Somehow I prefer modern-looking hotel. I remember I was at Phi Mai years ago, and had to stay @ one of those wooden guest houses. I moved out the next day, and took a 2-hour bus trip to Nahkon Rachasima because I couldn't find any modern-looking hotel in Phi Mai. It was the same when I went into a village in Yasothorn. Stayed at some wooden guesthouse and had to move out the next day to main hotel in Yasothorn City.Can also pop over to small cafe, for eats (cute crockery) and jam on the piano