Puripunn Baby Grand Boutique Hotel
26 August 2006
Tucked away in the narrow alleys east of the Ping River, the small Puripunn hotel proved quite a surprise. There are just 30 rooms, half of which are "ordinary" deluxe rooms. In addition to these, there are 10 "Puripunn Deluxe" rooms with huge bathrooms featuring large tubs and shower rooms. There's also one suite that has its own pool as well as a bathtub-jacuzzi built for two. Unusual for hotels in Asia, there is free wireless Internet available in rooms and throughout the hotel.
While the location may seem a bit out of the way, it is in fact just a short walk down to the river, with all its restaurants and shopping boutiques. If you don't want to walk, the hotel has its own tuk-tuk to shuttle you there, or across the river to the night bazaar.
Hotel facilities include a restaurant with both indoor and outdoor dining, a swimming pool with jacuzzi, fitness room, private spa, library and one small meeting room.
Rooms feature air conditioning, mini-bar, flat screen color television, in-room safe and wireless Internet access. Suites also have DVD players.
Pluses: Quiet neighborhood, distinctive design, small hotel, friendly and helpful staff, and fantastic rooms.
Minuses: It is a bit of a hike to get out to restaurants, although the hotel will provide transportation to the main places free of charge. Taxis will have a bit of trouble finding the place, since it is well of the beaten path. Both of these "minuses" could be seen as "pluses" by some.
Rooms at the Puripunn Baby Grand Boutique Hotel may be booked through Agoda or you can compare rates from several sites using Hotels Combined.