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but we'd recommend an upgrade to a suite, which is like a mini-apartment. In this
crowded city, you can't help but feel spoilt by walk-in wardrobes.
Riverside
RIVERSIDE HOUSE $
Guest House
( 0 5324 1860;
www.riversidehousechiangmai.com
;
101 Th Chiang Mai- Lamphun; r
500-800B; )
Next door to the Tourism Authority of Thailand, this friendly
and professional set-up has great cheap rooms arranged around a pretty garden.
The best rooms are of course the most expensive, but they are well worth paying
extra, being in a new building at the rear of the property. You share a common bal-
cony out front and have your own private balcony at the rear.
RIVER VIEW LODGE $$
Hotel
( 0 5327 1109;
www.riverviewlodgch.com
;
25 Soi 4, Th Charoen Prathet; r
1500-2200B; )
The simple, spacious rooms are a bit overpriced at this
breezy riverside lodge with its emphasis on charm and old-fashioned hospitality. But
you aren't paying for a spectacular room - go and sit by the pool and drink in the
extensive and beautiful gardens, and you'll appreciate the quiet nature of the dead-
end soi location.
If You Like...
Market Meals
Market mavens will love Chiang Mai's covered food and grocery centres, which offer
everything from morning noodles to daytime snacking and evening supping.
1 TALAT PRATU CHIANG MAI
( Th Bamrungburi; 4am-noon & 6pm-midnight)
In the early morning, this mar-
ket is Chiang Mai's communal larder, selling foodstuffs and ready-made dishes.
