Couldn't be happier with our stay at the Aruntara. It is a little piece of heaven in the busy (but lovely!) city of Chiang Mai.

The staff was extremely helpful and courteous. The breakfast was delicious. And the location is perfect. We only spent a few hours lounging at the hotel because we had so many activities packed for our time in Chiang Mai, but it was so peaceful hanging out by the beautiful pool.

The room was lovely with a beautiful jacuzzi, the hotel leaves a nice plate of fruit upon arrival, and our room overlooked the courtyard which was great!

Overall very happy with our stay at the Aruntara, highly recommend it!

Booked directly with the hotel during their promotional period. Room rate (at about 3000 over bath) came with a dining voucher at the hotel restaurant worth 300 baht which we used to order the yummy lanna platter, a 2 hr massage for 2 adults and transportation to and from the hotel and airport. The hotel rooms were spacious enough and comfortable too. The toilet and shower area is cordoned off by a sliding door (no lock) and the sink and tub are on the opposite side without a door. Breakfast was just adequate - the usual breads,eggs,sausages and ham plus some local options as well. The massage was just what we needed after our activity filled trip there. It's about 15 mins ride to the airport and to town as well. The motorbike tuk-tuk which only fits a maximum of 3 people is more expensive compared to taking the red mini-jeep kind of tuk-tuk which fits up to 8 - 10. The red mini-jeep always cost us 20baht per person to and from town. The staff and friendly and pleasant, willing to suggest places to go and eat as well.

- Hotel was very nice
- staff were very welcoming and friendly
- rooms were very nice, unique (e.g raised bed platform; doors opening to bath tub from bed etc) and clean
- restaurant and gardens were beautiful and well maintained
- food selection was good but hotel should definitely promote the restaurant more for general guests as well as spa which looked nice but you wouldn't know it's there
- that's partly driven by location, as the hotel is quite unique on the road compared to its surroundings and not near the other spas and hotels. Location isn't a problem to get around, you just need to call a tuk tuk which security will do for you
- overall great hotel, very nice and boutique. Would stay again