Budget Hotels in Chiang Mai
8 Good-Value Stays From ฿1,150
Real Reviews, Good Locations!

If you want the best value on a budget, Hotel M is the answer — it starts at just ฿1,150 and sits right at Tha Phae Gate, scoring 8.9 from 450 reviews. At this price, almost no hotel in the Old City gives you a pool, a gym and free parking too. Step out the door and you're into the Old City, its temples and markets, and on Sunday nights the Walking Street runs right in front of the hotel. Breakfast also gets called better than the price. The one thing to know is that some room furniture is starting to show its age — pick a renovated Deluxe and it's better value.

Baan Hanibah is the highest-scoring stay in this list — Trip.com 9.5, Kayak 9.4. It's an old teak house turned into a small 12-room guesthouse, set in a quiet garden in the Old City off Moonmuang Road, within walking distance of Tha Phae Gate and the temples. What guests agree on is the leafy garden-house feel, the helpful English-speaking staff, and rooms that are simple but clean and quiet. Rates start around ฿1,250 and include a freshly made breakfast, free tea and coffee on the veranda, and free parking. It suits anyone who wants a calm, characterful stay in a wooden house rather than a hotel block.

If you're on a budget but still want a proper pool, De Lanna is the best value for it — a 4-star Lanna-style hotel in the central Old City with a courtyard pool that guests call pretty and calm, scoring 8.7 on Trip.com from 167 reviews. It's on Intrawarorot Road, a 3-minute walk to Tha Phae Gate, with plenty of restaurants and spas nearby. Rooms have northern-Thai wood detailing, and the breakfast draws praise for both the food and the service. Rates start around ฿1,650, which gets you a hotel with a real pool in the middle of the Old City while keeping the budget in check.

Vieng Mantra is a 3-star hotel inside the Old City walls that has a pool, yet still starts around ฿1,300, scoring 8.5 on Trip.com and 4/5 on TripAdvisor. It's on Ratchadamnoen Soi 1, a 5-minute walk to Tha Phae Gate and only about 100 m from the Sunday Walking Street. What guests mention most is the location — you can walk to everything in the Old City — plus a small, leafy pool to cool off in after a day out. Rooms are Lanna-styled and there's a restaurant on site. It suits anyone who wants to be in the middle of the Old City with a pool without paying much.

Pingviman is a Lanna teak-style hotel in the Old City with the most reviews in this list — Booking 8.9 from over 3,068 reviews. It's on Samlarn Road on the Wat Phra Singh side, quieter than the Tha Phae side but still walkable to the Old City temples. The draw is the leafy teak-house feel and a garden pool that guests call pretty and calm, with breakfast and service that score well over time. Superior rooms start around ฿1,750 (often cheaper on weekdays or out of high season) — a hotel with a pool and a deep review record while keeping the budget reasonable.

If you want to stay in Nimman on a budget, NORN Nimman13 is the best value for it — a boutique with a high review count of 958, scoring 8.8, starting at just ฿1,800. It's on Nimman Soi 13, a 5-minute walk to One Nimman. The standout is its design in reclaimed brick and old wood, plus a pool set in a frangipani garden that feels calm and cut off from the busy Nimman strip. The Thai-Western breakfast buffet gets called better than its price, and there's free lobby coffee around the clock — a solid pick if you're on a budget but still want to be in the middle of Nimman.

BED Nimman is an adults-only design hotel that starts at just ฿2,000 — strong value for a design hotel in the Nimman area, scoring 9.0 from 258 reviews, about a 10-minute walk to One Nimman. The highlights are a saltwater garden pool and BED Deli, which serves free drinks, espresso and fresh fruit around the clock. The design is clean black-and-white minimalism, with rooms renovated in 2024, and service scores 9.4. It suits couples or solo travellers on a budget who still want a design room in Nimman — note it takes adults only.

If you want to push the budget as low as it goes but still sleep somewhere clean and safe, The Common Hostel is a good call — a hostel inside the Old City walls, scoring 9.4 on Booking and 9.2 for cleanliness, with dorm beds from around ฿650. The dorm beds have privacy curtains and reading lights, the design is clean black-and-white, the floors are polished wood, and breakfast is free. If you'd rather not share, there are private rooms with en-suite bathrooms from around ฿1,300. It's on Singharat Road in the Old City, walkable to the temples — a good fit for solo travellers, backpackers, or anyone on a tight budget who wants it clean.