Few visitors seem to spend more than an hour or two in lonely little Chiang Saen, and it shows in the rather dismal offering of guesthouses. I really wanted to like Gin's Guesthouse. It's a short tuktuk ride down the river road. You can tell that a lot of love and thought once went into building the place. There are... More

This place was recommended in our (not very up to date) guide. At first, the place seems nice : charming house, nice garden, friendly woman at the desk. But once you get into the room, you understand how desperately this guest house needs renovating. The bathroom was really old (water leaking, humidity stains, etc.), as was the mattress of the... More

This Guest House was not too difficult to reach via Tuk Tuk from the bus station. At first the place gives you the impression of tranquility and peace. The room was quite spacious and the wooden floors nicely polished. The bathroom needed some attention and on closer examination realised that actually the whole place was run down and poorly maintained.... More

The place is out of the way and very run down. I looked at the registry for the last guest and it was some time ago. The room was dusty and the toilet didn't work. It was like the owner expects you to bear with the disrepair for the rustic environment/experience. The room charge and motor bike rental were over... More

What a great place to stay while in Chiang Saen!! Ju-Li, Gin's wife is a super pleasant, and wonderful host. The room was very comfortable, the food was great, and her accompanying us on trips to tribal villages was wonderful and informative. Going to Chiang Saen? Stay here!! More