Pros

  • Happening gourmet hamburger restaurant and bar on-site
  • Spacious rooms feature contemporary Thai furnishings
  • Deluxe and higher-level rooms have free mini-bars and snacks and free airport transfers
  • Sunny pool sits outside a separate building out back
  • Central location right outside the east gate of the historic old city
  • Good value compared to others in the neighborhood
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Cons

  • The area can feel seedy at night
  • The hotel sits on a one-way street with lots of traffic
  • Pool area is small and can get crowded
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Bottom Line

The Raming Lodge Hotel & Spa is a medium-sized hotel located just outside the east gate of the historical old city of Chiang Mai. Rooms here are spacious and furnished in contemporary Thai style with bright colors and all have flat-screen TVs, writing desks, mini-fridges, safes, and free Wi-Fi. Higher category rooms include free airport transfers and free minibar snacks. The hotel features a small swimming pool (that can get crowded), a massage spa, and a happening gourmet hamburger restaurant and bar. For its size and location, it is great value compared to similar properties around it, but the street it sits on is clogged with traffic.

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Scene

This hotel attracts families and couples, both old and young, and is aimed at a budget-conscious crowd.

The Raming Lodge is located right in the midst of a raucous bar district. While the street it is on is home to a lot of hostess bars, there are also other choices, and the hotel's own Rock Me Burger and Bar restaurant is one of the most happening spots. Local Thais, expats, and tourists flock here, as the restaurant serves up gourmet hamburgers and plates of giant ribs, and the accompanying bar, which has stools outside along the street, has craft beers, wine, and cocktails. The young crowd loves this spot, and plenty of hipsters show up for the upscale burgers. Inside the hotel, the next most popular hangout is the swimming pool, located in a separate building out back. The pool is small but has plenty of sunshine, although it doesn't have nearly enough loungers for the size of the hotel. 

There is a mix of travelers here, from young to old, from couples to families, as the hotel provides rooms of all sizes and is quite budget friendly. 

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Location

Centrally located just outside of the east gate entrance into the old city, but surrounded by bars that get loud at night

Raming Lodge Hotel is located just outside of the east gate of the Old City of Chiang Mai. It's on a one-way street littered with bars and restaurants, and is close to all of the attractions of the historical old town. It is about equidistant from the west side of the old city and the downtown and Night Bazaar of Chiang Mai, each a 15- to 20-minute walk in either direction. The airport is a 15- to 20-minute drive. 

The biggest drawback here, at least for some, is that the front of the hotel area is smack in the midst of the Chiang Mai hostess bar scene, and so the area might appear a bit seedy at night to some. While the street in front of the hotel does get very noisy at night, with lots of loud music, the hotel itself is set back from the road and the interior and rooms are very quiet.

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Rooms

Spacious rooms with wall murals include contemporary Thai decor and extras like free Wi-Fi. Deluxe and higher-category rooms include free airport transfers and free minibar snacks.

The rooms at the Raming Lodge are quite spacious compared to others in the neighborhood and are thus offer a solid value considering the generally low rates. Rooms range from Superior to Deluxe to Grand Deluxe, and there's a variety of suites. The Superior and Deluxe rooms are the same except that Deluxe rooms come with free airport transfers and free minibar snacks and drinks. The higher-floor Grand Deluxe and Suite rooms have bathtubs and balconies. All rooms come with writing desks, flat-screen TVs with cable channels, electric hot water kettles with free coffee and tea, bathrobes and slippers, safe boxes, mini-fridges, and free Wi-Fi. There are options for twin beds, king size, and even triples (one double and one twin). All the rooms feature contemporary Thai decor with patterned and colorful bed covers and cushions, and the Deluxe and Grand Deluxe rooms even have painted murals on the walls.

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Features

Small swimming pool out back and an ultra-popular gourmet burger restaurant and bar out front

The Raming Lodge has a sunny small outdoor swimming pool in a separate building out back. The pool isn't too big and the 12 or so odd loungers around it can get filled fast, especially considering that there are 85 rooms in the hotel, but it's a pleasant spot nevertheless. The hotel also has a small spa but it is more of a basic massage setup than anything fancy.

The best facility at the hotel is its restaurant, the Raming Lodge Restaurant and Rock Me Burgers and Bar. It's a small indoor and outdoor restaurant that act as the breakfast niche in the morning and then turns into one of Chiang Mai's most happening gourmet hamburger restaurants and bars in the afternoon/evening. The walls inside are adorned with Beatles, Elvis, and Jimi Hendrix pictures, and other odes to the gods of rock 'n roll. There are bar stools lining the area out front, and as Loy Kroh Road is full of bars in this area, it's a real scene at night. The restaurant serves up large, stylish hamburgers and giant ribs; it as popular with locals as with tourists.

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Things You Should Know About Raming Lodge Hotel & Spa

Also Known As

  • Raming Lodge Hotel & Spa

Address

17-19 Loikroh Rd., Changklan Disrict Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand

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Scene

This hotel attracts families and couples, both old and young, and is aimed at a budget-conscious crowd.

The Raming Lodge is located right in the midst of a raucous bar district. While the street it is on is home to a lot of hostess bars, there are also other choices, and the hotel's own Rock Me Burger and Bar restaurant is one of the most happening spots. Local Thais, expats, and tourists flock here, as the restaurant serves up gourmet hamburgers and plates of giant ribs, and the accompanying bar, which has stools outside along the street, has craft beers, wine, and cocktails. The young crowd loves this spot, and plenty of hipsters show up for the upscale burgers. Inside the hotel, the next most popular hangout is the swimming pool, located in a separate building out back. The pool is small but has plenty of sunshine, although it doesn't have nearly enough loungers for the size of the hotel. 

There is a mix of travelers here, from young to old, from couples to families, as the hotel provides rooms of all sizes and is quite budget friendly. 

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Location

Centrally located just outside of the east gate entrance into the old city, but surrounded by bars that get loud at night

Raming Lodge Hotel is located just outside of the east gate of the Old City of Chiang Mai. It's on a one-way street littered with bars and restaurants, and is close to all of the attractions of the historical old town. It is about equidistant from the west side of the old city and the downtown and Night Bazaar of Chiang Mai, each a 15- to 20-minute walk in either direction. The airport is a 15- to 20-minute drive. 

The biggest drawback here, at least for some, is that the front of the hotel area is smack in the midst of the Chiang Mai hostess bar scene, and so the area might appear a bit seedy at night to some. While the street in front of the hotel does get very noisy at night, with lots of loud music, the hotel itself is set back from the road and the interior and rooms are very quiet.

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Rooms

Spacious rooms with wall murals include contemporary Thai decor and extras like free Wi-Fi. Deluxe and higher-category rooms include free airport transfers and free minibar snacks.

The rooms at the Raming Lodge are quite spacious compared to others in the neighborhood and are thus offer a solid value considering the generally low rates. Rooms range from Superior to Deluxe to Grand Deluxe, and there's a variety of suites. The Superior and Deluxe rooms are the same except that Deluxe rooms come with free airport transfers and free minibar snacks and drinks. The higher-floor Grand Deluxe and Suite rooms have bathtubs and balconies. All rooms come with writing desks, flat-screen TVs with cable channels, electric hot water kettles with free coffee and tea, bathrobes and slippers, safe boxes, mini-fridges, and free Wi-Fi. There are options for twin beds, king size, and even triples (one double and one twin). All the rooms feature contemporary Thai decor with patterned and colorful bed covers and cushions, and the Deluxe and Grand Deluxe rooms even have painted murals on the walls.

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Features

Small swimming pool out back and an ultra-popular gourmet burger restaurant and bar out front

The Raming Lodge has a sunny small outdoor swimming pool in a separate building out back. The pool isn't too big and the 12 or so odd loungers around it can get filled fast, especially considering that there are 85 rooms in the hotel, but it's a pleasant spot nevertheless. The hotel also has a small spa but it is more of a basic massage setup than anything fancy.

The best facility at the hotel is its restaurant, the Raming Lodge Restaurant and Rock Me Burgers and Bar. It's a small indoor and outdoor restaurant that act as the breakfast niche in the morning and then turns into one of Chiang Mai's most happening gourmet hamburger restaurants and bars in the afternoon/evening. The walls inside are adorned with Beatles, Elvis, and Jimi Hendrix pictures, and other odes to the gods of rock 'n roll. There are bar stools lining the area out front, and as Loy Kroh Road is full of bars in this area, it's a real scene at night. The restaurant serves up large, stylish hamburgers and giant ribs; it as popular with locals as with tourists.

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Amenities

  • Airport Transportation

  • Business Center

  • Cable

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Full Kitchen

  • Internet

  • Kids Allowed

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Pool

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

  • Swim-Up Bar

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