Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is in Northern Thailand and sometimes referred to as the Capital of the North. We found this city to be a lovely relaxed city to spend a few days. When we were there we stayed in the Old Quarter of the city which is surrounded by a moat and a (now fallen down) wall. Something to experience whilst in Chiang Mai is its famous night bazaar. The night bazaar is an enormous night market, selling lots of local handicrafts, clothes, shoes...pretty much everything you can imagine. A great place to get some souvenirs and presents for family and friends (if you're feeling generous). One disadvantage of the market is its size, we spent approximately 2 hours ...  Read the complete review

When I decided to go travelling, everyone who'd been to Thailand told me that I had to go to Chiang Mai, so after I'd done a bit of reading up I realised that it would be ridiculous to miss it. We decided to end our travels in Thailand, mainly to top up our tans! We arrived into Bangkok and after one night there decided to head down to the islands in the south west. We spent two glorious weeks island hopping before heading on up to Chiang Mai. We decided to get the train up from to Chiang Mai as, the buses weren't that comfy and the horror stories about people stealing from your bags were terrifying. We had to get a minibus from Phuket to Surat Thani, where we ...  Read the complete review

Chiang Mai is a city of northern Thailand that I visited when I was in Thailand last year. I travelled from Bangkok to get to Chiang Mai. It took about twelve hours on the train. You can fly in about two hours. This is more expensive. From the train you get to see the countryside which is quite worth seeing, and train travel in Thailand is an experience, as I have written it my previous reviews. The train was comfortable and on such a long journey there is no choice but to book a bed. There are two meals offered, dinner and breakfast, and these are good quality although a bit more expensive than normal food. If you want to read more about ...  Read the complete review

SK is without a doubt the worst place we have ever tried to stay at. We arranged it in Bangkok through an agent. The brochure looked fantastic but upon arrival the place looked like a complete s***hole. The only thing they did right was pick us up from the bus stop. The rooms were disgusting. The bed sheets had cigarette stains and marks all over them and the 'bathroom' was more like a cramped toilet that happened to have a shower nossle coming out the wall. Whatever you do never book a tour through them as they are competly non-refundable. If you die in a crash your tour must still be paid for no matter how early the notice is (and they are overpriced). The staff were absolutely pathetic, rude and totally insensitive. You would think out of the money we paid they could've cracked a smile. STAY AWAY!

Please be advised! We stayed at SK House, Chiang Mai in July 2008, and had to leave in the middle of the night when we found we were being bitten by bed bugs. We turned on the light to find the mattress crawling with them! We told the night clerk what had happened and he said to come back in the morning. We got a much cheaper and much cleaner room at the Libra House down the street, and returned to SK the next day to try to get a refund. The staff wouldn't even talk to us. They literally gave us the cold shoulder and refused to even walk up to the room so we could show them that they have a problem (they had already rented it to other people!). When we tried to warn ...  Read the complete review