Chiang Khan Hill Resort
The best views of Kaeng Khut Khu are from the town's only resort, which overlooks the rapids. Rooms are nice for the price and the restaurant is quite good.
Chiang Khan hotels and hostels
Chiang Khan's rocketing popularity means hotel owners have no need to price their rooms reasonably. You can usually save money by staying on a soi rather than along the river road, and most of the pricier places have weekday discounts. Also note that preserving the historic character of buildings means shared bathrooms (unless stated otherwise) and thin walls.
Mekong Culture & Nature Tours
If you want some Siamese serenity, head 1km upstream to this riverside home with bungalows and shared-bathroom guestrooms out in the forest.
Rimkong Pub & Guesthouse
This heartily polished teak house has good rooms (with shared bathrooms) that, unlike most of the wooden oldies in town, still radiate some historic charm on the inside.
Tao Kae Lao Guesthouse
Rooms here are super simple, just mattresses on the floor, but the young Bangkokian owners put heaps of funky style into the rest of the place, making it a good spot to chill. Two rooms have river views.
Accommodation near Chiang Khan
Chiang Khan Guesthouse
This traditional-style place is all creaking timber and tin roofing and the terrace sits really close to the river. Owner Pim will make you feel completely at home.
Ban Sangthong
This slightly chaotic little place, stuffed with the owner's art, has the cheapest rooms on the river and an attractive little terrace.
Chiangkhan Riverview Guesthouse
The most diverse choice in town, this riverside spot has rooms with fan and air-conditioning, shared and private bathrooms, and a mix of old and new construction. Some rooms have river views and the terrace is very inviting.
Poonsawasdi Hotel
The oldest hotel in Chiang Khan has been creatively jazzed up with coloured wood and antique furnishings, and, unlike most of the wooden oldies in town, this one still radiates historic charm inside the rooms, not just in the lobby.
Torng Sai Homestay
This old wooden shophouse hasn't been gussied up like those on the riverfront. You get just a mattress on the floor, a fan and a warm welcome. If the owners aren't around, they're probably at the temple: just call and they'll rush over.
Loogmai Guesthouse
Combining some minimalist modern artistic styling with oodles of French-colonial class, this old-school villa offers sparse but atmospheric rooms (one with private bathroom), an airy terrace with river views and a real sense of history.