Rich Garden House Hotel

Twenty rooms arranged around a garden courtyard on Sripoom Soi 10, Rich Garden House Hotel sits inside Chiang Mai's moat square, putting the Tha Phae Gate a seven-minute walk east and the Saturday Walking Street two blocks south.

Hardwood floors and parquet detailing carry through each room; bathrobes and slippers are standard rather than tier-restricted. Air purifiers in every room are a practical detail rarely found at this price point — notable given Chiang Mai's seasonal smoke from March burns. Bicycles are available for rent at the front desk, the most useful way to navigate the Old City's one-way lanes.

The tour desk arranges trekking and elephant sanctuary day-trips. On-site parking is a genuine advantage here, where street space inside the moat fills by midday.