Pai
This self-professed ‘art resort’ is an attractive, remote-feeling gathering of 40 locally styled, luxury bungalows. Views are the focus here, with most…
Must-see hotels in Northern Thailand
Pai
In a rural setting about 2.5km southeast of Pai, the 12 spacious, fan-cooled, wood and bamboo bungalows here are attractively positioned around a vast…
Lampang
If you’re going upscale, this is Lampang’s best choice. The lobby is tastefully decorated in a teak and Northern Thai–temple theme, a design that…
Pai
The four adobe-style riverside bungalows here are rustic and quirky, with a mix of bright colours, beds on elevated platforms and sliding-glass doors…
Mae Hong Son Province
The bamboo and metal-roof bungalows here are scattered across a manicured riverbank pockmarked with rock formations. The most expensive are quite stylish…
Mae Hong Son Province
At the edge of town, this attractive farm-like compound combines basic, fan-cooled rooms in two wooden houses and a few A-frame bamboo bungalows…
Pai
This neat resort looks over the Pai Valley from atop a ridge just outside town. The bungalows are spacious and include gold-leaf lotus murals, decent…
Mae Hong Son Province
This place has modern rooms in a couple of rambling structures and a handful of individually decorated, high-roofed bungalows, some fan-cooled and some…
Northern Thailand
Picture a Greek fishing village in which the buildings' interior design has been overseen by a pre-teen Thai girl and you'll start to get an idea of this…
Chiang Rai
This spotless compound has a bit of everything, from fan-cooled cheap rooms to immense suites, not to mention a pool. Rooms are plain and simple but…
Mae Hong Son
The 17 spacious rooms here are spread across two buildings. With white walls and tiled floors, the rooms don't have much in the way of decoration, but…
Mae Sot
Located in an attractive garden, the 10 compact rooms here come with smooth concrete walls, artsy details and custom wood furniture. Staff are friendly…
Chiang Rai Province
The emphasis at this well-manicured compound of seven comfortable, wood-floored bungalows is activities. There's a swimming pool, sauna and weights room,…
Chiang Khong
There are a variety of simple, mostly fan-cooled rooms at this long-standing, rustic, riverside guesthouse. The rooms are basic, but there's a family feel…
Chiang Rai
De Hug is a four-storey hotel complex with vast rooms outfitted with modern amenities and furniture. Bathrooms are a little plain for the price, but there…
Chiang Rai Province
Phumektawan is not really a resort but the rooms here are perched on a hillside, allowing for spectacular views. There are even better vistas from the…
Thailand’s Royal Forest Department
Phitsanulok Province
Plain bungalows for three to 15 people, in three different zones of Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park, must be booked in advance via this organisation. You…
Pai
A friendly Dutch-Thai couple look after these eight cute and comfortable bungalows on a well-manicured hillside in the quiet Wiang Nua area. It's a lovely…
Sukhothai
This cheery guesthouse in a semi-rural setting has seven attractive bungalows set in a shady garden, and four less-impressive rooms that share bathrooms…
Nan
This rambling wooden house with an inviting garden has five rooms: the cheapest are fan-cooled and share bathrooms. The sole air-con room is very…
Mae Hong Son
Clean and cosy, if somewhat old-fashioned, rooms with wooden floors and decorative Thai touches are the standard here. The rooms surround a pretty…
Chiang Rai
It's a little more expensive than other hostels in town, but this bright and fresh place compensates with efficient staff, a downstairs cafe and a couple…
Chiang Khong
Overlooking the Mekong River, the River House has more character than most Chiang Khong hotels. The cheaper rooms are small, fan-only and share bathrooms,…
Pai Village Boutique Resort & Farm
Pai
This well-maintained, efficient place offers a luxury version of the basic backpacker bamboo bungalow. The 38 wooden huts are small but plush, with safety…
Lampang
The location is perfect and the seven rooms here are spread across a well-maintained, handsome traditional wooden house and a new annexe out back in the…
Nan
This boutique place has all-white rooms that include separate sitting rooms with a widescreen TV, and bedrooms (with yet another widescreen) that come…
Chiangkhong Teak Garden Riverfront Hotel
Chiang Khong
Formerly known as the Ibis Styles, this is Chiang Khong's poshest hotel. The rooms are decent-sized, comfortable and come with balconies – the most…
Sukhothai
It may not look like much from a distance, but a closer peek at this place reveals an inviting cluster of bright bungalows linked by an elevated wooden…
Chiang Rai Province
Down a steep dirt road 1km east of Mae Salong’s town centre (look for the orange sign), this peaceful place is a great choice if you’ve got your own…
Imperial Tara Mae Hong Son Resort
Mae Hong Son
The 104 rooms in this upmarket hotel all have wooden floors and balconies and are tastefully decorated. French windows that open onto terraces make a…
Phitsanulok
It's not really a hostel – there are no dorm beds – but it does have decent-sized, comfortable rooms decked out in stripped wood and some industrial-chic…
Sukhothai
This boutique has a sumptuous air and features three traditional-feeling structures divided up into 13 rooms and suites placed around a lotus pond. Rooms…
Sukhothai Province
It's a welcome surprise to find this well set up hotel in a small town like Sawankhalok. Standard rooms are a little tight, but the deluxe ones offer far…
Chiang Rai Province
It’s an odd name, considering that the Mekong Delta is way down in Vietnam. Odder still that, with their light-wood panelling, the rooms here are somehow…
Chiang Khong
Just off the main drag is this semisecluded compound of tropical plants and handsome wooden structures. It's a popular spot: even the fan-cooled, shared…
Pai
The nine rooms here have beautiful Thai furniture, gorgeous colours and lots of deluxe details, although bathrooms are a little small and plain for the…
Tak Province
Operated by a sweet elderly lady with limited English, this collection of decent-sized budget bungalows of varying degrees of comfort is set in a lovingly…
Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Saen’s biggest hotel feels a little dated these days, but the plain rooms are spacious and the river views impressive. Suites come with jacuzzis…
Tak Province
Right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of ‘downtown’ Um Phang is this modern shophouse with five spacious and clean rooms with decent beds. There…
Pai
The big and handsome riverside bungalows made with salvaged teak are the reason to stay here, but there are also spacious (and less expensive) rooms in a…
