Tua Baan Din

Tua Baan Din is a homestay in the Mae Sa hills, 5-star rated, with a 9.6 out of 10 score from 50 reviews — one of the very best scores in this batch. Uncle Kham likes a homestay that earns numbers like that, because it usually means the welcome is as good as the setting, and a homestay lives or dies by exactly that combination.

Getting to Tua Baan Din

The homestay sits 16.8 km from the Old City centre and 16.3 km from Chiang Mai International Airport, roughly equidistant from both and comfortably closer to the city than some of the deeper hill stays in this region. Free Wi-Fi is available, along with a breakfast-included room plan and an airport transfer service. At an indicative nightly rate of 1,033 THB, it's a genuinely affordable way to get real elevation without a long, difficult drive — one of the most accessible highland stays Uncle Kham has come across in this batch.

Rooms & What to Expect

Four room types are on file here. The Queen Room with Garden View is a compact 12 square meters with a queen bed, facing the mountains despite its name. The Mountain Family Room, 36 square meters, mixes a bunk bed with two queen beds and a partial lake view — a solid option for families needing more room. The King Room 4, also 36 square meters, offers either a king bed or a sofa bed and looks out over open water. And the Mountain View room, at 32 square meters, keeps things simple with its namesake outlook. Between them, there's a genuine range of configurations for couples, small families, and solo travellers alike, and the spread of sizes from 12 to 36 square meters means the price can flex with the group without sacrificing the setting itself.

Amenities & Facilities

In-house entertainment and tour services help fill the days, while the garden, a hiking trail right from the property, a hot tub, and private barbecue equipment cover the evenings. Guests specifically call out air conditioning and daily housekeeping among what they appreciate, alongside the airport transfer and free Wi-Fi. It's a well-rounded list for a homestay at this price, covering both the practical and the genuinely enjoyable in roughly equal measure.

What's Nearby — Temples, Markets & Local Life

Chiang Mai Zoo is 11.95 km away, with Wat Phra That Doi Kham — a well-loved hillside temple — at 13.92 km. Chiang Mai Night Safari sits at 15.63 km, and the Old City's Wat Phra Singh and Wat Chedi Luang follow at 16.27 and 16.77 km, all within a reasonable drive rather than a quick hop. Much closer to home, a spectacular viewpoint and the Pha Tha Phon Cave both sit at 2.52 km, and the Nong Hoi Royal Project Development Center — one of the region's agricultural and highland development projects — is 3.35 km away. Doi Pa Klong follows at 3.52 km, and the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, a genuinely worthwhile stop for anyone interested in the region's plant life, rounds things out at 3.62 km. This is a homestay that rewards a rental car or a hired driver — the real highlights here sit scattered across the hills rather than clustered walkably close together.

Dining

No on-site restaurant is confirmed, though breakfast is included in the room plan. For other meals, the private barbecue equipment on-site gives guests a real self-catering option, on top of whatever's available in the surrounding highland villages.

Why Guests Keep Rating This So Highly

Uncle Kham has learned to be a little suspicious of any single review score, but a homestay putting up 9.6 out of 10 across 50 separate reviews is a different story — that's not luck, that's a pattern. Between the hiking trail, the hot tub, and the range of room configurations for different group sizes, Tua Baan Din seems to have thought through the kind of small details that turn a good stay into a genuinely memorable one, without needing to charge a premium for the privilege.

Other Hotels Nearby

Monlomnao Homestay is just 0.2 km away, a 4.5-star property scoring 9 out of 10. Nj Homestay follows at 0.3 km, a 5-star option at 8.7 out of 10. And CR Farm Stay rounds out the trio at the same 0.3 km distance, 4-star, scoring 9.3 out of 10 — a small, tightly clustered community of highland homestays, all worth comparing against each other.

Guest Reviews

A 9.6 out of 10 from 50 reviews is an outstanding score, and the category breakdown explains exactly why: cleanliness hits 9.9 against a city average of 8.2, staff service reaches a perfect 10 against 8.2, and value for money comes in at 9.9 against 8.1 — a homestay that dramatically outperforms typical Chiang Mai expectations across the board.

Good to Know

With four distinct room configurations and views ranging from mountain to lake to open water, it's worth confirming exactly which room type suits the trip before booking. Given the highland setting, packing for cooler evenings is a good idea, same as elsewhere in this part of Mae Sa — a detail first-time visitors to this side of Chiang Mai often underestimate.

Tua Baan Din combines an outstanding review score with genuinely affordable pricing, and Uncle Kham would call it one of the better-value highland stays in this whole batch — real mountain air, without the premium price tag some hillside lodges carry, and a review record that makes the case better than any brochure could.

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tua Baan Din from Chiang Mai city center? 16.8 km, a comfortable drive into the Mae Sa hills.

Is breakfast included? Yes, along with an airport transfer service and free Wi-Fi.

What is the review score? An outstanding 9.6 out of 10 from 50 reviews.

What views are available? Depending on the room, guests can choose a mountain, garden, lake, or open-water view.

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.