Our first "guest house"/hostel was our most expensive one. We stayed in an airport hostel in Bangkok for one night before leaving for Chiang Mai. The place was nice, and after two weeks, we have only stayed in one place that we could call "nicer". Chiang Mai is a pretty big city. Everything you could want you can find there - toilet paper, cheap massages, cheap hotel rooms, and delicious food. As for the cheap massages, Jeff and I indulged at the Thai Women's Prison where massages were amazing at 150 baht (about $5) per hour. We indulged, and we liked. It was awesome. All we had to do was slip on some sweet fisherman's pants and a loose cotton t-shirt, and we were set for an hour of relaxation + tea.
Chiang Mai was also great for the wealth of activities to enjoy. Inmate massages aside, we were able to spend an entire day visiting an orchid and butterfly garden, take an elepant ride through the jungle, take a bamboo raft downstream, hike through the jungle, and whitewater raft further downstream. That was all in one day!
Chiang Mai also had plenty of opportunities to take cooking classes, and Jeff and I love cooking classes. We love to cook, and we love to eat. We indulged in cooking and eating at the Asia Scenic Cooking School. Our instructor, Ma'am, was funny and we met some great people there.
As a side note, if you ever plan on visiting Chiang Mai, I would definitely recommend Junior House and Asia Scenic Cookery School!!!
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