#Parami Guesthouse

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Hostel Review: Parami Guesthouse, Chiang Mai, Thailand

(Photo Credit chiangmaigrapevine.com)

Parami Guesthouse is located just outside the central city loop across a short walking bridge. A 15 minute walk from anything you may want to see in central Chiang Mai, the sweet demeanor of the owner/operators, and the convenience of offered daily activites and friendly social guests to explore with was well worth the location.

Here you can see just how close the hostel is to central Chiang Mai.

For just a few dollars a night, I had this guestroom all to myself. This guestroom included a full bed (not exactly hotel comfortable, but after a full day exploring Chiang Mai you will sleep quite well), an en suite full bathroom, and very critically an air conditioning unit. As with many oversees guesthouses this room came with a few particulars. The air conditioning unit could only be turned on while you are home, so you always come back to a rather sweltering room. You also can't put toilet paper down the toilet. Human waste goes in the toilet, but toilet paper and everything else gets put in the trash. That being said, the water pressure and temperature were decent, and a little privacy is very appreciated after a long day sweating in the Thailand sun.

Above is a shot of my small seating area.

Another shot of the shower / bathroom facilities in my guestroom.

The guesthouse was happy to help you book your activities for the day. This includes my favorite activity in Chiang Mai, the Baan Thai Cooking Class (http://hollandlm.tumblr.com/post/35867479401/baan-thai-thai-cookery-school-chiang-mai-thailand), as well as trips to the Elephant Sanctuary, and trips up to the Doi Southep temple. The one tour I was unhappy with was the Cockfighting tour. While I hope the tour was one of the dark history of cockfighting in Thailand, it's still a pretty popular sport in parts of Thailand, and is disappointing to see that tradition continues.