The first room we originally booked, the lock wasn't working, so we changed to a different cabin. After coming back from a meal out in Kanchanaburi, the plumbing in the wet room decided to play up so we changed to yet again another room!

Despite that, the view over the River Kwai from our third - and final - cabin was stunning, but with scary wildlife (Big Spider) scaring my girlfriend in the morning be prepared due to location. Please note, spider wasn't in the shower room, but between the window and shutter.

The location is great. Spoilt for choice with restaurants and convenience stores. Plus you can get your feet massaged by fish a lot cheaper than the niche boutiques you see popping up in the UK!

Night time was peaceful, plus hearing the crickets and wildlife outside was a nice novelty for us.

Ok for one night. Sam's girlfriend wasn't keen on helping us, or it simply wasn't her day.

If you are expecting better than pack packers standards don't stay at SAMs, it is cheap but you only get what you pay for. Complex is rather run down. We rented the Jasmin cabin and there were holes in the walls where termites had eaten through. Sheets were discolored with holes in them. There are no extras provided we even had to ask for blankets.

We found staff spoke reasonable English and were helpfull

We would not stay here again

Disappointed by this place. They didn't have our booking when we arrived (even though we booked over a week in advance) so we got a twin room rather than a double. It didn't have a view of any kind and was in more of a swamp than the river. The kids, dogs and lack of bedding were all a bit of an annoyance. You just felt that you were an intruder in someone else's home, rather than a guest. Think we will stick to our usual haunt next time we are in Kanchanaburi (unfortunately it was fully booked for New Year)