Baan Ing Ping

Home stay feel Located across the ping river & walking distance to the night markets

My wife and I celebrated our 40th anniversary end of February 2024 in Chiang Mai, which is located in Northern Thailand. My first impression at the airport was bad. We changed our smartphone SIM card but it required us to enter a lot of personal data to activate it. A word of advice, activate the SIM card at the airport of departure and not at the airport of destination. We tried to log onto the airport wifi but it also required us to enter a lot of personal details. We tried to use the taxi app Grab but no taxi in the neighborhood. We ended up paying an extra Bhd100 (We paid Bhd100 only from the hotel to Ching Mai International Airport) to use the airport taxi. Quite a rip-off of tourists. We booked the hotel Baan Ing Ping (translated into "Accommodation by the (Ping) river"). The hotel is literally on the bank of River Ping. It only cost us US$25 per night. It was a quiet little hotel run by a middle-aged woman. The room we stayed in was clean and spacious. We were worried for US$25/night, the hostel would be smelly, and the bed sheets and pillowcases would have stains. Not so. The bed sheets and pillowcases were clean and no smells. The delight came in the morning. The hotel serves toast with jam and butter, coffee, tea, and other drinks. Sitting at the breakfast table looking out to the Ping River would have given us quiet and peaceful moments if it hadn't been for the bulldozer digging in the river bed right outside the hotel. I said to my wife I would like to buy this hotel if the price is right because that's the sort of retirement life I am looking for. The owner lives in a little cottage in the garden of the hotel. In short, my wife and I both enjoyed what we loved doing. I played a round of golf (quite expensive at Bhd4000) and my wife went browsing nearly all the night markets in Chiang Mai. As our holiday was Monday to Friday, we missed the Weekend local market. It was our first visit to Ching Mai and I'll give the hotel and the city 8/10. It's a city worth visiting.

Very nice, clean and great value. Our room faced the street, but we could hardly hear any noise. Complimentary toast and coffee served in the morning in a cute yard facing the river. Corner shop, restaurants, atm, beauty parlour all nearby. Staff responsive. Highly recommend

Location was good, just across the bridge with night market, massage and food within walking distance. 7-11 is only opposite the hotel. Complimentary bread & instant coffee tea provided. Do note the rooms facing road is noisy, we paid for an upgrade to room facing river which is quieter. Overall it’s ok considering the price you are paying

This is a lovely hotel overlooking the river. The garden is really pretty and has nice seating areas. My room was very spacious - the mattress was on the firm side and the air conditioning unit seemed quite old, it never fully cooled the room down. As I visited during Loy Krathong, fireworks were going off nearby until 4am so unfortunately I didn’t get much sleep. The area is probably much quieter outside of festivals.

You can hear the cafe down the road playing loud music until about midnight. Plus the roar of traffic. So you might want to bring ear plugs or upgrade to the riverside room for 500 baht more. Otherwise the Rimping supermarket is great, just across the street. Friendly helpful staff. Breakfast of instant Nescafe Red coffee and bread with butter and jam or tea cookies is not very exciting. But they do sell Chang, which makes any breakfast tolerable. There is a 7-11 & street food nearby, and a laundry service. No elevator, all walkup, not handicap accessible except maybe the 1st floor.