Ao Nang
This low-slung, modernist-style, beachfront hotel offers large, comfortable rooms, some with sea views, some with direct pool access. The purple decor…
Ao Nang
This low-slung, modernist-style, beachfront hotel offers large, comfortable rooms, some with sea views, some with direct pool access. The purple decor…
Ko Chang
In a beautiful riverside house overlooking the canal, not far from the beach, this hostel has spotless mixed and female-only air-conditioned dorms and a…
Lampang
The location is perfect and the seven rooms here are spread across a well-maintained, handsome traditional wooden house and a new annexe out back in the…
Chiangkhong Teak Garden Riverfront Hotel
Chiang Khong
Formerly known as the Ibis Styles, this is Chiang Khong's poshest hotel. The rooms are decent-sized, comfortable and come with balconies – the most…
Banglamphu
This huge complex, which includes a pool, fitness room and (ahem) a branch of McDonald’s, features 70 rooms that are comfortable, well equipped and…
Ko Pha-Ngan
Run by two highly knowledgeable Danish women (Christina and Heidi), this sociable spot offers simple, bright rooms and plenty of party preparation fun for…
Hat Yai
The 244-room Centara is a smart choice with pool, excellent rooms, terrific service and some fine views from the upper floors. Evening live jazz in the…
Sukhothai
It may not look like much from a distance, but a closer peek at this place reveals an inviting cluster of bright bungalows linked by an elevated wooden…
Northeastern Thailand
Managed by a charming elderly woman who speaks good English, this place near the market is tastefully decorated, with plenty of timber finishings and…
Ko Samet
There are several options in these rows of terraced accommodation behind the main strip in Ko Samet's capital village. Rooms have firm, comfortable…
Chiang Rai Province
Down a steep dirt road 1km east of Mae Salong’s town centre (look for the orange sign), this peaceful place is a great choice if you’ve got your own…
Krabi Town
The best value of several fresh, modern guesthouses in an otherwise unremarkable block, Apo has big and bright, gleaming, minimalist-smart rooms decorated…
Ko Samui
We love the eastern vibes in this cute little hostel backing onto the beach in the heart of Mae Nam. Run by warm and friendly staff, this is the perfect…
Ko Tao
A huge mix of lodging, from simple wood fan bungalows to hotel-style rooms in a block and plush villas, this is a busy resort with nicely tended grounds,…
Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
Catering mostly to French tourists – the restaurants are decent – this upmarket hotel is right on the beach and has all the resort amenities, including…
Khao Yai National Park
This new resort 11.5km from the national park entrance aims for peaceful relaxation, and it succeeds. To ensure this, the manager told us they will never…
Ko Samui
Formerly Elements, the Avani Plus occupies a lonely stretch of palm-studded sand with views of the stunning Five Islands. The location is perfect for a…
Phitsanulok
It's not really a hostel – there are no dorm beds – but it does have decent-sized, comfortable rooms decked out in stripped wood and some industrial-chic…
Chiang Mai
A laboratory-themed boutique hostel that takes this theme very seriously. The bright, stylish common space is somewhat creepily decorated with things like…
Ko Samui
Simple whites, lacquered teak and blazing reds set the scene at this hip residency towards Chaweng’s southern sands. Wander past thick palm trunks and sky…
Udon Thani
The rooms are simple, as you'd expect at this price, but the whole package combines to make a fantastic place to stay. Pear and Thong's hospitality, and…
Phuket
Set beside a pretty patio on a leafy street 300m north of Hat Rawai, these fresh, contemporary-style rooms spiced up with colour accent walls, tiled…
Sukhothai
This boutique has a sumptuous air and features three traditional-feeling structures divided up into 13 rooms and suites placed around a lotus pond. Rooms…
Nong Khai
Just off the river in a small, beautifully restored wooden house ringed by a long veranda, this is an atmospheric place for backpackers to stay. The air…
Ko Samui
An upmarket backpacker’s Shangri-La offering some of the cheapest huts around, including excellent family beachside options. The complex occupies a…
Northeastern Thailand
The rooms here are clean and bright, though overall nothing special. But they can fetch these prices because they're the best in town and there are plenty…
Bangkok
Quirky, artsy, bright and fun, Silom Art Hostel combines recycled materials, unconventional furnishings and colourful wall paintings to culminate in a…
Phang-Nga Province
Open-plan thatched bungalows offer serene views across a palm-shaded garden and beach-facing infinity pool to a white strip of sand. We love the graceful,…
Hat Kata
From the crisp, fresh, contemporary rooms to the stylish, tile-floored, low-key cafe, this warm little guesthouse on central Kata's main road ticks all…
Ko Samui
It doesn’t look like much from the front, but this neat, tidy, friendly and popular place is very central, with clean fan and air-con dorm rooms and…
Ko Samui
Enticingly secluded, this delightful oasis of trees, vegetation, shady foliage and tropical seclusion is a welcome respite from frantic Chaweng Beach Rd…
Sukhothai Province
It's a welcome surprise to find this well set up hotel in a small town like Sawankhalok. Standard rooms are a little tight, but the deluxe ones offer far…
Ko Pha-Ngan
At the south end of Hat Yuan, these old, rickety wood fan bungalows with balconies – some with hammocks – climb up the hill on stilts behind a palm garden…
Chiang Rai Province
It’s an odd name, considering that the Mekong Delta is way down in Vietnam. Odder still that, with their light-wood panelling, the rooms here are somehow…
Banglamphu
Wooden pallets as furniture, yellow-and-black wall art, and exposed fittings and other industrial elements contribute to the factory theme at this…
Ko Pha-Ngan
Loyfa scores high for its friendly and congenial staff, charming gardens, sturdy huts with sweeping ocean views and two pools (one for sunrise, the other…
Ko Kut
The go-to place for backpackers, family-run Cozy is a 10-minute walk from delightful Hat Khlong Chao. There are cheap and cheerful fan or air-con…
Surat Thani
All smiles and nary a speck of dust, this excellent central hotel offers spacious, clean rooms, bright paint, colourful throw cushions, modern art on the…
Chiang Mai
Immaculately turned-out Kantary Hills offers stylish apartment-style rooms with kitchens in a vast, self-contained complex set back a bit from the…
Pai
The nine rooms here have beautiful Thai furniture, gorgeous colours and lots of deluxe details, although bathrooms are a little small and plain for the…
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