Accommodation in Thailand

During your trip with Thailand online you'll stay in attractive well kept Thailand hotels that reflects the character of your surroundings. Because of the adventurous nature of our trips, you'll experience a wide variety of styles and standards of accommodation. For example you might spend a night with a mountain tribe (during a trekking trip in North Thailand), or enjoy a night on a very cosy floating Thailand hotel (during the River and Railway module), or a deluxe bungalow on a paradise island.

We use a hand-picked, eclectic selection of authentic, comfortable Thailand hotels. We steer clear of international chains, as we prefer to use properties with local character and warmth. We personally ensure that each property has the right combination of features such as cleanliness, location, friendly staff, good service, and local character. Of course, we always balance this against a good value for money. Our properties are reviewed regularly, and we can certainly vouch for their quality.

These properties are often fairly small, with only a handful of rooms, so we don't name the hotels in advance of booking. We use a pool of accommodation in each destination, which means that if one hotel is full, we are able to offer another of equal standard. We don't name them purely because we do not know which of these will be available at the moment of booking, and we do not like to fix customer expectations on one particular hotel. Once your booking is confirmed, we'll send you a comprehensive list of all of your hotels.

Thailand Accommodation Categories

Thailand online uses a category of 1 to 4 to rate the accommodation we use in our modules and suggested itineraries. Our standard is category 3, and in general the comfortable accommodation we mention in the website falls into this category. This means good, comfortable accommodation without being over-luxurious , which has it's own private shower and toilet, and often has a typical Thai ambience.

It should also be mentioned that our category ratings are not official star ratings.

Category 1 - Very basic overnight accommodation
Basic accommodation in a hut/tent with limited facilities. This form of accommodation is what you would use during a hiking trip in North Thailand, and also when you stay overnight in a floating cabin on a lake in Khao Sok National Park.

Category 2 - Simple accommodation
Simple but reasonably comfortable, with shared facilities usually including a warm shower. During the 'River and Railway' module you sleep in a "floatel", a floating hotel. Overnight journeys on second class sleeper trains, and the Thai family home stay also falls into this category.

beautiful views from your Thailand hotel

Category 3 - Comfortable accommodation
This is our standard, and most accommodation in Thailand falls into this category. Clean, charming and well-kept accommodation, full of character and in good locations. They vary from cosy guesthouses, to fantastic bungalows located right on the beach. Most of our Comfort Level 3 properties includes air-conditioning in the room, although on some of the more remote, quieter beaches there may be fans instead. But who needs air-conditioning when you have a tropical sea breeze and the ocean just metres away...

Category 4 - Special accommodation
In some places we have found some truly exceptional accommodation. These can range from Boutique hotels, to a luxury resort and spa. They're a touch more expensive than our standard, but worth every penny. Maybe you want to treat yourself after a hard year at work, or are celebrating something special, a honeymoon or anniversary for instance. Let us know and we'll do our best to arrange something that little bit special.

Thailand Accommodation Gallery

Category 1 - Very basic overnight accommodation
Authentic Thailand hotels

Category 2 - Simple accommodation

Category 3 - Comfortable accommodation
Authentic Thailand hotels

Category 4 - Special accommodation
Authentic Thailand hotels

Special requests

If your planning something special during your time in Thailand, and would like to splash out a little to ensure accommodation that is that little bit special just let us know. We have some properties that are truly out of this world, just make a note on the quote request form when you submit it, and we'll do our very best to arrange something you'll never forget.

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