Happy House Backpackers
Casual rooms & dorms in a buzzy family-run hostel with a lively bar/restaurant & a lounge.
Experience hints
Pair your visit. After Happy House Backpackers, round out your day in Pai with contrasting stops nearby.
Visitor Reviews
Amazing hostel experience, honestly the best hostel experience I've ever had. First of all, the staff was AMAZING. Juju specifically made our trip incredible, and showed us around all of Pai and the surrounding areas. The hostel is super clean, the bathroom is nice, the rooms are nice, and the common area is really fun to hang out in. It's a friendly hostel, but not too much of a party hostel (a perfect in between) plus they have super cute kittens running around. Overall it was honestly the best experience I've ever had, and was my favorite part of being in Thailand thus far. Thank you happy house for a wonderful stay!
Amazing stay at happy house! Great social vibe without being a party hostel. Felt like a family! I had a motorbike crash and the owner Em cleaned me up every day and bandaged me up without me even asking for help. Really appreciated my stay here. 10/10 would recommend!
Happy house has been my favourite hostel stay so far. would highly recommend it to solo travellers as it has an amazing community and family like environment to be in. Quiet but not too far from the party scene and walking street. A perfect hostel all round.
Location Info
227 Vieng, Weing Tai Pai, Amphoe Pai, Chang Wat Mae Hong Son 58130, Thailand+66 63 618 5565hotels.cloudbeds.com/reservation/6RkGwKTips for Visiting Hotels & Resorts
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May–June and September–October offer dramatic discounts (30–50% off peak rates) with fewer crowds. Weather is mixed but rarely a washout — afternoon showers clear quickly.
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Location Info
Visitor Information
Best time to visit
November – February
Avoid: March – May (hot & hazy)
Rainy season
June – October
Avg. temperature
12°C – 32°C(54°F – 90°F)
Crowds
Peak: December – January
Getting there
Minivan from Chiang Mai (3 hrs, ~762 curves — take motion sickness tablets). Small airport for charter flights only.
Getting around
- •Motorbike rental (essential — ฿150/day)
- •Bicycle rental for town
- •Walking in the town centre