We ended up staying here after four or five hours of checking every accommodation we could find in and around Khong Chiam.
There are lots of hotel and guesthouse operations in the small town of Khong Chiam, ranging from rickety shacks at an asking price of 500 baht a night, to the Tohsang resort with prices in the thousands of baht.
Baansuanrimnam was one of a couple of acceptable options we found, in terms of cost and quality. The bungalow we rented was clean, but not as fancy as Tohsang.. At 700 baht a night, it was a good price for the area. As it turned out, it may not have been the best option in this price range – as we kept finding even more hotel and guesthouse operations in Khong Chiam each day – but it certainly wasn’t the worst.
More on the bungalow…
It was about 250 square feet in size, looked a bit like a log cabin from the outside, was raised above the ground on poles, had a back porch with rotting deck boards, had a built-in bathroom of water closet design, had a self-flushing Western toilet, and had interior walls of poorly-done dry wall. Some of the furniture was hardwood; some was cheap, veneered pressboard. The bed was a reasonably-comfortable queen. There was air-conditioning, 24-hour electricity, and a small refrigerator. It was clean, didn’t smell, and was amazingly free of bugs. On top of that, Jen’s allergies never acted up.
The “resort” is located on the Mun River. It consists of a central building with an open-air dining area, a small cooking building, and several bungalows. The grounds are overgrown, and the lanes are mostly dirt (mud after a rain).
We did not eat in the restaurant, save for some bad coffee and toast in the morning.
The place is not exactly a “resort,” as it lacks the facilities to properly claim that title, but it was still a decent place to stay for these parts. You could do a lot worse.
