OYO 367 The Battery Park Midtown Boutique

At the time I stayed here, the price was amazingly low - about 400 baht. If two people had shared the room, the price would have matched beds in a backpackers dorm. My review reflects value for the money. If I had paid Four Seasons prices, I would be less happy. Aside from the internet issues, this hotel was fine. The location was excellent, just outside the old town in an area with many guesthouses and backpacker hostels. Restaurants and cafes were handy. The room was large and generally quite clean, although the maid did fail to notice that the previous occupant left clothing in the dresser. There was a dresser with one hanger; they got me a few more hangers so the armoire wasn't wasted. The bed was quite comfortable. It was firm, as tends to be the case in Asia, but not so firm as to be unpleasant. The bathroom was rudimentary, with no separation between the shower and the rest of the bathroom, so the floor got soaked with every shower. That said, there was plenty of hot water, and the bathroom was clean and not moldy. The hotel lacks some amenities - no breakfast, no kettles in the room, no free washing machines, no hairdryer that I saw, no restaurant. There was a small fridge in the room. The TV in the room was tiny - barely the size of a larger laptop screen - but as I didn't watch it that didn't matter. There is hot water and instant coffee/tea available in the lobby for free, along with instant noodles for sale. The staff was friendly and helpful. I felt like they did their best to make the stay successful. I never came to them with a request that they didn't try diligently to solve.

This is not a good hotel for digital nomads to work from. There was no true desk in the room - only a dressing table that wasn't that comfortable to sit at. Worse than that, the internet was really, really slow - less than one megabyte per second upload and download. You can check email, but if you need to do any kind of online conferencing you are out of luck. The net is, for some people this hotel would be an amazing deal. For me, as I needed to teach classes online, staying here turned out to be a mistake. I didn't like that the only light switches were by the door. I also didn't like that there were no electrical outlets near the bathroom. That said, the staff working here were nice people and the facilities and location were very good for the price.

-Free tea/coffee -Large and cozy room -Nice building -Good position, close pretty much to all the main attraction of Chang Mai

Small bathroom