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Originally Posted by frogblogger

If you're not too bothered about appearances, there are studio apartments in the centre of Chiang Mai going for around 5,000 baht a month. A bit dingy - the building's old, and hasn't been refurbished recently - but that's the bottom end price. Advantage is it's right next to the Night Bazaar, bang smack in the middle. Place is known as the Night Bazaar Condos.

Smarter modern places, same spec, can be had around the 8 to 12,000 baht mark. Loads of them available, Chiang Mai has suffered as much as anywhere from the recent downturn.

If you are staying for several months, Acid Crow is right, get a guesthouse for a few nights and look around.

Thanks. I hadn't heard of those condos before. Interesting location, and possibly a good idea for me, as my main concerns are immersion and convenience. A little dingy doesn't put me off that much as long as my room is secure from unwanted foot traffic. I'll be traveling around SE Asia during the year I'm there, and would like not to worry about the theft issue too much.

[frogblogger]

Originally Posted by anselpixel

Thanks. I hadn't heard of those condos before. Interesting location, and possibly a good idea for me, as my main concerns are immersion and convenience. A little dingy doesn't put me off that much as long as my room is secure from unwanted foot traffic. I'll be traveling around SE Asia during the year I'm there, and would like not to worry about the theft issue too much.

There's an all night reception so it is reasonably secure. It's good value especially if it's just somewhere needed as a base and a place to lay your head. To locate it, it's in a soi parallel to Chang Klan, the Night Bazaar Road, about 50 metres from the Foxy Lady Go-Go Bar...

They usually have a selection of studios available. Don't take the first one offered, ask to see a few. Otherwise they'll try to get rid of the least easy one to rent out, for whatever reason, first.

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Originally Posted by frogblogger

There's an all night reception so it is reasonably secure. It's good value especially if it's just somewhere needed as a base and a place to lay your head. To locate it, it's in a soi parallel to Chang Klan, the Night Bazaar Road, about 50 metres from the Foxy Lady Go-Go Bar...

They usually have a selection of studios available. Don't take the first one offered, ask to see a few. Otherwise they'll try to get rid of the least easy one to rent out, for whatever reason, first.

Foxy Lady, eh?
I am a Hendrix fan, so that should work well.
Thanks for all the information and advice. This will be my first stop after the guest house transition.