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Niras Bankoc Cultural Hostel Reviews

204-206 Mahachai Rd. Samranrach, Phra-Nakorn, Bangkok, Thailand

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91%Overall Rating

From 130 ratings
  • 92%Character
  • 92%Security
  • 85%Location
  • 95%Staff
  • 90%Atmosphere
  • 93%Cleanliness

The following reviews were submitted by customers who booked in the last 6 months.

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97%

Great breakfast, lovely staff! Nice, air conditioned room. Small, but very comfortable. This is my second time in Bangkok and my second time at Niras! We're coming back for sure!!!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 16 May 2012
  • elisabethdillon0812
  • USA
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (10 reviews)


90%

A great place with really friendly and helpful staff. You can pretty easily walk to nearly all of the city attractions from here (Little India, Chinatown, Wat Po, Khao San Rd, etc.), but you're not stuck in an ugly location. The pad thai across the road is good, and it's a nice neighbourhood to wander through at any time of the day. The only downside was the dodgy light switches in both bathrooms that kept making sizzling noises when you tried to turn them on. Otherwise a really enjoyable stay.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your stay and wonderful review .It's kind of you to see the values of our hostel. For light switches, we are sorry again that it's nature of retro light swtiches which is our style. Sorry again for inconvenience and hope to welcome you again next time.

100%

An excellent hostel. A little pricier than some others in Bangkok but you get what you pay for. Rooms (we had a private suite) are secure and spacious, bathrooms are clean. A/C cooled the room nicely. Great location, we were able to walk to everything we wanted to see. Definitely recommend!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you you both for staying with us and being our return guest. It's very wonderful to welcome both of you Thank you for seeing our values ! Wish you great travel and safe trip !

93%

Thanks for the great service.We stayed one night and the very helpful staff


100%

Lovely staff, the location is great you can do visit a lot of places just walking. The Golden Mountain is only like 10 mins away, the Royal Palace like 20 mins walk and after that you can walk 10 more min s to see the giant Buddha laying down ( I forgot the name of the place) Do not take tuk tuks or believe what strangers say about the Expo show is not true.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 25-30
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your recommendation and kind words. We were happy to help you and meet you .You were very kind to us .Good luck and see you again next time in Bangkok.

93%

We really enjoyed our 5 nights at Niras Bankok. The staff was very helpful about things to go see. They also gave us tips about taking taxis. Taxis can be difficult for tourists because they sometimes refuse to use the meter. Demand the meter is what Niras advised us. Anyhow, the hostel also has a coffee shop at the reception which was a great hang out spot. WIFI was fast and reliable. Rooms were clean, lockers were huge, hot water worked, tv room was comfortable, laundry service available.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Kenya
  • Couple 31-40
  • (4 reviews)


80%

Very good hostel. Comfy beds and pillows. Good location for the ones who don't like the fuzz of Khaosan Rd. Great location for sightseeing.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank youfor the review and we 're glad that you like our location and our property . Have a safe trip!

100%

Feels like a B&B, very friendly and helpful staff. Good location for temple hopping.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for seeing the values of our serivce. We were pleased to help you and glad that you enjoyed our cultural location of old city.

87%

The place was very nice and the staff were lovely.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your comments and last stay. Hope to welcome you again next time.

93%

Very friendly staff, secure, clean, 1 km to khaosan, good food just across the street. Realy a perfect hostel.

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your kind comments and review . We also like your cheerful and optimistic personality .Hope to see you again.

100%

I love this hostel! It was a great location in Bangkok, especially for Thai New Year, or Songkran. Niras was a ten-minute walk to Khao San Road, one of the biggest and craziest roads in the entire city to experience the intense water fights of Songkran. The best thing about Niras was we were close enough to get to Khao San, but we were removed enough that we could still have quiet and walk out the door without getting soaked--well, you could go maybe two blocks! We will come back again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for both times of your stay and being kind guest. We are happy to know you had great fun in Songran festival . See you again next time in Bangkok.

100%

This place is so charming, and the staff were really nice. We loved our room and all its wonderful detail, and the common areas were comfy to hang out in an escape the heat!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you both very much for the last stay and perfect score of review.We are happy that our decor and charactet of the property pleased you.Hope to welcome you again next time in Bangkok.

97%

This hostel has lots of character and a nice coffee shop downstairs. The dorm room was clean and had plenty of plug sockets and lockers. The bathrooms were detached but equally clean with hot water (not that I wanted it!). It was easy to meet people and had a good atmosphere. The staff were very helpful and friendly.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 31-40
  • (6 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you very much for taking time to write us the wonderful review and seeing the values of our little hostel such as character & service .Hope to welcome you next time.

87%

The staff was really helpful and friendly. The hostel was nice to stay at. I met a lot of interesting people. The six-person all-girls dorm was fun and I was surprisingly able to sleep with that many people in the room.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
We are very glad you had great time and enjoyed our female dorm.Thank you for the review and kind comments.

100%

A fantastic hostel!! Really nice and friendly staff, it does make a difference... the fellow travellers were also great, this hostel seems to attract a nice bunch of people! Well done!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 31-40
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you very much for your long stay and review. We really appreciate that you see our values of service .We truly agree with you that there are lots of real travellers as our guests , they all are very interesting and nice people.

80%

Stayed here for the second time. Apparently there has been a change of staff, which gives the place a different vibe. Nonetheless, the character and attention to detail still make this a great place to stay. And I still LOVE the Thai milk tea that they serve!

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for coming back to stay with us in Bangkok and great details of your comment.

100%

Lovely staff. Excellent location. Very clean.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


83%

Lovely place and very friednly stuff. Would come again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your comments and we do hope you enjoy the coooking class too.Good luck with your travels !

90%

This was a really lovely, friendly little hostel. The cafe is good and staff are really sweet and helpful. They even ordered a take away pizza for us on our day off! The building is very interesting too. My only complaint is that my sheets had not been changed since the last person, but I've slept in worse conditions so wasn't too bothered! And they did change them e next night.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 18-24
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your comments .However, we would like to clarify your complaint regarding bed sheet. It has been already changed since the last person as it's a must duty of our housekeeping and our staff re-checked again in the afternoon. We were a bit disappointed that we haven't been informed regarding this while you stayed.Otherwise, we will change the new one immediately for you.Cleanliness and comfort are really our big concern.

97%

Very cool place to stay the staff was very helpful and nice, great place to meet other backpackers. I had a great time there.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Swaziland
  • Male 31-40
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Ttank you for your recent stay and review.It's very to meet you and welcome you in Bangkok .

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