Place no longer had the warm friendly vibe as when I stayed here 2 years ago. Upon checking in I had to sign a “contract” of the multitude of rules I needed to abide by (or be penalized monetarily or kicked out) - including no food in room - a big negative for me since going to Thailand is all about food and being able to enjoy it whenever/wherever I want. The “restaurant” was remodeled so it was behind a glass wall like a secure (and cold) bank teller, and the microwave oven (that I previously used to reheat leftovers) no longer existed. The fridge was still near the kitchen door but I didn’t bother to ask whether I could use it, as I had before. (No point if there wasn’t a microwave oven.). The previously new and clean white paint now was dirty and grungy looking. The bathroom:shower facilities, while still immaculately clean, smelled awful; not sure if it was the smell of the blue liquid in the toilets or urine of the soiled toilet paper in the bins (common practice in Thailand.) They seemed to only empty that once a day. I occasionally munched on almonds in my room and felt like a criminal. I moved to a hotel for $20 ($4 less per night) and got a spacious hotel room with bathroom en-suite, fridge. (I had a private room the size of a twin bed and a storage locker at Bearpacker; I rented similar room before, but price was now about $10/night. As I left, staff no-eating only applied to shared rooms, and said I could ask staff to refrigerate leftovers, but too late.