Chumphon Gardens Hotel — A City Hotel Whose Breakfast Brings Guests Back
If you want a place in central Chumphon with roomy rooms, soft beds, and a generous breakfast, Chumphon Gardens Hotel is a name that comes up often — a city hotel close to the municipal fresh market and less than a kilometre from Chumphon Railway Station. What guests agree on most is the varied, tasty breakfast buffet, followed by rooms that are bigger than expected and plenty of parking space. Around 70 rooms, from approx. ฿700/night · 8.6 from real guest reviews.
Chumphon Gardens Hotel is a city hotel that has been open since around 2007, and it remains a popular pick for travellers stopping in Chumphon. It has roughly 70 rooms — mostly Superior rooms plus a couple of suites. The Superior rooms run about 25 square metres, which is generous for this price bracket. The hotel doesn't go for a modern look, but it's well set up for a rest, with AC, TV, a fridge, and bathrooms that guests describe as clean.
The thing reviews mention most is the breakfast buffet. Many say the spread is varied and tastes better than you'd expect from a budget hotel — Thai dishes, rice porridge, eggs and sweets. Some packages include it; on others it costs around ฿150 per person, which people who tried it say is worth it. This is the reason a fair few reviewers happily return whenever they pass through Chumphon.
"Roomy room, soft comfortable bed, loads of parking — but the best part was breakfast. The buffet had plenty of choice and was tasty. At this price, great value."
Location is another plus. The hotel sits in central Chumphon, close to the municipal fresh market with food easy to find on foot, and less than a kilometre from Chumphon Railway Station — walkable with a bag, or a short ride. There are convenience stores and restaurants nearby, so dinner is easy in the evening. The parking is a standout that self-drivers mention often, since there's plenty of space and no scramble for a spot.
What you'll need to accept is the age of the building and the décor. Open for more than fifteen years, parts of the rooms and the carpets look their age, and some reviews note the mattresses in certain rooms are starting to sag. There's no pool and no gym, so it isn't the place for a resort feel. Service draws mixed views — most say staff are helpful, but a few felt responses were slow at times.
For onward travel, this suits people using Chumphon as a base before a ferry to Koh Tao or Koh Phangan, or continuing by train. The piers around Pak Nam Chumphon are roughly a 20–25 minute drive away, and the hotel can help arrange tickets and transport. Chumphon's nicer beaches, Sai Ri and Thung Wua Laen, are further out and better suited to travellers with a car.
Honestly, Chumphon Gardens Hotel isn't new or fancy, but if the goal is roomy rooms, an easy price, comfortable parking, and a good breakfast in a central spot near the market and station, it does that job well for the money. It's an ideal one- to two-night base while you travel. If you want modern new rooms or facilities like a pool, you may prefer another option in the roundup.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Varied, tasty breakfast buffet
- ✓ Roomy rooms with soft, comfortable beds
- ✓ Plenty of parking space
- ✓ Central location near the market and railway station
- ! Building and décor show their age
- ! Mattresses in some rooms are starting to sag
- ! No pool or gym
- ✓ Good value, ideal as a ferry-stopover base
- ✓ Close to the fresh market, restaurants and convenience stores
- ✓ Superior rooms are roomy at around 25 sqm
- ✓ Breakfast draws the most praise
- ! Parts of the building and carpets look dated
- ! Service gets mixed views — sometimes slow to respond
- ! Not on the coast — the nice beaches need a car
- 💡If you want new rooms and a firm mattress — open for more than fifteen years, some rooms' mattresses are starting to sag → ask to see a room first or request one in better condition at check-in.
- 💡If you want a resort feel or a sea view — this is a city hotel with no pool and no beach → look at the Sai Ri or Thung Wua Laen beachfront options in the roundup instead.
- 💡If you want breakfast at the hotel — some packages don't include it, with a charge of about ฿150 per person → confirm at booking, as many guests say it's worth paying for.