommend this property

Liked: it was better than i expected after reading other reviews. my room was clean, the sheet was spotless bathroom was clean and shower really good

Disliked: nothing

28 February 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: good location and friendly stuff

Disliked: -

25 February 2012

Liked: Location! Also they do have a nice restaurant.

Disliked: It's been a bit hard to communicate with the staff and when we wanted to extend our stay for one more night they just didin't let us do that, though hostelbookers showed that they still have some vacant rooms left and once we mentioned that they couldn't explain us why we can't have an extra night. The beds were very hard too, that wasn't a problem for me but my girlfriend was complaining. Overall it was't bad, but could have been easily better I guess you just get what you pay for wich is fair.

22 February 2012

Liked: Location, friendly and helpfull staff, great food at bar

Disliked: Probably no repear works done in existing period, quit awfull condition room (i was shoked and when got a bit better one).

09 February 2012

Liked: location, food here and staff

Disliked: the rooms, ecpecially those with only fans.. Becomes too hot

30 January 2012 Satyajit would recommend this property

Liked: Staff are excellent -- attentive without being overbearing; the food is outstanding; the rooms at the back are great value - the hot water really works and it is quiet. And, it's location is perfect. But most importantly -- the staff are truly outstanding.

Disliked: The water tends to leak in the bathroom sometimes. But it really is not enough to warrant a 'dislike'

10 January 2012

Liked: Staff were really friendly and I felt if I needed any help or advice someone would be able to assist.. 1 minutes to khao san road.

Disliked: Very unclean, mold in the corridors, the hardest bed I have ever slept in, shower was really bad, but at the same time if you are paying £6 per night for a single room, it's expected. Just beware you literally get what you pay for.

10 January 2012

Liked: The exits

Disliked: The smell, the dirty sheets, the mould, the cockroaches, the price, the solid bed....pretty much everything. Easily the worst place I have stayed in my life!

08 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Nice, firm beds. Reasonably priced Indian/Thai food on the ground floor. The staff is accommodating.

Disliked: WiFi was only 3mbps and a bit unreliable; It's probably sufficient for most people though. I wish there was an easy connection to the BTS Skytrain from Khao San road, but it seems there isn't.

05 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: very helpful and firiendly staff. they help where they can and tell you places to go and not to go. 24hrs service and even when the kitchen is closed they get you some food from a hostel near by without extra charge. their food is just as well. never waited longer than 2 minutes for getting served our drinks and their prices are fair. 1 minute from khao san road. all rooms have ACs which you can regulate for your own comfort. some have no windows, which was usefull if you wanna sleep longer to be honest. also you have your own safety locker at the reception for free. probably not for recommondation for your parents, but perfect for bakpackers who spend the least time in their rooms and just wander through the city.

Disliked: could have been a little more clean and a little bit quieter, but that´s bangkok.

04 January 2012 PAULA would recommend this property

Liked: CHEAP,You get what u pay for.freindly staff.In the centre of kho san area.

Disliked: smellly dampish smell in room...Make sure u get a/c!

02 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I had a private room. was kind of clean (not that much, but for the price, what can I say...), plus private bathroom/shower. Really well located for people who likes the party ambiance, with Khao San Road just beside, bars all over the neighborhood. Perfect for your first days in bangkok

Disliked: really noisy at night. no windows in my room. Also, not the best place to meet people if your alone, as there is no common room to chill, just a restaurant downstairs where people just come and go.

02 January 2012 Carlos would recommend this property

Liked: Great location, friendly staff.

Disliked: Very cramp, and smells mouldy.