Sarah Guest House

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Rated 2.5 out of 5

Based on 11 ratings and 11 reviews

• Can do better..

  Sarah GH is not the best I had for the money, but OK. I stayed for nine days in a not too big room with two beds (#10) for 250b/night. Space is not excedent but correct, the piece of furniture to hang and dispose your stuff is convenient, I had no flooding in the bathroom, and the wifi does well cover the room with fast internet. A little balcony is nice, but there could have been a chair to enjoy it. The british owner was nice with me, we had a usefull chat about my idea of having a business in Thailand. Maybe if I had asked for it, they would have cleaned the romm but they did not spontanously offered it for the 9 days I was there... I also asked for a ''long stay discount'', answer I got was: ''not in the high season''! (despite no cleaning of the room...) At the time I was there, beginning of January 2012, a house just behind was being renovated which was very noisy between 9AM - 4PM. Location was very convenient for me. I might get back there next time in CM, but not 100% sure, I might look for a cheaper but equivalent room, which should exist around the N-E block of the inner city.

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  Sarah Guest House reviewed by cedrac (Total reviews: 3) on 22nd January, 2012
  Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 1/2012

• Good enough

  Located in a nice quiet location near the east gate of the old city. Clean enough rooms with ensuite, the toilet could be a bit smelly at times. Free WiFi. English owner but she is often hard to find. The best thing we found was that adjacent to the guest house is the Garden Restaurant which had great breakfasts and really friendly staff. We paid 300THB with fan in Feb 2010.

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  Sarah Guest House reviewed by simonandsheena (Total reviews: 16) on 7th May, 2010
  Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 2/2010

• OK room, no service

  The room was clean when I went. Had a nice country-ish wooden furniture, and seemed like the walls got a new coat of paint from past reviews. The drain in the bathroom did clog up easily and the management seems to have addressed it by just putting up a sign on the wall to tell the guests to make sure that the drain holes are open when bathing. The Thai woman who was there during the day didn’t understand English and seemed annoyed when I asked her (for) anything. The western woman who was there in the evening didn’t know anything and was condescending. Forget about getting even very basic information about the town (or about the guesthouse itself!). Seemed like the owner was not putting any effort into running the guesthouse and the guests were a nuisance. Yeah, it’s cheap, and it’s in a convenient location, but the Nam Khong across the street is the same price. One good thing about Sarah’s is that it’s so quiet because there are no other guests there!

  Sarah Guest House reviewed by cecilia2 (Total reviews: 2) on 21st October, 2007
  Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 10/2007

• Don't stay here

  This place is over rated. The rooms are very overpriced, small and not that clean. There are lots of much better places in Chiang Mai.

  Sarah Guest House reviewed by rlove (Total reviews: 5) on 1st May, 2006
  Rated 1 out of 5. after a stay here in 3/2005

• Decent.

  The staff here were actually quite friendly to us, and so was Sarah. The rooms were good for the price -- two beds for US$6.50 a night... can't ask for too much. Unfortunately, every time we took a shower the entire bathroom flooded, so we had to be quick. I don't really understand the concept of paying for your toilet paper, but maybe that's common in Thailand's guesthouses. This was the only guesthouse we stayed in that didn't provide toilet paper in the bathrooms, but it was available for purchase at the front desk, along with bath towels. In general I recommend bringing those mini-tissue packs with you everywhere in this country. Also, their on-line trek booking tool is useless, as they don't reserve anything for you until you've come in person.

  Sarah Guest House reviewed by ryanx115 (Total reviews: 2) on 28th April, 2006
  Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 3/2006

• Gone downhill?

  My experience was so different than the one described here that I wonder if something has changed. The staff were competent, but very unwelcoming and unfriendly. The room was clean, but very shabby, poorly lit, curtains falling down, and with a truly terrible, worn out foam mattresses. Great location, but I was happy to leave this place.

  Sarah Guest House reviewed by jenae (Total reviews: 6) on 1st November, 2005
  Rated 1 out of 5. after a stay here in 11/2004

• Nice place but frosty owner and lack of services

  Sarah Guesthouse is a nice spot in a good location but the staff leave quite a lot to be desired. One of our friends wanted to leave a bag and she was totally ignored. I'm glad that we didn't need any information about Chiang Mai or trekking as the staff were never around.

  Sarah Guest House reviewed by travellerchris (Total reviews: 3) on 2nd October, 2005
  Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 9/2005

• Terrible

  We stayed for five days. I forgave Sarah her chilly reception, the overpriced rooms, and the feeling she and her husband were put upon every time we had breakfast. I couldn't condone her giving one days notice on being booked. We'd told her we planned to stay for a week when we checked in, and she made no mention of being full then. We ended up checking in at the excellent Baan Jong Come just across the road, and really liked it there. Particularly as a contrast to Sarah's.

  Sarah Guest House reviewed by waxybrushes (Total reviews: 17) on 31st August, 2005
  Rated 1 out of 5. after a stay here in 8/2005

• Confused my reservation

  I wouldn't recommend this place at all. It nearly ruined my time in Chang Mai. The staff are unfriendly and the rooms grotty. I had also booked a trek way in advance through the internet and when I arrived they looked at me blankly and then I to rearrange all my plans and go another day. I moved out asap... highly recommend Bow across from SK hostel - luxury, clean and TV for the same price...

  Sarah Guest House reviewed by nicolaculican (Total reviews: 3) on 7th March, 2005
  Rated 1 out of 5. after a stay here in 1/2005

• Relaxing

  Lovely place, clean and spacious rooms, a decent menu and good trekking. Over our four-day stay we didn't really experience the friendly staff though.

  Sarah Guest House reviewed by laura82 (Total reviews: 7) on 20th November, 2004
  Rated 5 out of 5. after a stay here in 11/2004

• We thought it was really welcoming

  My partner and I stayed at Sarah Guesthouse earlier in Feb 2004 and liked it a lot. The house is in a little garden off the main roads in Chiang Mai, so it is quiet, particularly in the evening. Also we found this to be a very good place to meet other travellers; we met the people we ended up trekking with (in Mae Hong Son though, not Chaing Mai) at Sarah Guesthouse. I'd recommend it. Don't expect five star luxury, this is more like relaxing at a friend's house.

  Sarah Guest House reviewed by donkey (Total reviews: 2) on 15th October, 2004
  Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 2/2004