Lemonap Hostel

Everything the staff, the beds, the facilities

Nothing

The location is good and the staff are really nice. The beds are the comfiest hostel beds I’ve stayed in.

No fault of the hostel but it was very antisocial, felt wrong to speak or make noise even during the day. As a solo traveller i don’t recommend to other solo travellers.

The hostel is located in the backpacker-friendly “hostel street” of Chiang Mai. The staff was welcoming and attentive. The dorm had comfortable beds and the bedsheets were clean, also with curtains, a bedside lamp and electrical socket. The decor was to my surprise very much based on Whitney Huston pictures, which was funny and nice. There were no laundry facilities, but another hostel down the road had them and granted access to outsiders, which was convenient. There was a cute cat in the neighbourhood that stayed on the porches of the hostels as it pleased, contributing nicely to the atmosphere (it didn’t enter into the private areas though). A complementary breakfast was offered which was, although simple, quite a nice gesture.

The room was a bit dated, although, to be fair, the pictures were reliable and this was neither a surprise nor a nuisance. The lockers were a bit small, but there was more than 1 available per bed, so I ended up not having storage space issues (though I was lucky to have a spare padlock for the purpose). The lockers were metallic and a bit old, and thus they were a bit noisy to open and close, especially if you need to access them during night time. The bathroom (1 per 8 beds) and the 2 showers showed signs of use, but were perfectly clean and functional. However, these are located separate from the dorm and in the corridor, so once you exit the shower you are directly in the hallway, making the logistics of getting (un)dressed a bit challenging. All rooms are in the upper floors and the access is only possible by stairs.

cheap clean place and staff very nice

I saw a small insect bed bugs ?