Where to Stay in Hat Yai?
12 Hotels We Actually Reviewed
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Lee Gardens Plaza is the highest-scoring hotel in this guide at 9.4 from 476 reviews. It's a 405-room high-rise right in the downtown Lee Gardens district; the standout is a sky pool with views over Hat Yai, and a location walkable to Kim Yong Market, Santisuk Market and the night market. Deluxe rooms start at ฿1,300, making it ideal for anyone who wants a central hotel with good rooms, great views and everything within walking distance.

Buri Sriphu is a 136-room 4-star boutique in the Greenway area scoring 9.0 from 426 reviews. Its standout is a saltwater pool — rare in Hat Yai — and a location near both the ASEAN Night Bazaar and Central Festival. Standard rooms start at ฿1,500, with a Honeymoon Suite for couples, making it a good pick for anyone who wants solid 4-star rooms in the mall-and-night-market zone without crowding into the very centre of town.

Centara is the most-reviewed hotel in this guide, with 3,374 reviews and a score of 8.7. It's a 248-room 4-star that connects directly into Central mall from the building — you can shop without stepping outside — and it's walkable to Kim Yong Market. Superior rooms start at ฿1,800, with an Executive Suite that adds lounge access. With thousands of reviews backing a consistent standard, it suits families and anyone who wants a large central hotel with a mall built in.

Crystal Hotel is a design hotel scoring 8.9 from 553 reviews. It's a 228-room property styled in warm, modern tones, with a sky pool and a Kanchanawanit Road location walkable to Central Festival and the CentralFest market. Deluxe Twins start at ฿1,200, and there's a Skyline Room with a jacuzzi for couples — a good pick for anyone who wants a stylish room in the Central Festival mall zone without a high price.

Hop Inn Hat Yai is a standard budget-chain hotel scoring 8.6 from 340 reviews. The draw is clean, simple 19.6 sqm rooms to the same consistent standard as every branch, plus free parking. It sits on Kanchanawanit Road on the airport side of town, about 24–30 minutes' drive to Hat Yai Airport. Rooms start at ฿800 — ideal for self-drivers, early flights, or anyone who wants a clean, reliable room at a budget price.

B2 Rat Uthit is a budget boutique with 737 reviews — the second most in this guide — scoring 8.5. Part of the B2 chain, it opened in 2021 so the rooms still feel new across its roughly 74 rooms, on Rat Uthit Road downtown within walking distance of Kim Yong Market and the shopping area. Superior rooms start at just ฿670, with a Junior Suite for more space — a great pick for budget travellers who want a newer, clean downtown room with plenty of reviews behind it.

The Bedroom is a small 36-room canalside boutique near the train station, scoring 8.0 from 53 reviews. The draw is a location walkable to Hat Yai station and Kim Yong Market, with a quieter canalside setting than the centre. Rooms run from a ฿450 Superior up to Family Rooms and a Junior Corner Suite — a good fit for rail travellers, onward journeys, or budget travellers who want a small, quiet hotel near the station.

Hatyai Backpackers Hostel is the cheapest stay in this guide, with dorm beds from just ฿250, scoring 8.0 from 118 reviews. The draw is budget dorm beds for backpackers, plus a Queen Room for anyone who wants privacy. It sits in the Nipat Uthit 1 area downtown, a 9-minute walk from Hat Yai station — a great fit for solo travellers, backpackers and anyone on the tightest budget who still wants to be in the centre.

BP Grand Tower is a large midrange city hotel of around 251 rooms, scoring 7.7 from 210 reviews. The draw is a Sanehanusorn Road location downtown, walkable to Lee Garden and the Central mall, with high-floor city-view rooms and parking. Rooms run from a ฿900 Superior up to a Suite for families or longer stays — a fit for anyone wanting a large central hotel at a reasonable price, walkable to the main shopping area.

Asian Hotel is a budget city hotel of around 170 rooms, scoring 7.3 from 84 reviews. The draw is a Nipat Uthit 3 location right downtown, walkable to Kim Yong Market, Santisuk Market and Lee Garden — ideal for walk-and-eat trips. Rooms run from a ฿700 Standard up to a Family Room. It's an older-generation hotel, but that walkable location next to the main markets is what makes it worth a look.

Ido Boutique Suite is a small 48-room downtown boutique starting at just ฿650, scoring 7.3 from 52 reviews. The draw is free parking — rare in the downtown core — and a Rat Uthit Soi 6 location walkable to the night market and the train station. Rooms run from a ฿650 Standard up to a Deluxe Twin. It's a good fit for self-drivers who want a central, low-price stay that still has somewhere to park.

Lee Gardens Hotel is a budget city hotel in the Lee Garden building, 192 rooms, scoring 7.1 from 51 reviews. The draw is a downtown location in the Lee Garden building, walkable straight to Kim Yong Market and the main shopping area. Rooms run from a ฿900 Standard up to a Suite. Note this is a different, older property from the new Lee Gardens Plaza high-rise at #1 — but it's still a backup option for anyone who wants to be in the heart of the shopping area at a low price.