Cnxforever Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 beautiful as the area around Doi Saket is - it is without any industry and seems cleaner than most other parts of Chiang Mai - less crowded than Mae Rim or Hang Dong - notably the absence of gated "housing estates" - mostly agricultural farmland and fruit orchards. Little resorts and beautiful houses seem to be going up everywhere on large plots of land. Most of them being - built by -or have foreigners involved. Many seem to be in the 5 - 20 million baht range. Land prices have more or less doubled or tripled in some areas over the last 5-6 years. Certainly all these beautiful places add value to the area - where are all these "rich" people coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquite Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglechef Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 that wold more likely be Hua Hin, a beach resort just a few hours drive from the most populated city in the country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalPoster Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) Have to agree that Doi Saket is something special. By now there are quite a lot of farangs living there but nearly all of then are men of keen wit, sophistication, and wealth. Edited November 23, 2012 by OriginalPoster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 was in doi saket,at friends house last week,must admit its a very pleasent part of chiang mai province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 In my opinion its more like grumpy old farangs town. We are living in the land of smiles but i never see any foreigner smiling in that area.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgprg Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 In my opinion its more like grumpy old farangs town. We are living in the land of smiles but i never see any foreigner smiling in that area.!! It might be the land of smiles but you are never sure what that smile means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancid Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 That's interesting. I didn't realise there had been a change in demographics. Years ago Doi Saket was the last refuge to get the cheapest house possible, and it really had that reputation. I guess as the city expands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcat Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I don't think that there is anything special about Doi Saket...flat land,many moobans and traffic as well.One can find some nice houses there,but this is true with other areas too...I think the best future is in Mae Rim area where closeness to the mountains and all the military land will keep the high population down ...traffic is never to bad,except for going by Mae Rim town itself in rush hours...IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnxforever Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 That's interesting. I didn't realise there had been a change in demographics. Years ago Doi Saket was the last refuge to get the cheapest house possible, and it really had that reputation. I guess as the city expands... Stunning properties going up in Luang Nua, Tao Garden and near the Dam area - and not just "square boxes" the ones you find in housing estates - beautiful "Thai style" buildings some in the 400 - 500 sm2 building size range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnxforever Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 I don't think that there is anything special about Doi Saket...flat land,many moobans and traffic as well.One can find some nice houses there,but this is true with other areas too...I think the best future is in Mae Rim area where closeness to the mountains and all the military land will keep the high population down ...traffic is never to bad,except for going by Mae Rim town itself in rush hours...IMO I have looked at Mae Rim - traffic is terrible - and compared to the Doi Saket Dam area and Luang Nua / Tao Garden area Mae Rim rather feels overbuilt lined with businesses, billboards , signs "townhouses" and rubbish everywhere. The mountains in Doi Saket are very nice too - with the very interesting Royal Project and further on the Mae On area with it's rapidly expanding tourist industry - resorts - homestays. Whatever one prefers - all the new beautiful building projects going on around the dam in Doi Saket seem to make the area desirable and attracting people with lots of money judging by the size / style of the houses being built there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) Has the OP got property to sell in Doi Saket area? Edited November 23, 2012 by MESmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnkurmlkshk Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 ^ I thought the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Have to agree that Doi Saket is something special. By now there are quite a lot of farangs living there but nearly all of then are men of keen wit, sophistication, and wealth. No women is it a gay community? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Been awhile since I was out there so I don't know about the people living there. But I do know the Hamilton's are on the ocean. Kinda like a huge dissimilarity. Also I do not believe the Hampton s have up to two months a year of smog. I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnxforever Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) Has the OP got property to sell in Doi Saket area? no sorry - no property for sell - was lucky bought there a few years ago - and live there happily ever after! Was just wondering why the sudden influx over the last few years - just recently another 3 stunning houses with 'Farangs" involved have been finished - all in the 10 million baht range or more. Was able to visit some incredible estates - hidden from outside view one would not even know they are there as google earth is not up to date - behind several years. I have seen houses there built to a standard which I thought did not exsist in Thailand. And I am not talking the standard which so called "Luxurious Moo Baans" try to sell to you for 5-6 million - all the same square boxes with different fittings - talking about places where the garden costs probably a few million. Edited November 23, 2012 by Cnxforever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 ^ I thought the same. +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Has the OP got property to sell in Doi Saket area? Was just wondering why the sudden influx over the last few years - just recently another 3 stunning houses with 'Farangs" involved have been finished - all in the 10 million baht range or more. People are building out there, because it's not overdeveloped, & want to escape the city. Don't worry, the city will come to them, just like the rest of the valley, in a few years. We're SE of the city, in the countryside, & can see the relentless spread of housing projects towards us, concreting over the rice fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 The problem with Doi Saket is there is just way too much land out there with most of it being unremarkable. I think Mae Rim beats it in every way except maybe price/rai. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I'd suggest that, while scenic, Doi Saket is a long way from any international-school, and therefore less-attractive to those of us with families ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalPoster Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I'd suggest that, while scenic, Doi Saket is a long way from any international-school, and therefore less-attractive to those of us with families ? Also a long way from any real hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 As Hang Dong, Mae Rim and Mae Hia are getting more crowded, the city develops in new directions. The most intense and rapid development seems to be along the new Sankampaeng Road, from Big C/Promenada out towards Mae On, but Doi Saket may be second(?) - like San Sai is and Mae Jo, it still has a few nice spots left... for a few more years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommoPhysicist Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) I'd suggest that, while scenic, Doi Saket is a long way from any international-school, and therefore less-attractive to those of us with families ? Also a long way from any real hospital. Not to mention a long way from a decent Internet connection. I stayed there for a while, my mrs. called it "Ban Mia Farang" ..... which is apparently not a nice term. Oh yeh, and I hated it there, too far from town, too many abandoned houses in the moo baans. Edited November 24, 2012 by TommoPhysicist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalPoster Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I'd suggest that, while scenic, Doi Saket is a long way from any international-school, and therefore less-attractive to those of us with families ? Also a long way from any real hospital. Not to mention a long way from a decent Internet connection. I stayed there for a while, my mrs. called it "Ban Mia Farang" ..... which is apparently not a nice term. Oh yeh, and I hated it there, too far from town, too many abandoned houses in the moo baans. Baan Mia Farang might be the nicest characterization but it's a step up from Baan Mia Noi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalPoster Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Have to agree that Doi Saket is something special. By now there are quite a lot of farangs living there but nearly all of then are men of keen wit, sophistication, and wealth. No women is it a gay community? Whether it's a gay community or not is, as they say, "up to you". As in most places in Thailand, the farangs are overwhelmingly male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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