Must-see hotels in Mae Hong Son Province

  • Jongkham Place

    Mae Hong Son

    This exceedingly tidy, family-run place by the lake has three rooms, four attractive wooden bungalows and two penthouse-like suites. All come with air-con…

  • Piya Guesthouse

    Mae Hong Son

    Steps from Mae Hong Son’s central lake is this neat compound of bungalows ringing a garden and a small but inviting pool. Rooms are well equipped and…

  • Chok Wasana

    Mae Hong Son Province

    If you don't require river views, consider one of the six well-kept rooms in this residential-like compound. They're spacious and come equipped with TVs…

  • Spicypai Backpackers

    Pai

    The large, semi-open-air dorms feature beds that are plastic mattresses on bamboo frames, and the whole ramshackle place could be lifted from a Survivor…

  • Hugga Pai

    Pai

    There are good views over Pai from the rooftop terrace here, where the overpriced and compact dorm is located. Rooms are a better deal: sizeable and…

  • Pala Coffee & Guest House

    Mae Hong Son Province

    Ban Ruam Thai's first guesthouse, Pala consists of several simple and spartan brick bungalows and some newer and more comfortable (but still plain) rooms…

  • Pai Phu Fah

    Pai

    This collection of old A-frame bungalows and some newer ones, all with thatched roofs, is set on the edge of a photogenic rice field. The older ones are a…

  • Northwest Guest House

    Mae Hong Son Province

    The cheapest rooms in this cosy wooden house are fan-cooled, share bathrooms and are mattress-on-the-floor basic. The more expensive rooms offer some…

  • Giant Guest House

    Pai

    An old-school backpacker crash pad, Giant has ramshackle and fan-cooled bamboo bungalows stationed around a large riverside garden, as well as a few…

  • Mr Jan’s Guest House

    Pai

    This is one of Pai’s longest-standing guesthouses. Mr Jan's 10 rooms are set around an eccentric garden full of trimmed hedges. Avoid the cheapest ones,…

  • Palm House

    Pai

    Palm House has nine fan-cooled or air-con rooms in a two-storey compound on a quiet lane. The rooms are plain – with white walls and tiled floors – but…

  • Pai Fah

    Pai

    This self-professed ‘boutique house’ has nicely decorated and comfortable rooms in a two-storey villa, but only a few of them have windows. The cheapest…

  • Homestay Programme

    Mae Hong Son Province

    Two dozen homes in Mae La-Na have collaborated to form a homestay programme; fees go back into a community fund. Meals can be prepared for 100B per person…

  • P&P Coffee & Resort

    Mae Hong Son Province

    P&P has 14 rooms on stilts, all linked by elevated walkways. Rooms are wood-panelled and a litltle dark, but the beds and bathrooms are OK. There's an…

  • Friend House

    Mae Hong Son

    A long-standing budget option, Friend House has simple but spotless fan-cooled, mattress-on-the-floor rooms. The more expensive ones are larger and come…

  • Heart of Pai Resort

    Pai

    The characterless but sizeable and well-maintained rooms here have comfy beds, modern bathrooms and big balconies. All are set in a secluded compound of…

  • PS@Riverview Guesthouse

    Mae Hong Son Province

    This guesthouse is the cheapest Mae Sariang digs with river views, with 11 rooms that are simple but reasonably sized and with hot-water bathrooms. Only…

  • TTK

    Pai

    Located in a little forecourt behind the Israeli restaurant of the same name, the nine rooms here are almost mini-apartments, with their own separate…

  • Breeze of Pai Guesthouse

    Pai

    This well-groomed compound near the river features nine plain and parquet-floored rooms and six spacious and simple A-frame bungalows. They're set in an…

  • Villa De Pai

    Pai

    Villa De Pai has 19 unexceptional, compact and sturdy wood-and-bamboo bungalows with hammocks on their terraces. All are fan-cooled. It's in the heart of …

  • Hummingbird Hostel

    Pai

    This friendly new hostel has a couple of eight-bed dorms and three private rooms. Dorms are windowless and a little cramped, but come with their own…

  • Lemonhill Garden

    Mae Hong Son Province

    Centrally located in Soppong, Lemonhill Garden has a spread of faded and worn accommodation that backs onto the Nam Lang. Some rooms are in better…

  • Pai Chan

    Pai

    The 10 wooden, thatched-roof bungalows here are simple but spacious and look out on the surrounding rice fields. They lack air-con, though, and the place…

  • Juno Hostel

    Pai

    Like many new hostels, Juno is a shrine to smooth cement walls and floors. There are only dorms here and they have comfy beds and big lockers. All share…

  • Tayai’s Guest House

    Pai

    This place, a quiet, leafy compound just off the main drag, has simple but clean fan and air-con rooms and bungalows. Most have little terraces and the…

  • Ping Ping Guest House

    Mae Hong Son Province

    Ping Ping is one of a number of places that ring Mae Aw's reservoir and which offer basic digs in adobe-style bungalows. Rooms are fan-cooled and no…

  • Baankanoon

    Pai

    Consisting of bright but plain duplex bungalows encircling a 100-year-old kà·nŭn (jackfruit) tree, this family-run place is quiet, clean and cosy. Only…

  • Baan Mai Guest House

    Mae Hong Son

    There's an authentic homestay feel to the three simple and compact rooms in this cosy wooden house on the east side of the lake. Two are fan-cooled, one…

  • Baiyoke Chalet Hotel

    Mae Hong Son

    There are many rooms here, all reasonably sized but somewhat dated, with wood floors and plain bathrooms. However, the location is ideal, the service is…

  • Sarm Mork Guest House

    Mae Hong Son

    Three cute green bungalows and two spacious rooms are set in this tranquil location east of the lake: all are well kept and come with air-con, TVs and…

  • Huen-Kham-Kong

    Mae Hong Son Province

    The six bungalows here in a tidy, family-run compound are compact and don't see a lot of natural light but are well maintained, with TVs and fridges…

  • Mae Loe Gyi

    Mae Hong Son Province

    Mae Loe Gyi has four rather plain but big and bright bungalows in a quiet compound, each equipped with separate sleeping and kitchen areas. The friendly…