Isty Hotel

This is a good budget hotel with the location approximately 10-15 minute walk to the old town. There are some bbq restaurants in the vicinity and a few decent coffee places not far. Outside of the hotel you can hire an electric bike or normal bicycle as part of the city wide scheme. I loved the fact the hotel had a 24 hour drink area where you could get hot water , tea, juice, water and coffee. They also have a range of drinks to purchase. The pool is a decent size but just felt a bit dirty when I used it with drinks bottles surrounding it and fallen leaves that hadn't been cleaned, which I know probably can't be helped. The room itself was a decent size with a hard bed. We were on the ground floor so had no view (other than of a wall) and I had nowhere to dry my swimming clothes. Had I stayed in a room with a balcony my experience may have been different. We couldn't get the safe to work and the receptionist did come and check it and said the battery was low and they would sort the following day but no-one did. The layout of the bathroom means that everything gets wet easily. Our drain was blocked in the shower on the first day but then the cleaner sorted during the clean of the room. I found staff to be friendly. I wasn't expecting the 300 baht deposit for the keycard upon check in (which is cash only). You also only get one keycard per room. I generally don't have cash but seemingly had some change in my wallet. If you're after a quiet budget hotel for a few days then I think this is potentially a good fit for you.

Very nice place to stay in. Comfortable rooms, not far from the city centre. Friendly staff, there's also a coffee place at the reception.

We had a lovely time at isty! The staff were all very friendly and welcoming. The room was clean and the pillows were really comfortable. Would stay here again!

Very cool design hotel. I love the simplicity yet thoughtful detailed design. There is a roof top bar to chill.

I think it’s a okish hotel. They provide free orange juice and instant coffee and chocolate. There’s a small swim pool inside which you can’t really swim but just chill there. Didn’t have breakfast there so no comment. The location is slight far away from almost any spot in Ching Mai which means you’ll have to take a cab every time going out. But the cab here is cheap so I think it’s ok. To rate this hotel considering the price I’ll say it’s a 4.6/5

Very helpful and cheerful staff. A nice pool area for cooling down in nice surroundings after a day's sightseeing.