MT Place Sakon Nakhon — Small, Clean, New Rooms, Quiet in the Heart of Town
If you come to Sakon Nakhon wanting somewhere quiet, clean and just a few hundred baht, MT Place is a small hotel that guests keep coming back to praise. It is a 3-storey, 33-room property — newly fitted, with comfy beds, fast Wi-Fi and free parking. It sits in an alley off Phatthana Road, about 2 km from the city center and close to Sakon Nakhon Airport — from about ฿550/night. Best for travelers who value a clean room and quiet over facilities or a walkable location.
The thing guests mention most is the cleanliness and how new the rooms feel. Many reviews agree the rooms are simple and modern, with bedding soft enough to feel like a pricier hotel, a flat-screen TV, a fridge, genuinely cold air conditioning and free drinking water. One review simply said "good room, clean, comfy to sleep in" — and for a few-hundred-baht hotel in Sakon Nakhon town, that is more than you expect.
MT Place is a small hotel, a 3-storey building with just 33 rooms. What many guests like is the fast Wi-Fi and the wide free parking, very handy for anyone road-tripping through Isan. Several staff speak English and look after guests well, and some foreign reviewers were impressed by the welcome. Overall the atmosphere is quiet — ideal if you just want a good night's sleep after a long drive.
"Clean new rooms, soft bed, cold AC, nice and quiet — a great place to crash after driving. Excellent value."
Real reviews also flag points worth being honest about. The most noted is that the walls don't soundproof well — you can sometimes hear the next room or the corridor. Some ground-floor rooms feel a little stuffy if shut up for a while, and a few rooms have an air-freshener smell that not everyone likes. Running the AC or airing the room for a bit before you settle in helps.
Another thing to know is that it is not in the city center. MT Place sits in an alley off Phatthana Road, about 2 km from the center and the night market — not far, but not walkable, and the walkability score is fairly low. With your own car or a willingness to grab a ride, the spot is easy: it is close to Sakon Nakhon Airport (about 10 km) and quick onto the main roads. Without a car, though, you will lean on taxis.
There is no breakfast and no pool here — accommodation only. Service is mostly good, but a few reviews note that a late check-in can be hard to staff, so it pays to give your arrival time in advance. Platform scores sit in the good range (around 8.4 from 76 reviews on Traveloka), and TripAdvisor gives 4.7 out of 5, ranking it near the top of the guesthouse/inn category in Sakon Nakhon — a sign most guests leave happy with the cleanliness and value.
Straight to the point: MT Place suits travelers arriving by car who want a clean, new, quiet room at a few hundred baht and don't mind being away from the market or lacking full facilities. If you want a walkable city-center base, breakfast or a pool, there are better fits in the heart of town. But measured on a clean room per baht plus the quiet, it is a sound pick for a short stay or a stopover before a flight.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Clean, new rooms, soft beds, genuinely cold AC
- ✓ Quiet — easy to sleep well
- ✓ Fast Wi-Fi in every room, free drinking water
- ✓ Free parking, close to Sakon Nakhon Airport
- ! Walls don't soundproof well — you can hear the next room
- ! No breakfast and no pool — accommodation only
- ! About 2 km from the center, not walkable
- ✓ Rooms look new and modern, linens soft like a pricier hotel
- ✓ Several staff speak English and look after guests well
- ✓ Great value for a few hundred baht
- ✓ Easy onto the main roads and out to the airport
- ! Some ground-floor rooms feel stuffy if shut up for a while
- ! A few rooms have an air-freshener smell
- ! A late check-in can be hard to staff
- 💡If you don't have your own car — the hotel is about 2 km from the center and market, with a low walkability score → keep a taxi/Grab handy, or pick a hotel in the city center instead.
- 💡If noise wakes you easily — the walls don't soundproof well and you can sometimes hear the next room → ask for an upper-floor or corner room, and pack earplugs just in case.
- 💡If you want breakfast and a pool — there is neither here, accommodation only → best for a stopover stay rather than a resort-style getaway.