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( 0 4535 1160; Th Kaewpradit; r 200-300B; )
Behind a general store, the spruced up
Apple has wooden buildings with concrete rooms below. It's the cheapest place in town
and good enough for the price. The 200B rooms have fans.
HOTEL
$$
Baansuan Rimnam Resort
( 08 5493 3521; Th Rimmoon; r incl breakfast 700-1000B; )
This quiet spot sits in a small
patch of forest along the Mun River. The most expensive bungalows have terraces looking
at the water through a line of trees. These aren't the best rooms in Khong Jiam at this
price, but combined with the location the whole package is highly recommended.
Tohsang Khongjiam Resort
HOTEL
$$$
( 0 4535 1174;
www.tohsang.com
;
r incl breakfast 2500-3890B, villas 2500-7060B, Sedhapura pool villas
12,500-14,500B; )
The glitz and gloss at this large resort-spa are somewhat
incongruous for this stretch of rural Thailand, but it holds all the aces in the posh-accom-
modation stakes, and the prices for the rooms are fair for what you get. The 3rd-floor
rooms have the best views. There's a good restaurant and a spa, and bikes and kayaks are
for hire. It's 3.5km from town on the south bank of the river.
Getting There & Away
All transport to town stops at the highway junction. The only direct bus to Ubon (80B, 2½
hours) leaves at 6am and departs to Khong Jiam at 2pm. You can also take the morning
sŏrng·tăa·ou
to Phibun Mangsahan (40B, one hour, 6am and 8am) and continue from
there. Buses to Bangkok leave at 7.30am (2nd class 435B) and 4.30pm (1st class 560B).
Apple Guesthouse and Banpak Mongkon rent bicycles (100B per day) and motorcycles
(200B and 300B per day).
