Lampang
The four- and six-bed dorms in this bright yellow building across the Mae Wang are fresh and clean and have small lockers. There's a solitary private room…
Lampang
The four- and six-bed dorms in this bright yellow building across the Mae Wang are fresh and clean and have small lockers. There's a solitary private room…
Chiang Khong
This efficient three-storey hotel holds heaps of clean, neat rooms, most with private balconies overlooking the river. The rooms aren't huge, but they're…
Khao Ta Mong Lai Forest Park Campsite
Prachuap Khiri Khan
There's a shady, seldom-used campground in this park with some of the cleanest facilities in Thailand. There are simple bungalows, but they're intended…
Chiang Mai
This appealing, clean and colourful hostel has one eight-bed dorm and clean private rooms with shared bathroom. Owner Khun Tao is a mine of local…
Chiang Mai
Set in an orderly wooden house, Banjai Garden has a calm air and a pleasant garden for hanging out. Take your pick from simple but clean and great-value…
Pai
The 10 air-con bungalows here are spacious and stylish, with decent bathrooms and wide balconies that encourage lazy riverside relaxing and mountain…
Phang-Nga Province
This converted residential villa features wooden staircases, louvred cabinets, shelves full of crockery and peaceful gardens. Rooms are stylishly…
Sukhothai
Wind through a semisecluded garden to find 15 spacious and stylish rooms, all with decent bathrooms. Choose from the vast rooms in the main structure or…
Pattaya
In a quiet area in North Pattaya (opposite Art in Paradise), this spotless and orderly hostel features elegant Japanese-style decor. Air-con and wi-fi…
Ko Pha-Ngan
Set along a stunning and secluded stretch of stony outcrops north of Ao Hin Kong, Chills’ cluster of delightfully simple but modern rooms all have…
Bangkok
This narrow shophouse includes dorms ranging in size from four to 12 beds, and two private rooms (the latter equipped with en suite bathroom), all of…
Chumphon
The closest thing to luxury in Chumphon city, this popular hotel has quality rooms, industrial-chic design, helpful staff and a medieval coat of arms to…
Banglamphu
A pleasant, low-key atmosphere, a unique, retro-themed design (some of the dorm rooms resemble sleeping-car carriages), a location just off the main drag…
Nong Khai
This elegant hotel has lovely, fully appointed rooms surrounding a tranquil garden courtyard, and a 7th-floor restaurant-bar with great views. It's not…
Ko Samet
Eclectic, quirky decorations and a cheerfully random colour scheme add character to this superchilled spot at the southern end of a tranquil strip…
Ko Samui & the Lower Gulf
Like most hotels in the region, this central and reputable nine-floor place, a short walk from the train station, would be more expensive if it weren't…
Chiang Rai
This newish place gets good feedback. Dorms are clean and have their own bathrooms; there's decent locker space and beds are curtained off. Free bicycles…
Mae Sot
This friendly, roomy hostel has pod-like dorm beds: the more expensive pods are at ground level and offer much more leg room. The shared bathrooms are…
Khao Yai National Park – Zone 3
Khao Yai National Park
Down below a large 'youth camp' dormitory, which is potentially noisy though often empty, this zone has aging but still comfortable rooms with large front…
Nong Khai
This new boutique hotel may be overpriced, but it does have super-stylish rooms with bags of space and a natty finish. Every room has a river view, a…
Ko Chang
Run by a genial family, this has an excellent location halfway along Bang Bao pier. Rooms are simple but attractive, with mosquito nets, balconies and…
Mae Hong Son Province
Yoont comprises 12 rooms in a tall concrete building located in the middle of Khun Yuam’s main strip. The rooms are relatively spacious and stylish – if…
Hua Hin
Opened in 2019, this newcomer has a great central location, mixed and female-only dorms, and private rooms for couples and families. All are modern yet…
Chinatown
Stylish, inviting dorms and private rooms (all with shared bathrooms) have been coaxed out of these two adjoining shophouses. Friendly service and a…
Ko Samui
The dreamy, deluxe design scheme at Sala Samui is exquisite and modern – clean whites and lacquered teaks are lavish throughout, while subtle turquoise…
Chiang Khong
Rooms at this riverside place are a decent deal. They are plain but clean and reasonably sized with good beds, wood floors and balconies with river views…
Trat
Location is key here: the modern rooms (ground or 1st floor) are all river facing, with verandas or patios. Soft beds, TVs, fridges and plenty of space…
Mae Sot
The well set-up J2 has efficient staff and 47 spacious and up-to-date, if not very stylish, rooms, some with balconies. Beds are comfortable and bathrooms…
Northern Thailand
This '60s-era hotel has been rebooted in sultry shades of black and grey. The rooms, which feel more sombre than artsy, are nonetheless spacious and…
Sukhothai Province
This riverside compound – complete with restaurant and coffee shop – inside Si Satchanalai-Chaliang Historical Park features 10 neat and compact bungalows…
Mae Sot
Baan Rabiangmai is the sort of comfortable, efficient, no-fuss hotel every town should have. Its 19 modern rooms come equipped with a kitchenette, a…
Chiang Mai
An upgrade of a typical Thai house, with simple but good-value backpacker rooms, some quite large and/or with balconies. It was purchased and remodelled…
Ko Pha-Ngan
At the far eastern corner of Hat Khuat (Bottle Beach), this double string of very basic, turquoise bungalows is the ideal place to chill out – for as long…
Nong Khai
Though it's a modern building, the all-wood construction and large tiled roof give this nine-room hotel a bit of a historic atmosphere. The rooms are…
Chiang Rai
A quiet, good-value hotel has been created from this three-storey Thai villa. Rooms are decked out in dark woods and light fabrics and there's an inviting…
Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf
Rather more upmarket than most hotels in Cha-am, this beautiful, family-friendly place has a huge pool and small fitness centre, and the beach is just…
Ko Tao
Perched high over the gulf waters overlooking Chalok Ban Kao, Chintakiri is one of Ko Tao’s more luxurious properties. Rooms are spread around the inland…
Ko Chang
A good midrange choice, with 10 sturdy and sizeable bungalows, some with thatched roofs, right on the beach. All have air-con, wi-fi and hot water. It's…
Khao Yai National Park
Khao Yai's original luxury lodge has kept up with the times and has an attractive, vaguely Italian theme. All of the rooms have patios overlooking either…
Hat Yai
Super convenient if you have an early train as the Train Hotel is literally inside Hat Yai train station. It is clean and acceptable, although dorm rooms…
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