A 4-star Lanna-style hotel in the heart of Chiang Mai's Old City, with an outdoor pool, spa-bath rooms and a restaurant, a short stroll from Tha Pae Gate and the Sunday Walking Street.
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Sunday Villa Sirilanna Hotel is a 4-star property in the heart of Chiang Mai's Old Town, on quiet Ratchapakinai Road yet only a short walk from the historic gates, temples and markets of the old Lanna capital. Guests rate the location an exceptional 9.4, and couples in particular single it out for a two-person trip.
The style is classic Northern Thai: rooms dressed in wood-carved furnishings and Lanna decor, each with a spacious bathroom built around a spa bath. It is a comfortable, characterful base rather than a pared-back guesthouse, and the very high comfort and cleanliness scores reflect that.
An outdoor swimming pool sits at the centre of the hotel, framed by the rooms' private balconies, while the on-site Sirilanna Restaurant serves Asian and international dishes daily. Add free Wi-Fi throughout, a quiet library, room service and an airport shuttle, and the range of rooms — from 41 m² junior suites to roomy 58 m² suites — suits couples and small families alike.
Sunday Villa Sirilanna Hotel offers six room and suite types, all sharing the same Northern Thai character: wood-carved furnishings, a seating area and a generous bathroom built around a spa bath, with bathrobes, slippers and free toiletries provided as standard. Air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and an electric kettle come in every room.
What sets the rooms apart is the view and the layout. Several Luxury rooms and the King Room open onto a private balcony overlooking the pool, the Junior Suite looks out over the city, and the largest 58 m² suites trade a balcony for extra indoor space. Configurations range from a king or super-king bed for couples to a twin layout for friends and a triple room that sleeps three, so there is a fit whether you are travelling as a pair or a small family.
For a 4-star property in the Old City, Sunday Villa Sirilanna Hotel pairs an easy-going, residential feel with a full set of services. At its heart is an outdoor swimming pool, complete with pool towels, while the on-site Sirilanna Restaurant serves Asian and international dishes and room service brings meals to your door. A quiet library gives you somewhere to slow down, and free Wi-Fi reaches every part of the hotel.
The rooms are the strong suit: each comes with a spa bath, bathrobes, slippers and free toiletries, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, an electric kettle and a fridge, with several opening onto a private balcony. Practical touches run deep — a 24-hour front desk with express and private check-in, a tour desk, luggage storage, daily housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning and ironing, plus a lift, a safety deposit box and round-the-clock security. The whole property is non-smoking, and an airport shuttle makes arriving and leaving straightforward.
Sunday Villa Sirilanna Hotel sits on Ratchapakinai Road, one of the quieter north-south streets inside Chiang Mai's Old City — the square, moat-ringed historic quarter roughly 1.6 km on each side, founded in 1296 as the capital of the Lanna kingdom. The position is the hotel's biggest asset: guests rate the location an exceptional 9.4, because almost everything worth seeing in the old town is within an easy walk and there is no need for taxis to get around the centre.
The hotel is set between two of the four old gates. Tha Pae Gate, the city's emblem and the eastern entrance, is about 450 metres away, while Chiang Mai Gate to the south is roughly 480 metres off. It is along Ratchadamnoen Road, running west from Tha Pae Gate, that the famous Sunday Walking Street unfolds every week: a traffic-free market of handicrafts, textiles and street food that runs from around 4pm until late, ideal if your stay falls over a weekend. A little further sit the Three Kings Monument and the City Arts & Cultural Centre, set in the former provincial hall.
The Old City holds more than thirty temples, and several of the most important — Wat Chedi Luang, with its huge ruined chedi, and Wat Phra Singh at the western end of the Sunday market — are a few minutes on foot. For a green break, Nong Buak Hard Public Park in the south-west corner (about 1.1 km away) has shaded ponds and food stalls, while Chang Puak Gate to the north, around 1.2 km off, is known for its evening street-food market. To get around you mostly just need your feet; for longer hops you can flag down a songthaew, the shared red pick-up taxis.
The best time to visit is November to February, when the air is cool and skies are clear, and November also brings the spectacular Yi Peng lantern festival. It is worth avoiding March and April, when extreme heat and the haze of the agricultural "burning season" settle over the north. Chiang Mai International Airport is only about 2.5 km away, and the hotel can arrange an airport shuttle to make the transfer simple.
