| Free wifi and gym, large pool, less touristy loc |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
david C.
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 United States
Couple
Date of Stay: 12 Jan 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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Good hotel. Excellent value for the $35/night we paid Jan/2009. Free wifi on all floors, free gym, less touristy area Hotel is showing its age. Twenty years ago this hotel was the best in Chiang Mai. While the lobby still looks great, some other aspects of the hotel are showing their age. While others have commented on a musty smell in their room--ours was fine in this respect. The hotel has a large pool and a large fitness facility (gym) which are no extra charge for guests; the gym includes plenty of free weights, machines, aerobic equipment and a ping pong table. While the gym's equipment is old, the size of the gym is impressive for a Thailand hotel. The location is about 500m outside the NW corner of the old city which makes most temples a short ride away. However it is on the opposite side of the old city from the night bazaar which most of the newer hotels have grown up around. Thus, the area has a refreshing "less touristy" feel to it. You won't hear girls calling out "Hello, Thai Massage!" like you do around the night bazaar area. But there are plenty of restaurants--check out the shopping mall next door basement level food court. There are also Internet cafes and anything else a tourist would need.
Restaurant Tip : Excellent restaurant within walking distance: Nimman Kitchen by Krit. Exit the hotel and turn left, walk 3 blocks or so. On the same side of the street as the Orchid Hotel is Nimman Kitchen by Krit, watch for the sign and turn left at the sign and walk another 100m. Creative, delicious and reasonably priced.
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victoria C.
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 United Kingdom
Couple
Date of Stay: 29 Dec 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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Room Size, Big Bed, Nice Hotel, Pool. Little bugs all over our room, location is a bit further out of town. Booked this hotel over the net. Lobby is impressive and the rooms are really big with large beds. The only thing that put us off were these little bugs everywhere in our room. Even in the toilet paper!!
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michihiro E.
|
 Japan
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 29 Dec 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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4/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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4/10 |
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facilities are old enough to make me unhappy. Old.
Hotel Feature Tip : Next to big shopping complex.
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| Famous, but not so |
Guest Rating: 5 |
tomomi K.
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Japan
Couple
Date of Stay: 21 Dec 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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2/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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4/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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2/10 |
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Very good location. The hotel is located next to central department and have some restaurants nearby. Also 7-11 was cross the road. We thought the room rate was high for that condition.The room seemed too dark.
The carpet was old and not many amenities.
The hotel is maybe famous, but if we have chance to go to changmai again, we will defenitely chose different hotel to stay for the same price.
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| Good location |
Guest Rating: 6.3 |
richard D.
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 United States of America
Couple
Date of Stay: 15 Sep 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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4/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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4/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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Location and helpful staff. I won't stay here again.The rooms have that dusty,unclean smell that irritates your nose and throat.
I know that's pretty brutal but that's how it was, at least in my room.
The staff was very good and the lobby is a beautiful space but that's as far as the good points go.
Shopping Tip : Right next to Starbucks,Sizzler etc. which is good if you've been traveling hard for awhile.
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| Chiangmai Orchid Hotel |
Guest Rating: 7 |
cheong S.
|
 Singapore
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 17 Aug 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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Needs renovation desperately. Convenient location.
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| Good Stay |
Guest Rating: 8 |
kyoko S.
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Japan
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 01 Jul 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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| Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel |
Guest Rating: 3.3 |
joan S.
|
 Australia
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 11 May 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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2/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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2/10 |
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2/10 |
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2/10 |
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Basic tea/coffee making facilities and a clock in room would be a bonus.
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| Nice hotel with low price |
Guest Rating: 8 |
nattavut T.
|
 Thailand
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 27 Jan 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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Good location, near the shopping plaza and easy to travel around Chiangmai. This hotel is quite nice in term of the price and the room is OK and breakfast was impressive.
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| Recommended--a nice hotel |
Guest Rating: 8.7 |
age J.
|
 Norway
Couple
Date of Stay: 19 Jan 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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10/10 |
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We enjoyed staying at this hotel.
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| Boris from Ca |
Guest Rating: 6 |
boris W.
|
United States of America
Other
Date of Stay: 06 Dec 2007 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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4/10 |
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| Orchid Hotel - okay hotel but a little old |
Guest Rating: 5.7 |
wong M.
|
Singapore
Couple
Date of Stay: 18 Nov 2007 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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4/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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Not likely to stay here again on my next golf trip to Chiang Mai.
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| Chiang Mai |
Guest Rating: 8 |
larry L.
|
United States of America
Couple
Date of Stay: 17 Sep 2007 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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good location and helpful staff
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| Good value for the money |
Guest Rating: 8 |
howard G.
|
 Canada
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 17 Sep 2007 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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I stay at this hotel often and will continue to do so.
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| Chiangmai travel |
Guest Rating: 7.3 |
shinichi T.
|
Japan
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 15 Aug 2007 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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Chiangmai orchid hotel is located near central shipping center and Bankok bank
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