Riverside & Nature Hotels in Chiang Rai
7 Green Resorts by the Kok River
and in the Hills!

Golden Pine is a 75-room Lanna-style resort set among rice fields and pineapple farms in Nang Lae, scoring 8.7 on Trip.com. What sets it apart is the quiet and the green all around — you look out over paddy fields to distant hills, with no city noise. The draw is the curved pool in the garden, ringed with palms and big trees, lit underwater at night. There's a spa, a sauna and a hot tub to soak in. Rooms are spacious, most with a bathtub and a balcony over the garden. It's just 10 minutes from Mae Fah Luang Airport, which makes it a good first or last night of a trip. Worth knowing: it's about 15–20 minutes by car from the Night Bazaar, so if you want to be in town every evening you'll need a car or a Grab.

Chainarai Riverside is an 84-room hotel on the Kok River north of town, opened in 2020, scoring 8.8 from 256 Trip.com reviews. The strength is that many rooms have a balcony opening onto the Kok River, so in the morning you can sit and watch the longtail boats and the fishermen, with a green line of trees on the far bank. There's an outdoor pool by the lawn, a hot tub, and free bikes to ride along the river. Rooms are clean and spacious, and guests often praise the quiet and the breakfast. It's about 10 minutes by car to the centre, with free parking. Worth knowing: it's out of town, not walkable, so you'll need a car or a Grab to reach the Night Bazaar.

River Rai is a handful of private riverside cottages on the Kok River, every one facing the water, rated 4.7 of 5 on TripAdvisor and ranked #8 among Chiang Rai's specialty lodging. The owner runs it himself, and guests talk about the private kind of quiet — a wide riverside garden with walking and cycling tracks along the water, and a tradition of going out at dusk to float a lantern by the river. Rooms are roomy cottages, several with a tub looking onto the garden. There's a small plunge pool, and breakfast and dinner are served by the river. It's about 7 minutes from town and the airport. Worth knowing: with only a few cottages, it doesn't have the full facilities of a big hotel, and it costs more than the usual garden resort because the point is the privacy.

Kong Garden View is a garden resort whose Lanna-style buildings sit by a small lake, not far from town, scoring 7.8 on Trip.com and renovated in 2023. The name is the draw — the garden view: a lawn, big trees and a pond that mirrors the buildings, with many rooms opening onto a balcony over the garden and the water. Rooms are spacious and clean, and guests praise the quiet, the privacy and the breakfast; there's an airport shuttle too. The handy part is that it's a 5-minute drive to the Clock Tower, so it's a garden resort that isn't far from town, with free parking. Worth knowing: there's no swimming pool here (the focus is the garden and the lake), and it's a simple resort rather than a luxury one.

Na Na Doo is a homestay out among the rice fields in the Rim Kok area — the name means "beautiful rice fields", scoring 9.2 from 365 reviews. It's a family-run place the owners look after themselves, ringed by rice and corn fields with the hills beyond. There's a pool by the garden, detached bungalows and rooms in the main house with balconies over the fields. The garden has small animals like rabbits, there are bikes to ride through the rice fields, and a play area for children. Breakfast is freshly made and often praised. It's about 4 km from town, a 10-minute drive. Worth knowing: it's a simple homestay rather than a hotel, and out of town, so you'll need a car.

Chiangrai Green Park is a resort laid out so the rooms and bungalows wrap around a green garden at the centre, scoring 8.5 on Booking.com; it opened in 2013. The name is the draw — a green park in the middle of the resort, with a lawn, trees and paths where guests come out to sit. The buildings are gable-roofed Lanna style, with a sala by the garden. Rooms are clean and simple, with a fridge and a TV, and many look onto the garden. Guests praise the quiet, the green space and the friendly staff. It's about 1.6 km from the centre, a 7-minute drive to the Clock Tower, with free parking. Worth knowing: some reviews note that a few rooms billed as garden-view don't get the full view, and it's a simple resort rather than a luxury one.

Baan Rub Aroon is a guesthouse in an old wooden house over 80 years old, wrapped in a garden, in central Chiang Rai, scoring 8.4 from 114 reviews. It's a two-storey, high-ceilinged house of the kind a town notable once built, ringed with a green garden. What guests talk about is the garden and the birdsong — breakfast under the trees, a hammock and a reading nook, the feel of staying at a relative's house. There's a mix of rooms in the main house (some with shared bathrooms) and separate cottage units with private bathrooms. It's the lowest starting price in this article. The handy part is that it's a 10–15 minute walk to the Clock Tower, the market and Wat Phra Kaew, with no need for a car. Worth knowing: it's a simple guesthouse with only a few rooms, some with shared bathrooms, and there's no pool.