The Sun Hut

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This friendly little guesthouse is located in a lush garden on the edge of Mae Yen village, a 10 to 15 minutes' walk from the bridge, so it's not too far and not a bad option if town is full and the riverbank too crowded. Thirteen chalets are a mixture of teak and concrete, and all are individually decorated. They come with en suite hot water shower, fan and soft mattresses that they are very proud of. They are all unfortunately individually priced as well, depending upon size, additional features, location, time of year and so on. It's all so bewilderingly complicated that we're merely going to say that they go from 250B for a basic chalet during low season to 1,300B for the best chalet during high season. Service is friendly as you'd expect from such a small guesthouse and there's a pretty good restaurant specialising in vegetarian dishes.

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Contact details:

28/1 Mae Yen, Pai. T: (053) 699 730, (081) 301 3443
Email them at: pai_thesunhut@yahoo.com
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What we were quoted

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Bungalow fan private b'room	250 THB	1,300 THB	A wide variety of options within this range

Added to Travelfish on: 10th April, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 12th August, 2009

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Rated 3.5 out of 5

Based on 5 ratings and 5 reviews

New management!!

We booked into our favorite place only to find that the original owners are gone. The new managment are terrible. So unfriendly. If you are looking for the new owners, they are at bueng pai farm, which is even better than the sun hut when they were there. 089-2654768 run and orn
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The Sun Hut reviewed by rayb60 (Total reviews: 1) on 27th January, 2010
Rated 2 out of 5. after a stay here in 1/2007
Nice place

We stayed in the second most expensive room and paid 550B. Nice rustic room with fan and step down bathroom. Restaurant food was served in small portions and disappointing though. Owner tried to get us to stay longer but Pai has little to offer. We enjoyed our stay mainly because of the great cave and the nice rustic bungalows but I wouldn't return to Pai.
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The Sun Hut reviewed by travelrock (Total reviews: 22) on 24th April, 2008
Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 4/2007
My FAVORITE place in Pai

I've been to Thailand two times since meeting my wife who is Thai and from Chiang Mai. Both times we've driven from Chiang Mai with the intention of traveling to Mae Hong San but every time ended up never leaving Pai since it's a really amazing little place. During our last visit on our Feb 2006 honeymoon we discovered Sun Hut and we fell in love with the place, with its peaceful little bungalows and laid back atmosphere. The owners and even their two dogs were very friendly and as an American who is used to eating meat with most meals, was simply amazed at the incredibly tasty vegetarian food that they served! WE WILL BE BACK SOON.

The Sun Hut reviewed by muttcar (Total reviews: 1) on 19th April, 2007
Rated 5 out of 5. after a stay here in 2/2006
Beautiful!

Didn't put enough stars on last comment!

The Sun Hut reviewed by jeanbrad (Total reviews: 2) on 30th November, 1999
Rated 5 out of 5. after a stay here in 2/2006
Beautiful!

Fantastic! Thoroughly recommended, food fabulous, surroundings perfect.

The Sun Hut reviewed by jeanbrad (Total reviews: 2) on 30th November, 1999
Rated 2 out of 5. after a stay here in 2/2006

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