If you are on a budget, do NOT stay at the Top North Guest House in Chiang Mai. I made the mistake of booking into that place for my last visit in December. I booked for 5 days and only stayed 1 night. The place is a pit !!
In fact I only stayed for about 3 hours as we stayed up drinking til 5 in the morning. It was that bad. Rooms were very small and noisy. The door didn't open properly and there was a bunch of shifty looking women staying on the floor above. Straight after breakfast we packed and checked into another guesthouse.
