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The Palm House

One of the best in the budget range

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Five concrete rowhouse rooms make up this gem. For a budget guesthouse, Palm House is great value with clean, generous-sized rooms and bathrooms with hot showers for once not directly above the toilets. Small balconies lead out to a pleasant garden, all set far enough off the road to bring some peace and quiet. Rooms come with TV and have been recently ungraded to include air-con. The free coffee for guests is a nice touch.

Contact details:
3 Rungsiyanon Rd, Pai,. T: (053) 699 074

What we were quoted*

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Dbl air-con private b'room	350 THB	500 THB

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Added to Travelfish on: 12th March, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 26th December, 2007

The Palm House reviews

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New & Clean - 3rd October, 2006
We arrived in Pai around lunch time & planned to stay by the river, but found this place by accident. Everything seems fairly new & clean, bathrooms have hot water, the decor is attractive. Beds are a little hard. There's free tea & coffee downstairs. I was definetely not charged 200 baht though! Either we had the best room or we looked like mugs as we paid 500 baht a night. I still think that was fairly reasonable though for what we had.

The Palm House reviewed by Laura_B on 3rd October, 2006, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2006
This is a Travelfish recommended reviewer
Total reviews submitted: 12.
Laura_B also reviewed: Araya Villas, Phi Phi Don Chukit Resort, Phi Phi Hotel, Railay Viewpoint Resort and Spa, Rambuttri Village, Thailiang Hotel, Top North Hotel.

great place to stay - 22nd June, 2007
We came upon Palm House while checking out other guest houses on the same street but this was the best one we found by far. The staff were friendly and helpful and the rooms were clean (bed had a flat sheet too which is nice). We stayed in a fan room with two twin beds for 350 baht per night - it also had a tv and hot water and a nice porch in front. There was also room to park my truck inside their property which was helpful.

The Palm House reviewed by villagegirl on 22nd June, 2007, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 6/2007
Total reviews submitted: 3.
villagegirl also reviewed: Blue Wind Bakery and Resort, Seashell Gold Palm Resort.

Good value, friendly and fun - 1st February, 2007
We found this place on our way to Prawee's guesthouse (which was fully booked) and were lucky to stay here. Very friendly owner and clean houses with good hot showers. Close to the main street (although Pai is very small) and a great bet. We paid 500B for a double room with A/C and television.

The Palm House reviewed by hessie82 on 1st February, 2007, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2006
Total reviews submitted: 6.
hessie82 also reviewed: Hoa Hong (Rose) Hotel, Levady Guesthouse, Malany Guesthouse, Mali Namphu, Yourhouse Guesthouse.

Good value - 9th November, 2006
We found this place by accident as we planned to stay at the Blue Lagoon Hotel but it was closed. We paid 400BHT a night for a very clean room with twin beds, bathroom with toilet placed well away from the shower and a little balcony with comfy chairs to sit on. It is in a great location as it is off the road enough to be quit but close to the shops, places to eat and night life.

The Palm House reviewed by Sinu on 9th November, 2006, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 10/2006
Total reviews submitted: 4.
Sinu also reviewed: Baiyoke Chalet, Cave Lodge, New Siam II Guest House.

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