Spice Garden Chiangmai

I’d gladly recommend Spice Garden based on what went well during my six nights there. The garden grounds are lovely, with lush plants and ponds where I could see the beautiful coi/carp fish from my room, 104 on the 2nd floor. My room had an attractive earth-tone look and plenty of space, including hidden closet storage and a shelf about 4 meters long across from the king-size bed and separate small sofa or “love seat.” I traveled alone, but a couple or small family would have room for their things too. The bathroom was beautifully designed, with a bidet nozzle and hose beside the toilet, plus a waterfall shower-head and marble floor and walls. The reception, restaurant, and café staff were warm, gracious, and welcoming. The location inside the Old City walls, near the Tha Phae eastern gate, made it ideal for my self-guided walking visits to temples (wat) on three days. There’s an attractive wat across the narrow lane from Spice Garden. For longer trips, Grab and Bolt drivers knew how to find the hotel and take me wherever I wanted. I only had one issue specific to my room, Room 104, which is almost directly over the reception desk on the ground floor. It’s near the pond water pump, and every so often the pump makes a soft, high-pitched sound, around 35 beeps before it goes quiet for a while. Ear-plugs muffled most of it at night for me, though other guests in that room might find it bothersome. There’s no lift to the second floor. You have to use a wide staircase, but the steps aren’t steep. At 71 years young, I had no trouble with the single flight since I packed light, with an airline carry-on size backpack and a small over-the-shoulder tote. I’d definitely consider staying here again on another Chiang Mai trip. It really is lovely.