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Reviews of Ban Wiang Guesthouse

2 out of 5
Ban Wiang Guesthouse
38/1 Rachadumnern Rd. Lane 1, Near Thapae Gate, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 40 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet in the middle of the City
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lisa, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great guest house for the price we paid in a convenient location within Chiang Mai’s Old town. Room was spacious with a fridge and hot water. The staff were very friendly and gave us advice how to get around to various attractions.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Below Basic
This was my first and last time staying in a guesthouse. It felt like a hostel, but with my own room. The location of the guesthouse is great for being central to all of Old City's main attractions, but the guesthouse is not initially easy to find. The room facilities are to a poor standard, but provide everything you need. Staff were helpful when necessary. Overall, staying in this guesthouse was manageable when in need of sleep, but nothing more. I will opt for a hotel next time.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness
Fair Value Stay
The guesthouse is a great location and the wifi works very well and those are the top features of the property. Rooms are dated and could use a little tic as well the guesthouse could likely get some new linen as one day the bed linens were changed and the new linens were visibly stained. For the price of the room the conditions were acceptable.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Metira. on 23 Jan 2018
Thank you very much. We will try to make it better.

10/10 Excellent

paul, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
close to downtown and bus depot
staff were very helpful and friendly. the hotel was modern and very clean. it was close to downtown and the night market. hotel arranged for a scooter for us and gave us many travel directions. best hotel we've stayed in Asia so far. had hot water and internet. good value!!

8/10 Good

Zoé

Liked: Staff & service
Worth what u paid for
Good location but a bit loud at night.

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location, inexpensive, friendly staff
Very good price, was offered a choice of rooms, easy check-in, quiet location, good wifi. No frills room with comfortable bed. We loved the location.

2/10 Terrible

Amy, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Low standard budget guesthouse
Old bedding with a very old mattress, everything needing throwing away or bleaching. We thought we might stay for 2nights on arrival but I couldn't hack another night so found much cleaner place round the corner for 100baht more.

6/10 Okay

Declan, London.

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not up to standard.
We arrived after a 12 hour coach at 8am knowing we were early however we hoped to leave our bags there. The lady at reception said we could leave our bags and come back at 1 to check in. We had a long lunch and explored the area and came back at 2, an hour later. We were then told they had changed our room and it wouldn't be ready until 2:30... An hour and a half after check in time. I'm sure they wouldn't allow us to check out an hour and a half late but they delayed our check in... We also booked a room with a tv and weren't given one either but after a long day we just wanted to shower and get to bed. After 2 days we asked if our room could be made up and we also needed more tissue paper. The girl at reception said this was no problem. After arriving back after a day out we saw our room hadn't been made up at all. We have now moved to another place which is cheaper and has much better service. Ban wiang would be good for 1/2 days but no more.

8/10 Good

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Sophie, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Room comfort
Surprisingly comfortable, excellent location, but
We booked this accommodation last minute heading into the new year period and - as you would expect - not a lot was available. We booked Ban Wiang with low expectations as it was the best available in our price range, but we were pleasantly surprised. While the staff aren't particularly friendly, the location was excellent: near plenty of amazing food options but not noisy (yes, you can hear an occasional motorbike but this is Thailand), room was much cleaner than I expected but nothing exceptional style wise (in fact the sheets were rather retro). The building itself leaves a lot to be desired. I would recommend this as a decent option when other nicer places are full.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Place To Stay
Nice place...big enuf rooms...price of room per night very good...5min to 25min walk to everywhere in chiang mai old town...

8/10 Good

Darren, atlanta

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
solid value
2 days. Not where action was but solid, clean LARGE room, compared to friends on main tourist lane. Separate bathroom and shower, had 4th floor balcony with queen. $22 (or so) bucks... clean pool I never used. Get it if you like walking, non-Farang market 2 blocks away.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nothing Special...
We stayed for 2 nights on a short holiday. While the guesthouse is located in a convenient area of town, neither of us were very impressed with anything else. It needs some renovation and certain things such as the towels and bed linens need replacing. The room was adequately clean (not great however) but to our surprise, was not made up by housekeeping after our first night. There are many budget guesthouse/hotel options in Chiang Mai and we will look elsewhere when we return.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close but away
Close enough to the main street but nicely tucked away and quiet for the night. Staff were helpful and spoke English well. Room was clean but the bathroom was a tiny. The mattress was solid and just what I needed after a full day's walking! That was the best part for me. Towels/soap were included, the fridge in the room was helpful to store a little fruit etc.

10/10 Excellent

Kirsten, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple basic comfortable hotel
This is a friendly cozy hotel in a fantastic location. It is very simple, but everything works - the wifi is strong, the cable works, the a/c is strong, and the staff is very friendly. The only thing that was not quite excellent was the shower, which was pretty weak. If you need gallons of water dumped over your head for a shower this is not the hotel for you. But if you want a good value for your money and a comfortable environment this is a good choice.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
for short stays
no fridge in the room. It was okay to stay during my visit because it was winter time but I wouldn't be happy to stay there in the summer. Because my family drinks lots of cold water and sometimes we get some fruit from local market. Room itself was really clean and quiet enough to sleep.

2/10 Terrible

Hiroshi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
宿に行っても泊まれませんでした 満室ということです
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

fen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
適合預算不多的背包客
此賓館靠近塔佩門生活機能優，在巷子內晚上安靜，我覺得物超所值，適合背包客。
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice place
非冷氣房，便宜，但有些許螞蟻和蚊子，老闆娘蠻阿殺力的，可以提早入房。
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Metira. The owner. on 12 Mar 2019
Thank you for your review. Sometimes the mosquito can come to the room if you do not close the mosquito net completely. In summer it is not easy to stop the ant, I will find the safe method to get rid of it when the guest tell me exactly.

8/10 Good

Frida Jappe

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
My friend and I had a nice stay for a couple of days, the staff were very helpful, the room was fine, it has what you need. One thing was the towels and blankets, they didnt smell clean. The location of the place is perfect, right in the center of the cozy area of Chiang Mai, with plenty of nice cafes and restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from May ( the manager) on 1 Feb 2019
Sorry about that you could ask to change if you thought they were not clean. Metira.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
水回りに難点部屋は広め
ゲストハウス街の北の端に近い場所です。ゲストハウス関連のいろいろが近くにありますから便利です 夜は少し薄暗いですがゲストハウス街なので女性でも大丈夫でしょう 部屋は広めでよいです。私の部屋は小さいベランダついてました 洗濯干せます 網戸あります 水回りがあまりきれいでなく、排水がかなり悪いのでシャワーが一苦労。 あとタイでは蟻は多少仕方ないですが、あまりに沢山室内に入り込んでいるので荷物に気を使います シャワールーム反対の部屋からちょっと見えそうです。身体までは見えないのかな？ オーナーが優しいのでまた来たいですが部屋のコンディションが心配です 周りに似たような値段のゲストハウス沢山ありますからね
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

J.P.

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nos dieron una habitación con dos camas muy grandes cuando pedimos una. Los colchones se te clava todos los muelles . Para arrojarse una especie de colcha quemada por cigarrillos. El baño muy pequeño te duchas mientras estas sentado en el wc. En general muy lamentable. Cuarto piso sin ascensor y cargando maletas
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
not fancy but good place
The location is very close to Thapae Gate so it's good for travellers.The room is not large but it's enough for solo traveller.The good thing is my room has a small balcony and large windows and feel quiet all the time because situated in small alley.Not fancy but good place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017
Response from Me on 15 Jul 2017
Thank you very much.I hope that you have a good trip in Thailand. Please inform about Chiangmai and my guesthouse to your friend too. Metira (the owner)

6/10 Okay

varttunut reissari

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
sijainti plussaa
Huonesiivousta ei tehty kertaakaan, wc-paperia pitää pyytää erikseen. Kosmetiikkatuotteet tarkoittavat saippuapalaa ja suihkussa vedenpaine olematon. Mutta sijainti loistava rauhallisen sivukadun varrella lähellä kaikkea siksi yövyimme toisenkin kerran.

6/10 Okay

50-villitys, Ilmajoki

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hyvä sijainti
Oltiin useampi yö, siivousta piti pyytää erikseen ja myös Wc-paperia. Kosmetiikkatuotteita oli saippuanpala. Sijainti hyvä rauhallisen sivukadun varrella mutta hotellissa omaa meteliä pitkin yötä.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
올드시티 여행에 좋았습니다. 위치가 정말 마음에 들었어요 타패에서 가깝고 꾼깨주스집까지 가는 길도 조용하고 행복한 기억이었어요. 1층 마사지도 매일 이용했습니다. 다만 방에 작은 개미들이 좀 기어다녔어요. 그것 빼고는 여러모로 합리적이고 좋은 숙소였어요.

8/10 Good

Alexis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Excellent rapport qualité prix ! Bien placée dans la vieille ville proche du marché du dimanche. Proche des restaurants et commerce de la vieille ville mais aussi proche de la nouvelle ville ! Propre, personnel anglophone et accueillant, wifi gratuite ! Je vous conseille cette guesthouse si vous recherchez un bon rapport qualité prix et n'êtes pas trop exigent sur le confort !

8/10 Good

Raphael

Liked: Staff & service
hotel très bien placé dans la vieille ville
Bon hôtel. 4e étage beaucoup trop chaud avec fans seulement. J'ai demandé pour descendre au 3e et le lendemain ça a été fait! Bon emplacement, cheap.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Séjour de 2 nuits
Bien placé dans la vieille ville de Chiang Mai dans un environnement calme et prix compétitif . Prestation correcte.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
立地は最高
チェックイン時予約が通っていないとのこと。バウチャーを見せると対応したフロントスタッフが電話で他のスタッフに確認し、じゃあOKと。予約時に料金も課金されているのにしっかり管理してほしい。 スタッフは皆さん気さくで、笑顔で挨拶してくれ優しいのだが、こちらから言わなければタオルの交換やトイレットペーパーの補充はなし。言えば快く新しいのをくれる。 部屋は古アパートの一室のような造りで殺風景だが寝るだけなので構わないとして、朝晩は冷え込む乾季のチェンマイ、薄汚れたペラペラの掛け物が一枚あるだけ。ダウンを着てマフラーを巻いて震えながら寝た。 シャワーは熱い湯は出るが水圧は弱い。 ただ立地は最高でターペー門から旧市街に入って徒歩5分以内。食べるのにもどこに行くのも便利で、スタッフの良さと立地でカバーできたが、次はない。

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
还可以。地点好。闹中取静。
适合背包旅行。

6/10 Okay

Priscilla, Den Haag

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Simple hotel in een rustige buurt in het centrum
Vriendelijk hotel in het centrum. Vlakbij Tapea Gate en de Sunday street walk. Kamers zijn eenvoudig, maar schoon. Ontbijt is niet bijzonder, maar in de straat zijn goede opties. Angel's secret is een aanrader voor ontbijt en Cooking Love voor ontbijt, lunch en diner. Personeel is hulpvaardig en regelt ook tours voor je naar bijvoorbeeld Chiang Rai.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel correct
Bon hotel pour le prix.

6/10 Okay

Juliet, Amsterdam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Goede prijs kwaliteitverhouding
Prima locatie, vriendelijk personeel, nette en schone kamer. Het bed was steenhard maar dat heb ik in Azië niet anders ervaren, ok niet in duurdere hotels

8/10 Good

CELINE, Nice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Agreable sejour
Nous avons passé un bon sejour dans cette gest house qui ressemble plus à un hotel vu la taille du batiment L'accueil est sympathique et la guest house est bien placée.

8/10 Good

Sebastian, Dresden

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Sehr gute Lage im Stadtzentrum
Das Hotel ist ein ausgezeichneter Ausgangspunkt in Chiang Mai. Es liegt in einwr Seitengasse, was aber nicht unbedingt schlecht ist, da es daher etwas ruhiger war. Zu Fuß sind alle Sehenswürdigkeiten, sowie Restaurants und Cafés in kurzer Zeit erreichbar. Die Zimmer waren sehr sauber und auch nicht zu klein. Allerdings lies sich die Klimaanlage nicht wirklich regulieren, sodass es entweder sehr kalt oder sehr warm war. Alles in allem hatten wir einen angenehmen Aufenthalt.