If there's one hotel that locals and travelers name first when asked for a place to stay in the city center, many reviews give it to this one — Sunee Grand Hotel and Convention Center is a 222-room 5-star city hotel connected directly to Sunee City Mall, the province's big shopping mall. It opened in 2009 and had a major renovation in 2022, with the highest score in this article at 9.2 from 471 reviews on Trip.com. · What makes people fall for it is the location: from the lobby you can walk straight into the mall — cinema, supermarket, restaurants, banks and a pharmacy — without stepping into the sun or calling a car. Many international reviewers use "convenient for shopping" and "easy to get around" as their favorite point. · The other highlight families talk about most is the outdoor water park and pool with a separate kids' pool and water play features that keep children happily occupied all afternoon, plus a gym, sauna, Thai-massage spa, and a large convention center that hosts seminars and weddings. · Rooms range from a Standard Double from about ฿900/night up to a Royal Suite with a living room and two bathrooms, and most reviews praise the spacious rooms, soft beds and cold, easy-to-adjust air-conditioning, especially the rooms renovated in 2022. · The honest caveat from the reviews: because it opened back in 2009, cleanliness and room condition aren't consistent across every room — there are reports of a musty smell or dust in some of the rooms not yet renovated, Wi-Fi that isn't steady in spots around the building, and a breakfast leaning toward Asian dishes that can feel repetitive over several nights. · The tip many reviews agree on is to request a renovated room (renovated 2022) when you book — it greatly cuts the chance of landing an older room. · This isn't a brand-new design hotel or a luxury riverside resort, but it's the best value for convenience for families who want a water park for the kids, businesspeople here for meetings, and anyone who wants everything on their trip within reach.
- ✓ Connected directly to Sunee City Mall — walk to the mall, cinema and supermarket
- ✓ Water park and pool with a kids' pool, good for families traveling with children
- ✓ Has it all: gym, spa, large convention center, free parking and an airport shuttle
- ✓ Highest score in the article at 9.2 · good value for the location and facilities
- ✗ Open since 2009, so cleanliness and room condition aren't consistent across every room
- ✗ Breakfast leans Asian; the menu can feel repetitive over several nights (from reviews)
- ✗ Wi-Fi isn't steady in some spots of the building · a few extra charges to check first