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Nana
( 0 5452 1985; 346/2 Th Charoen Meuang, no roman-script sign; r 400-500B; )
The vast rooms here
are outfitted with appropriately huge TVs and fridges; the more expensive rooms pack in
even more furniture. Nana is on the tiny side street labelled Charoenmeuang Alley; look
for the yellow sign.
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Priwan's Homestay
( 08 1764 8447; 1 Th Weera; s/d 150/200B)
This enterprising local language teacher has opened
up her vast wooden house to foreign guests. The six rooms are simply furnished and share
a bathroom and a rambling vegetarian restaurant.
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HOTEL
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Phoomthai Garden
( 0 5462 7359;
www.phoomthaitravel.com
;
31 Th Sasiboot; r incl breakfast 1000-1700B; )
Although
it's a bit of a hike from the old town, this boutique hotel is the best all-around choice in
Phrae. The rooms are attractive, modern and comfortable, and all have balconies over-
looking the hotel's garden. The hotel is about 300m south of the former town wall on Th
Sasiboot.
Nakhon Phrae Tower
HOTEL
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( 0 5452 1321;
www.nakornphraetower.com
;
3 Th Meuang Hit; r incl breakfast 650-800B, ste incl breakfast
1800-2500B; )
A large business-class hotel, Nakhon Phrae Tower lies just outside the
old city. Expect the usual bland-but-functional amenities of a provincial Thai hotel of this
price range.
Huern na na
( 0 5452 4800; 7/9 Th Sasiboot; r incl breakfast 4500B, ste incl breakfast 7000-8000B; )
Opened
in 2012, it didn't take long for this Lanna-style compound to become Phrae's most soph-
isticated hotel. Rooms are spacious and come decked out in both contemporary and north-
ern Thai-style themes. Suites throw in a hot tub, and executive suites can boast a func-
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