The highest score in this list at 9.3 across 209 reviews — Amanta Hotel Nongkhai is a 4-star city-centre hotel with a rooftop sky bar that looks across the Mekong to Laos, opened in 2016 on Kaew Worawut Road, a short walk from the riverfront and Tha Sadet Market. What guests praise most is the sunset view from the sky bar, plus a pool and a leafy koi-pond garden that set it apart from the usual concrete city hotels, with a balcony in nearly every room. Real reviews praise the cleanliness, the friendly service and the varied breakfast — a fit for temple-goers, riverfront wanderers and people breaking the journey into Laos.
- ✓ Highest score in the set, 9.3 across 209 reviews
- ✓ Rooftop sky bar over the Mekong and Laos, great for sunset
- ✓ Has a pool and a koi-pond garden, balcony in almost every room
- ✓ Central location, walk to Tha Sadet Market, free parking
- ✗ Not right on the river — a short walk to the riverfront
- ✗ Slight mustiness in some rooms on arrival; the building is showing its age