Hello, I live in Pai, but escape to civilization in Chiang Mai once a month.

I would like to find a good value apartment, with good location and public transportation to rent.

My budget is less than 5000 a month, and the most I want to pay to move in is about 5000, so if it's first and last month, I'd like it to be 2000-3000 baht a month.

I am looking for someplace decent, and livable with decent water pressure and electricity and cooling.

Can somebody please recommend to me where to start looking?

I would like to go in the next 2-3 weeks.

BTW, if any of u are considering Pai, there are not too many tourists this year, so it's a good time to come here.

Some of you mentioned the Holiday Inn, is that by the hospital and Park Hotel? Do they have discount cards now? Like some hotels have "gold cards."

Thank you.

Oh, yes, if you can recommend some places to stay and have contact information, please let me know. I am not looking for somebody who is trying to over charge, just looking for a good deal to rent in Chiang Mai so that I can be comfortable when I go and stop spending for the hotels there.

Won't get a good spot for 2 or 3k but perhaps try one of the student-centric apartment buildings up the top end of Suthep Road, not far from Nimmanhemin.

No contact info... best bet is to hire a bike (along Moon Muang) and have a ride around.

Hi,

You could have a look at some of the places on this page (with map):

www.thailand-travel-help.com/chiang-mai-guesthouses.html

or this page, with map too:

www.thailand-travel-help.com/chiang-mai-guesthouse.html

There may or may not be something in these places:

http://www.mrroomfinder.com/na_detail.php?id=54 - 4,000 THB/Mo. (house)

http://www.mrroomfinder.com/na_detail.php?id=26 -2,500 THB/Mo.

http://www.mrroomfinder.com/na_detail.php?id=10 - 3,500 THB/Mo. (not sure if they've updated their ads)

Good luck There are sooooo many places around within your price range. They'll be little more than cheap and cheerful, but i guess you're not expecting much more for your budget than that.

Aitch