Mad Monkey Chiang Mai

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This is a party hostel and it doesn't pretend otherwise. Loud until quiet hours, a pool that doubles as the social hub, pub crawls and day tours run by staff who guests name-check by name in review after review. If you're travelling solo and want to be drinking with six new friends by 9pm, you'll get exactly that. If you want early nights, book somewhere else entirely and don't argue with the reviews afterwards.

There are dorms and private rooms, and the Chang Moi address puts you a short walk from the Old City temples, the night markets and enough street food stalls to eat somewhere different every evening. The honest caveat is cleanliness. More than one guest has flagged dirty bathrooms, a mouldy smell in the rooms and, in one case, a bed bug. Management did issue a partial refund over that, which counts for something, but go in with your expectations set at backpacker-rough rather than spotless.