Nice room, nice hotel, good location, pretty good pool, but disappointed by the lack of hot water. more

buddy's used to be the cleanest and nicest places on koh san road. sadly, they have not kept up with the maintenance. the wear and tear is clear. it seems dirty. there are spots all over the bed, walls, etc. it is more like d&d when i used to stay there (back in 2002). it's just not very nice anymore.... more

If the rooms were repainted they would be quite nice. Breakfast was very average for the room price. The gym was very good for a hotel. Our room was quiet, particularly for the location, but other rooms may have been noisy. There was a cockroach in the restaurant. We booked the airport shuttle through the Buddy tourist agency across the... more

Due to a scheduling conflict, I arrived here the night before I was supposed to check in - praying that they would have a room available. You see, I arrived the night that Songkran started - the busiest, most party filled week in Thailand. And lo, they had a room available - the last one - and the best one!... more

I write this review from room 308, my third room in 24 hours. Rooms 314 and 315 are infested with bedbugs, and judging by the reaction at the front desk, they are aware of the situation. I've stayed here 4 times a year since this place was new, and have seen it slide downhill steadily as the room rates rise.... more

We really wanted to like the Buddy Lodge. It seemed to be one of the better places on Khao San Rd and it had a pool. Unfortuately, when we arrived, even though we had a reservation and arrived later in the day (7:30pm), we were told our room was not yet ready. It turned out that the hotel had allowed... more

We've stayed here in 2007 and were so impressed that for the price we could get somewhere so nice and central in the backpacker district. It's in the thick of the action and our room was pretty noisy because of the popular Buddy Bar next door. This time in 2008 we felt it had becomea bit dated and could really... more

We have been to Bangkok 3 or 4 times and each time we have stayed on the Ko Shan Rd or very nearby.This is the best of the hotels in the area.It is a brillant location if you want to be in the middle of the madness of the Ko Shan Rd.It is a great location for sight seeing also.... more

If you're a backpacker, the location is awesome. If you're a couple or family, the hotel's clean and in walking distance to a lot. But the hotel itself, I don't consider "boutique" at all, and we paid 800 baht for a shuttle that never showed up - it was over 40 minutes late so we had to take a taxi... more