Lai-Thai Guesthouse

Thailand , Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, 111/4-5 Kotchasarn Rd.
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50 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2025

Morgan

Great location.

The hotel is situated in a really good location very close to night markets and lots of bars. The staff are very friendly. Theres a little cafe in the reception area which was also nice to wait for our taxi in, the also sell tea and coffee. The room was good for what we needed but there was mould in the shower and the air conditioning worked but not really well. The matresses are very firm which I liked but i know wont be for everyone. Overall a very pleasant stay.

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Feb 2025

Sang

Old but doable.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Beautiful guesthouse

we arrived at the guesthouse and were so warmly welcome Since it was early we waited and got the room much earlier than 2 o'clock Sean is very knowledgeable and explained everything so clearly and also shown us on the google Clean and bright and next to Night Market which is famous for Loved the area
thanks Sean for all your help

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2024

Jagmohan

Stayed there only for 3 hours because booked it accidentally thru expedia and they won't cancel...right next to chaing mai night bazaar so very cenral location and great price.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2024

Reatha

Close to night market, but still quiet.

Needed a hair dryer to at least borrow from front desk. Beds quite firm.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2024

kristin

Fantastic

Great hotel in a convenient location. Big clean room, plenty of hot water, solid Wi-Fi, and the kindest most helpful staff. Night market noise is really not bad at all, will stay here again when back in Chiang Mai!

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2023

Marc

Great property, close to every thing

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2023

Adam

Average property. Price was good with expedia discount though a bit steep without it. Staff were eally nice though almost everyone is here in Thailand.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2023

joshua

Great night market right next to property, close to road with bars and great massage parlors. Plenty of fun nights to be had within walking distance

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2023

LOBSANG

Very nice and clean.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2022

Levi

Clean and comfortable accomodation. Everything works (hot water, AC, TV, fridge). Very close to the Night Market so there is some noise at night. Front desk staff were very friendly. I extended my intial booking to stay for more than a week. Needed to request for room cleaning 2x during my stay which the house keeping staff seemed to be happy to do. 2 bottlles of water were given daily

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2022

Alessandro

Love this place and would stay every time I’m in Chiang Mai. Nothing fancy, but large rooms, ac works very well. Some of the friendliest staff I’ve encountered on my travels, and super clean. 5*

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2022

Alessandro

Great place to stay in Chiang Mai. Super friendly and knowledgeable staff that can’t do enough for you. Great fried rice for lunch. Rooms are fairly large, good AC, and plenty of water pressure on the hot shower.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2019

MaiMai

Near the market, but not too noisy. Nice location.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

21 Jul 2019

Nouman

Don't compromise your comfort

Our experience as a family with an infant was horrific. There were many things that have ruined our peace during the stay.
1. Plenty of mosquito that have attacked on my daughter face and she still has mark on her faces even it's been a week now.
2. You can't survive without mosquito coil or cream.
3. Money saving always not a good idea because you have to compromise on your comfort. Same thing happened in our case. This place we found the cheaper one in our search and we had to compromise our comfort.
4. Room was just ok. seemed like haunted house with old tv and old furniture.
5. Toilet was super small and you can touch two walls while sitting on the commode.
6. Staff was VERY UNETHICAL and don't know how to treat guests.
7. Air conditioners were old dated and you can't control when it's chilling the room.
8. Hot water system were not appropriate and it took 5-7 minute to justify the water by mixing cold and hot.
9. The owner lady was very strict we didn't see her smile in our week long stay :/
10. If you have a sensitive sleep you can't sleep here due to rock music noises from the nearest night bazaar till 3-4 AM.
11. (Tip) Don't save your money if you don't want to compromise on your comfort.

Family

2/10

Poor

21 Jul 2019

Nouman

Don't Book This Place

It was pathetic stay ever! Despite the night bazaar location everything went SO BAD.
The staff is very very unethical and don't even know how to greed guests. They don't understand English and did not treated us in a well-behave manner. They check their place just like an army camp and consider themselves ruler. There is an family who runs this place and all family members perform their duties their. Lack of staff, lack of sanitation, lack of English and of course LACK OF ETHICS. We requested two empty tea cups from the counter and mistakenly forgot that in our tourist van, when we were checking out, the owner lady asked her daughter to check the room as we steal something, it was very embarrassing the way she went to the room. She literally asked us for those two cheap cost cups and I gave her my tourist van driver number who satisfied her that he will drop their cups back at their place, but still she asked 100 BHT as a deposit which was very freaking at the time of checkout. The location is lie under the night bazaar and seven eleven store is just on 4 minute walk which was a good choice but stay was very hectic and not cosy at all. DON'T BOOK THIS PLACE.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2018

Marissa

Good place to stay in Chiang Mai

Pleasant, quiet place and nice hotel people

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2018

S & E

Cost effective

Inexpensive accommodation next to night markets and countless restaurants.

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2018

Kumar

Good Budget Hotel near night market

The hotel is located just a few steps away from the night market, which makes it ideal if you want to do some shopping and easy access to food outlets. Most of the stalls and shops open after 5pm. In the mornings, its pretty quite. The rooms are basic, but clean. Good wifi signal in most parts of the rooms. Breakfast is good with the standard menu selection. Hotel staff is very friendly and helpful. Only downside are the mosquitoes in the evenings, and early mornings. Make sure you bring enough repellent. This hotel provide free car and motorcycle parking space.

Family

4/10

Poor

24 Jan 2018

Laura

Bed Buds and Fleas

We had to change rooms due to the condition of the first room, run down and full of mold. Our second room the one we stayed in had terrible bed bugs and fleas. We noticed that the room close to ours was being sprayed, after walking past to see what was being sprayed,it was indeed the mattress. It appears the building is probably infested but they are aren't ridding the problem, just covering it up. The staff are wonderful however. I highly recommend you looking elsewhere.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2018

james

great location

perfect spot to see all that the night bizarre has to offer. overall pleasant experience. the shower kept turning off the hot water randomly, but besides that everything else was decent. cable TV with channels from all over the world. air conditioner. power outlets, shower, toilet.. probably not a romantic getaway, but perfect if you want to experience the night bizarre. it's extremely close to the ladyboy show as well.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2017

Keith

Close to Night Bazaar

Stayed here one night recently. The hotel is located virtually in the Night Bazaar so has many restaurants / bars close by. Despite the location, there was no noise interference in our rooms. Rooms were comfortable and good value. Adequate American breakfast served in the reception area. Will definitely return here when visiting Chiang Mai.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

close to shopping!

Literally next door to night market. was able to shop and then return to hotel to rest and recharge as needed

2/10

Poor

24 Nov 2017

Wolfgang

filthy

We had the hotel booked for 3 nights, admittedly cheap. pros: let us check in early, cheap, close to nightmarket. Cons: very filthy ( plus mold) in bathroom. there was even a sign not to put toilet paper into the toilet but into trash (uncovered basket btw. Really??!). I also had got allergies in the room, think there was a lot of dust and other stuff. We did not expect anything fancy but clean. Prior reviews seemed ok but our room definitely was not. We decided to write off the $ and find something still inexpensive but clean.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2017

Patrick

Awesome Stay!

I have been here 6 times and will always come back when traveling to Chiangmai. Hotel is cozy, clean, value for money, staff are friendly and in perfect location.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2017

Robyn

cheap and good location

Great place to stay on a budget especially if you want to see the night market and the river. Very close by. The room was very simple but there was clean beds, air con, and wireless.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2016

mikesy

Very near the night bazaar. The staff are very friendly and go out of their way to help you. The rooms are basic but contain all the facilities you required i.e. shower with hot water, fridge, air conditioning and a tv if you happen to want to watch the news.
Rooms are excellent value.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jan 2016

It's okay.

I would like to highlight the best thing in this hotel, which is the front desk staff performance. It is outstanding. Location is okay for shopping (practically a backyard of night bazaar). It can get noisy at night though. Rooms are clean. There are some signs of wear and tear but for that price you can't complain. My only issue is a condition of linens. They are so old, frail and yellowish-grey. The laundry facility employees there need to learn how to use bleach. Otherwise, there are no other major issues to speak of.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2016

GINA

This is a very charming small hotel. The staff are very friendly. I will return!

Family

4/10

Poor

09 Jul 2015

VIJAYENDRA

Hard to locate, but good location, budget room

Extremely hard to find, especially if you are driving on your own.
Easy access to night market

Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2015

Verified traveler

You get what you pay for

Mosquitoes in room and broken dead bolt.if in good working order my child could break it

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2015

Tara

Great Location

Well-located simple budget guesthouse. Good value for the price.

Partner

4/10

Poor

02 Mar 2015

aaron

roughing it at best

Let's start with the positive. We arrived at 8:00am and within 30 minutes they were able to accommodate us. The location was excellent. We were literally steps away from the night bazaar.
The room we booked was horrible, the beds were extremely hard, the toilet seat was broken, the towels had holes and looked as old as Thailand. There was no ac, which was much needed. We paid for the \"upgrade\" to a room with ac. In the shower you get two options: hot water or cold water but not both at the same time. The sink faucet was broken, it came off when I tried to wash my hands. The room was as old, the bed just as hard but the ac worked. This is as basic as it gets hotel. Barely two old towels in the room, no toiletries, no hair dryer, the hotel had no iron or ironing board, no safety deposit boxes either. You can leave your valuables in a locker at the reception area. If you try to pay for anything with a credit card they will tell you is not working, they want cash. Prepare yourself if you get to use the credit card, they charge you a 4% fee. Do not buy tours there, they charge at least 400 bahts more than any other place. You can hear everything that goes on around you so it's not a quiet place. Take ear plugs with you. The Wi-Fi is ok. You have to connect to different ones depending on where you are in the hotel.
I guess if you are trying to save money and don't mind roughing it, this hotel might be ok. Otherwise, I would try a different place.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2014

Katlyn Goeujon-Mackness

Great price, great location

We had a nice stay at lanna Thai; it's close proximity to the night bazaar was excellent and the room was fine for the price.

We had an issue with the wifi wherein it did not reach our room near the end I the walk. When I asked front desk about it all they did was shrug their shoulders. It wasn't a huge deal but it made it difficult to make plans each day.
Other than that, no worries. Music in the bazaar was loud and very audible in our room, but it stopped at midnight every night so it didn't bother us.
Bottom line, id stay at lanna Thai again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2014

Kiara

Good value and good location

Cheap and great location. In less than 1hour you can walk to the old city to visit the temples.. I did it in a morning and was great.
Very close the night bazar and another day market (can't remember the name).
For meals, head to Lemongrass.. Only 50 metres to the left.
However if you have a room facing the courtyard it gets very noisy. Hotel staff doesn't try to be quiet and speak very loud also when it's early in the morning.. Although they know there are guests sleeping in the rooms!!

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2014

Verified traveler

Friendly Hotel Staff

Very friendly staff-the most friendly I've ever encountered. No pushing tours. Basic food, but nice. Cheapest omelettes I've had.

Good free wifi, cable tv with several excellent movie channels, free soap and bottles of water.

The twin room had comfortable beds and the shower water was hot. On a couple of occasions, it wasn't. The towels were quite thin though, meaning that I used the 2 provided.

I would 100% stay there again.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jan 2014

Pam

Very basic

Basic Asian facility; extremely noisy at night as the night bazaar is very close. Several good restaurants in area. Room was cleaned but shower/toilet very basic.

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2014

Amanda

Lovely stay 2014

We stayed in chiang mai for 6 days and decided to stay at lanna thai. The hotels location is near all ammenities and every evening there is a very large night market. Receptionists and the women making breakfast are brilliant and make you feel very welcone. I loved this hotel and will be back

Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

Einar

You always welcome here

Self

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2025

Nut

ไม่มีอะไรเป็นจุดเด่นแต่ก็ไม่มีอะไรแย่พอใช้ได้สมราคาค่ะ

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

03 Dec 2024

Vegard

Billig og bra

For den lave prisen så er det et overnattingssted som kan anbefales, hvis du liker hard madrass. Hyggelig personale. Det er ikke mat å få kjøpt, kun drikke. Men mange spisesteder i nærheten så det gikk helt fint for meg. Hyggelig sitteområde i resepsjonsområdet. Hotellet kan også ta klesvask for deg.
Hotellet ligger i en stille og rolig gate og det er kort gåtur til barområder.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2023

Einar

Always nice people there!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Feb 2023

Maria

Stenhårda sängar. Ingen städning. Inget toapapper men bra läge

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2022

Sarah

Der Aufenthalt im Lanna Guesthouse hat uns sehr gut gefallen! Immer wieder gerne. Die Lage und die Freundlichkeit des Personals ist super gewesen

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Aug 2022

NATSUKI

水栓付近に小さな虫が5匹ぐらい這っていた．私はそこまで気にならなかったが，気にする方はご注意を．
施設から10mぐらいに大きなお土産物中心の露天マーケットが有り，買い物がはかどる．また，その付近には他の市場も存在し，食事にも困らない．

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2021

Einar

Billig og bra.

Sentralt og billig alternativ om man ikke trenger annet enn overnatting og kjekke personale..

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2020

Walter

Preis leistung gut. Einkaufsmöglichkeiten in der nähe und nachtmarkt in der nähe

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2019

rico

一句,平平平.夜市隔離.出入非常便利.

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2019

Markus

Good value

It is good value for money, the room was clean, the staff was helpful.
Very good location, close to the Night Bazaar and Anusarn Market, and a lot of restaurants and bars nearby.
A very good alternative if you are on a budget!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

値段にしてはとても良かった。立地、旅してる感か欲しいのであれば良いのではないでしょうか。恐らく綺麗好きな女性はきついとは思いますが、安く場所のよいところに泊まりたい人にとっては最適解だと思います。

Leisure Self