Barista Hotel Uttaradit — a quiet little boutique with its own café, clean rooms and comfy beds
If you want a quiet place to stay in Uttaradit away from the bustle of the town centre — but with rooms that are still new and clean, and good coffee on hand in the morning — Barista Hotel is a small boutique that drivers passing through Uttaradit keep mentioning. It's a motel-style boutique with 18 rooms in the Tha Sao area on the edge of town, near Rajabhat University. The rooms are simple and modern with comfortable beds, there's an on-site café for food and coffee, and you can park right outside your room. Prices start at about ฿650/night.
What sets Barista Hotel apart from similarly priced stays in Uttaradit is the café attached to the property. The name Barista isn't just for show — there's a little coffee shop and dining spot where you can order meals through the day, and hot water and coffee are kept at reception. For a hotel of only 18 rooms, having a café on-site helps a lot, especially in the morning when you'd rather not get in the car straight away.
The location is in Tha Sao, on the edge of Uttaradit, about 1.6 km from Uttaradit Rajabhat University. The surroundings are quiet and more residential than touristy, with temples and local eateries dotted around. The upside is the calm and easy parking; the trade-off is that you're not next to Klong Pho Market or the central clock tower — getting into town is about a 10-minute drive. It suits people with a car far more than those who want to explore on foot.
There are 18 rooms in a single-storey, motel-style layout where you park right outside the door. The rooms are decorated in a simple, modern style and feel clean and new, with air conditioning, a fridge, a TV and a private bathroom with hot water; some have a balcony. Real reviews agree on the comfortable beds and good bathrooms, and many guests say they slept well because it's genuinely quiet. The rooms feel like better value than the older hotels in town.
"Clean room, comfortable bed, good bathroom, parking right outside the door, and very quiet around. You can order food from the café next door — a restful, good-value stay."
To be straight with you, Barista Hotel is a small motel-style place, not a full-facility hotel. There's no pool and no gym, and with only 18 rooms it fills up quickly on weekends or when there's an event in town, so book ahead. The on-site café is handy but it's a small operation with limited hours and menu — if you arrive late, it's worth grabbing food in town first.
The location is the thing to weigh up before booking: the hotel is on the edge of town with little to walk to nearby. Without your own car it can feel remote, and you'll be relying on a taxi for every trip into town. But with a car the same point becomes an advantage — you're right by the main road, an easy onward drive to Laplae or through the city, and you don't fight for parking the way you would at a central hotel.
Overall, Barista Hotel scores around 8.0–8.6 out of 10 on the booking platforms and ranks at the top of stays in the Tha Sao area on TripAdvisor. It's not a luxury property and it isn't central, but measured on clean new rooms, good beds, the quiet, the on-site café and parking right outside — at a starting rate around ฿650 that climbs into the low thousands by season — it's a well-judged pick for drivers who want a quiet night or two.
A tip drawn from the reviews: call ahead to check availability, since there are only 18 rooms, especially around long weekends or town events. If you want a room with a balcony, ask when booking. And if you're arriving late, pick up something to eat on the way, as the on-site café is small and closes early.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ New, clean rooms with comfortable beds and good bathrooms
- ✓ Quiet atmosphere, genuinely restful
- ✓ On-site café for food and coffee
- ✓ Parking right outside the room, good value
- ! On the edge of town, not by the central tourist area
- ! Small hotel of 18 rooms — fills up fast on weekends
- ! Few facilities; no pool or gym
- ✓ Simple modern rooms, clean and new-feeling
- ✓ Very quiet — ideal for guests who want a real rest
- ✓ Friendly, attentive staff
- ✓ Handy café next to the rooms with good coffee
- ! You need a car; without one it feels far from town
- ! Café is small with limited menu and hours
- ! Few rooms — book ahead
- 💡If you don't have your own car — the hotel is on the edge of town in Tha Sao with nothing to walk to, so you'll need a taxi for every trip into town → travellers arriving by train or bus may find a central hotel more convenient.
- 💡If you want a full-facility hotel — this is a small motel-style boutique with no pool or gym → it suits a simple restful stay more than a trip where you want to use hotel facilities.
- 💡If you're coming on a long weekend or for a town event — there are only 18 rooms and they fill fast → call ahead and book rather than turning up to check on the day.