Region: Northern Thailand> Province: Chiang Rai> Location: Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai guesthouses and hotels

Chiang Rai is a small town and the vast majority of places are within a ten minute walk of the bus station. The main backpacker quarter is at the northern end of town near the Mae Kok River, though to the west of town there are a couple of other options. Typical Thai Chinese style hotels are scattered throughout town while the luxury digs are either over the river or on the outskirts of town. If you're shopping at the backpacker level, a hot shower is really worth the extra money -- Chiang Rai can get very cool in the evening.

Backpacker
Under 600B

Ben Guesthouse - Outstanding value

 
351/10 Sankhong Noi Rd Soi 4, can also be reached by Ratyotha Soi 1
Tel: (053) 716 775;
Situated down a quiet soi about a ten minute walk from the centre of Chiang Rai, Ben Guesthouse represents excellent backpacker value and is also a fine choice for families. Rooms throughout are ... Ben Guesthouse complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Chat House - a great backpacker hideaway

 
3/2 Si Sangkaew Trirat Rd
Tel: (053) 711 481; Fax: (053) 744 220
Chat House is a hidden-away guesthouse with a great little lush garden and a comfortable layabout area for the lazy. The rooms and their attached bathrooms are very quiet, clean and well looked after ... Chat House complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Jitaree Guesthouse - Clean and well-sized

 
Singhaklai Rd, Chiang Rai

Next down this backpacker soi from Lotus Guesthouse, Jitaree Guesthouse has spotless and quite new looking rooms in a two storey house towards the rear of the compound. Jitaree is a friendly spot and ... Jitaree Guesthouse complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Mae Kok Villa - a wide range of options

 
445 Singhakhlai Rd, Chiang Rai
Tel: (053) 711 766;
Mae Kok Villa has its rooms housed in three buildings set behind the delapidated mansion you can see from Singhaklai Rd. In the right building are busic and functional rooms with variable cold-water ... Mae Kok Villa complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Lek House - A passable option

 
95 Ratyotha Rd, Chiang Rai
Tel: (053) 756 265;
Set by a canal and a moderately busy intersection, Lek House has a range of moderately priced rooms from prison-issue cells to cute but cramped A-frames. The rooms are fair value, but other places in ... Lek House complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Lotus Guesthouse - spacious but a little bland

 
247 Singakhlai Rd, Chiang Rai
Tel: (053) 716 662;
Korean managed Lotus Guesthouse is the first large guesthouse you'll reach on the backpacker soi, with a bunch of rooms looking onto a lawn area. While the rooms here are clean and functional (with ... Lotus Guesthouse complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Mae Hong Son Guesthouse of Chiang Rai - a sleepy family run option

 
126 Singhakhlai Rd, Chiang Rai
Tel: (053) 715 367;
This very long-running guesthouse has a great homely feel and a small but very pleasant garden area to relax in. Run by Mod and Tom, a Thai/Karen couple, Mae Hong Son Guesthouse of Chiang Rai draws a ... Mae Hong Son Guesthouse of Chiang Rai complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Boonbundan Guesthouse - Don't bother

 
1005/13 Jet Yod Rd, Chiang Rai
Tel: (053) 717 040-1; Fax: (053) 712 914
But a shade of its former self, Boonbundan has a couple of buildings with basic aging rooms -- none of which are particularly good -- especially when compared to similarly priced offerings elsewhere ... Boonbundan Guesthouse complete profile

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