Kantary Hills is near the University and about a 10 minute tuk-tuk ride to the Night Bazaar in central Chiang Mai. We liked the slightly quieter location but there is still loads of restaurants / bars / amenities near the hotel. Yes if you stay in the centre you'd walk out virtually into the stalls of the night bazaar however it's quite hectic in the evenings. Getting into town is easy - tuk-tuks wait opposite the hotel and 70-150 baht will get you to most places in the city, never a problem to get a tuk-tuk back from the busier areas either.

We were upgraded to an apartment and found the space and facilities fantastic. The washing machine came in handy although we didn't actually use the kitchen to cook any food. It was cleaned spotlessly every day - to the point where the TV remote was wrapped in fresh cling-film for hygiene!!! Loads of wardrobe space, lovely bathroom with a bath and a separate massive shower.

Breakfast was good with a mixture of western and eastern dishes. There was both hot and cold choices with an egg station. We didn't use the restaurant or bar at any other times.

Staff were very friendly - we had no need to book excursions through them but they were helpful in arranging an airport transfer at the end of our stay.

Very highly recommended.

We spent 3 nights here and were really impressed by the cleanliness of the hotel and the lovely, helpful staff. We had really noisy neighbours the first morning, so we requested a room move and that was dealt with promptly and efficiently. We were in two studios and we found the facilities to be excellent, with huge, comfortable beds and good-sized bathrooms. The pool area was lovely for a dip in the pool after exploring the area. The Saturday/Sunday night markets are fab; and no hassle at all from vendors! A novel experience after Bangkok. There is lots of local produce for sale and you are expected to haggle hard, for a great deal! Transport by local taxi is really cheap; 20 baht a person and you just flag down a taxi from the end of the road. Doi Suthep is a must. We took a local taxi again (avoid the tour reps. Their prices are exorbitant), stopping off in a hill tribe village on the way. At Doi Suthep we were lucky to be blessed by one of the monks! Quite an experience. Another tip: check out Monk Chat at Wat Chedi Luang (it's in Lonely Planet). We spent an hour chatting to young monks about life, the universe and Face book. They like to practise their English.

We had booked 2 rooms and were upgraded to the apartmetns with kitchens. The washing machine was very handy. Rooms are extremely large and very comfortable. Large flat screen TV's, nice toiletries and very quiet. The hotel seems to get quite a large share of flight crews as it is fairly near the airport. We ate at the restaurant a couple of times, food was very good and reasonably priced for a 4* hotel. The service was a bit slow but the staff were always very polite and helpful. We only used the pool area once, its quite small so if it was busy you would likely struggle for a lounger. The pool itself was fine - also there are a couple of jacuzzis in that area too.
WiFi appeared to be free in the public areas which was fine. the hotel is on a quiet side street off a very popular student type area with lots of boutique shops as well as Tesco. If you are after a massage I can recommend the one just across the road from the hotel - very reasonably priced and extremely clean with polite staff. We took tuktuk into the town centre - very cheap and easy. theres several waiting across the hotel to take you anywhere you want to go.