Spent two nights here while enjoying Chiang Mai. The guest house is a warm and friendly place, a few blocks away from the big roads which gives it a nice calm feeling. My room was spacious and comfortable, with the only gripe being that the AC was quite loud. It was effective too, and easily adjusted. Their own restaurant has views of the river which is a nice bonus. The staff we friendly all the time. Be aware that this place is a 10 minute walk from the centre of town, so if you must be in the middle of the action, then try something else

This place is cheap, well located and the staff are extermeley helpful. I generally think it's a great place to stay. The staff is not pushy, but will arrange transportation and excursions for you if you ask. They even recommended inexpensive places for laundry and food. My one gripe was that the hot water in the shower was not consistent. We had 3 rooms over 3 nights and not a single one of us had a hot shower. But, given the hot humeid temprature, a luke warm shower wasn't that big of a deal.

We stayed in this guest house for the first time in 1995, when Chiang Mai was still a quiet town with a nice market and some shops. We were very happy with it: it was simple, bur comfortable, very clean and well managed, and in a good location.
We came back one year ago, finding Chiang Mai quite a different place – but still lovely and interesting – and Galare Guest Hose still very good. The room is not very large, but very well kept. The small restaurant on the Ping River is nice for a light meal, and the location is still great, quite near the big market and the nice area of the best shops and restaurants. From here you can walk to many interesting places, even to the old city. And the wi-fi was a breeze, also in the room.