Pai Hotels, Guesthouses and Resorts

Pai’s booming popularity means you won’t be short of a place to stay. With around 400 accommodation options to choose from, catering to the budget backpacker, as well as the more high-end holiday-maker, you could even stay in a different place each night if you really wanted to.

There are guesthouses, hostels, and up-market hotels scattered around the area, offering both convenience and quiet. For strapped-for-cash backpackers, you can look to spend around THB100/USD3 a night in a hostel right in the centre of town, or if you really want to indulge in Pai’s beautiful natural beauty you can look to spend upwards of THB1500/USD45 for a room in a quieter guesthouse, or boutique resort nestled in the hills.

Budget

Backpackers love Pai for its affordable lodging and you only need to walk twenty feet down the street to see hundreds of signs advertising rooms for just THB100/USD3 a night, including a pool, AC (a big hit!), and free breakfast in many.

One of the most popular places to stay is Purple Monkey, just down the road from the Walking Street at 294 Moo, which is one of the more social places to stay, brimming with solo-backpackers reclining in hammocks, or swimming in the pool.

Five minutes out of town, turning left off Raddamrong Road, you can find the Famous Pai Circus Hostel, which – true to its name – offers circus lessons and free yoga, too. It’s another of the more ‘party’ hostels and a great place to meet new travellers. The view from the infinity pool over the mountains is also hard to beat – and all at just THB100/USD3 a night.

Mid-range

Pai’s guesthouses won’t break the bank either and you can easily spend around THB400/USD12 each if you are sharing the price of a double room.

If you want to stay central then you can’t get more convenient than Huan Saran Guesthouse, right on the night market street near Tesaban Road. Its rooms are simple, but clean, and the location is hard to beat.

Just off Raddamrong Road, by the school, you’ll also find Baan Tawan on the banks of the river with affordable rooms at just THB1000/USD30 – including breakfast. Its wooden chalets are set in a lush tropical garden with verdant views of the river and overhanging trees - and with no neighbours it promises a good night sleep while being minutes from town.

But if it’s a pool you want then just 1 minute from the Walking Street on Chaisonkram, is the stylish Sylvana Resort with balcony rooms from THB800/USD25.

Top end

Those with a bit more cash to splash can also make the most of Pai’s affordable luxury. In recent years, the town has seen more ‘high-end’ options popping up to cater for the more up-market holiday-maker.

Oia Pai Resort is perhaps one of the fanciest, with its Mediterranean architecture, eco-friendly accommodation, and man-made saltwater lake. It’s a stunning resort and promises to enhance your Pai experience so rooms can be as much as THB16,000/USD450 a night for a private sunset villa.

Located in a green valley just 3km from Pai town (130 M. 5 T. Mae Na Theung) is Puri Pai Villa, so if you’ve come to enjoy northern Thailand’s natural beauty, the resort’s quiet mountain location makes it the place to stay. Commanding views of the surrounding area, its large airy rooms, quiet seclusion, and swimming pool make this luxury resort one of our favourites. And with rooms from THB5,000/USD150 a night, we’d say it was worth it!