Pak Chom Accommodation

[Jurgen]

Pak Chom
Rim Khong Resort room : 400 THB Tel 042- 881 555
Seems a good place, but did not sleep there. Will try at another occasion.
On the shore of the Mekong.

 

[DavidFL]

Baan Ta Hotel

Bright clean modern rooms.

Everything works perfectly.

600 baht a night. [bcolor=rgb(255, 255, 255)]Facebook[/bcolor]

Location: Google Maps

 

[Morningrider]

Six years later, the Baanta price is still 600B and the rooms have been well maintained. I stayed at the Baanta on Loi Krathong, and the main building had few guests in it even though the festivities were centered at the Naga Viewpoint, 400m away.

With a hotel, restaurant, riverwalk, and 7-Eleven within walking distance, as well as small local shops like pharmacy and hardware, Pak Chom makes a quiet and less expensive overnight alternative to the tourist scene of Chiang Khan.

The Baanta also has half a dozen cabins for 500B in the grass opposite the main building that are smaller inside than the main building’s rooms but are more romantic and selfie-friendly.

The cabins were all taken, so best to book on Line (the manager writes English) if you want a cabin:

The Baanta is 900m from the 7-Eleven and 400m from the very good Chom Ploem Restaurant (18.02528,101.889889). The Chom Ploem has upstairs seating overlooking the Mekong promenade, open for lunch and dinner,until 19:00.

Another selfie-friendly option is the Pak Chom Homestay (18.02494,101.88904), which is next door to the restaurant and was sold out when I looked at it. Their cabins look even smaller than the ones at the Baanta, for the same 500B price. They are packed around a concrete parking lot—to me, a motel not a homestay—but if you walk outside you can see the river, unlike at the Baanta. It looks like it might be noisy.

Downtown Pak Chom:

I’ll include some photos of Pak Chan’s Loi Krathong here, not being worth a separate thread. There must have been over a thousand people in the parade, which was a couple of kilometers long, and even more at the fair at the Naga. There seemed to be a lot of community spirit in Pak Chom. I only saw two foreigners, male with local partners. There were fireworks at 9 p.m.

Lao guests at the Baanta:

A very small part of the Loi Krathong Parade, for which the highway through town was blocked for several hours.

The Loi Krathong fair:

 

[Franz]

Perfect information,will try to stay at the Baanta next time and explore Pak Chom.

 

[DavidFL]

Six years later, the Baanta price is still 600B and the rooms have been well maintained. I stayed at the Baanta on Loi Krathong, and the main building had few guests in it even though the festivities were centered at the Naga Viewpoint, 400m away.

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With a hotel, restaurant, riverwalk, and 7-Eleven within walking distance, as well as small local shops like pharmacy and hardware, Pak Chom makes a quiet and less expensive overnight alternative to the tourist scene of Chiang Khan.

The Baanta also has half a dozen cabins for 500B in the grass opposite the main building that are smaller inside than the main building’s rooms but are more romantic and selfie-friendly.

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The cabins were all taken, so best to book on Line (the manager writes English) if you want a cabin:

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The Baanta is 900m from the 7-Eleven and 400m from the very good Chom Ploem Restaurant (18.02528,101.889889). The Chom Ploem has upstairs seating overlooking the Mekong promenade, open for lunch and dinner,until 19:00.

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Another selfie-friendly option is the Pak Chom Homestay (18.02494,101.88904), which is next door to the restaurant and was sold out when I looked at it. Their cabins look even smaller than the ones at the Baanta, for the same 500B price. They are packed around a concrete parking lot—to me, a motel not a homestay—but if you walk outside you can see the river, unlike at the Baanta. It looks like it might be noisy.

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Downtown Pak Chom:

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I’ll include some photos of Pak Chan’s Loi Krathong here, not being worth a separate thread. There must have been over a thousand people in the parade, which was a couple of kilometers long, and even more at the fair at the Naga. There seemed to be a lot of community spirit in Pak Chom. I only saw two foreigners, male with local partners. There were fireworks at 9 p.m.

Lao guests at the Baanta:

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A very small part of the Loi Krathong Parade, for which the highway through town was blocked for several hours.

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The Loi Krathong fair:

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Excellent. You gotta love these smaller amphurs, and I do. Unspoiled less commercial.

 

[Franz]

Morningrider where are you based ? I ask because Wed 26th of November would be a good date for a GTR dinner there. I would not mind the 600+ kms going there...