The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Pai

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Pai

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Visiting Pai, Thailand for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Pai, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Pai based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Pai for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Pai before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Pai for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Pai for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Reverie Siam

4-star Resort with prices starting at $98 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Pai
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 476 Moo 8 Viengtai, Mae Hong Son, Reverie Siam has great rooms from $98 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and breakfast. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.5 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love hiking, mountain views, laundry services, a free breakfast, and cooking classes at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


The Oia Pai Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $75 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is The Oia Pai Resort which has nice rooms starting at $75. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a water park, and a restaurant, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 254 Moo 1, Ban Mae Yen, T. Maehee, Mae Hong Son. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a fitness center, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, and mountain views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.2 km from the city center. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool
  • Saltwater pool
  • Kids' club


Kirina Retro House

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $19 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Pai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Kirina Retro House to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $19. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 148 Moo 6, T. Viengtai, Maehongson. You'll also find mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and cooking classes which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.8 km from the center of town. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Baan Kung Kang De Pai

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $14 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $14, Baan Kung Kang De Pai, at 282 Moo 8, Tambon Wiang Tai district provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and mountain views. Its terrific guest rating is 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a child pool, free parking, and car rentals. It's located just 1.8 km from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


The Countryside Pai

3-star Resort with prices starting at $14 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The Countryside Pai has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, mountain views, laundry services, and free parking. The great rooms here start at $14 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 90/2 Moo1, Mea Hee, Pai, Mae Hong Son. Furthermore, it also offers laundry facilities, a tour desk, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a refrigerator, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.1 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator


Baantawan Guesthouse Pai

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $18 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Pai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Baantawan Guesthouse Pai is 8.40 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, breakfast, mountain views, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $18, and it's located at 117 Moo 4, Viang Tai, Mae Hong Son. We also love the laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and car rentals which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.8 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Pai Iyara Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $19 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A cool place is Pai Iyara Resort because it has great rooms that start at $19. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a kid-friendly buffet, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 129 Moo 1 Tambol Toong Yao. Only 3.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love breakfast, mountain views, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services at this convenient hotel. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Pai Village Boutique Resort & Farm

4-star Resort with prices starting at $50 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Pai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Pai Village Boutique Resort & Farm offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and child care which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $50 (before taxes). It's located at 88 Moo 3 Vieng Tai and has earned a guest rating of 9.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a spa and wellness center, a spa, free parking, and car rentals which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.7 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Pai My Guest Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $19 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 100 Moo 1, Baan Mae Yen, T. Maehee, A. Pai, Mae Hong Son, Pai My Guest Resort has great rooms from $19 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, mountain views, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find free parking, car rentals, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, and a refrigerator which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.4 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator


Pai Vieng Fah Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $28 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Pai

A great place to stay is Pai Vieng Fah Resort which has nice rooms starting at $28. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, mountain views, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 239 Moo 1. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, a child pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 1.3 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Chiang Mai, Mae Rim, Hang Dong, and Doi Saket.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Pai, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Pai, Best Cheap Hotels in Pai, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Pai, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Pai, Best Hotels for One Week in Pai, Best Hotels for One Night in Pai, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Pai.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Pai?

Pai Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$26

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Pai, Thailand. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Pai, Thailand based on data from 43 hotels is an affordable $26. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Pai.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $52
  • 3-star hotels: $28
  • 2-star hotels: $14


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