Hi all,

Can anyone recommend accommodation in Chaing Mai. Most places I like are a 30 min drive from the centre and I'm looking for something a bit closer but still has character, gardens, serenity etc. Not a novotel tower. But not too expensive either. I found this place...
Baan Gong Kham Boutique Lanna Resort

It says it's situated in the City but the location map looks further out of town.

Thanks again,

We like the royal princess which is in the thick of the action, but peaceful. No real grounds to speak of, but pool area is lovely and we really like it. Have stayed a little further out but enjoy being right in the middle of things. don't worry, wherever you stay you will have a great time.

Hi,

We were in Chiang Mai earlier in the year and stayed at Chiang Mai Thai House, an upmarket guesthouse. It has a pool, internet and restaurant area, rooms with a/c if you want that or fans instead for a cheaper price. Rooms are serviced daily if you wish, just leave the sign on the door and they will do them. No complaints, we stayed for 5 nights and enjoyed the location, just a two minute walk to Tapae Road, where there are numerous cafes. Easy to walk to the night markets, which we often did after dinner, and if your too tired or it is hot only a short tuk tuk ride back to the guesthouse.
They have a website so look them up.
If you can arrange to be there for a Sunday for the walking markets do so, they are great and have alot of different items that we didn't see at the night markets.

Cheers Lucy

Stayed there last December. It's a boutique hotel with lovely interiors and peaceful leafy grounds. It's within the old city walls, right where the Sunday Market is held, so it's also round the corner from Wat Chedi Luang and the other temples. It's 15 to 20 minutes walk to the city centre where the Night Bazaar is, a cheap tuk tuk ride away.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. The guest house seems perfect Lucy, I have contacted them for availability. Fingers crossed x

Hi there,

if the Chiang Mai Thai house doesn't work out, I'd also like to reccommend the Royal Princess, we stayed there for about 3 nights and it was a lovely place. the rooms are nice and comfortable, the buffet brekkie was good and the street that the hotel is on is the main street that the night market is on every night.

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