Once Upon A Time Boutique Home

Thailand , Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI, 1 Samlan Rd Soi 6 Tambon Prasingh Amphoe Muang
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2024

Jun

We loved staying in this quaint little hotel. The location is good. The breakfast is great. The host is helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

Grifford

Great location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Great value for the money. Hotel has character. Beautiful architecture and style. Great service. Very friendly and helpful staff. Would definitely recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2024

Michael

Place was amazing. Room was clean and on a quiet street near the park where the flower festival was. Staff were very helpful and a joy to interact with. Also the breakfast was really good, the fruit bowl was delicious.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2024

David

Amazing space! Staff was fantastic!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2024

Sam

Excellent hotel, very clean and had everything we needed. The hosts were really lovely and very accommodating. Would recommend. Breakfast was great.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2023

Lara

Really lovely hotel in a quiet area of the old city but easily walkable to bars and restaurants. Amazing breakfast and helpful organising an evening at the Muy Thai for us

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2023

Verified traveler

Value for money with great breakfast

Value for money near to Chiang Mai Old City. Small boutique hotel, attentive staff service and breakfast was great delicious. Freshly prepared as per requested breakfast timing. The only feedback for this hotel the heater problem as it’s not hot enough.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2022

Apichai

Nice comfy facilities, large bed room, super friendly staff make you feel like home

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2020

Verified traveler

Very quiet in the old city. 10 minutes walk to Wat Phra Singh. Amazing staff.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2020

Winnie

We really enjoyed our stay at ONCE, loved the well appointed room and daily breakfasts and wonderful staff. The hotel is well located within the old city, walking distance to everything including a great pottery place 2 mins down the street.
Would love to return one day.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Comfortable feeling likes stay at home. Good location to travel in Chiang Mai city.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Felt like home with good breakfast. The stalk were very helpfull.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Friendly staff and great breakfast! =)

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2019

Nice staff and good location. Peaceful place even located in the center of Chiang Mai

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2019

Pat

Charming and Unique experience at Once.

Great place to stay in old city of Chiang Mai, excellent staff and fabulous surroundings very unique experience if you are looking for an out of the ordinary stay within a unique setting surrounded by friendly staff, terrific food and great service.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2019

Pat

Enjoy a Unique stay

Our stay at Once (apron a time) was a unique experience, an opportunity to share a little of the local culture with fabulous service and wonderful food.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Great location - near restaurant and nice little pubs/bars. Spacious room with very nice and unique decor.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2019

Melanie

We LOVED this place! It is super cute and only has 6 rooms so you get a very personalized experience. The staff knows who you are and are very friendly. The breakfast here is amazing! They make it fresh when you come down each morning just for you. One morning we had to leave super early for an activity, so they packed us a breakfast to go. It was my brother-in-law’s birthday while we stayed there and we asked if they could do something special - while we were gone for the day they hung up a happy birthday sign in his room, left him a birthday note and a special piece of cake in the fridge for no extra charge! It was very sweet of them!

The location of the hotel is also very convenient since it is within Old City. All of the activities we booked provided transportation and they picked us up from the hotel. You can also easily get a cab here by using the GRAB app. There is a 7-Eleven down the street which was really convenient when we needed things, especially alcoholic drinks to bring back to the hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Wonderful stay here. Very clean, nice staff, great breakfast, and free bikes. Close to many things.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2018

Anne

The friendliest staff ever !

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2018

Hannah

Great hotel with kind staff!

We loved our stay here! The hotel is located within walking distance to everything in the Old City and the rooms are simple and beautiful. The breakfast each morning was very good, with homemade scones and lots of fresh fruit. Everyone who worked there was kind and helpful, especially Kennedy who was there in the afternoon! Even though our room was on the ground floor, it was very quiet because the hotel is on a quiet street. We will definitely stay here again when we come back to Chiang Mai!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2018

Mimi

Nice stay

Beautiful and clean. Breakfast was also nice. Located in a small alley in old city but is still convenient to get to everywhere. All of our families were pleased with this stay.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Very friendly...

Loved my time here, the two ladies that run the hotel are super friendly and helpful... Always going the extra mile by making tasty cookies and cakes for guests. Love, love, love this place...

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2017

eddie

Great attention to details

It was just perfect, highly recommended

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2017

Alek

A Gem in the Heart of Chiang Mai

If I could give Once [Upon a Time] more than 5 stars I would. I HIGHLY recommend staying here if you're ever in Chiang Mai.

Once [Upon a Time] was wonderful from start to end. The staff was super friendly and wanted to make our stay as enjoyable as possible. They were always curious to know if there was anything we needed or ready to offer a suggestion to make our visit to Chiang Mai even better.

The décor and ambiance of Once [Upon a Time] was one of my favorite things about staying there. Every little detail from the lobby to the room made the place comfortable and unique. From the fresh flowers they have on each table, to the customized wooden placards they use as do not disturb signs, and all the little details you can discover in between. I would live here if I could.

The breakfast, oh the yummy yummy breakfast. The staff cooks in the small kitchen in the lobby area and serves you the most delicious breakfast every morning you're there. My favorite was the scones and the banana cream pie in a cup. I considered taking them home to cook me breakfast every morning.

There was only one minor complaint I had about the place, you're not able to flush any paper down the toilet. If you're a super sanitary person who doesn't like the idea of bagging things up after you do your business this may not be the place for you. This is a common thing in lesser developed areas and didn't take away from my experience overall.

5++ stars!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2017

Smithy

Amazing staff and location

This was a beautiful boutique hotel. The staff were exceptionally friendly and welcoming.Although not able to check in earlier than our check in time, they allowed us to leave our luggage with them while we explored the city. I was a little concerned that it was not locked away, but I need not have worried as we had no issues with leaving it there as it was not compromised. The room was lavish and large, very traditionally decorated with complimentary water and tea and coffee. We had to leave before breakfast on the two mornings we were there and they generously provided us with a packed breakfast on both days for us that we were able to takeaway with us. They were also able to book us a tour with one of the local Elephant Sanctuaries, which gave us a great deal of peace of mind as they were able to give our location details and arrange a pick up from the hotel for the tour. They even gave us towels to take on our excursion. They also booked a very early morning taxi to the airport when we left which again, was another task we didn't have to worry about.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2017

Scott

Beautiful Boutique Hotel in the old city.

Simple elegance of this boutique hotel made for a relaxed comfortable stay. The central location made it easy to access everything in the city. The staff were very friendly and accomadating from the beautiful breakfasts in the morning to helping with helping with our tour arrangements. Always greated with a smile and warmth at all times of the day. We will be staying here again in the future.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2017

Jennifer

Home away from home

We absolutely loved our time at ONCE. Truly a home away from home, it made our time in Chiang Mai really special. We love the design of the guesthouse, the beautiful tiles, vintage style interior, spacious room and delicious breakfasts.

Our room had the sleeping area on a mezzanine level and it was great to have a spacious living area to come back to after exploring the temples, markets and cafes the old city had to offer.

Special thanks to Pug , Mind ,Ging and P' Yutt who made our stay relaxed and so enjoyable. We hope to stay again if ever we are back in Chiang Mai.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2017

david

Beautifully renovated and quality furnishings.

Not sure what this building used to be (even after asking around) but doesn't matter. This is a quaint, boutique (only 8 rooms) hotel on the edge of but inside the old town of Chiang Mai. Good sized bedroom and bathroom. Breakfast is one of 4 set menus but they are huge and tasty.

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2017

Tehani

Wonderful!

I only stayed here for about 12 hours but I wish I could've for longer! It's so cute and comfortable. I had to leave quickly in the morning, but they still made me a full breakfast and even packed me these delicious mini cakes to go. Service was excellent, and everything was thoughtful. Would love to come back and stay here!

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2017

John &Ann

Charming boutique hotel with wonderful staff

We arrived at ONCE in the dark and were a bit concerned about its location - down a very narrow street. This concern proved to be unfounded, and we walked everywhere - to all the major sites in the old city. The hotel is a renovated Thai house, very tastefully done in Thai style - the bed was a comfortable mattress on the floor. In our room, the bedroom was in a loft accessed up 13 stairs. You have to remember what is upstairs, and what is down!
The breakfast choices (4 each day) are freshly prepared for you, with ample servings.
The location was easily found by tour shuttles that we booked. The hotel is close to the airport, and the hotel arranged arrival and departure shuttles.
We recommend ONCE highly - the staff is friendly and beyond gracious, and extremely accommodating.

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Lovely small friendly hotel !

Quietly tucked away down a small soi in the old city, this small hotel is ideally located for exploring the many beautiful temples in the area.

The staff are extremely friendly and always happy to answer your questions with an ever present smile.

Worth staying here just for the choice of break8 !!

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2017

Lisa

Nice and quiet

We stayed at both Tamarind Resort and Once on our recent visit to Chiang Mai. Both were excellent but our favorite was Once. It was quiet and clean, nice location away from the busier east side of the old town and a little less touristy. Breakfast was very nice and the little restaurant across from the hotel was great for lunch, free bicycles were available for touring around town and they were fuctional mechanically. A/C unit was relatively quiet and wasn't blasting directly at the bed which was an exception to most hotels.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Lovely.....but

There was a warm welcome from friendly staff in this quaint, traditional Thai house. It was clean, well presented and the breakfast was very good.....however...my husband and I are in our 60s with back injuries plus he is 2 metres tall. The only seating in the lounge area is a very firm futon on the floor with no back support. Up some very narrow greased wooden stairs (not good for his size 47 feet) was another very firm futon on the floor. So after a very uncomfortable night during which we were blasted with noise from motorbikes, tuk tuks and aeroplanes through the single glazed windows we awoke with pains in places we didn't know we had. After breakfast we walked to the nearby beautiful park and had very thorough massages to undo the knots. Then we found another hotel. So it looks like tradition is wasted on us and that at our age we need comfort more.

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2017

Lindsey

Great little bed and breakfast

We enjoyed staying here, its right off a main street and just a 2 minute walk from where they held the annual flower festival in the park. Close drive to the Airport Mall or downtown. It took us 15-20 minutes to walk to the moat street where lots of good restaurants are. The hotel was advertised as very quiet, but I don't agree. Even though we were on a back alley street the motorcycles driving through were very very loud and seemed to drive in our area late into the night. However, the breakfast we had each morning was amazing and way more food than we could eat! Very delicious! Beds were comfortable and hotel staff were very kind and spoke good English. If you don't mind some loud noises at night this is a great place to stay. We'd recommend it and would stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2017

Lynn

Great little place to stay!

We had a very short visit here because our flight was very early morning. The staff were amazing and incredibly helpful! If you have an early morning flight transportation can be difficult to find but the staff will help make arrangements the night before! We would definitely stay here again!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

love the interior design of this hotel

Very nice interior design boutique hotel. The details of the interior is great. The staff is super friendly. The location was just about 5-10 minutes walk to the sunday night market. The breakfast was good too

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Staffs are very nice and helpful.

Staffs are very nice and helpful. Hotel is clean but didn't change the bed sheet before. I love the breakfast, yummy. Overall is good.

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2016

Joyce

Secluded hotel w artsy feel

Love the hotel layout and food prepared by the staff. Staff is very Helpful to the point of providing personal contact number in case transport cannot understand where we wanted to go. Appreciate the extra effort.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2016

Geeta

Lovely boutique hotel

There are only about 6 rooms at the Once Upon a Time. We stayed in room 5. The room itself had 2 levels. The bathroom and living room area were at the bottom and then there were stairs that led to the bedroom. It was just so cute. The lobby/dining area was very old fashioned, but still modern. I could live here. The breakfast was delicious - there were 4 options to choose from. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We didn't have a map of Chiang Mai and the woman went out to look for one for us. Loved loved loved it!

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Worth a stay

The host was very kind and made us comfortable. It took just less than 10 minutes from the airport.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2016

chun wing

VERY GOOD FOR ALL THE THINGS! THE ENVIRONMENT, THE ROOM, THE FRESH BREAKFAST....ALL THE THINGS IN OUAT IS VERY GOOD! (I LOVE THE FRESH BREAKFAST VERY MUCH)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2016

Verified traveler

Great boutique hotel with even better service

Staff were unbelievable, they spoke good English and wanted nothing more than for us to have a great stay with them. They packed us breakfasts to go for our early mornings and took care of us like we were their only guests.

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2016

Kayla

Awesome small boutique hotel. Beautiful building with only 6 rooms. Staff at the hotel are so nice and accommodating, they really made staying there such a great experience. Breakfast was great, you get the option of four items. Located in old Chaing Mai so we did end up taking taxis quite a bit to get places, but it wasn't more that 60 baht a person to get anywhere we wanted to go. Would definitely stay here again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Beautiful boutique hotel with large rooms and great features. Breakfast was extensive and tasty. Fairly close to main sites but removed enough to ensure quiet nights. Overall, a great place to stay!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2016

HOI TING

A gem in Chiang Mai

My husband and I had a very pleasant stay at this boutique hotel. We were impressed by the ambience and interior design.
Superb customer service given by the staff, we could always see smiley faces on them.
Homemade bfast was freshly made to order; surely that's such a great way to start our days during the trip.
Hotel is located at a quiet soi but easily accessible to major tourist areas.
Will definitely recommend this place to friends.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2016

Weeranuch

Cozy and clean, definitely will be back

Once Upon A Time was a cozy, little place set within walking distance to the ancient city. A few minutes walk is needed but thanks to the location, the neighbourhood is quiet in comparison to the other boutique hotels in the Prasingh area. We were totally happy with the homemade breakfast made from organic greens and fruits. The owners are just oh so friendly, and we will definitely be back.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2016

Won Joon

Excellent place to be!

This place was very well decorated with homestyled vibe. The room was very interesting and although it wasn't as clean as I would have liked it to be, it was cleaner than most. Breakfast was cooked as you sat down and it was delicious. The staff understood English and was very friendly. The location is a bit hard to find but it wasn't a big problem. It's close to the Saturday market and other big attractions around Chiangmai.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Stay like at home

The room is great in overall. The hotel is new, while the sound-proofing brought down the rating a bit. If you are easy to be waken up by the car noise, probably you would have missed this lovely hotel. The service of the hotel is wonderful, not professional; you would feel like this is your family taking care you. We checked out by 4:30 a.m., while the taxi driver didn't show up, the owner drove us to the airport. Special thanks to him.

Family