Elephant Parade House

We only stayed one night as we wanted a hotel close to the airport. The staff were all very friendly and welcoming and our room was very good and offered everything we needed. There isn't much really close by but the old town is not too far and walkable for most.

The spa services at this hotel were exceptional and extremely reasonably priced. My 2 1/2 hour treatment was the best service I’ve ever had and I’ve had many. The hospitality of everyone on the property was exceptional. The WiFi was a bit spotty yet who cares when you’re enjoying the beautiful setting. My only feedback was I ate dinner there twice which was good yet the piano player was a bit much for the setting…kind of loud and just not great. Something more low key perhaps an acoustic guitar player would more appealing be divine and I think people would be more drawn to the atmosphere.

We had our first visit here in 2019, only 3 years after it had been built, so it was very new and beautiful. The experience was heightened by very attentive staff. So much so we longed to go back. Six years later, we have just spent over a week here, and although it is still lovely, it feels a tad unloved compared to before. This might be due to time and age. The bicycles they had to offer guests to use for free were so lovely back in 2019, but they no longer offer these. Nor is the room service menu visible as the restaurant is now only open for breakfast The restaurant breakfast is still hearty, but much like the rest of Chiang mai, now heavily featires pork. Although this might be welcome for Chinese visitors, not so great for Muslim guests.There seems to be either a pork day or a chicken day. The chicken days are full of exciting things to try for breakfast. The range of other breakfast items is really good and there are two coffee machines, one which offers hot milk too. Our executive room with pool access was lovely, and probably the best rooms to go for are the ones away further away from the breakfast area. All in all a lovely 4 star hotel, well situated at the corner of the walled city so easy to walk to the Wua Lai walking street market open every night. The restuarant Lookbua is a gem for authentic food prepared with love, and very close by too.