JK Living Hotel and Service Apartment
by the TopOfHotel team
JK Living is a service apartment with genuinely roomy units and a working kitchen — built for families and long-stay guests, not weekend romance.
JK Living is a service apartment with genuinely roomy units and a working kitchen — built for families and long-stay guests, not weekend romance.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
The Studio Deluxe runs about $34 a night for roughly 32 sqm, split into a sleeping zone and a living zone with a four-person dining table. Decor is plain and practical rather than stylish, but everything is clean and works. The bathroom is generous and fitted with a rain shower, and the 9.3 rooms score holds up to what guests describe. Ask for a higher floor if you want quiet.
Food and amenities
The kitchenette is what sets this place apart from a regular hotel room: a one-burner electric stove, a 6 cu ft fridge, a microwave, a capsule coffee machine and a full set of plates and bowls. Reviewers buy fresh river prawns at Kao Hong market and grill them in the room, which saves real money over eating out every night. There is free Wi-Fi and covered private parking, but no pool and no gym — this is a place to cook and sleep, not to lounge by the water.
Location and getting there
JK Living sits on a main road in the Naameuang district of central Chachoengsao. It's an 8-minute walk to Wat Sothon, 5 minutes to Ban Mai market, with a 7-Eleven directly across the street and three bank ATMs out front. By car you're 10 minutes from the Bang Pakong River bridge and 25 minutes from Wat Saman Rattanaram, home to a giant pink Ganesha statue. The covered parking means you avoid the spot-hunting that comes with many hotels in town.
Things to know before booking
The building is tidy and well run, but the design is plain — there is nothing boutique about it. There's no pool and no gym, so swimmers and gym-goers should look elsewhere. Nightly rates also sit a notch above the cheapest budget hotels, starting around $31 rather than the sub-$25 you can find for a basic room. For a long stay, none of that matters much; for a single romantic night, it might.
Our take
JK Living is the answer for a family of three or four, a long-stay worker, or anyone who wants to cook their own meals on a budget of roughly $31-71 a night. The space and the kitchen earn their keep, and the monthly rate of about $514 — versus close to $1,000 if you paid nightly for a month — is the kind of math that makes a mid-length work project here far cheaper than renting a condo. It's a working trip base, not a romantic getaway, and it knows exactly what it is.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- Rooms start around 32 sqm and split into a sleeping zone and a living zone with a four-person dining table — enough space for a family of three or four to spread out.
- The kitchenette is the real draw: an electric burner, a 6 cu ft fridge, a microwave, a capsule coffee machine and a full set of plates and bowls. Guests buy fresh river prawns at Kao Hong market and cook them in the room.
- Monthly bookings run about $514 versus roughly $1,000 if you paid the nightly rate for 30 days, with water and electricity included and housekeeping twice a week.
- Central location — an 8-minute walk to Wat Sothon and 5 minutes to Ban Mai market, with a 7-Eleven across the street and three bank ATMs out front.
- Cleanliness scores 9.2 and rooms score 9.3, and the covered private parking means you skip the hunt for a spot that plagues several hotels in town.
- The design is plain and functional — tidy and well kept, but there is nothing boutique or characterful about the building or the rooms.
- No pool and no gym on site, so if you want to swim or work out you will need to look elsewhere.
- Nightly rates sit a notch above the cheapest budget hotels in town, starting around $31 rather than the sub-$25 you can find for a basic room.
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Insider Tips
- Cook in your room and shop at Kao Hong market — fresh river prawns and produce there cost far less than eating out every night.
- Book by the month to lock in the 25-30% discount on stays of 30 days or longer.
- Ask for a higher floor — it is noticeably quieter away from the street.