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Recommended hotels in the North-Eastern region of Thailand (Isan)
This 265 roomed 5-star deluxe hotels offers guest’s complete luxury in a traditional Thai environment matched with a contemporary twist achieving exquisite results. Proudly boasting an award for best accommodation by the ‘Thai Tourism board’, the hotel does not comprise on service, offering guests only the finest in hospitality and in room features. Facilities include several dining and entertainment areas where guests can indulge in some after hours Karaoke or just relax over a chilled drink in the hotel bar. The Sima Thani hotel is the perfect retreat for both business and leisure travelers who are accustomed to great service and accommodation.
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Khaoyai Garden Lodge 
Khaoyai Garden Lodge is located just 2.5 hours from Bangkok, on the main road to Khaoyai National Park. Rooms are surrounded by tropical gardens. There is an outdoor swimming pool.
Rooms at Khaoyai Garden enjoy peaceful surroundings. They blend traditional Thai decor with stylish, modern furnishings. Each room boasts a private balcony, a bathroom and TV.
The restaurant at Khaoyai Lodge is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It serves an à la carte menu of Thai, European and vegetarian dishes.
The onsite tour desk can help arrange a variety of tours and excursions, including bird watching and elephant trekking.
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Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand collectively referred to as Isaan and lies around 260 kilometers from Bangkok. The capital city, also called Nakhon Ratchasima, is commonly referred to as Khorat and is a well developed city with a population of around 150,000.
Khorat is an ancient city with strong Khmer influences. Wat Phra Narai Maharat in the city center houses a Khmer sandstone sculpture of Vishnu, while the ruins of Phimai Historical Park constitute some of the oldest examples of Khmer architecture in Thailand, even older than Cambodia's Angkor Wat.
Khao Yai National park draws many visitors to Nakhon Ratchasima, attracted to its waterfalls and diverse ecosystem. Nature tours are trekking are popular exploits through the park, where deer, monkeys, bears and bats can be viewed in their natural habitat.
Hotels Nakhon Ratchasima
Khon KaenKhon Kaen is the commercial, administrative an educational centre of the Northeast, which is often used by travellers as a base for visiting many parts of upper Isan.
Khon Kaen National Museum houses objects from the Dvaravati period and bronze sculptures from Ban Chiang. Kaen Nakhon Lake in the centre of town is a popular spot for picnics and dining, while Wat That on its bank features typical Isan spires.
Khon Kaen is the centre of the northeastern silk industry with numerous villages producing their own mudmee designs. Chonnabot is noted for its quality silks. Every December the city hosts a Silk Fair, when all the best materials are on sale.
Hotels Khon Kaen
Loei 
520 kilometres from Bangkok and approximately 400 meters above sea level, Loei province was only relatively recently established as a tourist destination. As a result, it remains authentic and pristine. Bordering Laos, this northeastern province bears many similarities to the north of Thailand, even to the extent that people confuse its location. A place of great natural beauty and natural and cultural attractions, Loei has a rugged landscape featuring low mountains, waterfalls and vast tracts of open, fertile land forming plains that house the province’s municipality and the River Loei (which flows into the Mekong).
Loei is also a province of extremes, not least its climate! Loei gets cold… sometimes very cold! The temperature can drop to 0°C in the cool season prompting the fogs and mists more associated with northern parts of the Kingdom. In stark contrast, during the hot season temperatures go off the chart and Loei becomes Thailand’s warmest province. Agriculture drives Loei’s economy and its rural communities remain intact tending crops as diverse as highland rice, Arabica coffee and lychees. As well as physical similarities with the north, Loei shares many cultural similarities that have blended to make the province a culturally unique part of Thailand. The province has excellent National Parks in Phu Kradung and Phu Reua making Loei an excellent place for hiking from mid-October to February. Loei is also home to the famous Bun Phra Wet Festival.
Hotels Loei
Udon ThaniLocated in Udonthani Province, Udonthani – nicknamed 'Udon' and also called Mak Khaeng – is a small city of around 150,000 residents. A center of agricultural trade in Thailand's northeast – the region known as Isaan – Udon initially came to life during the Vietnam War when the US government built the joint-force Udon Royal Thai Air Force Base there. Many US servicemen chose to make Udonthani their home and today the city has a large expat community, plus the supporting social infrastructure of cafés, shops and restaurants.
Udon is perhaps most well known for its Bronze Age dig site, Ban Chiang. In the 1960s, archaeologists uncovered some of the earliest examples of Bronze Age pottery and jewelry in excavated graves that date back to 2100 BCE. Ban Chiang was subsequently named a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered the most significant find regarding the Bronze Age in Southeast Asia.
Hotels Udon Thani
Nong KhaiNong Khai is located on the banks of the Mekong river, 630 km north-east of Bangkok. Across the river is People's Democratic Republic of Laos. This is a good base from which to explore Isan, the North-East of Thailand, and the only place at which you can cross the river into neighboring Laos by using the so-called friendship bridge. The scenery around Nong Khai and along the Mekong river is very beautiful and worth to check it out. Outside of Nong Khai is Wat Khaek, a Buddhist-Hindu temple worth a visit. The city is also a good place to buy handicraft of the region and neighboring Laos.
Hotels Nong Khai
Ubon Ratchathani - Ubon Ratchathani the largest province in the Isarn (Northeastern of Thailand) is rich in history and diverse in cultural attractions. Isarn ploudly presents our 4,000 year-old culture, custom, tradition and arts.
Ubon Ratchathani or "Lotus City", a major province in the northeastern part of the country combines prehistoric culture, ancient customs, traditions and arts with picturesque scenery in an attractive and distinctive ambience. It is where you can see the sunshine before others in Thailand, the Emerald Triangle - the gateway to Laos (Chong Mek) and Cambodia (Chong And Man).
The Lenten Candle Festival in Ubon Ratchathani: this special event is appreciated by tourists, and is supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The beautifully embellished beeswax candles form the center of activities. There are parades and processions, folk dances and general merriment before the candles are presented to local temples.
Hotels Ubon Ratchathani
Thailand extends railroad to Vientiane
The Thai government has agreed to extend the railroad line from Thailand's northeastern province of Nong Khai to Laos' Thanaleng for another 12 km to its capital Vientiane.
The project's ...
Thailand Events March 2010
World Thai Martial Arts Festival and Waikru Muaythai Ceremony (Nai Khanomtom Day)
Date: 10-17 March 2010
Venue: City of Ayutthaya Stadium, Ayutthaya Province
Website
The 11th Thailand International ...
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand collectively referred to as Isaan and lies around 260 kilometers from Bangkok. The capital city, also called Nakhon Ratchasima, is ...
Supanniga Home Khon Kaen joins Relais & Châteaux
The prestigious Relais & Châteaux, a long established international association of hotels and restaurants welcomed its new member, Supanniga Home, a Boutique Hideaway in Khon Kaen, Thailand, into the ...
Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Khao Yai National Park is Thailand's first established national park and the country's second largest. Located in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province - in Thailand's North-East - Khao Yai's natural beauty ...