IAN HAMILTON SPENCER
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We had an enjoyable stay at the Manathai Village. The hotel is very clean and guest friendly. The room is decorated in Thai style with a four poster bed and a separate partitioned room for the bathroom area. The bathroom had both shower and bath facilites which were separate.
The room was very clean but as some reviewers had commented, had a lack of chairs. This is very true but outside on the balcany there are plenty of tables, chairs and other furniture so its simple - bring them into the room. No problem. Job done.
The gardens are very well maintained with plenty of oriental lamps around the pool and reception area.
These come into their own at night as many of them are candle fired. It really is a dream feeling walking back
into the hotel at night and seeing all these lamps fired up.
The WI-FI is free but I had problems with signal strength from the room with it dropping out. On the
balcony it works fine and the speed is reasonable.
The pool area is very clean and it is a good size pool for swimming. It is not however very deep - maybe
5ft but is adequate for staying in shape and doing a few lengths.
The breakfast is superb with plenty of western and Thai cuisine. The waiting on staff are well on the ball,
greeting you when you arrive, getting you settled and immediately serving tea and coffee. Choice of omeletes
and various dish options are swapped about each morning giving you a good choice.
The hotel location really is good. It is possible to walk to the old city (20 minutes). Wat Pra Sing on the
opposite wall of the old city (30 minutes), the night market (10 minutes) or the Pantip Plaza technical shopping complex (20 minutes) from this hotel. There are plenty of shops, wats, massage, restaurants etc all around this hotel to keep you busy for a while. There are plenty of Songthaews going up and down to take you all over the city so just flag them down. To the main shopping centre and most places is about 20 baht each.
For booking trips the hotel is quite competative. They will organise trips to places such as Doi Inthanon at
a good rate and also a Khantoke dinner is something I would recommend doing while you are here.
Overall, a very good stay and would recommend. I would stay here again if I am in Chiang Mai Ian & Pairorh
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