Ta Ong, Surin hotel rooms at the Independent

"OK, so I read the past reviews of this property (only 2, but both were positive with high ratings.) We usually like to try different places in the Thai countryside, but this place definitely changed our minds, and we'll stick with our favorite, The Slive, as it's not much more, always great and has one of the best breakfast offerings anywhere. When we arrived at about 9:30PM, the reception/office was cluttered and messy, so I didn't go in, instead I waited outside. My Thai GF did go in and she...

"this place has no hot water, no food, it’s way out of town, I am bitterly disappointed, no one could speak any english at all, my room was not made up, I walked out so it’s cost me money as I didn’t get to see the race I had come so far to see, I caught the 7.49 am train back to Bangkok & watched it on TV you should scrub them off your list , cheers Warren Hayes"