This hotel was soooo close to being top shelf. Location right on the canal was great and the neighborhood was very walkable. The decor was charming and very Thai. However, there were numerous small things that could have easily been improved and would make this a great hotel. There were 9 electrical switches and in our 4 night stay we never did determine what they actually did. We never did get the ceiling fan to turn on. There was only one place to sit in the suite, and it was a rattan love seat with a very hard cushion and was very uncomfortable. The elevator stopped between floors and so no matter what floor your room is on you are going to have to walk up a half flight of stair. Our room was on the top floor, so had to walk up a full flight of very steep stairs, down three stairs to the roof, up two stairs to our room and down two stair once we entered the room. Not a problem for us, but might be an issue for some. Most disturbing of all was the waste bin. There was only one in the room and it was in the bathroom. It was very dirty and unhygienic looking. Compared to the staff in the hotels we had booked in Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen, the workers here seemed to be uninterested in assisting guests.