Puripai Villa

Top choice in Pai


This architecturally striking hotel feels like it should be in a city, rather than on a hillside overlooking the Pai Valley. Rooms are design-conscious, swish and spacious, with balconies that offer some of the best views in the area. The multiroom villas provide even more space, and include kitchens, living rooms and their own private pools.

The hotel is about 3km from the centre of town off the road to Mae Hong Son; look for the well-posted turn-off just after the airport runway, about 1.3km from Pai.


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