@ RocKo Hotel Uttaradit — a new orange block with clean rooms and easy parking, on a modest budget
Driving into Uttaradit and spotting a bright-orange four-storey block by the road? That's @ RocKo Hotel, a new-build that opened in 2020 in the Pa Sao area. The draw is clean rooms, a big covered car park, and rates from about ฿600/night. It suits self-drivers who want a fresh, tidy place to sleep, around 3.6 km from the train station. The trade-off is fairly compact rooms and a location outside the walkable part of town — you'll really want a car.
What makes @ RocKo Hotel easy to spot is the bright-orange four-storey new-build standing right by the road into Uttaradit. Open since 2020, the building still feels fresh, with clean corridors and lobby. There are 43 rooms in total, from twin rooms and triples up to a Family Suite for bigger groups. Self-drivers love the large car park, with some bays covered, so you can park out of the sun and rain.
Rooms keep things simple but cover the essentials — air-con, TV, wardrobe, en-suite bathroom and free Wi-Fi. The thing reviews praise most is cleanliness: the cleanliness score on Trip.com sits at 8.1, which is strong for a hotel in this price band. Comfy beds, clean linen, tidy bathrooms. It's a good fit for anyone who just wants a clean place to sleep for a night or two on the road, without expecting luxury.
Inside the building there's a restaurant, bar, shared lounge, terrace, a small minimart and a meeting room, plus room service and a 24-hour front desk. For anyone in Uttaradit for work or a meeting, the on-site meeting room is genuinely useful, and the minimart means you can grab water or a late snack without driving out.
"New building, clean room, comfy bed, a big covered car park, and the price is low — just right for an overnight stop or a work trip into town."
To be straight about it, the most common complaints are fairly compact rooms and weak hot water in some rooms. Some guests feel the room is smaller than the photos suggest, and the shower hot water isn't always hot enough. The Trip.com facilities score is 6.4 and service 6.8, which tells you this place leans on the basics rather than full-service hospitality.
Another thing to set expectations on is noise. Some reviews mention sound from the landing, traffic on the road, and the odd dog barking at night. As for the location in the Pa Sao area on the way into town — around 3.6 km from Uttaradit Train Station and outside the walkable zone — it's easy to drive to. The Trip.com location score is a high 9.4 (easy main-road access and food options nearby), but without a car, getting into town is awkward.
Overall, @ RocKo Hotel scores around 7.5 out of 10 from real reviews (Trip.com 7.7 from 6 reviews, Booking 6.5 from 27 reviews). It's a tidy new-build that works well for self-drivers who want a clean room and easy parking on a modest budget. Rates start around ฿600 and average roughly ฿770, rising with the season and room type. If you can live with compact rooms and the out-of-town location, it offers good value for the price.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ New building, clean rooms, comfy beds
- ✓ Big car park, some bays covered
- ✓ Easy main-road access, food options nearby
- ✓ Low price, good for an overnight stop
- ! Rooms are fairly compact
- ! Some noise from the landing, traffic and dogs
- ! Outside the walkable zone, you'll need a car
- ✓ Good cleanliness for the price
- ✓ Easy main-road location, near the train station
- ✓ Minimart and restaurant on site
- ✓ Has a meeting room, handy for work trips
- ! Hot water is weak in some rooms
- ! Rooms feel smaller than the photos suggest
- ! Service is basic, not full-service
- 💡If you want a roomy space to spread out in — rooms here are fairly compact → for more space, consider ARAYA HOTEL or Sunee Boutique instead.
- 💡If you're particular about hot water — some rooms have weak hot water → run the shower on arrival and ask the front desk to switch rooms if it's not right.
- 💡If you're a light sleeper — there's some noise from the landing, traffic and the odd dog → ask for an upper-floor room or one away from the road for more quiet.