We stayed for 5 nights in the first week of July in a one bedroom apartment.
The place is hardly a 10 minutes drive from the airport in a by lane off Nimmanhaemin Road. Just a 2 minutes walk gets you to chic restaurants, hip bars, 7/11's & lovely boutiques. Numerous massage parlors with ONE just outside the gates of the hotel.
We chose this location as we had a self drive car and wanted to be away from the touristy hotels near the river but still within 10 mins drive from there. This hotel fitted all our criteria just fine. The hotel itself is lovely, squeaky clean (we saw people dusting and cleaning all day, every day) and well decorated. Add a nice pool, health club, bar & a restaurant, under ground parking for self driven cars with elevators to your floor, and you have a complete package.
The staff is very courteous and friendly and even the lack of enough english speaking personnel did not dull their enthusiasm. Of course there were english speaking staff at the front desk & in the reception & the restaurant & room service and we managed just fine. Must make a mention of the house keeping staff. They are very friendly and always smiling. Cheer even your dullest day!
We had pool facing rooms and they were terrific. Immaculate large living room with all amenities including a kitchenette with washing machine, fridge, microwave and cutlery. A nice big dining table, sitting area with a TV. The lovely bedroom had a 2 beds, dresser with a hair dryer, very clean sheets and nice big closets with a safe. Both rooms had balconies over looking the pool and chairs provided in case you wanted to sit and watch the sun set. Bathroom was huge and very clean. Shower and even a sink tub.
What to say of the restaurant? We had breakfast here every day and snacks at some odd times. Huge selection for breakfast to suit most palates. Excellent service too! The quiet lounge with coffee and cakes is a great place to relax if you do not wish to go to your room but still want to just rest your feet and make small talk (in hushed tones please!). Have no complaints with the wi-fi as we never used one. We were on a holiday and avoided all means of communication with mother earth, including phones!
The pool area and the health club are great and welcome break after a hard day bargaining your way through the markets!
All in all, a terrific place to stay and shall go back every time we visit Chiang Mai, which we hope to do quiet often. Highly recommend this place. Suited for a holiday with friends or family.