Friday Hotel Uttaradit — a central hotel above a mall, with big parking and friendly prices
If you want a place in Uttaradit where you can park, ride the lift down into a mall to grab everything you need, then stroll to the Clock Tower or the train station in the morning — Friday Hotel is one of the first names locals mention. It's a 3-star, 122-room hotel sharing a building with a shopping mall and supermarket, right on Barom-At Road. The building shows its age, but the rooms are roomy, the hot water is strong, and rates from about ฿450/night keep guests coming back.
What has kept Friday Hotel busy for years is its location. The hotel shares a building with a shopping mall that has a supermarket, food court and shops on the lower floors — park, take the lift down, and you can buy food and essentials without ever stepping outside. Around the block there are street carts and made-to-order stalls at local prices, with pad thai going for as little as 30 baht. Drivers arriving tired after a long haul all agree this is a rare advantage in a town this size.
It's about a 10-minute walk to the Uttaradit Clock Tower and roughly 12 minutes to Uttaradit train station — ideal if you arrive by rail and don't want to flag down another ride. The car park is large and handles plenty of vehicles, which reviews praise often. One small caveat: the path from the car park up to the rooms is a little roundabout, so dragging heavy bags isn't the smoothest.
Rooms fall into Superior / Deluxe / Standard tiers at around 20 sqm. What guests consistently like is that the rooms are spacious, the beds are soft, the hot water is strong, and many rooms have a bathtub — rare at this price. Each room has a TV, a small fridge and central air-con. Room and bathroom cleanliness rate well in reviews.
"The room was bigger than I expected, the hot water was great, and it even had a bathtub. Easy parking and you can walk straight into the mall — really good value for four or five hundred baht."
Let's be honest: the building is noticeably older and shows its age. Some rooms have worn linens, and a few fixtures and fridges are old models. Power-outlet placement is awkward — some rooms have no socket by the bed for charging a phone, and one outlet cuts out with the room's main light switch. Breakfast is simple: rice porridge, toast, tea and coffee. Most guests say don't expect much and that the food around the block is tastier.
One more thing to know before booking: noise. The hotel has a nice 3rd-floor restaurant/lounge with good city views and live music — but on some nights there's karaoke or live music loud enough to reach the rooms, especially late into the small hours. If you're a light sleeper, ask for a room far from the restaurant zone, or avoid Friday and Saturday nights.
Overall Friday Hotel scores 7.6 out of 10 on Trip.com and 3.4 of 5 on TripAdvisor, where it ranks #2 of 5 hotels in Uttaradit City. It isn't a luxury hotel and doesn't try to be. But measured on central location, parking, spacious rooms and a starting rate near ฿450 (climbing into the low thousands by season and room type), it does the job of an overnight or business-trip base nicely on a comfortable budget.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Central location attached to a mall and supermarket; walk to the Clock Tower and train station
- ✓ Large car park with plenty of space
- ✓ Spacious rooms, soft beds, strong hot water; bathtubs in many rooms
- ✓ Friendly pricing — great value in the hundreds-of-baht range
- ! Building and furniture show their age
- ! Simple breakfast with limited choices
- ! Live music/karaoke audible in rooms on some nights
- ✓ Very convenient central location near shops and the market
- ✓ Helpful, friendly staff
- ✓ Clean rooms, bathtubs, good hot water
- ✓ Excellent value on promotional rates (around 450–850 baht)
- ! Awkward power-outlet placement; no bedside socket in some rooms
- ! Some in-room items are old models, such as the fridge
- ! Full peak-season rates feel high for the room condition
- 💡If you're a light sleeper sensitive to noise — the 3rd-floor restaurant has live music/karaoke some nights that can reach the rooms → ask for a room far from the restaurant zone, or avoid Friday/Saturday.
- 💡If you expect a brand-new, modern-styled hotel — this one is ageing with some old fixtures → for something newer, look at Sunee Boutique or Barista Hotel in town instead.
- 💡If you need to charge several devices by the bed — outlet placement is awkward and some cut out with the light switch → bring a short power strip for peace of mind.