ONCE (upon a time) Chiang Mai Home

This small boutique hotel is very lovely. It is well located, just a 100m away from the main road. It is a short walk away from Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihan, which is also the start of the Sunday night market. The hotel has a nice industrial style deco and is very cute. The rooms are big, very comfortable , neat and clean. our booking included breakfast and we had a lot to choose from. There are a lot of good restaurants and bard nearby and also a convenience store down the road for any necessities. The staff is very kind and friendly-I would recommend to stay at this hotel if you visit Chiang Mai.

The property is done by a tasteful architect, who's put a lot of thinking into each detail. Transformed an old house to a modern hotel. There are 6 rooms which are really spacious with big windows. A small micro canal runs through at the entrance of the house to make it feel very relaxed and soothing. The staff are well recruited and trained. Specially a girl named Gem (truly a gem of a person) was so helpful with a beautiful smile on her face and made our stay at Upon a Time more pleasant. She suggested good restaurants which turned out to be excellent places to have Thai food in that area (most of the time people suggest some general restaurant but she did her homeworks well and came up with her suggestions). She helped us by hiring a scooter with a great deal. Por was also one quite boy with nice smile who helped us figuring out what to do there. They serve excellent breakfast for moderate people like us, they have fresh coffee and fresh fruit juice for breakfast too which were excellent. They were freshly prepared everyday by general staff but they were so well prepared and presented that it seemed to be prepared by professional kitchen staff, this says a lot about the owner of the property and how he looks over everything.

I had a lovely 6 day stay at Once. The place has charm and character, the team were all very polite but friendly and helpful, the ambience was serene. Breakfast, while relatively simple and limited, was always beautifully presented, an uplifting start to any day. The location was great, on a quietish side street, plenty of eating places and a 7/11 (and 2 ATMs) nearby. The rest of the Old Town was pretty easy to get to on foot.

Great value for the price! The decor is quaint and cute. The dining area is adorable and welcoming. Our room was well-kept and homey. Some snacks and ear plugs were complimentary. The breakfast options were good and served with care and aesthetic appeal. We spent two nights here and were very happy with our stay. The location was right across from a cute cafe (9 Siblings) that was unfortunately closed the weekend we were there, but the location is also only a 2 minute walk away from a great kiln and a 711! I highly recommend taking a little walk to the Mengrai Kilns. We were happy with our location as we did not have a car and we were happy walking. It was about a 15 minute walk to the Sunday Night Market and a 15 minute walk to the night market by the Chiang Mai Gate. Both were so much fun!

Beautiful boutique accommodation, where nothing could be faulted - our favourite stay in 3 weeks of travelling S.E.A. The staff were lovely, so helpful with excellent suggestions and information about places to visit. Loved the decor - classic boutique, crisp linen, a calm oasis after the heat of the day. Major bonus is the adjacent cafe 9 Siblings - great food and drinks, and lovely staff. Located within the old town, down a quiet soi. Inside tip - superb restaurant recommendation nearby - Huen Phen - one of our highlights of the trip.