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lots of charm. Service is friendly and gentle; there's an organic garden, a vegetarian
restaurant, and an attractive communal area with hammocks and napping guests.
The hotel is 300m east of the Mae Nam Pai along the road that leads to Tha Pai
Hot Springs.
AMY'S EARTH HOUSE $$
( 08 6190 2394;
www.amyshouse.net
; Ban Mae Khong; bungalows 600B; )
Amy's claims to have been the first adobe accommodation in Pai. Mud bungalows
are simple, but spacious, have open-air showers, and are on a landscaped hillside
looking over the valley. The hotel is about 3.5km from the centre of town off the
road to Mae Hong Song - look for the well-posted turn-off just after the airport run-
way, about 1.3km from Pai.
Guest House
PAI TREEHOUSE $$$
( 08 1911 3640;
www.paitreehouse.com
; 90 Moo 2 Mae Hi; bungalows incl breakfast
1200-12,000B; )
It's every child's fantasy hotel: wooden bungalows suspen-
ded from a giant old tree. Even if you can't score one of the three elusive tree-
house rooms (they're popular), there are several other attractive bungalows, many
near the river. On the vast grounds you'll also find elephants and floating decks on
the Mae Nam Pai, all culminating in a family-friendly atmosphere. The resort is 6km
from Pai, just before Tha Pai Hot Springs.
Hotel
If You Like...
Border Culture
If you like the border atmosphere of Mae Sai (
Click here
), then delve deeper into the so-
called Golden Triangle:
1 DOI TUNG ROYAL VILLA
( 0 5376 7011;
www.doitung.org
; admission 70B; 6.30am-5pm)
A royal sum-
mer palace sitting atop Doi Tung is now open as a public museum. The affiliated
royal initiative provided education to the local farmers on sustainable agricultural
methods to stop slash-and-burn practices and replace opium as a cash crop.
2 SOP RUAK
