Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pai Treehouse
( 08 1911 3640;
www.paitreehouse.com
; Ban Mae Hi; bungalows incl breakfast 1000-6500B; )
Even if
you can't score one of the three treehouse rooms here (they're popular), there are several
other attractive bungalows, many near the river. On the vast grounds you'll also find ele-
phants and floating decks on Mae Nam Pai, all culminating in a family-friendly atmo-
sphere. The resort is 6km east of Pai, just before Tha Pai Hot Springs.
HOTEL
$$$
Pai à Ars
( 08 9763 2444; Ban Mae Khong; bungalows incl breakfast 1500-2000B; )
The gleaming white,
two-storey tube-like structures here are meant to resemble wombs - according to Pai à
Ars, the epitome of comfortable accommodation. If it's too oedipal for you, there are also
more conventional air-con bungalows by a stream. The hotel is about 4km from the centre
of town off the road to Mae Hong Son; look for the well-posted turn-off just after the air-
port runway.
HOTEL
$$$
Eating
At first glance, Pai has a seemingly impressive range of restaurants for such a small town,
but a few meals will reveal that the quality of food is generally pretty mediocre.
every afternoon from about 3pm to sunset. And every evening during the tourist season
several vendors set up along Th Chaisongkhram and Th Rangsiyanon, selling all manner
of food and drink from stalls and refurbished VW vans.
Larp Khom Huay Poo
(Ban Huay Pu; mains 30-70B; 9am-8pm)
Escape the wheat grass and tofu crowd and get your
meat on at this unabashedly carnivorous local eatery. The house special (and the dish you
must order) is
lâhp kôo·a,
minced meat (beef or pork) fried with local herbs and spices.
Accompanied by a basket of sticky rice, a plate of bitter herbs and an ice-cold Singha, it's
the best meal in Pai.
The restaurant is on the road to Mae Hong Son, about 1km north of town, just past the
well-posted turn-off to Sipsongpanna.
NORTHERN THAI
$
Yunnanese Restaurant
CHINESE
$
