Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
Wat Phra That Doi Wao
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
( Soi 1; daylight hours)
Take the steps up the hill near the border to Wat Phra That
Doi Wao for superb views over Mae Sai and Myanmar. This wát was reportedly construc-
ted in memory of a couple of thousand Burmese soldiers who died fighting the KMT here
in 1965 (you'll hear differing stories around town, including a version wherein the KMT
are the heroes).
Sleeping
Maesai Guest House
( 0 5373 2021; 688 Th Wiengpangkam; bungalows 200-600B; )
This collection of A-frame bunga-
lows ranges from simple rooms with shared cold-water showers to bungalows on the river
with terraces and private bathrooms.
HOTEL
$
Yeesun Guesthouse
( 0 5373 3455;
www.yeesunguesthouse.com
;
816/13 Th Sailomjoy; r 400B; )
This four-storey
family-run hotel has great-value, if rather characterless, rooms with comfortable furniture
and beds.
HOTEL
$
S-House Hotel
( 0 5373 3811;
www.s-house-hotel-maesai.com
;
384 Th Sailomjoy; r with fan/air-con 500/600B; )
At the end
of the covered part of Th Sailomjoy, a short walk from the border crossing, this budget
place has spacious rooms with balconies overlooking the hills.
HOTEL
$
Little Bear
( 0 5364 0933;
www.littlebear-house.com
;
off Soi 6, Th Phahonyothin; r 280-480B; )
The basic but
tidy rooms here are given a bit of life by the attached lobby that also functions as a bar-
cafe.
HOTEL
$
