Vipa House

Viba was chosen for location to facilities and easy walking distance to most places. The duty manager is always very patient and helpful. Perhaps a rigorous round of fridge- defrosting should be the order of the day..Good basic accommodation

I Stayed there for about a month. The rooms are large and clean, quiet, with good service and nice people.
Close to the ThaPhae gate / Loi Kroh road but yet its still quiet and easy to get a good night sleep.

The price is very reasonable and the rooms are clean. If you are looking for something fancy, this ain’t it. Love the location, easy walk to everything. If you want to rent a motor bike there is a place two doors down.

I stayed here for three nights with my mom and we really enjoyed our stay here!

The location is great, only 7 or 8 min walk to the night bazaar. The hotel is probably run by a family(dad mom and daughter), they are all very friendly and helpful. The room is quite clean and is equipped with all the basic facilities. The only problem is that the television in our room doesn't work.

Would love to come back to Chiang Mai again and to stay in this place :)

A really nice place.
Nothing crazy. But rooms are clean. WiFi is working. Large bed.
Really low price. And really well located.
And the best ..... was the team. There really nice. And really helpful if u need anything.
Thanks for this few days spent in this nice place !

Broken bed. Not clean. Good staf and location. Not recommended.

Stayed here few weeks on vacation. Had problems with insects in room. Brought attention to Management or owner lady but nothing has been done. She seems to avoid the solving problem attitude. Other staff in reception are very nice,helpful & friendly.
Cleaning of rooms are not very thoroughly done but staff are friendly & polite.Location is good to Tapae Gate & Night Bazaar. Wifi is very poor on every floors. Towels are dirty with stains. Old & no decors rooms.

Cheap accommodations near Loi Kroh Rd. Nothing fancy but worth the cheap price if on a budget. Centrally located with tours available from a kind lady named Gay in the front of the building. Reasonable price for the area.

REVIEW – VIPA HOUSE CHIANG MAI 30-03-2018 to 03-04-2018

I drove to Chiang Mai from my place in southern Phetchabun (about 500km) to catch up with a mate I hadn’t seen for a couple of years. After taking a wrong exit during the trip it took me eight hours instead of six and a half. I had to buy a new phone on the way as the GPS in the one I was using died – hence the wrong turn into a province I shouldn’t have been in, and the extra 120km and 90 minutes.
Aaanyway, as you’d expect, I was a bit “emotionally drained” by the time I arrived at the hotel. But, thankfully, the welcome I got was comforting. Big smiles, all the paperwork was done and ready for my arrival. I had requested a quiet room on a low floor due to my various ailments and got what I requested. I was offered a hair dryer and a clothes iron at reception which I declined. There is a tourist information stand right outside the front door
I was up one flight of stairs – there’s no accommodation on the lobby/ground floor. You have the option to request the (free) cleaning of your room rather than the usual daily cleaning at other hotels. As I only stayed four nights, I didn’t bother with this service. The room was spacious and extremely quiet. The bed was nice and firm; the air-conditioning was great; the tv was an older CRT-type but I never turned it on in any case; the bathroom was clean although could do with a tiny bit of maintenance such as a bit of regrouting and tightening up the soapdish in the shower. Speaking of the shower: the water pressure excellent. I mean EX-CEL-LENT. I reckon it cleaned me to bone level when I first used it! Water heater worked well and the towels were very good.
It cost 690 baht a night, and is situated in a soi in the middle of everything. There are five restaurants surrounding the place and all is quiet. In Chiang Mai, bars open at 5pm and close at midnight.
The hotel has free off-street parking which is secured after dark for about five cars and ten scooters. CCTV everywhere which is comforting.
It’s next door to a Thai Cooking School; there’s a 7-Eleven on Loh Kroh Rd 100m from the hotel; a multitude of restaurants; small bars; and a plethora of massage parlours; and clothing outlets all on Loh Kroh Rd. There is a Muay Thai centre not far from the place and the equivalent of Walking Street is, well, 150m from the front door.
Walking to the main drag to check out the moat and Phrae Gate is five minutes. If that.

The only problem I had during my whole stay was finding the hotel in the first place. It’s off the main street down a soi. My (recently purchased phone’s) GPS thought I had “arrived at my destination” in Loh Kroh Road (which is one way) but the hotel is, in fact, down a soi on the right about 40m from where it says that (Google Maps). There is a sign pointing down the soi to the hotel but is really only visible if you’re actively looking for it and not looking for the hotel name on the main road. I asked for directions from a local bar owner. No worries.

They only accept cash. No credit card facilities available.

Would I stay here again? Absolutely. I won’t even bother looking for somewhere else to stay else when I drive up to see my mate Steve again next year.

I was traveling as a single male. For the price, Vipa House was perfect. Good basic room with typical Thai bathroom. The water was not that warm but it was August so I didn't mind at all. The TV has some English language channels. The bed was comfortable especially the pillows. The room was clean and had the usual 2 free bottles of water. Coffee was available in the morning. Not sure about breakfast. But plenty of places to eat and drink all around. 7 store about 2 minutes away. AC and fan in room.
The staff was friendly and helpful. Check in was easy and check out even easier: I turned in the key and said thank you and goodbye. It is right off Loi Kroh Rd. and close to city center. If the price is the same, I will stay here next year.

Why did I not listen to the bad reviews. This hotel was terrible.

The room was dirty, lacked any decoration and had ants. The bathroom was filthy and the towels worn out. The refrigerator was disgusting and only had two bottles of water in it despite a price list on the front of the door for other beverages.

When we complained to the manager, he just shrugged his shoulders and walked away. How can anyone give this hotel good marks and comments, it is awful.

The tour desk is helpful but at inflated prices.

The Internet was patchy at best and unusable.

Do yourself a favour, avoid this hotel.

Perfect location in Chiang Mai near the old city and tons of bars and food. The staff are very friendly and helpful. However, the place is not very clean and the lobby is often full of mosquitoes. Our group thought it was pricey for what it was.

The room was basic and normal comfortable. However if compare to many new boutique hotels nearby, Vipa house seems to be little expensive (old furniture) Location is good and easy to walk to Tapae . Services were nice , friendly and helpful staff.

Vipa House may or not be the greatest hotel in Chiang Mai but the beautiful girl that sells the tours out front is second to none. She also helps out on front desk, coffee or whatever else a guest may request. I do all my airplane, bus, mini van and train tickets through Vipa House. Always so friendly and professional. Best of Chiang Mai. I also must say the rest of the staff also are very friendly and accommodating.

Vietin 13 yötä Vipa House's, ihan rauhallinen paikka lähellä keskustaa.Hotelli melko kulunut mutta kaikki yleiset tilat siistissä kunnossa mutta huoneet kaipaisivat "tuunausta" mutta muuten puhtaat. Henkilökunta ystävällistä.

L'hotel est très quelconque dans la gamme des hotels minimalistes. Il est cependant bien situé, proche à la fois de l'hypercentre de Chiang Mai et du night bazar.
Pas d'ascenseur donc ça limite déjà un peu la clientèle, le ménage n'est fait que sur demande et pas de petit déjeuner ( possibilité de prendre un café, c'est tout). C'est aussi le seul hotel où j'ai résidé qui n'offre pas une modique bouteille d'eau.

We should have realised that there would be problems when on arrival, the desk clerk asked for payment in cash up front, no cards accepted. From then, the stay at Vipa Hotel went from bad to worse.

I should have studied the reviews in Booking.com more closely. I totally agree with Joseph K and Hongmarie on their assessment. The Vipa Hotel is the worst hotel we have stayed at in over 50 years of travel. I will list the faults but these pale into insignificance compared with the attitude of the staff. They have made an art form out of a could not care less attitude. Everything is too much trouble and the description on Booking.com is inaccurate. The room is advertised as Japanese style, I would say more of a cardboard city style. there is no kettle in the rooms, no drinks in the fridge despite the price list on the door and the rooms have been stripped bare of all decorations listed on the door.

All I can say about the guests who leave good reviews is that either they were drunk, friends/relatives of the owner or used to the lowest standards.

The staff and "management" use the eating area for their own needs making it very difficult to relax with a simple cup of coffee. On New Years Eve when we thought about asking for food, the staff had taken over completely with their own buffet dinner.

When I complained to the young "manager" regarding the state of the hotel and our room, he just giggled, laughed and showed no interest whatsoever. Whatever he is being paid, it is far too much.

Bottom line is that this hotel is run for the benefit of the staff and not the guests.

Pros.
Close to the old city, night life and restaurants, but so are hundreds of other hotels.

Cons. (Remember, this the best and most expensive room they offer).
Rooms stripped back to bare essentials required to sleep and wash.
Cracks in the walls.
Bathroom tap and shower drain filthy and uncleaned..
No shower curtain so the whole bathroom gets soaked when showering.
Threadbare towels.
Dirty bathroom mirror.
Ants in bathroom.
Cockroaches in room.
Air con stuck on maximum.
No fire alarm.
No safe
No kettle..absolutely essential in any hotel regardless of rating. I do not want to go downstairs at 6AM in the morning, wait and then pay for a cup of tea.
Very poor wifi.
Room only made up late in the afternoon despite the "please clean room" sign being hung on the door at 8 AM in morning. Reason given that the cleaner starts on the top floors first (cheapest rooms) and the bottom floor rooms (most expensive) cleaned last. Rooms not cleaned, just bed made, bin emptied and towels changed.
Nearly 1,000 Baht for a room not worth 200 Baht.

Pictures added.
Ants in bathroom.
Dead cockroach in room.
Dirty basin tap.
Dirty shower drain.
Cracks in wall.
Unhygienic and dirty fridge.
List of drinks which are not in fridge.
Room inventory and replacement cost. Most items already removed from room by hotel owners.

Great location, very close to the old market town (5 mins walk) but still quiet away from the bars. hotel seems safe and all staff pleasant :) price per night determines which floor you stay on and there is no lift. really nice English cafe directly opposite the hotel.

Is accetable, beds are comfortable but lot of lite came in side from window, is very quiete, personal very nice, no elevator, no breakfast. Zone is perfect located near of everything, if you need the tranquility to have a place to stay when you get to Chian Mai, you can choose Vipa, but if not you can came in the area and look for an other place, is fool of them.

Vipa house is tucked away in a quiet street in the city central to everything it has decent rooms for an affordable price. It's nice and quiet and the staff are lovely. Always happy to help booking tours and taxis and organising any thing you need. It does have quite a few stairs though which are an effort when drunk haha the rooms don't have a secure lock box but we had no issues with any thing being stolen. I'd stay here again !!!