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See why so many travellers make Gims Resort their resort of choice when visiting Mae Hong Son. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a romantic setting with an array of amenities designed for travellers like you.
As your “home away from home,” the resort rooms offer air conditioning, a refrigerator, and a desk, and getting online is easy, with free wifi available.
Guests have access to baggage storage while staying at Gims Resort. And, as an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests.
While staying at Gims Resort, visitors can check out Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu (2.1 km) and Guan Yin Shrine-Mae Hong Son (2.6 km), some of Mae Hong Son's top attractions.
If you’re looking for a cafe, consider a visit to Little Good Things, 77 House's Wine, Coffee and Food, or Coffee Morning, which are all conveniently located a short distance from Gims Resort.
Best of all, Gims Resort makes it easy to experience many great Mae Hong Son attractions like Mae Hong Son Mountain Wat (1.6 km), Wat Chong Kham (1.3 km), and Wat Hua Wiang Temple (1.5 km), which are a short distance away.
We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay at Gims Resort as you experience all of the things Mae Hong Son has to offer.
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Family
Great View
Languages Spoken
English, Thai
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133/7 moo5 Chalumprakria Rd. Baan Mai Pang Mu / Town Centre, Mae Hong Son 58000 Thailand
The location of the resort is not in town, however the wonderful resort and the feeling it gives makes up totally. The spacious room is very clean and homely. A peaceful place to chill out. Will I recommend to friends and relatives? Yes Will I go there again? Yes
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Date of stay: January 2013
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One of only few decent places to sleep in Mae Hong Son. Nice, quiet cottages with a beautiful view and even a small terrace. No breakfast available (free coffee and cookies) and only one place for dinner within walking distance. Friendly staff. If you don't book online, you have to pay cash. A bit hard to find...
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Date of stay: July 2012
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My wife, little son and I had a wonderful stay at the Gims Resort. We stayed there for one night while we were cruising along the Mae Hong Son loop. The owner was really lovely and provided us many helpful information, e.g. what we should visit around Mae Hong Son or where we should have dinner at night. The bungalow was very clean, comfortable and lovely furnished. The included breakfast was moderate, but this is often the case in Thailand. The Gims Resort is situated very well. It's in the heart of Mae Hong Son, i.e. sights, shops and restaurants are in the close surrounding. For our next stay in Mae Hong Son we would definitely choose the Gims Resort again and therfore we can totally recommend it.
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Date of stay: April 2018Trip type: Travelled with family
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We picked this place based on the high rankings it enjoys here on Trip Advisor. There's a lot to like about this place. But to decide if it is for you, you'll need to know the negatives up front with the positives.
Take a plat of land in the countryside, construct a perimeter of concrete or bamboo, build 1-bedroom bungalows around the perimeter, set up a common area for seating and reception, and plant bamboo, banana, and other canopy extending like plants throughout, and voila, you have a mini-hotel of sorts. That’s what the owner has done with this place about 1.4 km outside of the center of nearby Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
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There’s about 7 concrete bungalows built on stilts on this complex. They’re solid — no flimsy wooden structures here. The rooms are well appointed, plain, with attractive off white interiors and teak-like colored wooden framing. The bed in our unit was solid and king size. There’s a desk for computer users, two chairs with a side table, separate bathroom, sink, and separate area for bathing or showering. A/C takes the form of the typical area unit. In our unit it blew directly on the bed.
Compared to much of the lodging you’ll find in this area, this place is pretty good.
The landscaping is canopy style flora and fauna — chiefly bamboo stands, banana and other plants. It's gorgeous and well laid out.
The reception building is a hut canopy type too. But it's quite difficult to see, especially at night, on initial arrival. We had no idea where to walk to check in until a staffer came out to great us. There's no signs point the direction to this area — at least, we didn't see them if there were any.
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There’s some negatives associated with this place.
First, the layout of the complex requires visitors to walk around the perimeter of the complex to access bungalows. This can be downright annoying if you're a new visitor arriving for the day, tired from a drive, with bags to haul to the room. The walkways are large stepping stones with gaps of mud in between. If you misstep in the dark, voila, you'll full of mud, not to mention the possibility of spraining or breaking an ankle and falling down. This discourages customers from cutting straight through the extensive landscaping to get directly to a room. That's the bad news. The good news is the landscaping is gorgeous.
Parking is limited and can be a tight fit for drivers with cars. During our stay, quite a few motorcycles were parked in front blocking places for cars to park. We're not sure if this place intentionally appeals and markets to motorcyclists or not — but it seems many were present during our visit. If so, we're glad they do — we're motorcyclists — and we'll make sure we ride our motorcycle if we come back. But this situation means a visitor could be leaving a vehicle outside of the complex at night when it is locked up at 10 pm.
This raises the next point. The complex closes at 10pm — that is the front gates are locked. Since this the perimeter is concrete, this makes this place pretty secure. We don't sense any security issues in the area — the complex borders fields outside of Mae Hong Son ... but we realize the owners are providing security for the confidence of visitors.
If you're hungry in the morning, you might not like staying here. Coffee, Tea, and cookies are complimentary 24-hours a day, but there's no full or partial service restaurant on the complex. Given this is a rural area, it's likely visitors will visit the town nearby for breakfast. This place is 1.4 km outside of town.
Distance from the town means you better have your own transportation to come and go from this place. This isn't an "arrive in town by bus and stop in place". You must have or hire transportation to get here.
Finally, some annoying features we noted with the unit. Our bathroom featured a separate room with a tub for a shower ... not particularly practical for hot, Southeast Asia. Towels were on a rack inside. And, a prolonged gurgling sound could be heard each time we used the shower or the tiolet. A separate area featured the sink with another room for the tiolet. Each of these rooms featured opened, screened windows, though which A/C air could leak during operation. We understand the owner is probably concerned with mold, but it's a bit nonsensical to offer units with windows that are open 100% of the time when it's likely that visitors will run A/C units.
Remember the muddy terrain between the stepping stones I talked about earlier? Well, the owners hope to encourage you to use their in house provisioned slippers found at the entrance to the unit. This makes sense as it could eliminate trafficking mud in the unit. But we found these slippers to be dirty and worn. Frankly, we had no desire to acquire Athletes Foot issues from other travels. We simply chose to walk barefoot or with our own footware inside the unit — defeating the purpose of the slippers to begin with.
WiFi is free and performance was OK. You'll notice TP Link routers in the bamboo stands throughout the complex. But it was turned off during the wee hours of the morning every day we were there. We just didn't feel like walking over the stones and the mud to the reception hut to wake someone up at 2 am to do anything about it.
Overall, this is a nice place to stay. But there are some annoying negatives to think about before booking. And it's NOT inexpensive ... about $67 USD per night. This is way too expensive for this area and this quality of lodging. One could find a nice hotel in town close to all of the action and amenities for 800 baht per night. We did — look up YIPA on the waterfront in downtown.
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Date of stay: November 2015
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We live in Thailand and travel a lot,we have been doing the north so looked up the guesthouses.we feel it was misrepresented on agoda saying it was nearly 5000 bat reduced to 1000 baht.It is only worth 1000 baht and doesn't include breakfast,the staff seemed not bothered in supplying breakfast as we had the only 2 rooms occupied.It is advertised as in the town centre.IT IS NOT.Luckily we have a car as it is in the middle of nowhere.The rooms are okay just dated and the shower over the bath was not to our liking.the bed was comfortable,our friends bedding was stained and dirty.No kettle tea and coffe making facilities in a room advertised at 5000 baht is relly not acceptable.we would never stay again.There is to much choice in the town where you can walk out at night.We could not sit ot on the balcony there is no balcony furniture,which seemed odd,why have a balcony?.we woke at 6am wanted a drink waited to 7 went into the reception breakfast area it was all closed the kettle switched off,we could not get ot to go to town for a drink as the gate was padlocked.we do not recommend here ,due to the service,if its out of season close don't give a half hearted service.
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Date of stay: September 2013
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Response from GimsResort2013, ผู้จัดการ at Gims Resort
Responded Sep 10, 2013
The review by teeno1 has totally misled other readers. Decorous guests are always welcomed. We, Gims Resort, have a fact and explanation for that situation. 1. Agoda has clearly announced our terms and conditions that Gims Resort has no breakfast service but we have free tea, coffee and cookies for our guests. 2. Gims Resort takes 5 minutes from the heart of the town by car. Some guests may prefer cycling, walking, or resort’s free transportation. It is obviously a short and easy route. 3. The staff informed every guest that the main gate and reception counter shall be closed for security and privacy of all guest. The regular opening time is 7:30 am. Guests may request our staff that the gate be opened earlier if they desire. 4. We are doing business with a good code of practice. Every room is carefully cleaned with reasonable price for every guest. If guests find our bed stained and dirty, they can cancel their stay and get refund. 5. We provide balcony with a set of furniture as a relaxing area for every room. Everybody can find either in traveler photos here. teeno1 cannot find balcony furniture, which seemed odd! 6. teeno1 stayed in room no.6, broke our washbasin cover, ruined our kettle switch without any apology. We charged him no extra expense, but he still blame us here. Many guests, from many countries, visited us and went back with good impression. Polite, law-abiding and honest people shall always be honoured guests at Gims Resort.
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The small resort won't win a design award for its bungalows since they are quiet nook-and-cranny handicapped and the interiors are somewhat a color-and-material mismatch, however overall the place is quiet nice. The people are friendly and the location is good, the area is a quiet residential neighborhood on the outskirts of town (Its easier when you have GPS, especially at night.) The bathroom sink doesn't provide warm water what I dislike, but there is a refrigerator, fan, a/c, and well working Wifi connection. The one reason why I can't give this resort a higher rating is a little lack in atmosphere, and first and foremost the lack of breakfast. A cooler too would be nice where one could by something to drink in the evening. The so-called "home-made" cookies are probably a couple of years old. Keep them in their jar. I was reluctant to try the coffee. There isn't a pool.
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Date of stay: November 2013
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We stayed for two nights whilst travelling round the Mae Hong Son loop. The rooms are really nice with a/c and there is a bath tub as well, which seems to be quite rare for accommodation in Thailand. There are deck chairs on the back terrace of the room so you can sit out and look across the paddy fields and listen to the jungle sounds too.
The staff were super helpful. Our car wouldn't start one evening so they helped us a lot - nothing was too much trouble. They called the mechanic for us first thing in the morning and even drove us in to town in the evening and picked us up after dinner too. There are also bicycles to hire for free so you can get about even though it is a bit far from the town centre.
We also left something behind and they kindly put it on the bus to Pai the next morning and we collected it from the bus station. Senee really helped us and the rooms were great so we'd highly recommend the stay here. The reception would make a great area for a bar or breakfast bar - they should set that up too.
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Date of stay: August 2013Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We booked 2 nights, guided by the reviews on TA. It was a great find and we were really pleased with our private villa. As previous TA's have already said, the resort is about 1.5km from town - no problem for us as we were using a rented motorbike and were able to ride in to town and other places of interest during our 2 day stay.
Our villa - No 3 - was lovely. Cleverly decorated, it had everything we needed, a fantastic wet room with 'very' hot water and thick bath and hand towels, a separate toilet (a clever idea), the use of a hairdryer for my partner, and 4 bottles of complimentary water instead of the usual 2.
There is no on-site restaurant but don't worry, there is free tea (several varieties) / coffee / drinking chocolate / biscuits / fruit for you to help yourself to at any time.
Wifi in Reception was fast and reliable - unfortunately we couldn't get a signal from our villa.
The staff were extremely helpful; when one of the gardeners saw me wiping red dust off my motorbike she came running out with cloths and soap and insisted on cleaning it for me - true hospitality.
If you're in the area you should check it out for yourselves - you won't be disappointed.
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Date of stay: January 2013Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Staying at Gims is like visiting your old friends, owners and staff are genuinely friendly and want to make your stay as pleasant and stress free as possible. They really strive to provide an excellent service. The bungalows are set in beatiful gardens and are designed with a high attention to even the smallest details. The town centre is only 10 min bicycle ride away and the management will happily give you a lift into town at night. Free use of computer is provided in the lounge area and wifi is also available. Wide range of teas and healthy snacks provided is just what we needed after an active day out. The resort is a short walk away from an excellent restaurant where you can also arrange to have your breakfast in the mornings. It was definitely the most pleasant stay during our trip to Thailand and we would definitely go back in the future.
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Date of stay: January 2012
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Ask for a view to the ricefields.
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This cosy little place is great value for the price. The villas are well appointed and with a resident artist in charge, the decor in this place is a work of art, simple yet pleasing to the eye. The idyllic village setting belies the fact that the place is just an easy cycle ride to town.
The bicycles offered to house guests are in great condition - everything works- owners and staff are attentive and helpful. We like everything about the place.
The place does not offer food but we got a bonus fruit and desert platter on our last morning which was great. Transport was provided to the airport.
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Date of stay: December 2011
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
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There are more places to choose from in the Mae Hong Son area.
PRICE RANGE
C$42 - C$49 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
ThailandMae Hong Son ProvinceMae Hong Son
NUMBER OF ROOMS
7
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