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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Chiang Mai

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Chiang Mai

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Visiting Chiang Mai, Thailand for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Chiang Mai, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Chiang Mai based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Chiang Mai for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Chiang Mai before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Chiang Mai for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Chiang Mai for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Chala Number 6

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $133 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Chiang Mai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at 6/6 Prapokklao Road, Chala Number 6 has great rooms from $133 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.8 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, laundry services, city views, a spa, and a child pool at this relaxing hotel. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
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  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Amanor Hotel Chiang Mai

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $107 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A great place to stay is Amanor Hotel Chiang Mai which has nice rooms starting at $107. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 22/2 Nimmana Haeminda Road Soi 9. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, child care, laundry services, city views, and free parking which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.6 km from the city center. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
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At Niman Conceptual Home

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $69 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Chiang Mai
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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We found At Niman Conceptual Home to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $69. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 37 Nimmanhemin Road, Soi 9, Sutep. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, city views, free parking, and laundry facilities which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.4 km from the center of town. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Away Chiang Mai Thapae Resort A Vegan Retreat

4-star Resort with prices starting at $49 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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With terrific rooms from $49, Away Chiang Mai Thapae Resort A Vegan Retreat, at 9 Thapae Soi 5, Thapae Road provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a spa, and a child pool. It's located just 1.5 km from the city center, too. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Kodchasri Thani Hotel Chiangmai

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $49 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Chiang Mai
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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Kodchasri Thani Hotel Chiangmai has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $49 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 54/3 Rajabhakinai Rd., Phrasingh. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, city views, free parking, and laundry facilities, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.2 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai

5-star Resort with prices starting at $825 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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The great guest rating of Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai is 9.70 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $825, and it's located at 502 Moo 1, Mae Rim-Samoeng Old Road. We also love the hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms which are great for visitors. And since it's just 14.9 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool
  • Kids' club
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Maladee Rendezvous Hotel Chiang Mai

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $139 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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A cool place is Maladee Rendezvous Hotel Chiang Mai because it has great rooms that start at $139. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 150/1 Charoen Prathet Road. Only 2.6 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a bar, city views, a hot tub, free parking, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Le Charcoa Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $42 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Chiang Mai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
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Le Charcoa Hotel offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $42 (before taxes). It's located at 24/1 Soi.3 Intravaroros Rd., Si Phum and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, city views, a hot tub, and a child pool which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 km from the city center. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Amora Thapae Hotel Chiang Mai

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $33 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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Located at 22 Chaiyapoom Road, Changmoi, Muang, Amora Thapae Hotel Chiang Mai has great rooms from $33 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.3 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
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Rimping Village

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $92 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Chiang Mai
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is Rimping Village which has nice rooms starting at $92. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 13/1 Soi 2, Chiangmai-Lamphun Rd, T.Wat Gate, A. Muang. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk. It's located just 2.7 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Chiang Mai, Pai, Lampang, Mae Rim, and Hang Dong.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Chiang Mai, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Chiang Mai, Best Luxury Hotels in Chiang Mai, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Chiang Mai, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Chiang Mai, Best Hotels for One Week in Chiang Mai, Best Hotels for One Night in Chiang Mai, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Chiang Mai, Best Adults Only Hotels in Chiang Mai, Best Party Hotels in Chiang Mai, Best Business Hotels in Chiang Mai, or Best Party Hotels in Chiang Mai.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Chiang Mai?

Chiang Mai Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$45

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Chiang Mai, Thailand. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Chiang Mai, Thailand based on data from 490 hotels is an affordable $45. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Chiang Mai.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $149
  • 4-star hotels: $48
  • 3-star hotels: $33
  • 2-star hotels: $22


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