I was told Chiang Mai was a digital nomad paradise, which I naively connected to having lots of easy month to month accomodation.

 

So far my experience has been exactly the opposite, the condos I've been to near Nimman and CMU all want 6 month contracts, even when I can see their postings on notice boards saying 1 month is fine. I guess greed is setting in with the locals as high season approaches. Green and unprofessionalism. Agents seem clueless, don't want to do any work, despite me being willing to pay a lot more for short term. Don't want to talk to owners etc. AirBnB is fragmented, can't rent monthly anywhere, so I'd have to move around every 10 days.

 

What's going on people? I am very close to saying <deleted> it and going back down south. This town rubs me the wrong way in a major way already. The only reason I'm saying is because I want to ride my bicycle in the mountains, but I need a place to stay for that.

 

I'm currently staying in a <deleted>ty "residence" with a smelly toilet and a <deleted>ty bed. This I suppose is the "digital nomad paradise". 

Can any one recommend at least decent monthly accomodation in Nimman/CMU/Doi Suthep area?

If you want month by month stay, you pay month by month price.

 

I'm sure you find options on airb.

6 minutes ago, Hummin said:

If you want month by month stay, you pay month by month price.

 

I'm sure you find options on airb.

No, there are not any options on AirBnB for monthly. 

Have you contacted any of the established agents ?

 

 

https://www.fazwaz.com/condo-for-rent/thailand/chiang-mai

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Eric is very dissatisfied 

 

Eric can’t even find a month to month rental

 

Eric should go back South or somewhere else 

If you cannot manage basic services, you might want to reconsider living here.

 

https://www.renthub.in.th/en/apartment/chiang-mai Looks like plenty to me. Nimman is really posh, they do not need to rent short term to backpackers.

I never ever had to live in a place with a smelly toilet in Thailand. That's one of the first things to check. Shower, toilet, water flow and if the water drains away. Before the functioning of AC's.

 

Being a digital nomad but can't find any offers on the net is somehow a bit strange.

drive around and stop at potential condos, and ask.

also ask anyone you know, or at the resturant you eat at

do a search on Youtube.

Youtubers are covering every topic these days.

 

 

Hotels are places to stay for short term.

Well, someone did reach out with condo offerings, so we will see if its legit or a scam. 

the place i stayed at for the longest was a hotel with rooms per day or per month

NuanPranee guesthouse, round the alley between where soi 1 and soi 2 join on muanmung moat road, 7,000bht/month. Right in the middle of the tourist action.

 

Emporium residence in Santitham road, 6000bht/month. Thai student area, shops and Thai beer bars close at hand.

 

Both places good enough, monthly contracts, plenty to do nearby, and 5 mins cycling distance from Zoo and hill climb to Doi Suthep.

 

 

For one to month stays, look for a serviced apartment or residence. Somewhere like Smith Residence starts at around 7,000 baht/mth for a standard room. 

'Lifes a beach' !   tingtong OP, Woosho🤣

Book a room at the hospital 

21 hours ago, ericdk said:

I was told Chiang Mai was a digital nomad paradise

It’s not, that’s just another way of saying/being a tourist.

21 hours ago, ericdk said:

So far my experience has been exactly the opposite, the condos I've been to near Nimman and CMU all want 6 month contracts, even when I can see their postings on notice boards saying 1 month is fine.

Try a service apartment, and if the contract is for longer than your stay then don’t expect a deposit refund. Have you considered a hotel or hostel? They’re setup for folks such as yourself.

21 hours ago, ericdk said:

What's going on people? I am very close to saying <deleted> it and going back down south.

Good idea.

26 minutes ago, novacova said:

It’s not, that’s just another way of saying/being a tourist.

 

All that happened is a bunch of tourists clustered into a ghetto and once that formed the locals started opening more businesses to accommodate the tourists. Now it's a "paradise" apparently but in reality it's just the northern most tourist ghetto in Thailand outside of Pai.

it's high season. Oct=Feb is the busiest time in Chiang Mai. Everything gets booked and it's when people make their money. Nobody renting <deleted> during smokey season. 

 

I've got a 2 bedroom condo available for monthly rent in the city. 20k thb a month if you are interested. will need to confirm before next week as it will rent out quick as soon as I post it back as available again (always rented out easily in high season, then I need to drop rents after Feb)

On 10/16/2025 at 11:18 AM, ericdk said:

can't rent monthly anywhere, so I'd have to move around every 10 days.

Why can't you rent for another 10days at the same place ?

Try Walking Street 

On 10/16/2025 at 7:49 AM, FritsSikkink said:

Hotels are places to stay for short term.

Hotels also offers long term and do have sometimes better kitchen than most new condos today. 

 

We visited a big hotel in Chiang Mai with large swimmingpool and a quite nice old gym also open for outside members. Do not remember the name, but big rooms with kitchen at a decent price. 

 

 

On 10/16/2025 at 11:33 AM, ericdk said:

No, there are not any options on AirBnB for monthly. 

Stay in a guest house vs a condo.  Still pretty cheap.  You can come and go any time.

Built in restaurant perhaps.

Other amenities sometimes like bikes you can borrow, maybe a kitchen you can cook in.

Other people around every day for networking.

Chang Mai is far a better place with some humanity still left and all that at bargain rates....total opposite of some areas in Bangkok, or mainly Phuket or Hua Hin that are over rated, overcharging all over and they just take foreigners for ATM's...Good hit for the moment to go out for Chang Mai. 

1 hour ago, SingAPorn said:

Chang Mai is far a better place with some humanity still left and all that at bargain rates....total opposite of some areas in Bangkok, or mainly Phuket or Hua Hin that are over rated, overcharging all over and they just take foreigners for ATM's...Good hit for the moment to go out for Chang Mai. 

You are right for Hua Hin. That is mainly due to the many foreigners living there who foolishly allow themselves to get cheated and could not be bothered. Until suddenly they understand when it goes to far. 

I've always had success at places that list as resorts?🤔

Pitch a tent!

I rented 6 months.

 

There are 3 month rentals, but after seeing the amount of bait and switch attemped, I decided against it. In any case, I got a nice condo for a good price, so 6 months is definitely the way to go at this time.