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Friend House

Cleanish with a great location

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Friend House has a variety of relatively clean rooms in a large teak and cement building. There is a small restaurant out back which has no ambiance whatsoever, but serves a few breakfast dishes. The rooms near said restaurant catch a bit of racket, so the upstairs rooms are the better choice. Friend House have a reputation for undercutting prices so if you're on a super-tight budget this is your best option. Rooms feature nothing more than a mattress on the floor and a wall fan. The shared bathrooms could do with a make-over.

Contact details:
20 Phaditchongkam Rd, Mae Hong Son. T: (053) 620 119

What we were quoted*

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Dbl fan share b'room	100 THB	100 THB	150 for a bigger room
Dbl fan private b'room	200 THB	200 THB
Triple fan private b'room	300 THB	300 THB

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Added to Travelfish on: 17th August, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 1st December, 2007

Friend House reviews

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Best Budget option in MHS - 2nd February, 2009
Great place. If you're on a budget this is the spot, super cheap, clean, great location, really nice people. The owner is a great lady. The girl cleaning the rooms, Uu, has the cutest daughter. Very warm people.

Friend House reviewed by sidebyside4 on 2nd February, 2009, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 2/2009
Total reviews submitted: 5.
sidebyside4 also reviewed: Eagle House No 1, Jonadda Guest House, Jongkham Guest House, Pakinai Guest House.

i love this place - 18th February, 2008
its super cheap, and while the shared bathroom could be improved, i'd take it over the others in town any day. i've stayed all over MHS and this is the spot. the owner is a super cool Shan woman, very funny. there are very often cool people here. the upstairs teak deck has a great feel, a super chill spot. the food's not very good, save for the fruit salad and the filling pancake, but for a cheap/clean place to crash this is it.

Friend House reviewed by ekearney on 18th February, 2008, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 2/2008
Total reviews submitted: 3.
ekearney also reviewed: Mae Hong Son Guesthouse of Chiang Rai, Mai Sai Guesthouse.

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Friend House reviewed by shally ( total comments: 2 )
Stayed here 1/2008

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