Did not stay but looked at the rooms.

Did not understand what 'older part of town' (in one of the reviews) meant until we went to the area around Big C, near the MJ Majestic, where we did stay. The Dusit is an externally scruffy building in an area that seems of the same age, likely late 70's?

The public space and the rooms seem clean and comfortable if rather old fashioned.The lobby picture is rather flattering. We didn't stay because the rooms plus breakfast were more expensive that the MJ which is in a busier part of town near the night market.

It was a Sunday evening, but a friend who had stayed during the week confirmed our finding that most of the city, a conglomeration of 70's concrete was 'shuttered and devioud of activity after dark. The gaudy night market area near Big C was much busier and seems to have been responsible for the unfortunate demise of the original downtown area.

Sakon Nakhon is void of 4-5 star hotels. Dusit is one of the best 3 star accommodations in town (Majestic (MJ) being the other). The Dusit has the advantages of being a smaller, quieter, facility with a 'homey' atmosphere. It is also located in the older part of town and very accessible to many family run, local restaurants. Exploring this part of town is fascinating. The standard rooms are quite basic, but the deluxe rooms have nice decor and are very comfortable and well appointed. The beds are comfortable, bathrooms are clean, good A/C, free wi-fi, and the service staff are very friendly. The only minor complaint is that the wardrobe closets are small and awkward. Overall, a pleasant stay.

Good room not one of the cheaper ones, 650 exl breakfast room very clean nice mattereas and good cotton sheets, air conditioning worked well but thermostat was not working so room a little too cool
staff very helpful and friendly
we had dinner in the hotel cost about 850 with no drinks but very much enjoyed the thai food breakfast and coffee 150 pp average Felt very good value for money