Juan Manee

Light and simply furnished rooms with balcony and private bathroom. Furniture includes a queen-sized bed with pillows, sheets and pillow covers, a wooden reclining chair, desk, chairs, beauty table with mirror (or shelving), bathroom with toilet, hot water (no shower curtain), sink and small mirror.

There are 4 communal washing machines on the ground floor (20-30 baht per wash) or alternatively lots of laundry shops around Juan Manee that cost approximately 40 baht/kilo, as well as a dry cleaning service in the nearby Nouvo City Hotel.

Approximately 20 minutes walk, 10 mins by motorbike taxi or taxi.

Facilities and surrounding area:
Samsaen area is a nice place to stay with an abundance of street food stalls, massage places, restaurants, cafes and 7elevens for quick grocery shopping. There are a few bigger supermarkets/department stalls (e.g. J supermarket) along Samsaen Rd towards Khoa San. It’s approx. 20 mins walk from the Phanfa Klong Boat, and 10 mins from the Phra Arthit boat pier. Generally, Samsaen is a sociable area with lots of interns staying nearby.

Price:
Rent –  6,000 -> 7,000 Baht/month (lower -> higher floors)

Fridge –  350 Baht/month

T.V –  350 Baht/month

Wifi –  350 Baht/month

Room Cleaning –  300 Baht/clean

Deposit –  1 month’s deposit plus 200 Baht keycard deposit (retuned upon check out)

Water –  18 Baht/unit. Approximately 30-60 Baht/month based on 2 showers per day

Electricity –  8 Baht/unit. Can range from 150-600 Baht/month depending on usage/time of year

Roughly Monthly Expenditure –  Approx. 8,000 Baht/month

Advantages:

 * Friendly and helpful reception staff (work hours and weekend only)
 * 24/hr Security and CCTV
 * Air con and wifi available in the rooms
 * Excellent location close to UN and other amenities and interns
 * Good value for money
 * Guests allowed at your own discretion and may stay for a relatively long period of time with no questions asked

Disadvantages:

 * No kitchen
 * No towel or extra sheet/blanket provided
 * Poor soundproofing
 * Beds, especially on the lower floors, are really hard
 * No swimming pool
 * Not allowed to ‘cook’ but you can purchase a kettle/toaster etc to make life easier

Intern Tips:
We suggest buying a padlock for your bedroom door as an extra security measure. Despite the security guard outside and CCTV cameras, the locks are pretty flimsy. Plus this will ensure you belongings are safe during long weekend adventures away.

Rooms higher up have ‘comfier’ beds and the corridors tend to be a bit quieter.

Corner rooms of each floor have an additional price of 500 Baht p/m.

Rental prices vary depending the period of stay – the longer the cheaper.

Rooms at the back of the building, facing AWAY from Chillax, are quieter.