5 star Independent hotels in Chiang Mai, Thailand

This hotel is an oasis in the middle of the city!! Beautiful grounds and inner court yard! All the staff was very kind and helpful! The restaurant had great food also! The breakfast that was included with the room was perfect! I highly recommend this place!!

This hotel is perfection. I don't have a single complaint and I am very hard to please generally speaking. The hotel staff go above and beyond to make your stay a welcoming one. It's in a prime location to walk to cool cafes, art galleries, the night market, etc. The rooms are like apartments, well decorated, impeccably clean and the whole property indoors and outdoors smells amazing! Super relaxing, very zen and full of history. Highly recommend this place!!

The Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai is an extraordinary resort. In many ways it's like staying at a private palace with 60-some acres of ornate buildings, pools, bike paths, restaurants, spa facilities and operating rice paddies. Our room was one of the largest and most comfortable we've ever had. My wife and I and our eldest son and our new daughter-in-law stayed for several days and we dined at all of the restaurants on the property. Each one was terrific with superb food and impeccable service. In fact, the entire staff, including the general manager, was gracious and professional. We all loved our stay there. However, it appears that the owner's aspirations were too grand when building this palatial resort. Many of the building exteriors need substantial maintenance and the rooms are comfortable but somewhat dated. Also, much of the resort was empty during our stay. It didn't bother us since we enjoy privacy and terrific service. But it didn't feel like a bustling family resort.

We just cam back from staying at the Puripunn for 3 nights in April 2014. Within 5 mins of booking, they emailed me back with a couple of room options (I chose connecting rooms with an extra bed for my 6 year old) and the offer of an airport transfer. From the minute we arrived, the staff were helpful and accommodating. The hotel is well situated, (easy walking distance from the night market and the interesting shops & cafés of the Chareonrat Road), the breakfast buffet is small but has everything required. The restaurant has plenty of options for the kids. The rooms were comfortable, the wifi freely available, the bathrooms, though charming were a little rustic. We loved it.

Ping Nakara was a beautiful boutique hotel with everything you could ask for. Great location, walking distance to night bazaar and shops etc. The room was very clean and comfortable. Unlimited drinking water was provided and the staff were very helpful. The restauarant food was delicious and great value. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.

Beautiful rooms very nice location (but away from main attractions) We used Hotel as a "recovery" resort after a lot of hard travel - perfect,