The Small Hotel Chiang Mai

... meter. We ended up paying 120 bahts, (four dollars), and departed at the end in good spirits. We reserved in a small hotel called Arun Residence, (www.arunresidence.com), a historic Sino Portuguese river house along the Chaophraya River. It is in the ...

... was greeted by my tour guide and driver. Pretty nice van which they have provided for the price I payed.  Check In To Star Hotel, Chiang Mai Then we went to the hotel for check in. The hotel is not very far from the airport and I arrived at the ...

Last day in Chiang Mai and my flight was quite early in the morning at 0910. At 0720, I checked out from the hotel and was sent to the airport by my tour guide. Arrived at the airport at 0735. There was an initial baggage screening and then to check in. ...

... people endevour to visit 'their' pagoda relating to their Chinese zodiac animal at least once in their lifetime. We arrive at our hotel in Chiang Mai, The Downtown Inn, late that evening. Fri 24th Dec - Christmas Eve Today we had some free time to explore ...

... feet and dropped us off. We could've skipped to the place faster. At least, we knew our hotel was centrally located to pretty much everything Chiang Mai had to offer. Score! The Chedi was a fantastic hotel as it had a minimalist elegance throughout and a ...

... was literally a hole in the floor through which you could see the train tracks moving beneath you!!!   We arrived in Chiang Mai yesterday morning and were both knackered, smelly and in desperate need of a change of clothing.  We got a ...

Tuesday 29th June 2010 We arrived Chiang Mai rather sleep deprived about 8am. At least our tour guide was already waiting for us and drove us to our hotel where we passed out for most of the day and only had enough energy to find some food in the ...

... us back on an even keel. I held on until my fingers couldn't take it any more and off they sailed. Cool. Apart from that Chiang Mai was very pleasant, lots of good food (more fried insect stalls, which we're not brave enough to eat yet) and pleasant ...

On the 8th we left Chiang Rai and went by bus to Chiang Mai. Our hotel was called the Small Hotel. Later that day we all went to a restaurant and I had banana smoothie and fried rice, yum!  There was a Thai lady there who was doing some traditional ...

... their life and ours. This was very interesting for all of us. We also rented some bikes to discover the city. Chiang Mai is very small city which is very relaxed and easy to discover. There are lots of great restaurants from all over the world, there is ...

... that is Baan Saen Doi. This was meant to be our romantic relaxation weekend set in the country (it is about 30 minutes drive outside Chiang Mai). On the one hand it was good that Eirini was in the nicest place we had stayed in given she was under the ...

... cut ( cut , blowdry and styling) His new spikey Thai style gave us all a laugh. We picked up a magazine giving info about Chiang Mai events and life-a bit like Bath Life. This a great read for jobs, house rentals and links with the expat community. We ...

... big change of plan of the whole trip so far. We rushed off to the strain station in Lopburi and booked an overnight train to Chiang Mai, looking forward to getting into a big city again and especially to have a base for a few days. Our first impressions ...

... to do. One of these things was for Andrew to take a Thai cookery course and we took that opportunity whilst in Chiang Mai. Golden Cupids Hotel run a half-day course and their food was so good that Andrew decided this was the place to learn how to cook ...

... me 150 baht for a 30 Baht ride to the bus station this morning, it seemed with the complicity of the Eurana hotel staff. That leaves a bad taste of Chiang Mai and I am pleased to leave. That said, I had several nice meals with friends. Every meal in ...

... anyway they are notes I made while travelling (driving my car) up to Chiang Rai and back to Bangkok. New thoughts on Chiang Mai. I have often been unhappy coming to Chiang Mai. The traffic is terrible, it is busy and people seem rushed and less ...

... figured we'd save Bangkok for last. Easy flight to Chiang Mai. Air Asia. The cheapest carrier here, but plenty decent. Nice hotel in Chiang Mai. A bit out of the city center, but worth it. The Novotel. A really good 3.5 star western-style hotel ...

... there for a few hours sipping drinks and watching the world go by - what a way to spend a Sunday afternoon! On Sunday evening Chiang Mai closes down one of it's busiest street and re-names it "Sunday Walking Street". Local tribes and minority groups come ...

... ago is the backpacker areas like Khao San Road, Pham Ngu Lao in Saigon, pretty much all of Hoi An, and this part of Chiang Mai. These areas have everything: good restaurants ranging from all Thai, Viet, etc. customers to all travelers, internet access on ...

... and basic, cleanish room seem so much worse than they actually were. We soon got over her attitude and instantly like Chiang Mai more.  The small city/town here is surrounded by a moat and on most sides the city walls remain. It is clearly marked on ...

We arrived at the train station in Chiang Mai and took a tuk tuk to the Top North Hotel which had been recommended to us by a couple of English girls we met in Koh Pha-Ngan. We got a 400B per night room for 6 nights. The room was clean and had a proper ...