Sook Hotel vs The Iconic Hotel
Both are in Ranong, 800 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★ตลาดแขก
Sook Hotel
- Guest rating
- 9.4 Exceptional
- Location score
- 6.2
- Score by category
- 7 of 16
Hotel★★★ตลาดแขก
The Iconic Hotel
- Guest rating
- 9.0 Excellent
- Location score
- 5.5
- Score by category
- 3 of 16
The short answer
Pick Sook Hotel
It comes out ahead on 7 of 16 compared facts. 800 m apart.
Choose Sook Hotel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.4 / 9.0)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 41 / 11)
Choose The Iconic Hotel if you want
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 11 / 41)
Why is Sook Hotel better than The Iconic Hotel?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.4 vs 9.0)+0.4
- 2More guest reviews (2,407 vs 717), so the rating is more reliable×3.4
- 325 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+25
- 4More walkable surroundings (walk grade 74 vs 64)+10
Why is The Iconic Hotel better than Sook Hotel?
- 1510 m closer to the area centre−510 m
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Sook Hotel vs The Iconic Hotel: which hotel is better? | Sook Hotel | The Iconic Hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 9.4 +0.4 | 9.0 |
| Location | 6.2 +0.7 | 5.5 |
| Facilities | – | 4.2 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 0.0 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 9.4 +0.4 | 9.0 |
| Guest rating | 9.4 +0.4 | 9.0 |
| Number of reviews | 2,407 +1,690 | 717 |
| Rank in Ranong | top 11% +25% | top 36% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 6.2 +0.7 | 5.5 |
| Distance to ตลาดแขก centre | 870 m | 360 m −510 m |
| To the airport | 14 km | 14 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 91 +25 | 66 |
| To the nearest food shop | 450 m | 470 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 3 | 5 |
| Sights within 1 km | 3 +2 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 41 | 11 |
| Floors | – | 4 |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2017 |
| Listed amenities | 10 | 15 +5 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:30 | 14:00 −1h |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terrace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | – |
| Balcony | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Blackout curtains | ✓ | ✓ |
| Car hire | – | ✓ |
| Concierge | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Room service | – | ✓ |
| Kitchen | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | ✓ | – |
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Location
800 m apart
Sook Hotel: city centre: 520 m, Kawthoung Airport (KAW): 14 km, 91 places to eat within 500 m, 3 sights within 1 km.
The Iconic Hotel: city centre: 510 m, Kawthoung Airport (KAW): 14 km, 66 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
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Sook Hotel or The Iconic Hotel: common questions
Which is better, Sook Hotel or The Iconic Hotel?
Sook Hotel leads in 7 of 16 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. The Iconic Hotel is stronger in distance to ตลาดแขก centre, listed amenities, check-in from.
Which is cheaper, Sook Hotel or The Iconic Hotel?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
The Iconic Hotel is closer: 360 m from the centre, against 870 m for Sook Hotel.
How far apart are Sook Hotel and The Iconic Hotel?
The two hotels are 800 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score