P's Loft Hostel — budget private AC rooms with free parking near Mahasarakham University
If you're looking for a cheap room around Mahasarakham University — dropping a child at the dorms, here for an exam, visiting, or renting monthly during term — P's Loft Hostel is a private air-conditioned room option in the Kham Riang–Tha Khon Yang area. Rooms come with a fridge, TV and an en-suite bathroom with hot water, plus free parking and CCTV on site. Rates start around THB 680/night, with monthly stays at roughly THB 6,000–8,000. This is a small property focused on the room and the university location rather than a full-service hotel, so it's worth reading the honest pros and cons — drawn from real guest reviews — before you decide.
P's Loft Hostel sits at 395 Moo 7, Kham Riang, Kantharawichai District, Maha Sarakham — in the Kham Riang–Tha Khon Yang belt around Mahasarakham University. The MSU museum and the campus health park are both under a kilometre away, so the real selling point is being close to the university. That makes it suited to students, parents dropping off kids, visiting relatives, and people with business around Kantharawichai — rather than tourists who want to be in the city centre.
Accommodation is in private air-conditioned rooms of about 28 sqm, not shared dorms. Each room has air-con, a fridge, a flat-screen TV and an en-suite bathroom with a hot-water heater, plus free Wi-Fi. On site there's free parking and CCTV, with daily room cleaning and periodic linen changes. The place rents both nightly and monthly (roughly THB 6,000–8,000 a month), so you'll find both short-stay guests and students on longer lets. Breakfast isn't included in the rate — you order it separately or eat at the spots around the campus.
"Clean room, AC with a fridge and TV, close to the university and easy parking — a bit pricey for a hostel, but I'd stay again if I had the chance."
What guests like is the clean private AC room, the location near Mahasarakham University, and the easy free parking. If all you need is a cool air-conditioned room with a fridge and TV, within quick reach of campus, it does that job on a modest budget — and the monthly option makes it practical for students or workers staying a whole term.
To give you the full picture, the honest part: P's Loft Hostel has thin online review coverage and low scores on some platforms. On Trip.com there's just a single review with a very low score, complaining that a booking wasn't honoured as agreed, and on TripAdvisor it sits near the bottom of Maha Sarakham's guesthouses. That's a small sample and could be a one-off, but it's a signal to be careful about confirming your reservation.
Because of that, before you book it's worth calling the property directly to confirm the room and getting your booking in writing. Where you can, book through a platform with clear confirmation and free cancellation, and keep the messages and receipts. Check the real nightly rate for your dates too — daily prices move with the season, and at times this place isn't much cheaper per night than other budget stays in town, so compare it against Varunyu House or New Siya in the city centre as well.
In short, P's Loft Hostel suits anyone who wants a cheap private AC room near Mahasarakham University — especially students and parents who want to be in the Kham Riang–Tha Khon Yang area with parking. Just set expectations: this is a small, room-and-location stay with limited facilities and thin online reviews, so confirm your booking firmly and compare it with the other options in the province before you commit.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Clean private AC rooms with fridge and TV
- ✓ Location near Mahasarakham University, Kham Riang–Tha Khon Yang
- ✓ Free on-site parking and CCTV
- ✓ Daily and monthly stays — good for students
- ! Thin online reviews, less info than city-centre hotels
- ! A review complains a booking wasn't honoured — confirm firmly
- ! No breakfast in the rate, limited facilities
- ✓ Roomy private AC rooms (about 28 sqm) with hot water
- ✓ Close to the university — easy for campus runs or drop-offs
- ✓ Low starting rate, good for a tight budget
- ✓ Monthly option for longer stays
- ! Nightly rate sometimes no cheaper than other budget stays in town
- ! In the university area, away from the city market and shops
- ! Best to call and confirm the room directly before you travel
- 💡If you want certainty on your booking — there's a review saying a reservation wasn't honoured → call the property directly to confirm, get it in writing, and choose a platform you can cancel on.
- 💡If you want to sightsee or eat in central Maha Sarakham — this is in Kham Riang–Tha Khon Yang, away from the city market and shops → for a central base, look at Taksila, Top Inn or New Siya.
- 💡If you're comparing on nightly price — at times the rate here isn't much cheaper than other budget stays in town → compare with Varunyu House and New Siya and pick the better value on your dates.