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smooth concrete, artsy details and custom wood furniture. Staff are friendly and keen to
help, and are part of a not-for-profit training program.
It's located in unmarked Soi 19, directly behind J2 Hotel, about 1km east of Mae Sot.
HOTEL
$$
J2
( 0 5554 6999;
www.facebook.com/j2hotel
; 149/8 Th Intharakhiri; r incl breakfast 780-1800B; )
The
bright new J2 has large rooms decked out in an intriguing minimalist-retro theme - think
repro '60s- and '70s-era furniture. Rooms aren't a steal, but you're paying for style, and
the J2 is probably the most image-conscious hotel in town. Located about 1km east of the
centre of Mae Sot.
Irawadee Resort
HOTEL
$$
(
0 5553 5430;
www.irawadee.com
; 758/1 Th Intharakhiri; r incl breakfast 950B, ste incl breakfast 1800B;
)
The Irawadee has modern-feeling rooms decked out in a Burmese - or is it an imperial
Chinese - theme. Bathrooms are spacious with open-air showers. Unabashedly gaudy, but
fun and comfortable.
Rujira
( 0 5554 4969; rujira_tom@hotmail.com; 3/18 Th Buakjoon; r incl breakfast 500-1000B; )
This
great-value place has spacious, apartment-like rooms with lots of homey touches. It also
packs a pleasant communal feeling, with lots of shaded outdoor seating, a restaurant and a
cute coffee shop. The only downside is that it's a long walk to the town centre.
HOTEL
$$
Baan Rabiangmai
( 0 5553 2144;
www.baanrabiangmai.in.th
; 3/3 Th Don Kaew; r incl breakfast 950-1600B; )
Baan Rabi-
angmai is the type of clean, homey, no-fuss hotel every town should have. The 19 rooms
aren't huge, but come thoughtfully equipped with kitchenette, big fridge, sitting area, flat-
screen TV and a small balcony.
HOTEL
$$
Eating
Mae Sot is a virtual culinary crossroads with a buffet of cuisines not seen in other Thai
towns. For a fun breakfast head to the area directly south of the Musjit Nurulislam, where
several busy
Muslim restaurants
serve sweet tea, roti and
nanbya,
tandoor-style bread. The
