The Grand Napat

The Grand Napat sits in Chang Phueak, one of those discreet condo hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. Geographically speaking it's a short ride from the main sights, and the fair location rating in guest reviews backs that up. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed,…

The Grand Napat sits in Chang Phueak, one of those discreet condo hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. Geographically speaking it's a short ride from the main sights, and the fair location rating in guest reviews backs that up. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed, and guests pick out reliable wi-fi, an in-house restaurant and on-site parking as the small things that add up over a stay. It feels lived-in rather than staged, which tends to be the difference between a stay you remember and one you don't. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 1,000 reviews, with a strong consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Recent rates have been hovering around €33 a night, which lands as a fair-value option for the city. All told, The Grand Napat reads as one of those Chiang Mai addresses worth lining up against the obvious choices before booking.