I have tried several hotels on the river. The Riverside has paper-thin walls and unless you're lucky and have a neighbor who sleeps early, the night will be maddening (that's why they don't have any TVs in the rooms). A couple of the others on the river I tried are nearly windowless hovels. None besides the Riverside have nice patios on the river (but the Riverside has no fans, and it can be cloyingly hot).

So does anyone have a favorite place to stay there? I don't need to be right on the river, but some place nice with some atmosphere.

Thanks...

the only place to stay in Lampang is in your car on the way home to C.M.! what a horrible, boring dump of a place. i wouldn't spend the night for free.

Haha...touche....but what if there is an Amazing Thailand reason to want to spend the night there?

the only place to stay in Lampang is in your car on the way home to C.M.! what a horrible, boring dump of a place. i wouldn't spend the night for free.

Over 230,000 residents of Mueang Lampang who are not full of themselves do.

i stayed there once hotel in the middle of town,quite nice,bit pointless post by me as i dont no the name of the hotel.but there is a good hotel in town.???

Maybe, not brilliant but OK>

http://www.lampangwiengthong.co.th/

Yea, the Wiengthong is good for comfort level, very generic but suitable if you want it for what I guess you want it for... convenient for buggy rides also.

I would disagree about The Riverside Guesthouse... I'm laying here right now looking at the river... The rooms are classic... Skylit bathroom and shower... All wood and ours has air conditioning the breakfast is nice and served right on their riverside deck... If you want a quiet room ask for #7... But for the best view get the room were in #4... It cost 800 baht... We took the train here for the weekend 50 baht each way plus 20 baht for the songteaw from the station (some in Chiang Mai may say the songteaw is overpriced ;-)..)... The guesthouse is right on the Saturday walking street and a stones throw fron the One Baht Resturant... They also have motorbikes for 200 baht a day.

I really like the Riverside, too. Stayed there several times. I think the old part of Lamphang is great. If you can go on a Saturday you can do the local market along the river road. Some friends of mine just recently stayed at the Auangkham Resort. They loved it. The building is new but built in the old style. The neighborhood is full of old traditional homes. Here's a link http://www.agoda.com/auangkham-resort/hotel/lampang-th.html

We stayed in one recently 2 blocks uphill from the Saturday NIght Bazaar about 5 blocks away from the white btidge that we just stumbled on to....the market was going so driving and getting to the ones on the river....it was basic but only 450B per night - old but clean....there were 2 or 3 others close across the street, we were on the side closest to the river - there was a horse statue at the entrance...

The next day we spent a nice day driving to the hot springs and seeing the 7 waterfalls......we also hopped around some of the Wats and other interesting places we happened on - got a lot of nice pics......

Actually some of the pics we happened upon (rainbows - one ending on our street, sunsets, mirrored tunnels at the right time of day, some of the horses and buggies, waterfalls & hot springs, people scaling the white bridge watching the sunset and swallows returning to the bridge) were nicer than some of the "grander" places we've planned and gone to see - opposed to our impromptu trips - which this was.....

So, give Lampang a whirl......

I like much of the Riverside, but as I said, the walls are paper thin. I've stayed there about four times and am just sick of being kept up with people in the next room just talking at a normal level, but sounding right through the wall. I last stayed in the very room you have pictured here, by the way.

Also, in spite of the fact that they have a nice public patio, there are no fans out there and it can be hot and humid as hell.

Sell one of the unused "show" Harley's in the display case and take the money and sound insulate the walls of the hotel and I will be back for sure. Oh, and buy a few fans for the public patio.

Thanks for the other suggestions.

The pin Hotel is basic but clean and well positioned. Good for the markets - which I prefer to the CM markets. About 600 - 700 BHT I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEobedEdxsI

Haha...touche....but what if there is an Amazing Thailand reason to want to spend the night there?

Usually the factory girls have their own room, no need to hire a new one.

If the girl shares with 3 other girls, even better.

The pin Hotel is basic but clean and well positioned. Good for the markets - which I prefer to the CM markets. About 600 - 700 BHT I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEobedEdxsI

I stayed there once when I couldn't get into the Riverside. I think your evaluation is a fair one.

The pin Hotel is basic but clean and well positioned. Good for the markets - which I prefer to the CM markets. About 600 - 700 BHT I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEobedEdxsI

I stayed there once when I couldn't get into the Riverside. I think your evaluation is a fair one.

The Pin Hotel is the one we stayed at when we went "impromptu"...............