It’s the first week of November, so you probably need no reminding to act quickly if you’re planning a Loy Kratong (Nov 28) holiday in the north, where rooms will be either packed or very expensive. At the colonial-themed 137 Pillars House (www.137pillarshouse.com), a B22,700-package includes two nights in a Rajah Brooke Suite with breakfast, roundtrip airport transfer, a Lanna-style dinner on Loy Kratong night with a kratong and lanter. Or you can enjoy dinner without staying at B1,950 per person. In Chiang Rai, Le Meridian Chiang Rai Resort (Muang, Chiang Rai, 053-603-323. www.lemeridien.com), the only international-branded hotel in town, has Loy Kratong rates from B6,750 with breakfast, two tickets to the resort’s Loy Krathong buffet dinner and 20% discount on spa treatments. An additional night is from B4,300 and it’s B1,375 per person if you just want to enjoy the dinner.