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Chat House

A great backpacker hideaway

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Chat is still one of the most popular guesthouses in Chiang Rai. Located in a quiet soi about five minutes' walk from the Clock Tower, and 15 from the town centre, the guesthouse has a good range of rooms. Those staying in the cheaper rooms use the clean and tidy shower block at the rear. The food is good and a lounge area and small garden can be used for relaxing. The owners can arrange treks and other trips out into the region. Staff are friendly, helpful and speak good English. Recommended.

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3/2 Si Sangkaew Trirat Rd. T: (053) 711 481 F: (053) 744 220  
Email them at: chathouse.32@hotmail.com
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What we were quoted*

Type of room Low season High season Notes
Dorm Fan 80 THB 80 THB
Dbl fan private b'room 250 THB 300 THB
Dbl air-con private b'room 350 THB 400 THB

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Added to Travelfish on: 17th September, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 26th August, 2009

Chat House reviews

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Very Friendly - 11th February, 2006
We found Chat House very friendly and helpful. Our room was in a separate 'bungalow' and had air con and a clean bathroom with a great hot shower (very hot!)amd spotless western toilet. The bed was soft and had really fluffy pillows. One small downside was that the room was obviously quite old and musty, the only criticism is that it could do with a lick of paint! The common area was bright and easy to relax in and the limited menu was tasty. The garden is really lovely and it is very nice to sit in of an evening and eat dinner as we did one night. Altogether a very comfortable and quiet stay, although the local dogs do howl a bit at night, but not enough to keep you up, it's just a bit eerie! Please note, that Chat House is a 5 min walk from all the bars and main bit of town, but at night the road back is very quiet and a bit spooky, if you are a bit nervous about walking in the dark late at night, we recommend you grab one of the many tuk-tuks available by the night market. It costs about 40 baht.

Chat House reviewed by mrandmrsburke on 11th February, 2006, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 2/2006
This is a Travelfish recommended reviewer
Total reviews submitted: 25.
mrandmrsburke also reviewed: Baan Lotus, Baan Sabai, Bella Bella House, Bounmy Guesthouse, Charlie's Huts, CM Blue House, Friendship Guesthouse, Garden House, Heritage Guest House, Kampot Guesthouse, Ko Tao Tropicana Resort, Les Jardins de Vang Vieng, LiThai Guesthouse, Mali Namphu, Monkey Republic, Nett Hotel, Prince II Hotel, Suncliff Resort, The Riverside Guest House, V.N.Guesthouse.

ok - 25th February, 2010
Friendly and relatively good value. Not always as clean as one would hope. A little far out of the city. There is a restaurant to hang out, the food is ok. Organised trips are great though.

Chat House reviewed by hdelcour on 25th February, 2010, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 9/2009
Total reviews submitted: 15.
hdelcour also reviewed: BAP Guesthouse, Botanica, Dai Long Hotel, European Guesthouse, Halo, Kangkhong Villa Guesthouse, Malany Guesthouse, Okay Guest House, Royal Sapa Hotel, Souannavong Guest House, Tree Top Ecolodge, Trung Cang Hotel, Vayakorn Guesthouse, Villa Sokxai 2.

Backpackers Paradise - 21st February, 2010
This place is great for backpackers uniting. Met wonderful people from all over the world. The resturant/lounge and garden set a super chill vibe to relax and socialize. The room was a great value for the price and the shower was clean and hot! The staff make you feel at home and offer great advice for day trips, as well as offering 1 to 3 day treks into the mountains. If you want your own room with private bath you definately want to make a reservation as this place is always booked.

Chat House reviewed by stephfinch81 on 21st February, 2010, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2010
Total reviews submitted: 4.
stephfinch81 also reviewed: Bamboo Riverside Guesthouse, Hotel Beau Rivage Mekong, Thong Bay Guest House.

same same - 29th December, 2009
Not much change. There is building going on at the neighbours and they do luv 4'' grinders but its only during the day. The ensuite rooms are much better than the basic ones. No problems wandering about at night

Chat House reviewed by chaosagent on 29th December, 2009, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 11/2009
Total reviews submitted: 2.
chaosagent also reviewed: Sabaydee Guesthouse.

great atmosphere
nice staff. good desserts and food. only complaint is location. little far out.

Chat House reviewed by grndhouse ( total comments: 8 )
Stayed here 10/2009

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family atmosphere - 26th August, 2009
Great communal area which was very cosy and lovely restaurant. Staff were very friendly. Had a real family atmosphere to it. Room was nice and clean, no complaints, would definitely go back.

Chat House reviewed by squalix on 26th August, 2009, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 7/2009
Total reviews submitted: 7.
squalix also reviewed: #11 Happy Guesthouse & Restaurant, Arimid Guesthouse, Green Lake Guesthouse, New Joe Guesthouse, Thanh Binh 3, Villa Salika.

Great value - 3rd April, 2009
Really no complaints...staff are great, room is comfortable (although you have to buy your own toilet paper)...the restaurant is amazing value with cheap prices and huge portions...the central hang out area is cozy, the gardens are beautiful...and its all only a short walk from the central part of town...totally recommended

Chat House reviewed by tkdmunchkin on 3rd April, 2009, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 4/2009
Total reviews submitted: 3.
tkdmunchkin also reviewed: Jungle Way, Thuan Loi Hotel.

Nice guesthouse - 4th January, 2007
Nice Rooms, especially if you got one in the garden. showers are gas heated so dont think about cold water. Friendly thai and swiss staff there. Good food too. If you like to book a trek with them be careful with the price. Paid for a two day trip 1000Baht more than my compagnon who booked direct with the guide. No real refund by the way. But trekking with the guide called Lou is highly recomended.

Chat House reviewed by emzet on 4th January, 2007, rated 3 out of 5.
Stayed here 12/2006
Total reviews submitted: 5.
emzet also reviewed: Happy House, J&J Guesthouse, LiThai Guesthouse, Two Dragons Guesthouse.

Nice stay - 22nd May, 2006
Lovely ambience here, great chilled-out restaurant area, and good food too. Rooms basic but clean and what a shower ! Tremendous. Overall a very comfortable stay and very friendly staff. We'll be back for sure. One note : It's really not far down the soi to Chat GH ( 50 metres ) so don't worry about walking back there.

Chat House reviewed by Dunk71 on 22nd May, 2006, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 5/2006
Total reviews submitted: 2.
Dunk71 also reviewed: P Guest House.

good travel advice here - 19th March, 2006
Stayed and enjoyed the company / service and excellent travel tips from the staff, hired a bike from them and with thier assistance a 2 day bike journey north. back to chat where our packs were safely stored for free! a good place to stay.

Chat House reviewed by sparky on 19th March, 2006, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 10/2005
Total reviews submitted: 3.
sparky also reviewed: Xieng Kok Resort.

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