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Chiang Mai Slideshow
Top Hotels in Chiang Mai
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Oriental Siam Resort Chiang Mai
71 reviews -
Nakornping Palace Hotel Chiang Mai
2 reviews -
Chomdoi House Hotel Chiang Mai
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Wiriya House Chiang Mai
11 reviews -
Miami Hotel Chiang Mai
2 reviews -
Cowboy Resort Chiang Mai
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Little Home Doi Inthanon National Park
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Baan Jong Come Chiang Mai
2 reviews
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Montrara Happy House Chiang Mai
61 reviews
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Suan Doi House Hotel & Resort Chiang Mai
14 reviews
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Win Place Hotel Chiang Mai
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Inthanin Hotel Chiang Mai
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Al-Farooq Hotel Chiang Mai
1 review
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Moon Muang Golden Court Chiang Mai
1 review
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Naam Waan Chiang Mai
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Home Place Hotel Chiang Mai
5 reviews
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Montri Hotel Chiang Mai
34 reviews
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Sumit Hotel Chiang Mai
6 reviews
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President Chiang Mai
4 reviews
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Iyara Hotel Chiang Mai
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Cherry House Chiang Mai
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Mount & Sky Resort Chiang Mai
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Saeng Tawi Hotel Chiang Mai
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Riverside Boutique Hotel Chiang Mai
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CM Night Bazaar Hotel Chiang Mai
10 reviews
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Chiang Inn Hotel Chiang Mai
550 reviews
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Kangsadarn Resort Chiang Mai
1 review
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Chiang Dao Inn Hotel Chiang Mai
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Nat Guest House Chiang Mai
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The Family Hotel Chiang Mai
1 review
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Bann Tazala Chiang Mai
17 reviews
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Nam Khong Guest House Chiang Mai
7 reviews
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Roong Ruang Hotel Chiang Mai
8 reviews
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At Pingnakorn Hotel Chiangmai Chiang Mai
20 reviews
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Mae Kok River Village Resort Chiang Mai
108 reviews
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Kavil Guesthouse Chiang Mai
20 reviews
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Chiang Mai Garden Guest House
1 review
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Night Bazaar Inn Chiang Mai
2 reviews
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Grand Apartment Chiang Mai
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Chiangmai Ratanakosin Chiang Mai
1 review
Chiang Mai
Travel Blogs from Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Slow Train to Chiang Mai
This is a top pick! ... for (or at least fed). My sister, Diane, has a vet friend from Edmonton who is involved in a spaying/neutering project in Chiang Mai. Technology has certainly changed the face of travel here. A cell phone rang about every 15 minutes on our train ...
Doi Suthep- Part VIII: Buddha Day
This is a top pick! Over 2,500 years ago, Buddha was born a prince, Siddhartha Gotama. His mother died just a week after giving birth to the future exalted one. Gotama was raised by his stepmother, who coincidentally was also his aunt and one of his father's ...
Good China, bad China
This is a top pick! ... ://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=49654 ASIA: China’s PR Problem Rears Head at Mekong Forum Analysis by Johanna Son* CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Dec 12 (IPS/TerraViva) - Powerful neighbour. A rising power. Old friend. Big, secretive investor. Big boy of ...
Off to the North
This is a top pick! Chiang Mai is the northern capital of Thailand. The guidebooks and all the travelers I've spoken to can't say enough good things about the city. The story is always the same: Bangkok sucks, head up to Chiang Mai. So we left Mae Sot excited to finally ...
December Photo Journal
This is a top pick! ... Wishing you a happy, healthy, and safe '007. With much love from afar. Lisa 1. Meet Gabe Landes, my best farang friend in Chiang Mai. He's gone now, but for 2 months we had a lot of great adventures. 2-6. Hmong New Years Celebration. The Hmong are ...
Chiang Mai - Day 77
This is a top pick! Arrived in Chiang Mai at 10am this morning after a dodgy night sleep on the train. Only had around 6 hours sleep in the last 2 days, so feeling rather tired and hazy this morning. When I arrived at the station, arranged some accommodation at the Royal ...
Elephants and Elephants
This is a top pick! ... on her arm and leg and is on heavy wooden crutches but is not letting that spoil her travels which is great and impressive. Chiang Mai has lots of temples, many having huge elephants (stone) coming out of the walls all around the temple. The Wat ...
Loy Krathong Festival
This is a top pick! ... In other news: Take a read of my latest PNN co-produced articles: "The Can Do Bar, Turning Tricks into Fair Trade" as published in City Life Magazine in Chiang Mai Click Here and "Touched By the Keren" as published in TravelMag in the UK Click ...
Welcome to Chiang Mai Maggots!
This is a top pick! ... here when not on treks in the surrounding mountains as the place did not appeal to me too much on arrival. The evening saw Chiang Mai's famous night market come alive and with it being Sunday was even bigger than usual with a large array of food stalls ...
Learning to cook Thai cuisine
This is a top pick! Today was spent learning to cook Thai cuisine at the original Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School. I happened to be walking past their office yesterday and since it was recommended in my guidebook I thought I might give it a go. I got picked up from my ...
The Ring of Fire
This is a top pick! ... night market, haggled and battered at close quarters and are now the proud owners of an ethnic wardrobe. Sunday 7th March In Chiang Mai you are never short of cheap food, transport or massage. Having never had the benefit of a professional back ...
Far from Traditional...
This is a top pick! ... we've seen all kinds of houses, from the most elaborate, to the simplest. Journeying this past weekend into the jungles of Chiang Mai, we spent two days and a nightlearning about the tribes who live on the mountain slopes, the spirits who dwell in ...
Want travel to Laos or remote Thailand with guide?
This is a top pick! ... for their family and also so they could get an education. Both of them have spent most of their monkhood in Chiang Mai and they have gained University degrees from the Buddhist University there. Whilst at the Buddhist University they helped run Monk ...
Chiang Mai (Jungle Trek) - Day 78-80
This is a top pick! ... for most of the day and by the time we reached the point where we needed to get off I was completely knackered. We returned to Chiang Mai in the afternoon and I was dropped off at the Royal guest house. In the evening we went to an all you can eat BBQ ...
Long necks, Tigers and the old town
This is a top pick! ... like. I have trouble determining if I find this sad or not. After visiting the tribes we go to another controversial site in Chiang Mai, the Tiger Kingdom. We have read a lot about the attraction and decided to see for ourselves what it is all about. ...
Fight Night
This is a top pick! ... if there were a few moments were our shorts almost matched the brown colour of the river. Driving through flooded towns back to Chiang Mai we arrived tired, wet and dirty with the thought of a hot shower keeping us going to find a partial power cut ...
Lucy's Birthday lasts 3 days.......
This is a top pick! ... 20pm and head to Starbucks to meet Stef & Fiona. Wait around till 9pm but they don't appear. The lads choose a bar nearer the G.H. "Chiang Mai Saloon" where we down 4 whiskey/coke buckets, 4 beers and 2 B52's each!! A random guy in the bar buys one of ...
Flowers, Butterflies, Snakes and walking...
This is a top pick! It was an 8am start for breakfast this morning as we were being picked up at 9.30 for our trip. There was 14 of us in the group for the first day, which would be reduced to 7 for the last two days. We were the only English in the group, the rest were : ...
In the jungle, the mighty jungle..........AGAIN!!!
This is a top pick! This morning half the group left us as they were only on a one night trip, so it was just me, Lorna and the 5 Israelis left. They were a fun group and had some real interesting stories about life in Israel which was really enlightening. After a toast ...
Elephants. White Water, Bamboos and Footie!!
This is a top pick! ... blog though - maybe we can get it done in Bangkok. After the rafting we had a Pad Thai lunch by the river before heading back to Chiang Mai. We checked into the Summit Hotel because it was really cheap and we got a tv in the room. I think it used to be ...
Moving on
This is a top pick! ... Cambodia, or Bolivia.... I decide to overland it to China through Laos and jump on an overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. I spend two days in Chiang Mai, instead of the planned one, mostly because I'm too hang overed to continue the ...
Longnecks and Black Teeth
This is a top pick! ... for over a month now since we met in Laos so it was only appropriate to celebrate at a local bar...of which there are many in Chang Mai. We made friends with the owners and had a great last night. Now on to the three-day trek. I had pretty low ...
Sawat-dee!!
This is a top pick! ... train we've taken before, and for about 15 american dollars), and have been in Chiang Mai since Sunday morning. Chiang Mai is in the northern region of Thailand, and it is a lot different than Bangkok- a smaller city, but with a more cultural vibe--- tons ...
R & R
This is a top pick! ... , and even Bangkok to an extent, I still felt like I needed some time to relax and refresh myself and just rest for a while. Enter Chiang Mai stage right. When I was there originally it was one of the places I felt most relaxed and I enjoyed it there so I ...
Visiting Wats
This is a top pick! ... two more of them: Wat Chiang Man and Wat Chedi Luang. It was a tough call. Yesterday, I learned that the Chiang Mai Women's Prison runs an active spa, in which female prisoners offer traditional Thai full-body massage to visitors. I ...
Something Red and Something Racey
This is a top pick! I've always wanted something red and something racey. I tried red hair for awhile, but people started to ask if I was Irish, but clearly I'm not due to my intolerance for alcohol. As a child I wanted a red car, but my dad protested telling me it was ...
Scooters, Stray Dogs, and Squat Toilets
This is a top pick! Waiting at a traffic signal in Chiang Mai brings back memories of the sounds the engines make on Tomorrowland's Autopia ride at Disneyland, comparable to that of lawn mowers. Tons of motorbikes crowd the line ahead of a few cars and I choke on exhaust, as ...
Jungle Bells (CONTAINS VIDEO)
This is a top pick! ... . We have two German couples, a Dutch couple and an Australian girl, all very sociable and good company. We drive out of Chiang Mai and into the hills, during which time we all chat in the back about travelling and our Thai experiences. About an ...
Giving Thanks for Life Abroad
This is a top pick! ... . The only globalization I like is the kind that deals with cuisine. I'm thankful for the Italian, Greek, and Mexican restaurants in Thailand - all of which i've eaten at in the past week. Thai people have a serious case of vertigo - or at least ...
Thailands culture capital
This is a top pick! ... Thailand. Its situated about 600km north of Bangkok and we chose to take the short flight to try and save travelling time. Chiang Mai is considerably smaller and less chaotic that Bangkok and seems much more relaxed. Most of the cities attractions can be ...