We are looking for a house at a reasonable distance from NIS school, up to 30 minutes driving time during mornings and afternoons should be OK.

Two / three bedrooms, at least 100 sqrm size. Preferably on a nice land area, not just a narrow concrete strip around. 75 sq. wah or more will be great.

Both gated communities or not gated are an option. I'd love to use a swimming pool but it means a tiny land area that will be a tough trade-off.

Will appreciate recommendations regarding areas to focus on.

Avoid the Suthep area as the noise from airplanes is deafening. I'd suggest finding a place around MaeJo University. It's central, close to major shopping, and is priced quite reasonably for rentals!

Doi Saket area

I lived north of the city for almost a year, but gave up for a few reasons.

The highway (1001) leading into the city is a race track and IMHO is chaotic at peak hours.

Also, there are no restrictions on dogs, noise, industry, karoake in residential areas. I was surrounded by untrained owners and their dogs;  the only half decent pooch was a soi dog who loved to sleep on my porch.  He gave warnings for snakes, visitors.

The area to the South-West or due West of Chiang Mai seems a pleasant area.

2 hours ago, masuk said:

 

The area to the South-West or due West of Chiang Mai seems a pleasant area.

 

Isn't there where all the planes zoom by to go to airport? Hang Dong?

Yes!... The Hang Dong area is a hell hole... There are plane loads of Chinese tourists regularly buzzing our house... Just about every Thai has a bandsaw that they run until the wee hours of the night... There is only ONE Starbucks and it looked to be a hundred years old without a driveup... and when it rains there is covfefe everywhere!...

I highly recommend no one else move here!... 

try sansai area

only problem there is that you will be without electricity like 1 time per week for maybe 1 or 2 hours

but quiet and friendly  and cheap

Just moved to Sansai a few days ago in a gated moo baan. Haven't found anything to make me regret my decision. Peaceful here and have on-site facilities like gym, swimming pool, convenience store, restaurant and coffee shop. About half an hour drive to the moat/city.

2 minutes ago, ianwheldale said:

Just moved to Sansai a few days ago in a gated moo baan. Haven't found anything to make me regret my decision. Peaceful here and have on-site facilities like gym, swimming pool, convenience store, restaurant and coffee shop. About half an hour drive to the moat/city.

this sounds good.

1 hour ago, ianwheldale said:

Just moved to Sansai a few days ago in a gated moo baan. Haven't found anything to make me regret my decision. Peaceful here and have on-site facilities like gym, swimming pool, convenience store, restaurant and coffee shop. About half an hour drive to the moat/city.

Land and house or Laguna ?

Just moved to Sansai a few days ago in a gated moo baan. Haven't found anything to make me regret my decision. Peaceful here and have on-site facilities like gym, swimming pool, convenience store, restaurant and coffee shop. About half an hour drive to the moat/city.

Yeh a few days is enough time to evaluate San Sai which incidentally is only about 70 km by 35 km, easily discussed as one homogeneous area.?

7 hours ago, maxisrael said:

Doi Saket area

Doi Saket, San PuLoei and San Sai are all reasonable options.

At the risk of stating the obvious, a pool will command a premium rental.

Be aware in the Saraphi area there are elevated levels of radon gas.

Try Siriporn 9  Sanameng  Sansia just off the118 going north past the PTT station.

Gated , swimming pool  25 m, lots of open areas and several houses with largish plots all around the 15k mark though there is one at 13k with a big garden.

Handy for the school as members of staff have lived here, 30 mins or less if you know the short cut.

Good luck.

2 hours ago, ianwheldale said:

Just moved to Sansai a few days ago in a gated moo baan. Haven't found anything to make me regret my decision. Peaceful here and have on-site facilities like gym, swimming pool, convenience store, restaurant and coffee shop. About half an hour drive to the moat/city.

 

How much is the rental there?

 

I rent a  house in san sai, near the fire station, back behind a rice field.  not a gated community  but house walled in and has a garden, 3 big rooms plus big kitchen and 2 bathrooms. no furnishings  but 2 air cons and only electric and water provided = 6000 baht per month.  quiet mostly, hardly any dogs, few loud motorbikes at night, frogs and gekkos. 

8 minutes ago, jobin said:

I rent a  house in san sai, near the fire station, back behind a rice field.  not a gated community  but house walled in and has a garden, 3 big rooms plus big kitchen and 2 bathrooms. no furnishings  but 2 air cons and only electric and water provided = 6000 baht per month.  quiet mostly, hardly any dogs, few loud motorbikes at night, frogs and gekkos. 

What I want to know is - how can a small member of the lizard family be so f###ing loud?

19 hours ago, jobin said:

I rent a  house in san sai, near the fire station, back behind a rice field.  not a gated community  but house walled in and has a garden, 3 big rooms plus big kitchen and 2 bathrooms. no furnishings  but 2 air cons and only electric and water provided = 6000 baht per month.  quiet mostly, hardly any dogs, few loud motorbikes at night, frogs and gekkos. 

 

That's cheap.

 

For 6000 baht , the most you can get is a small studio room near city moat.

 

4 hours ago, EricTh said:

 

That's cheap.

 

For 6000 baht , the most you can get is a small studio room near city moat.

 

Thats expensive I recently saw a 4 bed 4 bathroom listed for 3500 Baht per month. ( Lots of photos showed it as OK).

1 minute ago, William C F Pierce said:

Thats expensive I recently saw a 4 bed 4 bathroom listed for 3500 Baht per month. ( Lots of photos showed it as OK).

No No something wrong with that .It may be listed as Chiang mai but many miles/klm out in the Countryside .

15 minutes ago, anto said:

No No something wrong with that .It may be listed as Chiang mai but many miles/klm out in the Countryside .

Sorry but is only 15 kilometres from the City. If it remains available I will get it.

Many thanks for all the replies.

 

I didn't mention it at the first post, but can you get a good internet connection in all of those areas? ADSL / Fiber / Cables?

1 hour ago, William C F Pierce said:

Thats expensive I recently saw a 4 bed 4 bathroom listed for 3500 Baht per month. ( Lots of photos showed it as OK).

Can you share the photos of this gem?...

On 2017-6-2 at 2:24 PM, anto said:

Land and house or Laguna ?

L&H

On 2017-6-2 at 4:26 PM, EricTh said:

 

How much is the rental there?

 

13k plus 700 moo baan fees