Xen Hotel Nakhon Pathom — a central hotel you can walk to Phra Pathom Chedi from
If you're in Nakhon Pathom and want a place right in the city centre — close enough to walk to Phra Pathom Chedi, with a convenience store and a cafe at the door — Xen Hotel Nakhon Pathom is the name that comes up most. It's a 3-star, 134-room hotel under Mida Hospitality Group, opened in 2016, on Rachamanka Road in the Sanam Chan area. Rooms are spacious and clean, there's a rooftop bar and free parking, and rates start at about ฿850/night. It's only around 640 m from Phra Pathom Chedi and close to Silpakorn University and Sanam Chandra Palace.
What gives Xen Hotel the edge over other Nakhon Pathom hotels is its central location around Phra Pathom Chedi. It's an easy walk to the Chedi, about 640 m away. There's a 7-Eleven across the road, an Amazon cafe downstairs, and the evening market in front of the Chedi isn't far. For anyone here to make merit, work, or drop a child off at Silpakorn University, the location is hard to beat because everything is close.
The rooms are what reviews praise most consistently. They're bigger than you'd expect at this price, the beds are large and comfy, and they're clean and tidy. Rooms come with a TV, fridge, water heater, toiletries and a hairdryer. Some higher-floor rooms look out onto Phra Pathom Chedi, a view guests love to photograph. Room types run from Deluxe and Deluxe Premier to Mini Suite and Suite for those who want more space.
Beyond the rooms, the hotel throws in a few things you don't often get at this level. There's a rooftop bar/beer garden that sometimes screens open-air movies, the Xen Cafe restaurant serving Thai and international food, and the Coffee Noir cafe for working or a coffee. There's free parking, a 24-hour front desk, and airport transfers — handy for both self-drivers and anyone arriving by train at Nakhon Pathom station.
"Spacious, clean room, comfy bed, walkable to the Chedi, a cafe downstairs, a 7-11 across the road, and really friendly staff — genuinely good value for eight or nine hundred baht."
The thing to set expectations on is street noise. The hotel sits right on Rachamanka Road, which has traffic all day, and some reviews note the windows don't fully block the sound. If you're a light sleeper, ask for a room that doesn't face the main road, or one higher up. Another point a few guests raise is that Wi-Fi can be patchy at times, and some rooms show marks or wear on the walls in keeping with a building that's been open since 2016.
A couple of small things self-drivers should know: there's no convenient drop-off bay out front, so you loop into the car park. And some rooms come with a kettle but no complimentary coffee or tea, so if you like a morning cup, bring a few sachets. These are minor details rather than deal-breakers.
Overall, Xen Hotel scores 9.0 out of 10 on Trip.com from around 467 real reviews and ranks among the top hotels in Nakhon Pathom on TripAdvisor. It's a solid fit for anyone who wants a central base with spacious, clean rooms, a walk to the Chedi, and more facilities than rivals at the same price. Rates start around ฿850 and rise with the season and room type into the low thousands for a Suite. If you can live with the street noise, it offers good value for the price.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Central location, walkable to Phra Pathom Chedi
- ✓ Spacious, clean rooms with large, comfy beds
- ✓ Cafe downstairs and a 7-Eleven across the road
- ✓ Friendly, helpful staff with good local tips
- ! Street noise — windows don't fully block traffic
- ! Wi-Fi can be patchy at times
- ! No convenient drop-off out front, you loop into the car park
- ✓ Clean, spacious rooms with comfy beds, good value
- ✓ Close to the Chedi and Sanam Chandra Palace
- ✓ On-site rooftop bar and restaurant
- ✓ Ample parking and airport transfers
- ! Some rooms show marks or wear on the walls
- ! Some rooms have a kettle but no free coffee/tea
- ! Road-facing rooms hear traffic
- 💡If you're a light sleeper — the hotel sits on busy Rachamanka Road and the windows don't fully block traffic → ask for a room that doesn't face the main road, or one on a higher floor.
- 💡If you need internet for work all the time — Wi-Fi can be patchy at times → keep a mobile data backup in case you have online meetings.
- 💡If you like coffee or tea in the room in the morning — some rooms have a kettle but no sachets → bring your own, or grab one from the cafe downstairs.