//
Subdistrict and town municipality in Narathiwat, Thailand
Photo: Mh0718, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sungai Kolok (สุไหงโกลก) is a border town in Narathiwat, Thailand, just north of the Malaysian border. The town on the Malaysian side of the border is Rantau Panjang which is in the state of Kelantan.
Basic cheap hotel with ceiling fan, bathroom in the room, and old-fashioned tube TV, no air conditioning or hot water. A bit run-down - toilet seat may be missing, sink may drain directly onto shower/bathroom floor, etc. - but spacious, the beds are freshly made, and towel and soap bar are included. Rooms with or without windows are available. Staff very friendly.
15-storey fortress of vice, with an in-house massage joint and two raucous nightclubs. There’s a ballroom where diners are treated to a middle-aged crooner in Tammy Faye makeup butchering love songs. The Marina Hotel in 2005 was the site of the insurgency's first-ever car bomb. It destroyed the ballroom and claimed five lives. The hotel has been bombed at least four times, included one in 2011 when four Malaysian tourists were killed.
Probably the best value for this price range, clean and spacious rooms.
Normal hotel with bathroom attached. Big window, TV, fan and some furniture.
By bus
Head to Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Ko Samui and other destinations by direct air-con buses from Wongwiwat Rd bus terminal.
By road
Malaysian-registered cars must get Thai insurance coverage, which can be purchased at a counter at Thai border immigration.
From Malaysia
The "Harmony Bridge" across the Golok River connects Sungai Kolok with the Malaysian town of Rantau Panjang.
Choose an airport to see hotels, stations, taxi ranks and car rental desks around it.
Kota Baharu · Regional · KBR
Loading places around the airport…
Articles and travel topics about Sungai Kolok and Thailand.
Travel tipsFull 2026 list of visa-free countries for Philippine passport holders. Check ASEAN entry rules, stay limits, and Bureau of Immigration clearance tips.
6 min read
Travel tipsExplore the rainy seasons in Asia month by month. Compare Southwest and Northeast monsoons, typhoon belts, dry island escapes, and travel dates.
8 min read
InspirationExplore the best places to visit in February across snow festivals, world-famous carnivals, tropical island beaches, and polar night aurora displays.
6 min read
InspirationDiscover the best places to visit in April. Compare Dutch tulip fields, Thailand's Songkran water festival, Roman spring gardens, and cherry blossoms.
6 min read
Every section of the guide. Open one to read it in full.