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Outside of Town

Spicypai Backpackers
( 08 5263 5147; Mae Yen; dm 100-150B, bungalows 500B; ) The bamboo dorms here
look like they could have featured in an episode of Survivor . Communal areas ranging
from kitchen to fire pit continue the rustic feel, and there are a few air-con bungalows for
those with loftier standards. It's about 750m east of Mae Nam Pai, just off the road that
leads to Tha Pai Hot Springs.

HOTEL $

Bueng Pai Farm
( 08 9265 4768; www.paifarm.com ; Ban Mae Hi; bungalows 500-2000B; ) Uniting yoga en-
thusiasts and fisherfolk, the 12 simple bungalows here are strategically and attractively
positioned between a functioning farm and a vast pond stocked with freshwater fish.
Bueng Pai is 2.5km from Pai, off the road that leads to Tha Pai Hot Springs; look for the
sign.

GUESTHOUSE $$

Pairadise
( 0 5369 8065; www.pairadise.com ; Ban Mae Hi; bungalows 800-1400B; ) This neat resort
looks over the Pai Valley from atop a ridge just outside of town. The bungalows are styl-
ish, spacious and include gold leaf lotus murals, beautiful rustic bathrooms and terraces
with hammocks. The hotel is about 750m east of Mae Nam Pai; look for the sign just after
the bridge.

HOTEL $$

Phu Pai
( 0 5306 5111; www.phupai.com ; Mae Na Theung; bungalows incl breakfast 2000-3500B;

HOTEL $$$

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Views are the focus here, with most bungalows edging rice fields and an infinity pool
framing the Pai Valley. 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 airport runway, about
1.3km from Pai.

Eating

Larp Khom Huay Poo

NORTHERN THAI $