Nakhon Sawan city or where to stay on the way to Kampeng Pet
Don't be intimidated by these tricky titles in the headline, it's okay not to pronounce them the first time. I myself trained for a long time, and even then, as a result, the Thais understood me only from the tenth time when I tried to buy tickets to Kampeng Pet (Kamphaeng Phet), naming them the destination city.
Nakhon Sawan
In the city of Nakhon Sawan itself, there is absolutely nothing to do, only if you come to the Chinese New Year when the festival unfolds here, or if you want to ride along the river. But, if it suddenly turned out that you decided to move from Bangkok to Kampeng Pet not in the morning, then you can spend the night on the way at a hotel on a budget, this city is quite convenient for this. Firstly, there is an inexpensive hotel near the bus station, and secondly, it is only 100 km from here to Kampeng Pet. Also, this town is on the way to Pitsanulok, Tak, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Although it is easier to take until the last two night bus.
The central street of Nakhon Sawan and it is the highway
LCD TV in a small town at the bus station
Classic Thailand wire harness
Nakhon Sawan embankment covered with yellow lantern light
There is not much for young people to do here either.
This is how you can sleep so serenely in this position.
Underground bar at the bottom of the hotel
Since I ended up on Mo Chit Bus Terminal only about 4 pm, then I only had to go somewhere half way, because buses to Kampeng Pet leave from Bangkok, either in the morning or in the evening, and there are no nights at all, since only 5-6 hours. Therefore, starting in the afternoon, you can arrive only at night, and looking for a guesthouse in the dark, knowing that usually the reception does not work around the clock, is not a trivial task. In addition, the bus to Nakhon Sawan was at 16.00 and there was no need to wait. It takes about 4.5 hours to get to Nakhon Sawan, the cost of a bus ticket is 160 baht per person.
The only drawback of this city is that very few people speak English here. The tuk-tuker happily ran up to us with the words taxi-taxi and this is where his knowledge ended, he had to look for an English-speaking Thai to explain that we needed an inexpensive hotel.
Watchala Hotel
Hotel cost per day:
350 baht - small room.
550 baht - large room.
Key deposit - 200 baht, at check out it is given back.
There are double and twin rooms.
Free wifi internet.
The hotel does not have a website, so you can only find out by location or by phone, if you speak Thai - 05622222634 and 0881751197. You can also book in advance this P.A. Place Hotel, according to reviews, nothing like that, or look for something else on RoomGuru.
A small room, in fact, not at all small (so 20 meters), especially after Hong Kong :) There is an air conditioner, TV, refrigerator, hot water shower and toilet. The furniture and walls are pretty shabby, the sheets are perforated, but relatively clean, and will definitely do for one overnight stay.
Well-worn corridors
Battered room at Watchala Hotel
Key with a magnetic card for turning on electricity
Standard bathroom
The inscription in the toilet is in Thai, English speakers were not expected here
Watchala Hotel