A 3-star boutique hotel inside Chiang Mai's Old City, a short walk from Tha Pae Gate, with two swimming pools, air-conditioned rooms and free Wi-Fi.
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BB Mantra Boutique Hotel is a 3-star boutique property set inside Chiang Mai's Old City, on a quiet soi off Moon Muang Road just a short walk from Tha Pae Gate and the Sunday Walking Street. Guests rate its location an outstanding 9.5, with the moated old town's gates, temples and night markets all within easy reach on foot.
The hotel keeps things relaxed but practical. Two swimming pools let you cool off after a day of sightseeing, while a 24-hour front desk, tour desk and concierge handle the day-to-day. Every room is air-conditioned and non-smoking, with a private bathroom, satellite TV, minibar, tea and coffee maker and free Wi-Fi.
The five room types all sleep two and differ mainly in view and outdoor space, from street- or city-view Superior rooms to rooms with a private balcony and pool view or direct pool access, sized 26 to 28 m². A bar, coffee house, laundry service and activities such as cooking classes, bike tours and walking tours round out a stay built around the old town.
BB Mantra Boutique Hotel offers five room types, all for two guests and sharing the same boutique essentials; the difference is the view and outdoor space. Every room is air-conditioned, non-smoking and fitted with a private bathroom with shower, a minibar, satellite TV, a tea and coffee maker and a seating area, plus free Wi-Fi.
What sets them apart is what lies beyond the window. Some face the street or the city; others open onto the pool, with a private balcony and pool view or direct pool access, and one Superior room is the only one with a bathtub. Sizes run from 26 to 28 m², with beds from a super-king to a king or a flexible double-or-twin layout.
BB Mantra Boutique Hotel pairs a boutique stay with a useful set of services. The standout is the leisure side: two swimming pools, with sun loungers and pool towels provided, let you cool down between temple visits. A 24-hour front desk handles arrivals, while a tour desk, concierge service and express check-in and check-out keep things smooth.
All rooms are air-conditioned, non-smoking and come with free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, a minibar and a tea and coffee maker. For food and drink there is a bar and an on-site coffee house. The hotel also runs cooking classes, bike tours and walking tours of the old town, while daily housekeeping, laundry, a shared lounge, car hire and a wake-up service round out the everyday comforts.
BB Mantra Boutique Hotel sits on a quiet soi off Moon Muang Road, the street that runs along the eastern moat of Chiang Mai's Old City — a roughly 1.5 km square ringed by a wide moat and the remains of ancient walls, founded in 1296 as the capital of the Lanna kingdom. Guests rate the position an outstanding 9.5.
Chiang Mai International Airport lies about 4 km to the south-west, usually a 15-minute drive by taxi or by songthaew, the shared red trucks that work like buses; many guests pre-arrange a transfer through the hotel's tour desk. Inside the moat the old town is compact and best explored on foot or by bike, and the hotel can arrange bike and walking tours. For longer trips, Chiang Mai Railway Station and the Arcade Bus Terminal sit a short taxi ride east across the Ping River. Note that the property has no on-site parking, so a car is more hindrance than help within the old walls.
You are within a 600-metre walk of Tha Pae Gate, the eastern gate that is the symbol of the city and the launch point of the Sunday Walking Street — the pedestrian market that fills Ratchadamnoen Road every Sunday from around 17:00 to 22:30 with handicrafts, textiles and street food such as Khao Soi; the crowds peak around 19:00, so come early. Close by stand the Three Kings Monument and the City Arts & Cultural Centre, set in the former provincial hall, while the old town's great temples — Wat Chedi Luang, with its huge earthquake-damaged chedi, and Wat Phra Singh — are an easy stroll away. The best months are November to February, when the air is cool and clear and the Yi Peng lantern festival lights up November; avoid March and April, when heat and farmland-burning haze settle over the valley.
