The Imperial River House Resort, Chiang Rai

Great hotel next to the Blue temple and overlooking the river very peacefull

Location, facilities

Large pool and great room

Breakfast was very poor. Only buffet on last day (stayed 6)

I very much appreciated the free bicycles. The breakfast buffet was also quite good.

The location is quite awful. Although there is one tourist attraction next door, the hotel is far from anything and I felt stranded. There is no public transportation of any kind. It is not possible to do any walking. There are no sidewalks anywhere. It is not possible to use the roads, as motorbikes are occupying every bit of space on the roads. I did try to walk or bike, but became exhausted dodging the motorbikes, and gave up. The hotel charges five star rate, but apparently sees no need to offer any shuttle or transportation. The hotel is fine, but far from five star as advertised. It is quite aged, and might be between 3 and 4 stars. The benefit of being on the river is negligible - the water is more like a small creek. They also attempted to charge me for using the "house" drinking water- really couldn't understand that kind of penny pinching. The next time I am in Chiang Rai, I will make sure I am centrally located, and able to walk to points of interest, and not paying a five star rate for a three star property.