We are 2 couples who stayed in Banthai village for 7 nights.
We chose the hotel after reading reviews on Trip Advisor, and it was perfect for us.
The rooms are not huge, but very clean and well looked after.
The setting was lovely.....traditional Lanna Thai style, but with Western amenities. It had character, lovely orchids adorned the hotel, giving a peaceful aura.
The staff were lovely, and always spoke when we passed them.
Located between the main city and Night Bazzar, it was perfect for seeing the sights of Chiang Mai.
The pool was lovely and refreshing, but not many loungers. A new poolside bar was being built during our stay.
The only negative was the cost of a transfer to the airport.....a taxi costs 130Baht, but they charged us 400Baht....when we asked for a taxi number...they said they didn't have any taxi numbers!!
Despite this, we would recommend this hotel to anyone traveling to Chiang Mai.

After an uncomfortable stay in Bangkok, this hotel was just lovely. We had a large room with a daybed for our 19 year old daughter. She's very short so it was an ok size, a tall teenager wouldn't have been comfortable. We were sick with throat viruses & exhausted when we arrived on Christmas Day so were really looking forward to unwinding and relaxing. Just as we lay down for a late afternoon rest, very loud Christmas Carols began playing in the area outside our room. We'd pretty much had a gutful of 'Frosty the Snowman' after several weeks in SE Asia so I requested the music be turned down in our section which was across a small laneway. They seemed perplexed but carried out my request. Other guests nearby spoke to me and thanked me for arranging the decrease in volume. The room was spacious and very clean. Little shower pressure but we'd adjusted to that after a few weeks in SE Asia. Lovely big bath though. Laundry very expensive but just outside in the laneway it was very cheap to have laundry done and we were happy with the result. It's a little disconcerting to walk up the laneway later to see your undies drying on a line but we just shrugged and kept walking. We were disappointed with the service on the reception. Our tour was very late to pick us up but the staff wanted 30 baht to phone him to see if there was a problem. Another day we were quoted 1200 baht for a tour in a taxi, but later it was 1000 baht. The taxi did not come and we waited nearly an hour and a half in the lobby. When we asked for our money back and went out into the street we found the taxi that had been called for us. They'd only been called 15 mins prior, and the driver speculated that their regular driver was unavailable. We'd been told the wait was because the Prince and Princess had arrived and there was a traffic jam. This was not true. The taxi took us on our tour for 600 baht. These experiences leave a bad feeling, especially as people on the street in Chiang Mai had been extremely helpful. This took a little getting used to after many people attempted to scam us in Bangkok. All in all a good stay - we appreciated the comfort & cleanliness of the room.