This was our 4th stay at the Wannara Hotel. The staff are friendly and the selling point of the hotel for us is the central location - 5 mins from the beach, 5 mins from all bars and restaurants and 10 mins from Market Village and also the night market.
The rooms at the hotel are well appointed and spotlessly clean, the breakfast is adequate the usal thai fare plus toast fruit and egg station, coffee and juices. The pool area unfortunatley had virtually no sun during our stay which is a shame - this obviously varies by the time of year because on previous visits it has been ok. The hotel need to start investing in a few bits and pieces as the hotel is starting to look a little tired in places.
Overall good value for money and if you want to be within walking distance of everything you can't beat it on price but you will find better quality accomodation if your happy to get tuktuks or taxis when you want to go anywhere - its a personal choice.

My friend and I only stayed here for one night, in between other hotel bookings. We had a Deluxe room I believe, which was upgraded for free from the standard room without us even asking.

But from what I saw and experienced this was a very decent cheap hotel. I'll split up what I write into sections to make it easier to read.

Room:
The room was very clean and well furnished, the beds were very comfy. There was a mini fridge with complimentary water in. The bathroom was very clean. The air con was very good when used. However there was no safe in our room which was a bit of a problem for us (there might have been one at reception or something, but we didn't even ask as we were checking out the next day.)

Food:
I only ate breakfast once, but there was a decent range of food available, from croissants to fruits, to cereals, to eggs/omelettes cooked fresh, to Thai dishes. I stuffed my face with various things and was very satisfied.

Staff:
Very helpful, upon check in, check out. Even when I had trouble setting up my phone to the WIFI the receptionist was able to do it for me without blinking.

Pool:
Although I didn't spend any time at the pool, this looked to be the one draw back of this Hotel. It didn't seem to get much if any sun around it at all. I wasn't looking all day obviously, but when I was at the hotel in the mornings, at breaky and late afternoons, not once did I see any sun on the pool. Not sure if it matters but I went in first week of January.

So that's all, I would happily recommend this hotel to a friend. But for me, having sun around the pool is quite important, unless you want to spend every day at the beach.