Thaimit Resort Uttaradit — a new, clean budget resort with big parking and a vintage-Vespa garden
If your room budget is tight but you still want something new and clean in Uttaradit, Thaimit Resort is a name budget travellers mention often. It's a 2-star, 36-room resort in a newer building in the Tha Sao area, near Uttaradit Rajabhat University. What guests consistently like is that the rooms are new and clean, the car park is big, and there's a small garden dressed up with vintage Vespa scooters that's fun to photograph. With rates from about ฿400/night, it's a genuinely easy-on-the-wallet base for a night in town.
What lands Thaimit Resort on locals' budget shortlist is how new and clean it feels. The building is fairly recent, so rooms still look fresh, with floors and walls in good shape — several real reviews simply call it "new and clean," which isn't common at a few-hundred-baht price. Rooms come with a flat-screen TV, a fridge, a desk, air-con, and a hot-water shower. Some rooms have a small balcony overlooking the garden.
It sits in Uttaradit City, in the Tha Sao area — about a 4-minute drive from Uttaradit Rajabhat University and roughly 8 minutes from the Clock Tower. It isn't right in the centre next to the market like some hotels, but town is easy to reach, which suits self-drivers or anyone with business near the university. Wat Aranyikaram is just a few minutes' walk away. The large private car park is roomy and easy to use — another point reviews praise often.
What gives the place character beyond the usual budget room is its little garden decorated with vintage Vespa scooters. Many guests love this corner — it photographs nicely and feels more relaxed than a plain block of rooms. There's also a free gym to use, a convenience store on-site, and garden and terrace space to sit out in.
"The room was new and really clean, cheap, easy to park, and the little Vespa garden was a cute touch — genuinely good value for a few hundred baht."
Let's be honest: the thing reviews complain about most is inconsistent front-desk service. Several guests describe slow responses or an unfriendly manner, especially on the night shift, with a few going as far as calling it rude. If you need to ask anything in advance, plan for a slow reply — calling or messaging the resort's Facebook page directly tends to get a faster answer.
A couple of small things to know before booking: the bathroom is a wet room with no clear wet/dry separation, so water sprays across the floor when you shower. Some rooms have no hairdryer, and the three-storey building has no lift, so an upper-floor room means carrying bags up the stairs. None of this is a surprise for the price tier — just go in prepared.
Overall Thaimit Resort scores around 8.0–8.5 from real reviews on Agoda (close to a hundred of them) and roughly 8 on Booking.com — strong on value, cleanliness and parking. It isn't a luxury stay and doesn't try to be. But if you want a new, clean room in Uttaradit City from around ฿400, climbing to about ฿700 by season and room type, it does the job of a budget in-town resort nicely — just don't expect big-hotel service.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ New, clean rooms in good condition for a few hundred baht
- ✓ Large private car park, easy to park
- ✓ Garden styled with vintage Vespa scooters — a charming touch
- ✓ Free gym and an on-site convenience store
- ! Inconsistent staff service; sometimes slow to respond
- ! Not in the central market area; a short drive into town
- ! Wet-room bathroom; water sprays across the floor
- ✓ Handy near-town location, easy to reach the centre
- ✓ Clean rooms, excellent value
- ✓ Big car park, easy to find a space
- ✓ The Vespa garden photographs well and feels relaxed
- ! Night-shift staff can be unfriendly at times
- ! No hairdryer in some rooms
- ! Three-storey building with no lift; upper rooms mean stairs
- 💡If warm front-desk service matters to you — reviews flag some staff, especially on the night shift, as slow or unfriendly → message the resort's Facebook page to confirm first, or choose an in-town hotel with steadier service.
- 💡If you want to stay next to the market and walk around the centre — this one is in Tha Sao, about an 8-minute drive into town → for walkability, look at Friday Hotel or Seeharaj Hotel in the centre instead.
- 💡If you have heavy bags and might get an upper-floor room — the three-storey building has no lift and some rooms lack a hairdryer → request a ground-floor room when booking and pack a hairdryer if you need one.