The Raintree Hotel Chiangmai

We had a very pleasant night here and we were especially grateful to Areeda for all the help she gave us and her kindness. Amazing pillows, comfortable bed and spotlessly clean hotel. Ideal for the station. .

This was a really nice hotel stay. I give it 4 stars for 1 specific reason: Lack of consistent hot water. It would come for 30 seconds and then go lukewarm to cold and then the cycle would restart. The water pressure also wasn’t great but that I can try and understand. The other issue we had is that they would only give me 1 room key per room. It was really annoying because we needed the room key to keep lights on and ac running. So if someone in the group wants to stay out late, we had to wake up the person in the room to get in. It didn’t make any sense. Overall, minus the shower situation, this was a really nice hotel. The pillows were nice and soft and the mattress was comfortable. We got the family room, 2 bedrooms and it was huge and did the space justice. I love that they give slippers for everyone in the room. The air conditioning was located in every room so it was nice that we could control based on individual preference. They also provided ear swabs and shower caps. It came packaged in recyclable materials, love that awareness. The shower gel was really nice and didn’t dry out my skin unlike other hotel soaps. The breakfast is 100% worth the add on. They had so many great options and since we were vegetarian, they made us fresh vegetarian breakfast at our request. The pool is gorgeous and they have live music there too. One thing to be aware of. They asked for 2000 baht (~$67 USD) per room as a deposit but only took cash and forced us to use the ATM if we didn’t have enough cash. At time of checkout, they will ask for the room key and check the room before returning the deposit. If the room smells bad, they will take your deposit as a cleaning fee. If you have questions or need tips on Thailand travel, reach out, happy to share everything we learned. Insta: @TheShahLALand

During my stay, the breakfast was terrible, and I found the service to be even worse than I could have imagined. The staff seemed lazy and often entered my room without permission, which was quite unsettling. To top it all off, I lost two shirts and some money, adding to my overall disappointment with the experience.