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Where to Stay in Chiang Mai
for Retreats or Workshops
Chiang Mai offers a wide range of accommodations for our workshop
and retreat participants. You may plan your stay at a world-class,
multi-star hotel or choose a budget guesthouse within the boundaries
of the old city for a few US$ per day.
Chiang Mai is such a small city that any location you chose is only a 10
or 20 minute taxi ride (red songtaws are 15bt/50 cents and tuk tuks are 50/80bt) to our place.
See our location map to know where we are.
Phoning Internationally: Use (66-53)
for Country Code and City Code.
Budget and Convenience for $5 to $10 per night
For the average (cost-conscious) tourist, we'd recommend an initial internet booking (during the high season or if you have a late night arrival) somewhere in the Thapae Gate (Eastern side) area of the old city. There are so many small guest houses with charm, you don't need to go on the internet and book a room for more than $15+. These guesthouses don't have web sites so you have to roam around and look. That means finding a place to store your luggage and moving around on foot. Which is very doable in the city.
The Montri Hotel is too well located to need a web site. Email montri_hotel@hotmail.com or call +66 53 211069 and ask for a room in the back (to avoid the road noise) and be in the city's best location. You may only want to book 1 or 2 days here until you can find something that suits your character.
From here you can branch out and find a family-ran guesthouse with charm, smiles, character and maybe even a garden off the little streets (soi's) that make up the east side of the city. Smile House, Rose Guesthouse, Top North and so many more. Watch out for the Loi Kroh area; it's the red light district and gets noisy at night. But, it still has great shopping during the day.
Online Bookings for $15 to $300+ per night
Online bookings start at about $15 a night, often with breakfast. One of our favorite places for online discounted hotel bookings.
DirectRooms.com
- check for listings close to Chiang Mai's city center. We're close to the Huay Kaew area but if you book here, you'll be far away from all the tourist services available in the city. We're talking about a distance of less than a few miles/km's.
AsiaRooms.com - there's a pretty big listing here. Check the rates and comments here and then source out the given locations main web site and book for the most savings.
Accommodations Available closest to our location.
Suan Doi House Hotel 
Best Rate Here:
From 1,133 Baht (from Apr 01 to Oct 31)
Address: 38/3 Soi Chantrasub, Huay Kaew Rd., Chiang Mai 50300
Phone: (66-053) 221869, 406091
Fax: (66-053) 221869
Location: 2.3km from us.
Comments: Smaller rooms, but FANTASTIC garden and great, healthy
Vietnamese food. We’ve been able to get rooms here for friends
for 990bt.
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Amari
Rincome Hotel
Best Rate Here:
From 1,570 Baht (from Jan 06 to Oct 31)
Address: 1 Nimmanhaeminda Rd., Chiang Mai 50200
Phone: (66-053) 221130, 221044
Fax: (66-053) 221915
Location: 2km from us.
Comments: Ok rooms, nice Pool/Garden, great Lunch buffet
and wonderful night-time Italian Restaurant. Also located right at the heart of the most chic tourist shops in Chiang Mai.
Looking for Chic accommodations in
Chiang Mai, Thailand? Price not and object?
Tamarind
Village - Double WOW!
Email: sales@tamarindvillage.com
Rate: From 1,750bt (promo) - Surely this is will sky rocket!
Address: 50/1 Rajdamnoen Rd., Sri Phom, Chiangmai 50200
Phone: (66-53) 418896-6
Fax: (66-53) 418900
Comments: Exclusive Spot (only 40 rooms). Lodge here and dine
at the nearby shabby-chic House Restaurant. You’ll never
expect you’ve left the West.
Rachamankha - Triple WOW!
Address: 9,T.Phra Singh Chiang Mai 50200
Rate: 12,000bt+ (website), 4,685bt (directrooms.com)
Phone: (66-53) 904-111
Fax (66-53) 904-114
Comments: an upmarket boutique hotel located in the old city.
A small number of rooms in buildings built according to local
designs. A wonderful atmosphere in this traditional hotel; with
much attention to detail and great style.
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are for places that need them. If you want a complete list of the 'in' spots for stay, food/drink and shopping see this link.
A link to other places that 'claim' to be boutique, try at your own risk.
Looking for Luxury accommodations in
Northern Thailand?
We'll list these in order of proximity to us and bang for the buck.
D2 - Night Market area
The BEST deserts in the city... That's a good sign! Maybe the most posh spot to hangout in Chiang Mai.
Holiday Inn (formerly the Sheraton)
On the opposite side of the city about 20 minutes away. The BEST sunday brunch in the city! Don't think of any Holiday Inn you've ever seen state-side, this place is MUCH more upscale. They are even renovating what the Sheraton thought was high end.
Mandarin
Oriental
On the opposite side of the city in San Kamphang about 25 minutes away. If there was a 6 star classification, these guys have certainly gone for it. If your any kind of serious luxury traveler you already know the reputation this place has. All the movie stars we know of that visit Chiang Mai stay here. Even though it's sort of over-the-top Disneyland fake Lanna-style-temple everything, we still LOVE it!
Four Seasons
in Mae
Rim
20km outside Chiang Mai about 40 minutes away. This was the first full featured, luxury resort in Chiang Mai. All the others listed here are here because of their success in capture an upscale market in the north of Thailand. Lots of people copy them because they got it all right the first time.
The Chedi Riverside
This place has unbelievable architecture which is wonderfully lit at night and enhanced by a river location. Unfortunately, I kind of miss the point of all the open-air seating in a place as hot and humid as Chiang Mai. We hope to take more advantage of the place in the winter months. We were shocked by the lack of fan-fair in the food presentation, but maybe the D2 above has spoiled us a bit.
Sofitel Riverside
(haven't seen it yet)
Health Resort and Unique Holistic Health Spa
Tao Garden Wellness Retreat
This is our new favorite location for health and longevity 35 minutes outside the city of Chiang Mai. +66 53-495-596, info@tao-garden.com. We highly recommend a 7 day stay but even 3 days will give you a big boost. There are more alternative treatments and technologies available at Master Matak Chia's facility than anywhere else we know of on the planet.
Serviced Apartments in the City
Viangbua Mansion - not only serviced apartments, but a great place to stay in Chiang Mai for nice decor at a very reasonable rate. We've had many people happy they've stayed here, but haven't actually seen the inside of the place ourselves. You'll be a little off the beaten path but just a couple of miles/km's for the city center.
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