Nakhon Ratchasima

Essentially the same type of hotel as the Far Thai but much brighter and better appointed. As of Feb 2010 room with a fan, fridge, cable tv, free wifi, balcony, closet, small table with chairs, western toilet and shower for 270 baht. Clean rooms, centrally located with a lot of street food stalls nearby. No bar or restaurant.

A small budget hotel, the Srivichai is a rival to the nearby Chao Phaya. Quite a cosy place with a small lounge and small bar/restaurant both overlooking the street. There's a computer with Internet access ฿30/hr near to the reception desk. Rooms are basic but functional with air-con, fridge and tv. All rooms are the same price

Far Thai Hotel

Pretty basic and quite tatty. ฿430 is for a double room with air-con but rooms with a fan start from ฿260. All rooms have a TV but none have a fridge. A small, quiet restaurant serving typically cheap Thai fare is at the rear of the ground floor. No lounge or bar. The closest hotel to the staue of Yamo since the closure of the Potong Hotel.

A popular mid-range choice, the Chaophaya is a fairly large yet pretty basic place. Facilities are limited to a sleepy cafe with a more popular outside dining area, room service and free Wi-Fi. The type of hotel that makes a good base for exploring the city centre but not the type of place that you're likely to spend a serious amount of time in. Walking distance from Yamo, the museum, Klang Plaza Dept Store and several visitor-friendly temples. Rooms, clean; mattresses, hard.

One of the oldest hotels in Korat and one of the best in its day. That day, however, was some forty years ago. Today, it is quiet, very dated even the promotional leaflets are fifteen years old and completely outclassed by other hotels in the city. The fact that the room rates have been considerably reduced from those displayed on the website tells you something. But the location - adjacent to the southern entrance of Night Bazaar 1, close to several popular restaurants and ten-minutes walk from Klang Plaza and Yamo - is hard to beat.

A 139-room hotel in the southeast of the city. Surrounded by gardens and lakes. A pool, gym and sauna are among the facilities and it comes with a reputaion for good food.

A former Sheraton hotel, the Siam Thani is the most famous and biggest 265 rooms hotel in Korat - it's also one of the most expensive. It's more traditonal-luxury than the V-One's modern-funky see below. It has all the facilities you would expect from a five star hotel and is a favoured destination for any celebrities that happen to be in town. But its location - a couple of kms west of the city centre - isn't great for night owls.

The V-One is a self-styled 'trendy, boutique hotel'. Certainly, its modern, colourful decor and 21st century facilities mark it out as quite different from any other hotel in the city; you have to pay for it, though see below. It does have 'Brother' and 'Sister' hotels - smaller buildings adjacent to the main building. The rooms in these are smaller and cheaper than the quoted figures. The road the hotel is situated on is one of the better for nightlife by Korat standards. The V-One also benefits from being close to Highway 2 and the main bus station.