Athita The Hidden Court Chiang Saen

Perfect combination of traditional architecture in a brand new building . Excellent restaurant

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Loved the cute hotel in Chiang Saen! Booked 2 rooms for 2 nights while we visited relatives. The breakfast was amazing! The woooden hotel was unique. Will stay here again.

The location of Athita is very special as it is adjacent to a temple. Chiang Saen itself still retains the quiet old town atmosphere. It was very relaxing. We stayed in one of the spacious villas and felt at home. We were there for the Thailand Biennale. All of the exhibits were inspiring and well placed. Recommend to start at Chiang Saen before Chiang Rai and other venues.

The atmosphere of this hotel is very pleasant. I would love to go again. The bed was very good (not too hard, just right and comfy). The food was excellent. The tuktuk hotel tour was lovely.

The pool area could use some attention. It is not very inviting and has no sun. Perhaps they could create a lounge area someplace outside.

The hotel is gorgeous and perfectly designed. We loved the town and the market. Our stay was perfect, the food was really good and the massage was also really great. The Staff was really nice, they even let us their own motorbike. Thank you Dew and Gone for making our stays perfect

The design is great, the location is quiet. The attempts of the team to make us feel better after the negative room experience. The fact that they compensated us with a complimentary payment for our early leave taxi to Chiang Rai & the Laundry service we ordered.

***BEWARE OF - DELUXE PRIVATE GARDEN & PRIVATE GARDEN SUITE!!! We booked this option because the hotel was full. Being by far the most high priced room type we expected to get proper value for what we paid. Unfortunately it was all the opposite of what we expected. 1. the garden is basically a pool of standing water which is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes - it is practically unusable unless you don’t feel or care about mosquitoes. 2. The windows are not really sealed so even if you never opened the window mosquitoes can easily venture into the room. The hotelier suggested to keep the curtains closed in hope it will keep the mosquitoes out. There are no mosquito nets. 3. The room did have already an electric mosquito repellent fluid which indicates the staff is well aware of this problem. There are also signs in the room which encourage you to close the windows due to mosquitoes (won’t help due to how the building was built). 4. The ceiling is low, there is a wall outside that is there to provide you with privacy but it rises up to cover 80% of the external light. You end up in a dark cave. 5. Since there is barely any light entering from outside (or air because opening the window is an invitation to a horde of mosquitoes) the humidity level goes up as in dark damp caves. Despite having the A/C during the whole night it couldn’t take the humidity out of the room. You can feel the humidity when you lie in bed. 6. We complained about this and were moved to the superior pagoda view room on the upper floor but only for 1 night and then the hotel said we have to move back to our ground floor room since the hotel was fully booked. We decided to leave and lose the money on the extra 3 nights we booked rather than stay and sleep in a damp cave. The rooms in the upper floor are amazing and totally worth it. (Though no mosquito nets and you will still encounter mosquitoes but at least you get proper sunlight and no humidity, and high ceilings) 7.

Loved our stay here so much and wished we stayed a day more! The space was beautifully designed and has a heartwarming story behind it. Public spaces were very cosy, and the rooms were so relaxing and comfortable, we slept really well every night 🥰 the staff were also friendly and we had great chats with them about Chiang Saen. Last but not least, the food was DELICIOUS ❤️ location-wise, it’s ideal for a short stay, walking distance to the weekend market and pier for long-tail boat trips! Would love to be back as soon as the next opportunity arises, thank you so much to the team for making our stay so enjoyable!

To be honest, there was nothing at all to dislike! Depending on your comfort level, everything is close to the ground as with buildings of this nature and architecture, e.g. sleep close to the floor, bags on the floor, etc. which I personally prefer but my partner didn’t as much. The pool is intimate and sufficient for a relaxing time but some may find too small. You may hear sounds from the cafe as the chairs are loud depending on your room location, but also not a big deal as they don’t interfere with sleep, etc.