Petch Nakhonthai Homestay

The rooms at Petch Nakhonthai Homestay include a family room of 36 m² for up to five guests, with two single beds and two double beds, and two 16 m² rooms for two guests, one with two single beds and one with a double bed. Three of the rooms look out over the lake and have air conditioning, soundproofing and a flat-screen TV.

The three rooms with full details each have a shower, a mirror, cleaning products, blackout curtains, heating and a mosquito net. A fourth room sleeps up to three guests, so a group of three travelling together can stay in one room.

The homestay has a garden, a library with a range of genres, a shared lounge and TV area and a karaoke room. Guests can also go fishing and try non-motorised water sports, and there are a concierge and business facilities on site.

Dining options include restaurants, room service, a shared kitchen and BBQ facilities. Laundry service, daily housekeeping and express check-in and check-out are available, and free Wi-Fi covers all rooms as well as the public areas.

Free bottled water and a refrigerator are provided in some of the rooms, and free parking is available on site for guests who drive. The rooms also have a flat-screen TV, and the shared lounge has its own TV area.

Petch Nakhonthai Homestay sits in Nong Ka Tao, in Nakhon Thai district of Phitsanulok province, a rural setting where the pace is slower than in the provincial capital. The lake is in view from several of the rooms, and the garden and the quiet surroundings make it a good fit for travellers who want a calm base away from the busy streets of the town.

Kaeng Sopha Waterfall lies 14.3 km away, and the national parks are a little further: Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park is 17.9 km away, and Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park, known for its dramatic sandstone rock formations, is 26.1 km away. In Phitsanulok city, 54.9 km away, Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat, known as Wat Yai, houses the revered Phra Phutta Chinnarat Buddha image.

A day out could combine the waterfall with Phu Hin Rong Kla and end with a stroll through the Phitsanulok Night Bazaar in the city. Phitsanulok Airport (PHS) is the nearest airport, and the railway station in the city is an option for travellers arriving by train. With the waterfall and both national parks in the same part of the province, the homestay works as a base for several day trips.