@Sylvia *******
hi. Not knowing the area & the set up of transport etc, I'm wondering if there are taxis/songthaews waiting around by the ticket office/main drop of point at the park, that can take you into hotels in the nearby village. That's where we'll be wanting to book up. Walking is not an option as the first sarcastic comment on here states. It's too far with too much luggage. I imagine our mini bus from chiang mai will drop us around the park ticket office/car park so that's likely where we'll need to get to hotel from.