VANA Homestay

Up toward Mae Sa, roughly twenty kilometres north of the Old City, VANA Homestay has built one of the more consistently excellent guest records covered in this whole guide — a 5-star property where a Japanese-style room sits alongside deluxe doubles and twins, all set around a garden, with free breakfast and Wi-Fi included as standard. ลุงคำ notices when a small homestay this far out scores this well across the board; it usually means the people running it actually care about the details. Six reviews isn't a huge sample, but every single one of them landing near-perfect says more about the day-to-day running of the place than any facilities list could.

Getting to VANA Homestay Chiang Mai

VANA Homestay sits in the Mae Sa area, 19.9 km from the centre of the Old City and 19.7 km from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) — almost identical distances either direction, and a genuine drive into Chiang Mai's rural north. Location scores an excellent 9.6 out of 10 here, comfortably ahead of the Chiang Mai city average of 8.1, a strong result for a property this far outside the centre. As the road climbs into Mae Sa, the pace of the drive itself slows — fewer cars, more open country either side — and by the time you arrive the city already feels like a different trip entirely.

Rooms & What to Expect

Four room types sit on file. The Japanese Style Room runs 50 square metres with a garden view, a distinctive layout among the options here. The Deluxe Twin comes in more compact at 28 square metres with two large beds, while the Panorama Family Suite matches the Japanese room's 50 square metres, also with two large beds, built for a family travelling together. The Deluxe Double, at 24 square metres with one large bed, is the most intimate of the four, and also opens onto a garden view. Across the board, garden views and generous bed sizing run through nearly every configuration. The Japanese Style Room in particular stands out as something you won't find replicated at most other homestays in this guide — a distinctive design choice rather than a standard room dressed up with a different name.

Amenities & Facilities

A garden anchors the property's confirmed facilities, alongside dedicated family rooms and 24-hour reception — genuinely useful for guests arriving outside standard hours given the distance from the city. Free Wi-Fi and a free breakfast are both confirmed among the guest-loved highlights, alongside daily housekeeping. It's a modest list next to a resort's, and that fits VANA's homestay format exactly — the focus here is on genuine hospitality rather than a long amenities menu. A 24-hour reception this far from the city is a genuinely reassuring detail too — arriving late after a long drive north doesn't mean guessing whether anyone's awake to let you in.

What's Nearby — Temples, Markets & Local Life

The city's landmarks sit a real distance from VANA Homestay — Chiang Mai Zoo is 15.14 km away, Wat Phra That Doi Kham 17.47 km, Chiang Mai Night Safari 19.18 km, Wat Phra Singh 19.44 km, and Wat Chedi Luang 19.92 km — all a proper drive rather than a casual outing. Closer to the homestay itself, the Nong Hoi Royal Project Development Center sits just 290 metres away, Pha Tha Phon Cave 1.95 km, Mon Long viewpoint 2.56 km, and Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden also 2.56 km — a genuinely nature-focused set of nearby stops that fits the whole reason for staying out this way — caves, a viewpoint, a royal project centre, a botanic garden, none of it the kind of sightseeing you'd find inside the city's moat.

Dining

No on-site restaurant is confirmed at VANA Homestay, though a free breakfast is included as standard, covering the first meal of the day without any extra planning. For other meals, guests should factor in the distance from the city and plan accordingly.

Other Hotels Nearby

Just 0.8 km away sits Flora Prairie at Mae Rim Chiang Mai, a 4-star property scoring 9.2 out of 10. A little further, at 1.0 km, is Deepsleep456, also 4-star, with a perfect 10 out of 10 score. And also at 1.0 km sits the 360 Black Cabin, a mountain-view property with a warm mineral pool, rated 4.5 stars at 9.7 out of 10 — a genuinely strong cluster of highly rated stays in the same pocket of Mae Sa.

Guest Reviews

Six reviews land VANA Homestay at 9.5 out of 10 overall. Cleanliness and Service both hit a perfect 10 out of 10, against city averages of 8.9 and 9 respectively. Facilities and Value for money both come in at 9.6, against averages of 8.8 and 8.4. Location, as noted, scores 9.6 against 8.1 — every single category here runs meaningfully ahead of the Chiang Mai city average, a genuinely strong result across the board for a small homestay this far from the centre.

Good to Know

The indicative nightly rate found was 3,253 THB. Free Wi-Fi and a free breakfast are both confirmed as standard. There's no on-site restaurant beyond that included breakfast, so plan other meals with the distance from the city in mind.

For guests who want a genuinely well-run homestay in Chiang Mai's rural north, with a distinctive room style and a review record to back it up, VANA Homestay is one of the strongest small picks in this guide. ลุงคำ rates the consistency here highly — every category, not just one or two, comes in well above what the city typically delivers. That's the sort of result that only comes from a place actually being run well day after day, not from a single lucky season.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is breakfast included at VANA Homestay? Yes, a free breakfast is included as standard.

How far is VANA Homestay from the Old City? It's 19.9 km away, a genuine drive into Chiang Mai's rural Mae Sa area.

What is VANA Homestay's guest review score? It scores 9.5 out of 10 from six reviews, with perfect 10s in Cleanliness and Service.

Is there a Japanese-style room at VANA Homestay? Yes — the Japanese Style Room, at 50 square metres with a garden view, is one of four room types on file.

Written by Terra Lanna from verified data — star rating, guest review scores, real coordinates and distances, and Agoda's own facility and location data. Master English version; other languages are translated from this.