Paradise Guesthouse and Hotel-Chiang Mai

[phantomtiger 0]

Tried finding the Location of Paradise GH and Hotel but unable to locate on any maps so not sure of location. Web pages said 10 min walk from Nite market but unsure in what direction and if this place is near action area or Thapae Gate?

Also if have any info if place is guest friendly please let me know.

Thanks

PT

[ricosuave 130]

Spent two weeks in the Paradise guest house back in 2001, so my recollections may be a little out of date but here goes. The location is maybe 10 minutes from the night bazaar but further to the Tae Phae Gate area and really you need to take a bus (usually 20 baht or 30/40 baht for tuktuk).

 

I had a fantastic time there, but more because of the people i met rather than the hotel itself. There is a swimming pool, but everyone in the hotel could see you swim if they wanted to so its not very private. When i was there it was full of Israelis, and backpackers going on a trek, which if thats what your looking for then its a good a place as any to organise the hill tribe treks. The rooms were 150 baht a night and had hot shower, nice bed, but no tv. Of course a lot could and probably has changed since i was there.

 

Overall its a good place to be if your in your twenties/thirties and fancy cheap accomodation and to meet some people to go trekking with.

 

Rico

[phantomtiger 0]

Thanks for the reply, still need little more info. on this place.

Can you remember if the rooms were big, clean and decent or really worn out?

Also is there a bathtub in the bathrooms and if the bathrooms were clean and modern. Only asking because you said place more for backbackers and I've stayed in places where they frequent and the norm is for rooms to be tiny, old, worn out, bathrooms are not very clean places---but backbackers tend to sacrifice cleaniness and space for the cheap prices (I should know cause I was once a backbacker in my youth.)

And lastly, is the place guest friendly when you were there?

Still, you paid 150b several years ago--good prices back only 4 years ago. I think its over 500b/nite now via internet, so dont know if prices can be cheaper if walk in and bargain or if place worth the new price?

 

PT

Edited December 27, 2005 by phantomtiger