Name: Pai Chan Cottage & Cuisine
Address: 191 Moo 1, Mae Hee, Mae Hi, Pai, Pai, Pai, Pai, 58130, Thailand
Rating: 8

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Pai Airport

Mae Hong Son Airport

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Excellent rooms, excellent service, excellent location and this against an excellent price. The owners are lovely. 

If one reads the reviews of Manticorny and PaulB, one concludes immediately that these people are a bit daft.   PaulB is one of those people who expects 5 stars service for 10 Dollar per day.  Lets not discuss that any further. To stay here with a complete family is not the smartest of choices either. The wooden huts are noisy.  The cottage not really designed for kids, one could see this upon walking in.  Pool water is circulating, so even if chlorine isnt added its fine to swim in, it is filled with river water and filtered.  This would equal swimming in a river. 

People who write bad reviews, nitpicking over small stuff, demanding 5 stars service against a 1 star rate, should THINK a bit about what they are doing.  Complete nobodies write  damaging reviews, for what? Not all owners treat you like a king, some have a bad mood sometimes, they are human!!   Not all Thai people are living up to the standard, and upon check-in you sign  NO contract that stipulates unlimited  amenities, love and/or a private butler. 

No food available?  You're bang in the middle of town. Restaurants everywhere!
No soap?  Go get some at 7/11 you cheap daft B****** 
No Cola? ... Good!  You shouldn't feed your kids that rubbish!
No Scooter?   Why should they have them?  Literally 500 meters away are 4 rental places!!
No daily turndown service or Towels?  Just ask! They always do/give! 

Here is how stuff works. 

YOU BE NICE. THEY BE NICE. 
YOU BE FLEXIBLE. THEY BE FLEXIBLE

Just chill, and stop being a Tripadvisor wise-a**

Always excellent. Ignore ignorant reviews of Manticorny and PaulB

Disappointing, all tired, scruffy and badly maintained 
A few days of work and the place could be a lot smarter, unfortunatly the people running the place seemed content to sit on a settee in reception.
Room had one towel, no soaps and needed sweeping. The mosquito net had holes. The pool was cloudy.
Very close to a noisy road but only a ten minute walk to town

Lazy not laid back

We spent four nights at Pai Chan Cottage & Cuisine as part of visiting northern Thailand over two months. Our group is my wife, our two boys ages 8 & 5 YO, and me. We would not stay at Pai Chan again. It was acceptable, but given the tourist market in Pai you can probably do better if you have small kids.

Good things: 
- Food is very tasty. Breakfasts are delicious. 
- Rooms were acceptable and generally quiet.
- View of rice field is nice
- Walkable distance to town and walking street
- ‘Family’ room available (really, 2 close bedrooms, one with king bed and one with two singles)
- Bednets on all the beds
- Very laid-back vibe

Disappointing: 
- No breakfast “until 0900”. That might be OK except they were never open for even coffee before 0930 and we did not see breakfast until 1000 most days. With small kids up at 0630 this was very difficult. You could not even get hot water for tea or coffee until they opened for breakfast. 
- No fridge, hot plate, or microwave available to keep your own snacks/drinks on hand given breakfast/dinner hours.
- Pool was so dirty it was unusable. 
- Service was poor. No servicing of the rooms or dustbins while we were there, no restocking used glasses, toilet tissue, etc. 
- Did not seem to have stock of basics. Tried to order a coca-cola one day, they were out. Didn’t have beer in the evening (as in -any- beer), despite kitchen closing at 1700 but ‘bar’ staying open for drinks until 2000.
- General state of repair of rooms was pretty poor - broken boards in floors etc. Nice old teak cottages but they needed some basic maintenance. Did not seem to leak, though. Bednets had lots of holes. 
- Compared to other places we’ve stayed, disappointing there is no bicycle or scooter use available. 

If my wife and I had come here ten years ago, before kids, we might have been very happy with Pai Chan Cottages. Cool vibe, nice to be ‘close’ but still in the quiet, funky cottages, owners were chill and nice, etc. However, as a family traveling it was disappointing, especially considering similar-priced accommodation we’ve stayed at over our last couple of months traveling in Thailand. If we had not been asked to pre-pay for our rooms, we would have left and tried somewhere else. There are heaps of places in Pai and I think you could do better. 



Maybe good for solo travelers, but poor for families with small kids

If you want a homestay feel and a private bungalow for a budget price this is the place. Great setting just outside of town, 5 min walk. So the views you have across the paddy fields are great. Private bungalow with bathroom and double bed. Complex isnt too tidy or the pool but not a concern if you arent hanging around during the day. Mozzy spray and use your mozzy net is a must.

Homestay feel

Nice bungalows, excellent breakfast, beautiful place to hang out. Good view to white buddha and a pool. Close to centre. Bungalows are quite basic but provide all you need. Their excellence is their food.

A place to relax

Swimming pool is perfect with the hot weather along with fine cuisine at a reasonable prices.  The location is just out side of the bars, yet close enough to walk to all the restaurants.  Its quiet, peaceful, and really a hidden gem.  One of my all time favorite locations on earth!

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