Ban Narai River Guesthouse
Location: 11/5 Charoen Prathet Road Lane 2 Chang Klan, Mueang, Chiang Mai, th
Star Rating: 9.3 Stars
Property Type: Bed and breakfasts
About this Property
Riverfront Accommodation with Free WiFi
Located in Chiang Mai, Ban Narai River Guesthouse offers a scenic stay by the river, just minutes away from popular attractions like Chiang Mai Night Bazaar and Tha Pae Gate. Enjoy the comfort of air-conditioned rooms with a terrace and balcony overlooking the river. Stay connected with free WiFi and indulge in complimentary chocolates or cookies in your room.
Dining and Wellness Options
Savor delicious American cuisine at the on-site traditional restaurant, open for dinner, lunch, and brunch. Stay active with yoga and fitness classes available for guests. Need to explore the city? Take advantage of the car rental service for convenient travel.
Convenient Services and Nearby Attractions
Benefit from airport transfers and bicycle rental services provided by the guesthouse. Explore nearby landmarks such as Three Kings Monument and Chedi Luang Temple, with the Chiang Mai International Airport just 6 km away.
Book your stay at Ban Narai River Guesthouse for a memorable riverside retreat!
Important Information
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Managed by a private host
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Restaurant
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Car hire
- Massage services
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Outdoor furniture
- Fire extinguishers
- Key access
- CCTV outside property
- Broadcast Live sport events
- Cooking class
- Television in common areas
- Free wired internet
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach yoga on site
- Internet access
- Japanese garden
- Water sports equipment
- Bicycle-friendly property
Rooms Available
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Standard Double Room
In the well-fitted kitchenette, guests will find a refrigerator, kitchenware, a microwave and a toaster. The double room provides air conditioning, a coffee machine, a terrace with garden views as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Dining area
- Toaster
- Coffee machine
- Terrace
- Dining table
- Outdoor dining area
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Fruits
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
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Standard AC
1 Double Bed
172-sq-foot room with a balcony
Internet - Free WiFi
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Comfort - Air conditioning
Need to Know - Limited housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Shampoo
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
Guest Reviews
- Jasmine (10/5): Very peaceful and well connected - Everything was lovely. Location, staff, food, dogs, property and vibes Not applicable
- Watcharapol (10/5): -
- Patrizia Incardone (10/5): -
- johanna (10/5): Thep was really helpful and kind, and the property has a lovely relaxed feel. If you are looking for a base to explore.C - The garden is beautiful, and right on the river. And the neighbours are lovely. THep and his wife are really friendly and helpful.
- Bruno (8/5): -
- Voigt (10/5): -
- Sophie (8/5): Pas mal mais j’ai connu mieux - Le côté sympathique au bord de l’eau. Face à une grande artère donc bruyante
Chambre et salle de bain rustiques
Loin du centre historique
- Ilona (8/5): Bien - -la tranquillité et la musique des espace commun
-la chambre -les moustiques
-le personnel qui ne dit même pas bonjour, pas un sourire, dommage d’avoir un si beau lieu et de faire une Tete d’enterrement
- Aiting (9/5): - Great location right next to the night market! Warm hosts and an amazing river view! There’s no hair dryer in the rooms, but considering all the pros, it wasn't a big deal in the end.
- Manuella (8/5): -
- ZIJIE (10/5): -
- Dmitrii (10/5): - Это самый лучший гостевой дом, который есть в бюджетной категории в Чангмае. Я переехал сюда после 5* отеля, и это было по другому, но так же чисто, гостеприимно и приватно! Другие жильцы в отеле работали онлайн, не только я, так что могу сказать что интернет очень хороший! Номеров всего 6, так что шума от соседей совсем нет! На территории бегают три милые маленькие собачки, они немного лают сначала, но потом дают себя гладить и сидят рядом🥰 Только, пожалуйста, не оставляйте еду в доступе, они хитрые🤭 Я очень критично отношусь к наличию горячей воды в отелях, жена любит мыться прям в кипятке, и могу сказать, что тут хороший нагреватель, просто нужно уметь пользоваться проточным азиатским нагревателем😁
В номере не было насекомых, наверное потому что было супер чисто👍
Рядом есть ночной рынок, а во время фестиваля цветов и фонариков вы будете первыми, тк идти до место проведения отсюда всего 5 минут:)
- xiao (8/5): 非常好的体验,我很喜欢这个有特点的衣架。小狗热情友善! - 河边的草坪很舒适,免费提供的香蕉特别甜,小狗狗们超级可爱 热水很少
- Roman (10/5): -
- Serge (10/5): Une guesthouse pas comme les autres - Emplacement génial, bord de rivière, près des marchés animés de Chiang Mai, chambres et jardin sympa Rien
- Caroline (9/5): Beautiful calm and peaceful - Stunning setting chilled vibe and 3 little cutz dogs you just have to love The matrzss is really hard but ither than that the room is great
- Mara (10/5): -
- Swantje (9/5): -
- Roel (10/5): -
- David (8/5): Great place, close to restaurants and bars, but you feel like you are on a lake resort. - Great yard facing the river, lovely host and hostesses. Hot water was sparse.
- Natascha Jane (10/5): Boho dream house - Love all about ban Narai
My room , the river , the vibes . It’s home . Unfortunately they are building in next door hotel , but it’s finish at 6 pm .
- Allison (6/5): -
- Clarence (8/5): -
- Michael (10/5): -
- Matias (9/5): Nice room with wonderful river view - - Super nice garden beside the river
- Drinks and tasty pizza available in the property
- Cute dogs around in the day
- Friendly and very uncomplicated staff (late check-in, luggage storage, etc.)
- Functional room - There are some windows without curtains so you have bright room in early morning
- Soundproof is not the best so you really depend on how your neighbors are
- There are some bugs in the room (the walls specially), but nothing that bad, you can see that is clean in general
- Heather (10/5): - Beautiful and relaxed spot to escape the city streets, room was comfortable with everything we needed. Nothing
- Ronja (10/5): - The host is super friendly and helps with everything. The place is very beautiful and quiet next to the river, but still central. I can totally recommend it!
- Kyle (8/5): Solo backpacker - A must visit beautiful location lovely little guest house. A must visit for anyone looking for a relaxed vibe on the river
- Iikka (9/5): -
- Emily (9/5): - Love being by the river It was hard to find and the Google directions were incorrect
- Gretchen (8/5): Overall, I would stay here again for the view of the river. - No breakfast offered, the location was so lovely. Walk in from the main road over ledges and around projects was hazardous with baggage.
- Lisa Marie (10/5): Entspannt, gemütlich & erholsam! - Ich fand das Guesthouse super! Direkt am Fluss, perfekt um sich vom busy Chiang Mai eine kleine Auszeit zu gönnen und zu entspannen. Das Staff war super hilfsbereit und es gab eine richtig leckere Pizza - perfekt um nach dem Ankommen nicht mehr zu viel rumspazieren zu müssen, sondern um zu chillen! Die Pizza war super - ich weiß, nicht unbedingt Thai. Aber wie gesagt, nach dem Reisetag war das herrlich!
- Guilhem (9/5): - Good location and beautiful view of the river. Perfect spot close to night bazar but not in the noise of the city. Staff perfect and nice Nothing much ,the place was really nice
- Laviec (10/5): Une merveille !!! - C'est un petit havre de paix au cœur de Chiang Mai, à deux pas de Night Bazaar et de la vieille ville, au bord de la rivière Ping. Le jardin et les chambre sont agréables et très bien entretenus, et le personnel adorable. Je recommande chaleureusement ! Merci. N/A
- Sara (10/5): -
- Thomad (8/5): -
- Cara (9/5): Hidden gem - Fantastic quiet location near night market, with beautiful riverside views. Beds, as is often in Thailand, very hard
- céline (10/5): -
- Phattrawan (10/5): -
- Maya (10/5): -
- Nancy (9/5): Agréable et dénaturant. - Le cadre, un lieu un peu sauvage au milieu de la ville. L’amabilité, l’accueil et la disponibilité de l’hôte La literie. Un bouchon à l’évier pour le rasage limiterait la consommation en eau.
- Chattreeya (10/5): -
- Ladina (10/5): Schöner geht es nicht - Alles war so schön an dieser Unterkunft. Sehr gemütlich & idyllisch. Grosser Gemeinschaft Garten wo die Gäste direkt am Fluss gemütlich sitzen können. Gastgeber sehr freundlich. Wir waren während dem Lichterfest dort. Perfekte Lage weil sich während dieser Zeit alles am Fluss sich abspielt. Was man dann bedenken muss ist das es bis in die Morgenstunden sehr laut aber in dieser Zeit ist wegen Feuerwerken.
- Keiaronne Luther (10/5): Great place to be very tranquil - It was magical
- Tori (9/5): This is a hidden gem in the city. The garden is wonderful to hang out in during the day or night. Rooms are cute and com - It’s a hidden gem in the city Can’t think of anything
- Nadja (8/5): -
- anne (8/5): - hotel proche du marché de nuit avec une belle vue sur la rivière
- Jessica (5/5): - L’environnement était agréable en bordure de rivière. L’extérieur était plutôt très agréable.
Le restaurant d’à côté, le Riverview est vraiment super .
L’autre nous met à disposition les boissons et certaines choses gratuites. C’est un plaisir. Nous nous attendions un accueil plus personnalisé pour une guest house. Nous n’avons eu que très peu d’interaction avec le gérant. L’isolation entre les champs et vraiment minime, nous avons eu un monsieur qui a toussé toute la nuit à côté.
Les matelas sont très durs
- james (8/5): - Quirky place on the riverbank. Free tea, Coffee, toast and snacks. There was also an honesty bar as bar and pizza place closed until November. No tv or fridge in compsct rooms Not being informed of clolsure of bar and pizza place in advance. The noisy 'guard ' dogs could be bothersome for some but once inside, they were really sweet.
Expensive for what was offered (over baht 1000 per night)
- Yasser (10/5): Perfect location - The river amazing N/a
- Dafna (9/5): - צוות מקסים, חברותי, עוזר בהכל ומשלים ציוד אם חסר (מים, נייר טואלט, מגבות...)
יש קפה פילטר שמוכן כל בוקר כדי לפתוח את היום עם הזריחה בנהר.
עזרו לי להזמין אוכל, ולהזמין כרטיסים להסעות שהייתי צריכה.
כלבים חברותיים וחמודים.
מתאים למי שרוצה קצת שקט ורוגע, ועדיין קרוב לשוק לילה ולעיר.
- JFEUGIER (9/5): - Très bon emplacement. Mention spéciale à l'hôte qui nous a renvoyé gracieusement un colis à notre destination suivante (chargeur de caméra oublié..).
- Selina (10/5): - The views are so great and everything is so lovely decorated!! Also really really clean and cute room and bathroom! Loved the 3 dogs so much, they made me really happy! The mattresses are really thin🥹
- Annalisa (9/5): Ottima esperienza! - L’host è stato molto disponibile e la vista dalla nostra camera era splendida.
Posizione buona per raggiungere i mercatini e tutte le principali attrazioni di Chiang Mai.
Un saluto ai piccoli cagnolini del nostro host 🐶
- Rica (10/5): -
- PRACHAYA (10/5): -
- Alexandra (10/5): - Son emplacement, la tranquillité et la douceur de vivre
- Gianlu (8/5): -
- manon (8/5): Un bel endroit bien mis en valeur, c’est reposant sur le fleuve ( boueux et sale de dechets malheureusement). - L’emplacement au bord de la rivière est bien entretenu par le propriétaire que nous avons eu la chance de rapidement rencontrer ( la jeune femme qui nous a accueilli était également très aimable) . La situation est parfaite pour le night bazar de la ville ( même si ce n’est pas ce que nous avons préféré). Le self service en mode auberge de jeunesse ( vous prenez , vous laissez, vous pouvez cuisinez..) est très agréable et adapté aux familles ou petits budget. La grande terrasse couverte avec sofa et hamac permet de trainer en regardant tomber la pluie en ce mois de juillet. Pas d’eau chaude dans ma douche (a peine tiède ) et trop chaude chez les enfants..
- Vanesa (10/5): Exceptional -
- Manu (9/5): Superb -
- Amit (7/5): Good - The orner's amazing people and help with everything
- Umut (10/5): Highly recommended -
- Sam (10/5): Exceptional -
- Khin (7/5): perfect - convenient place to walk around markets mosquitoes bite
- Avichai (9/5): Superb - Osama was very helpful with recomendatioms and with ordering a taxi to pai. Quiet place on the river Shower was mid. No fridge
- Melissa (9/5): Superb -
- Mark (8/5): Very good -
- Jeanne (9/5): Superb - Such a nice couple that lives there and takes good care of the space. It is humble in its accessories but met our basic needs. Gorgeous sitting and relaxing on the river after a day of walking each night. Great location. Coffee, drinks, available. No refrigerator in the room.
- Brian (9/5): Superb - Great location right on the river
Walking distance to morning and .night. markets
Restaurants and shopping
Great hosts
- Donna (10/5): Garden oasis - This is a gem! He has created a little garden oasis on the river. We loved having an honor bar to help ourselves. The wood-fired pizza was delicious! It was just such a peaceful place to hang out on the patio with bonus adorable dogs to pet :). Nothing
- Nag (10/5): River, Relax, Repeat - River side and sweet guests Cozy stay with relaxing river view
- Edward (10/5): Great place to relax and wind down but close to anything you would want to see. - Just a great spot on the river. Really friendly owners, very clean, and well worth the price. Walking distance to nearly anything you want to see. I most definitely would stay again. Loved it all.
- Muzi (5/5): Passable - The bed was very comfortable. The room was too small for 2 people, not enough space for luggage.
- Ross (10/5): Exceptional - Quiet and peaceful ✌
- Anna (10/5): Exceptional - We had a very relaxing stay here. I could just sit outside the whole day and enjoy the view. The room is also pretty well-maintained. The dogs were a cute bonus. It was a bit difficult to find at first but didn't really bother us. Otherwise, it was lovely.
- Benjamin (10/5): Slice of paradise in Chiang Mai - The place is an absolute gem, if you can get a room in this little slice of paradise then it's a must. The guard dogs are the only mild inconvenience.
- Kerenza (10/5): Exceptional - This was our favourite place we stayed in Thailand. The room was very comfortable and the place has a lovely calm atmosphere, you can chill out and read a book or have a beer overlooking the river. The owner was friendly and had 3 lovely dogs :) It’s in a great location, easy to walk to loads of good places in the old city. Would 100% recommend. Nothing - everything was great!
- Sabrina (10/5): Exceptional -
- Clotilde (10/5): A peaceful place in Chiang Mai - We appreciated the authenticity, peaceful atmosphere of the place, simplicity and kindness of the owner and staff, delicious meals. The location is perfect, close to the Night Bazaar where you can buy delicious food, and easy to grab a tuk tuk to visit temples.
- Kulkarni (9/5): Superb - Great location Too many mosquitos
- Genevieve (10/5): Gentle, relaxing .. great view, cute dogs. -
- Mielke (10/5): Peaceful getaway! - Location is incredible! We looked forward to coming back to the guest house at the end of every day and loved hanging out on the porch! Staff was so friendly and we loved the little dog greeting committee! We also stayed in several very fancy hotels in Bangkok, but enjoyed our stay at the guest house more than the fancy hotels! Beds are very hard for what Americans are used to at home
- Cassidy (10/5): Perfection - This property felt just like home. We kept finding excuses to come back and just hang out between activities. Beautiful views, great hosts, sweet dogs, and all around great vibes!! Would love to come stay again.
- Elian (7/5): Good -
- Ms.seng (7/5): Good -
- Sarah (9/5): Superb - Quiet neighborhood. Clean and well maintained. Convenient location; it’s located near the market, bars and restaurants, and the river. Lots of signs to help guide us to the place. It was a bit hard to find for Grab drivers.
- Shelagh (10/5): We loved this place - Mr Pop ensured all we needed. Our room, although basic, was spotless &a - Location, helpfulness of staff, cleanliness. Water pressure
- Lena (10/5): Cosy, friendly and well located - Very friendly and very cosy - they just have a few rooms so it’s not crowded which we really liked. The rooms also have an ac which was super good since we had 38 degrees :)
- Morgan (10/5): Exceptional -
- Kevin (8/5): Idyllic location overlooking the river - So so friendly welcome and service
And from the 3 little dogs
- Tatjana (10/5): Exceptional -
- Peter (9/5): Superb -
- Melanie (8/5): Very good -
- Alina (10/5): Exceptional -
- Col (8/5): A great host for a great cabin by the river. Truly memorable. - Location is super good. The host and other guests are amazing. The vibe was memorable. It was just sad that I coukdnt stay due to my discomfort. The toilet or plumbing would smell very badly, fill the room and was uncomfortable to come back to. The curtains did not dim the night lights enough for me. The bed was too hard for me.
- Melanie (9/5): Ban Narei : A vibe. - Ok.Ban narei is ban narei.
I don't know if I have to share or keep this place secret.
What can I say? I haden't really had an expectation of it.
But Ban narei is : a vibe.
We arrived late at night, and found everything easily to check in without Mr O.
First impression : Perfect, perfect, perfect.
Nothing much, just a bed and clean bathroom. but what a room... A room with A VIEW!
The vibe in Ban narei is exceptional. First you have a huge garden in front of a river to chill out.
Second, you feel at home.
Plus, the AC is silent! (that was my problem number one in Thailand, noise of the AC)
What can I say? nothing much. Just hoping to come back. Maybe some blackout curtains could be cool.
Also, noise of the road the other side of the river, but wasn't that bad.
- Eric (9/5): Peace and quiet yet perfect location - A real chill out place by the river for a quiet stay still very close to all attractions. Nothing
- Gabrielle (9/5): AMAZING and cute dogs - First of all the dogs were so cute we also loved the garden and activities it was so peaceful and last of all we loved the dogs! Was near perfect but the location wasn’t quite right for us.
- Kanlayanee (10/5): Exceptional -
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