The list of top 15 Chiang Mai hotels in the Old City will help you choose the right place to stay in the largest city of Norther Thailand. The selection of the most popular and best rated Chiang Mai Old Town accommodations will be useful if you are looking for the best hotels in Chiang Mai Old City.
Chiang Mai Old City
Chiang Mai is one of the most popular cities in Thailand where tourists come to taste delicious Thai food, experience the culture of Lanna people and explore the mountainous surroundings. Chiang Mai Old City is the most convenient area to stay in Chiang Mai as from there you can easily reach city’s main cultural attractions, shops and restaurants.
Best Hotels in Chiang Mai Old City
If you are looking for the best place to stay in Chiang Mai, choose from the list of best hotels in Chiang Mai Old City.
1. Tamarind Village
A charming boutique property inspired by local history and culture, Tamarind Village combines the winning elements of design, service and comfort in a stylish Chiang Mai Old City hotel that offers guests a tranquil setting, genuine hospitality and attention to detail throughout. The name of the hotel comes from a giant tamarind tree that has been providing shade for over 200 years and has become the symbol of the hotel. There are only 42 rooms that are decorated in simple and contemporary architectural styles.
- Price range: $$$$$
- Our Rate: 9.5/10
2. Villa Thapae
Villa Thapae is offering a boutique resort-style rooms in the midst of natural surroundings that are perfect for truly relaxing. The hotel is perfectly located between the old city and the night bazaar area. The exterior decoration uses bright colors while the interior is chic and stylish. Rooms are spacious clean and comfortable. The hotel offers full facilities, including swimming pool. Villa Thapae is a good place to stay in Chiang Mai Old Town for either families or couples.
- Price range: $$$$
- Our Rate: 8.5/10
3. Phor Liang Meun Terracotta Arts
Situated in Chiang Mai’s historical old city and built in just 2015, Phor Liang Meun Terracotta Arts Hotel combines great location with magnificent architectural design featuring hand carved sculpture. Stay within walking distance of the Chiang Mai Gate Market, with the rest of the city on your doorstep ready to explore.
- Price range: $$$$$
- Our Rate: 9/10
4. U Chiang Mai Hotel
U Chiang Mai Hotel is located on Ratchadamnoen Road, in the heart of Chiang Mai Old City. Despite its central location, the hotel is serenely quiet. The architecture and decoration of the hotel is a combination of local Thai and modern style. This Chiang Mai hotel offers 41 luxurious rooms, decorated to the highest standard providing all the necessities that the sophisticated traveler will require. Guests are welcomed in the Resident’s Lounge located in the restored former residence of Chiang Mai’s governor. The rich heritage of the Resident's Lounge is enhanced with modern Thai accented interior design. The luxury boutique hotel offers guests the use of a gym, spa and swimming pool.
- Price range: $$$$$
- Our Rate: 9/10
5. Vieng Mantra Hotel
Vieng Mantra Hotel is located on Ratchadamnoen Road, in the center of Chiang Mai Old Town but is surprisingly quiet. The hotel is clean and offers good atmosphere. Most guests staying here are foreigners. The interior is beautifully decorated. The hotel has a very nice swimming pool and garden.
- Price range: $$$
- Our Rate: 8.5/10
6. De Chai The Colonial Hotel
De Chai The Colonial Hotel is a colonial style accommodation, perfectly located in the heart of Chiang Mai Old City on the most popular Thapae Road. The hotel offers a sense of its own identity with 40 Stylish Lanna Colonial rooms: Deluxe, Grand Deluxe, Premier, and Two Bedroom Premier. Every unit customized composition by matching pieces of furniture and sanitary fixtures that are coordinated and made of precious materials and finishes.
- Price range: $$$$
- Our Rate: 8.5/10
7. Lamphu House Chiang Mai
Lamphu House is a hotel on Phra Pokklao Road Soi 9, surrounded by nature and tranquility in the heart of Chiang Mai Old City. The hotel is decorated in modern style. There are standard rooms, superior rooms and deluxe rooms with full facilities, also swimming pool and restaurant.
- Price range: $$
- Our Rate: 8.5/10
8. Cozytel Chiangmai
Cozytel Chiangmai is located in the middle of downtown Chiang Mai and offers comfortable stay in the capital of Northern Thailand for a really good price. The hotel is decorated in modern style with local art and it is as cozy as it names. The rooms are spacious with either a king-size bed or twin beds. All rooms have a private balcony, except the rooms on the 1st floor that are next to the beautiful garden. Cozytel Chiangmai gives atmosphere just like home.
- Price range: $$
- Our Rate: 8.5/10
9. 99 The Gallery Hotel
99 The Gallery is a modern boutique hotel in Chiang Mai Old City. It is decorated in Lanna style combined with the beautiful atmosphere of the art gallery. There are 5 room types to choose from, including Standard Rooms, Suite Rooms, Deluxe Rooms, Superior Rooms and Family Rooms with complete facilities.
- Price range: $$
- Our Rate: 8/10
10. Bodhi Serene, Chiang Mai
Bodhi Serene is a boutique hotel that lies within the old city walls of charming downtown Chiang Mai. This unique boutique hotel is nestled amongst many old temples bringing back centuries of culture and blessings. It is really amazing that this city center hotel exemplifies a fusion of Lanna tradition and culture with modern conveniences catering to the needs of today's urbanites. The hotel is vintage style and decorated with Lanna art. The surrounding area is full of trees, shady and peaceful.
- Price range: $$$$
- Our Rate: 8.5/10
11. Banthai Village
Nestled in a bustling neighborhood just off Tapae Road and in walking distance to the Tapae Gate entrance to Chiang Mai Old City, Banthai Village is a cozy retreat that also affords easy access to much of Chiang Mai’s best attractions including the Sunday Walking Street market and the Night Bazaar. The small luxury village still gives you a choice of accommodations, 30 Superior rooms, 8 Deluxe rooms, 2 Family rooms, 3 Junior Suites and one of Banthai Suite, all very chic and accommodating including a rain shower and wireless internet.
- Price range: $$$$
- Our Rate: 8.5/10
12. Estia Chiang Mai
Estia Hotel is located in the heart of Chiang Mai near the Chiang Mai City Arts and Culture Centre, and Three Kings Monument. There are many room types available at the hotel, including superior rooms, deluxe rooms and family rooms with full facilities. There is also a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, coffee bar, restaurant, and spa massage. That’s all you would need for a comfortable stay in Chiang Mai.
- Price range: $$
- Our Rate: 8/10
13. Hotel M Chiangmai
Hotel M Chiang Mai is located near Tha Phae Gate, in the old town of Chiang Mai. The hotel offers 79 modern style rooms, including Deluxe Rooms and Superior Double Rooms with buffet breakfast and airport/bus terminal transfer. A midsized business hotel in Chiang Mai’s Old City, Hotel M is dedicated to service above all else, and is founded on the idea of “Get More Than You Pay For”.
- Price range: $$$
- Our Rate: 8/10
14. Imm Hotel Thaphae Chiang Mai
Balancing the rich heritage of northern Thailand with modern comforts, Imm Hotel Thapae Chiang Mai commands a prime location in the heart of the buzzing metropolis of Thailand's northern capital. One of the leading Chiang Mail old town hotels is ideal for a budget trip based on clean and comfortable modern accommodation, pick from 106 charming guest rooms with air-conditioning, fully-appointed bathroom, and complimentary WiFi Internet.
- Price range: $$
- Our Rate: 8/10
15. Mo Rooms
Mo Rooms is an artistically decorated hotel, located on Tha Phae Road in Chiang Mai Old Town. The exterior is simple but beautiful. The interior of the hotel is full of chic concepts. There are only 12 rooms in the hotel, each of them designed according to astrology under one of the 12 Zodiac signs.
- Price range: $$$
- Our Rate: 8/10
Enjoy your stay!
Important Note: The price range is compared between the hotels described in this blog only and may vary depending on the season. The rating score is based on the reviews in many sources and is just our personal opinion. Please check for more information about each hotel before booking it, so you could decide if the hotel is right for you.