Pangviman Place Resotel — Hotel in Chiang Mai Province

The pictures advertised are actually very deceptive. This could be described as two different hotels: the new, restored lobby and rooms at the center (pictured) and the bulk of the (older, decrepit) rooms in the other buildings (not pictured). One of the rooms we were sent to had dead bugs on the floor and bed,dirty bed sheets, mold all over the shower, trash left by a prior guest and spiders/spiderwebs with eggs on the walls. After asking for a different room we were sent to another one in the old building as well, with a big brown stain in the middle of the bed sheets and equally moldy/rusty shower (note, all of these rooms feature the toilet inside the shower). We asked to move to the new building but were told is was all booked, and the next day we could move there (with a warning of how it would be more expensive). ||||After spending a night in the nasty rooms we checked with the lobby staff the next morning and this time were told that "they were not sure" if there would be a room available there or not. We ended up booking rooms somewhere else, paying a handsome premium for the last minute booking to get out of this place. It's still unclear whether they'll refund the money for the nights we cancelled, they said we needed to deal with hotels.com directly. When asked for a checkout receipt stating the night we stayed for, and the cancellation for the rest, they declined saying they don't know what a checkout report is and never provide any documentation like that. No bill/receipt of any kind, either. Shady at best.||||One more note, for that money you're much better off staying at a much more centric location with restaurants and landmarks at a walking distance. This location adds a taxi/tuk tuk ride to anything you do...

There is a great choice of accommodation in Chiang Mai in all budget ranges. We booked a 7 night night stay at the Pangviman online for 200GBP which is above average price for the area but we wanted somewhere in a quieter area and with a swimming pool.||The hotel is in two buildings - a newer, shinier block and an older building undergoing some restoration work. We stayed in the latter, though this had no impact on the stay.||Our family room was large and clean - there was a problem with the air conditioning unit, but this was fixed within 30 minutes of raising it at reception. The room was cleaned every day throughout the stay - getting more towels etc was no problem.||The breakfast room is in the new block and the food served each morning (6:30-9:30) was suberb with a large range of hot and cold Thai food.||There is free wifi throughout - reasonable speed but was unreliable at busy times.||The pool is a reasonable size and was kept very clean and has an adjacent fitness room. This however had no air con and got very hot despite a few fans in the room.||Reception staff were friendly and helpful particularly in organising taxi transfers and a few excursions.||The hotel is situated in a quietish area on the Lumphun Road. It is around 35 minutes walk to the night bazar and large markets. There are a range of cafes and places to eat in the area - all much cheaper than in the main tourist streets - and a 24 hour Tesco Lotus across the road from the hotel. A 100 Baht taxi ride will take you to most places in the city.||Our stay in the Pangviman was very relaxing and enjoyable - highly recommended if you wish to stay in Chiang Mai in a larger hotel with a a...

This hotel is a budget hotel. That being said, the addage - you get what you pay for holds true. This hotel looked great through the common hotel booking site we used. The images of the room seemed clean, and quite new.||However, once arriving we were checked into the older building, not the new one. The older buidling was quite unlike the photos we saw on the booking website.||||Our room was on the first floor. It faced the carpark, which normally isn't too much of a concern when you have thick walls and curtains to block out the light. BUT, our room's wall were very thin, and the the glass block windows had no curtain to block out the bright parking lot lights. Honestly, nighttime could have been mistaken as a daytime! ||||The room decor was very budget. But, that provides no excuse for unwashed bedsheets, spread, and pillows, along with a stale and smelly room odor.||The bed was a stone slate. Hard as a rock. The pillows were old, musty, and hard as well. I called reception to bring up third, softer pillow. They came to the door with a nicer pillow, however, we were told that we cannot have more than 2 pillows in our room....unless we were to pay 120 Baht for the additional one. ||||The airconditiioner unit was old and super loud. And made an occilating rumble sound that a deep sleeper would be annoyed with. ||||The bathroom was also very dirty and the shower drain was clogged due to past guests' hair. ||I really feel that this room was never on the cleaning lady's to do list...ever! ||||For a cheap stay, find...