on arrival the taxi's didn't even know where this was, which was not a promising start. We got a taxi which dropped us off about 800metres down a different road from it. to help other travellers it is off THIPPIANATE ROAD, hidden down a back street.
The photo's are deceptive of this location as it is well hidden from public view, and appears to have been built behind a block of flats. a good example the view when we opened the window was directly onto the balconys of flats approximately 10 metres away.
On arrival the lobby was clean, staff did not speak much english, but we got by.
We got to the room, as the pictures made it look modern decor - unfortunately it has not been done to a good standard, it appears to have been done on the cheap with cracks everywhere and various random wires appearing out of the wall. Also the bed had the bedside table broken, which we said about, it was not fixed.
The bathroom was inundated with ants where grout had not been used in bits of the tiles leaving holes in the wall, and the airconditioner was too small for the room. The layout was odd in the fact there was no main light for the room, but due to flats looking into the room we had to keep curtains shut. The room did not even offer the most basic of function of a kettle with coffee, and the hotel offers no food or snacks, which is disappointing due to there being nowhere to eat or purchase food nearby (the nearest place is approixmately 15 minutes walk away).
On the positive side of things the shower was good, the extractor fan was excellent at keeping the bathroom dry, the bed was comfortable, and the room size was reasonable. Thats about it.
The location is quite poor for anything you wish to do in Chiang Mai - it is quite a walk from the main square, the food places, the markets, and the bars. you would have to do alot of walking to do anything in the location. We both are keen walkers but the heat and humidty of chiang mai makes it difficult if you have to walk so far before you even start you plans ie:market, meal.
in short we would not recommend this place, unless you are willing to walk a decent amount to get anywhere.