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Tawan Guest House
Lovely spot
4 Thapae Soi 6, Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai Province
Tel: (081) 681 1335
Description
This family-run place shows a lot of promise and has already developed into a popular choice amongst backpackers and independent travellers. Tawan Guest House has a lovely shaded garden and a selection of rooms -- some of which are a little pokey -- all with fan and shower. Recommended, although some of the bathrooms have had bad reports so be sure to check out the rooms first. Fair pricing for the location.
Dbl fan private b'room
200 THB (low season)
200 THB (high season)
Dbl A/C private b'room
400 THB (low season)
400 THB (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 25th November, 2003
Last visited or updated on: 23rd September, 2007
Guest feedback
rundown place,aggressive lady - 
By jobst ( total comments: 13 
) Stayed here 3/2008
booking a room by telephone was a big hurdle. I had a Thai friend do it for me (oh, these foreigners call and then don't turn up!)
The whole place is arranged around a garden-waterfall-fairy tale courtyard, where people eat and drink and watch TV. Looks nice!
But - all the rooms (or better bamboo huts) show to this courtyard. So, every whisper and fart can be heard in your hut.
On the entrance they say rooms cost 150 to 250 Baht. In reality they are 300 to 500 Baht.
I paid 500 Baht for a big room with mosquito net and air-con, but full of mosquitos and ants and - as I said - bamboo walls.
500 Baht, and I had to ask for the toilet paper!
The bed quilts(blankets) were definitely not clean.
When I checked out (after one nights overpriced sleep), the lady got aggressive (rarely seen in Thailand!) because I only stayed one night and before had said I would stay longer.
This place lives on a past glory - that will soon fade.
I didn't try their cookery school. Should I?
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Excellent price/quality rating - 
By Shoeburner ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 7/2007
The Tawan Guesthouse has a good location and a very nice garden. The Night Bazar and the bars are a 5 minute walk. First I stayed at a room of 250 baht, which had its own bathroom, a musquito net, a fan and TV. This room was ok, but than again, the roomrate wasn't high. When I came back to Chiang Mai a few days later, I decided to take the air conditioned room. Which was 400 baht. This room was suited for 3 people, and it also had a tv and a fridge. The rooms aren't that big, and you need to ask the staff for clean towels and more toiletpaper, since they don't clean your room as long as you are checked in. So don't stay for a long period, or ask the staff to clean it every now and then. The staff is very nice which is a definite plus. The food and drink prices are low, and their quality and quantity are excellent.
So if you want a good location, nice staff, and a very cheap room and food and you're not staying too long, this Guesthouse is excellent
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