Moon River Resort Phimai

Individual cabins, each with a balcony and overlooking the Mun River. The location is quiet and peaceful with lots of trees to provide shade on sunny days. Bicycles are free to use for the 1 km ride into town for the night market and Phimai Historical Park.

We chose this place, because it is located a bit outside of the center and we wanted it to be quiet. This totally worked out for us - still we were able to walk into the center (although this was quite exhausting during the days heat). The staff was really nice and the rooms have a view on the river. Rooms are exactly as you imagine them for the price - old fashioned and not at all luxury. The only thing that really bothered us was the big gap between door and doorframe which stays, even if you lock the door. So make sure you bring insect spray, because outside the door is the river.

The nasty foreign owner said that pets were not allowed despite what is published in Agoda making us very uncorfortable. The room was dirty with hair in the bed. No amenities as a light or a bed-table. Never again!

Great place to explore the Phi Mai Khmer temple. The accomodation has bicycles that can be borrowed and the owners and staff are very friendly and helpful with arranging transport.

Delightful budget resort on the banks of Northeast Thailand's Mun River (hence the name Moon River). Proprietors Christian and Chin welcomed us and advised on attractions, restaurants, local happenings. Our room was clean with a view on the river, the mattress comfortable, the wading birds of the river within range of our camera's long lens. A bridge that puts Phimai temple within a 15-20 minute walk was closed for renovation when we were there, so Christian kindly drove us. Bicycles were also available for free. We enjoyed our time and would gladly go back.

This is a small resort right on the bend of the river in Phimai next to the bridge (currently being rebuilt) into the old town. They have definitely made the best of the river view, with a great terrace area at one end of the gardens and tastefully arranged bungalows surrounded by greenery. It's a budget resort so don't expect too much in the way of facilities but there are coffee and tea making at reception (not in the room).||The rooms are fairly basic but all face the river and the bathrooms are quite spacious and all have aircon. I'm always interested in how resorts go from the planning to the building stage. I wonder if builders make their own decisions as they go. We stayed in one of the large, two bedroom bungalows and the generosity of electrical outlets is marred somewhat by their location. In the second twin room there are 6 x 2 double outlets, one for the TV and fridge, and 8 other sockets in various locations. The main double bedroom has 10 outlets (1 x double for the TV and fridge) and 4 other doubles as far away from anywhere as possible. All are 100cm off the floor, so cables generally don't quite stretch to the floor where you would rest a device, and the lack of any furniture in the room (apart from the shelf for the TV) means the sockets are effectively unusable without dragging a suitcase over to a wall. There are even 4 sockets in the bathroom either side of the mirror. None of this, of course, detracts from the enjoyment of the stay, but I do wonder how hard it is for someone to stop and reflect on what they're doing when they're putting in the electrical work. Simple things like a light switch next to the bed seem to be impossible to do.||The owners are friendly and welcoming, so please ignore my comments on the over-abundance of electrical sockets and do stay here if you're in the area. Just remember to bring a small foldable table if you want to charge something.

Great place to stay for exploring Phimai. Rooms, although a little basic were clean and adequate. The highlight was being able to swim in the Mun river even with the 6 foot long water monitors!

This is a quick follow up to my previous review from October 2024.||The owners have kindly taken advice and added some furniture to bungalows 9A and 9B (these are the connecting ones we use for the four of us, right at the end of the drive). However, they had also taken out the TV and fridge from 9A commenting that they were broken. The place didn't look busy, but if you are planning to head here, and find yourself in 9A, you might need to ask for a fridge. Of course, it could have been replaced by now - perhaps the owners can comment.||It's still good value and the bridge into the old town is now open but only to walk across.