Ping Pura Riverside Resort & Spa, Chiang Mai

Ping Pura Riverside Resort & Spa is a compact, 24-room hotel built along the water, where private terraces look out over the Ping River rather than a car park or a courtyard wall. Rated 5 stars with a perfect 10 out of 10 review score, it sits 8.2 kilometres from the Old City centre and 6.2 kilometres from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), with an indicative nightly rate of 11,746 THB found for the property.

Getting to Ping Pura Riverside Resort & Spa, Chiang Mai

The resort's riverside position means it sits a short but real distance from both the historic core and the airport — 8.2 kilometres and 6.2 kilometres respectively — close enough for either to be a straightforward taxi ride, but far enough that the water, not the temple bells, sets the tone here. An airport transfer service is offered directly, useful for guests who'd rather not negotiate Chiang Mai traffic on arrival. Free Wi-Fi covers every room, and a breakfast-included plan can be booked alongside the stay.

Rooms & What to Expect

Ping Pura offers four distinct room types, each built around a different scale of stay. The Presidential Suite is the largest, at 220 square metres (2,368 square feet), combining a sofa bed, a queen bed, and a king bed — space enough for a family or an extended stay. The Junior Suite, at 130 square metres (1,399 square feet), pairs a king bed with a sofa bed and looks out over an outdoor setting, a solid middle option for a couple who want a little extra room. Two further room types share a compact 65 square metres (700 square feet): the Deluxe Double or Twin, with a single queen bed and its own outdoor-facing outlook, and the Deluxe Riverside Suite Twin, furnished with two single beds — Uncle Kham would point solo travellers or friends sharing a room toward this last one specifically, given its riverside position.

Amenities & Facilities

This is where Ping Pura earns its name. The resort runs its own Pura Spa, alongside an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and even a library — an unusually contemplative addition for a Chiang Mai resort, and a nice signal of the pace this place is built around. Every room comes with its own private terrace, and each one looks out over the Ping River rather than a shared garden or a road. The review scores reflect a genuinely well-equipped property: Facilities scored a full 10 out of 10, comfortably ahead of the Chiang Mai city average of 8.8.

What's Nearby — Temples, Markets & Local Life

Art in Paradise, Chiang Mai's playful 3D art museum, sits 7.01 kilometres away, and Wua Lai Walking Street — the Saturday-night market built around the city's traditional silverware trade — is 7.39 kilometres off. Chiang Mai Night Safari, the after-dark wildlife park, is 7.9 kilometres away, with Chiang Mai Night Bazaar a little further at 8.02 kilometres, and Wat Chedi Luang (วัดเจดีย์หลวง), its weathered chedi anchoring the old town's skyline, sits 8.07 kilometres from the resort. Closer to home, at 810 metres in both directions, are the 2324 Sacrificial Monument, a memorial to local history, and Wat Nantaram, a quieter neighbourhood temple worth a short detour for anyone who prefers Lanna architecture without the crowds. Further along, at 1.63 kilometres, is Wang Tan Pool, a local spot along the same river system, and the McKean Rehabilitation Center and Dr Phitphit's practice sit at 2.07 and 2.19 kilometres — practical reference points for anyone who might need them during a longer stay.

Dining

Ping Pura's on-site restaurant serves both breakfast and dinner, a genuine convenience for a riverside property where guests may not want to head back into town for every meal. Paired with the resort's terraces and the Ping River just beyond them, mealtimes here lean toward the kind of unhurried pace the whole property seems built around.

Other Hotels Nearby

Just 1.7 kilometres away is Entire Home with King Bed, rated 4.5 stars with a 9.2 out of 10 review score — a private-home alternative for travellers who'd rather have a whole house than a hotel room. A little further, at 1.9 kilometres, is Luxury Hannah Villas, 5 stars and scoring 9.6 out of 10, another riverside option along the same stretch of water. And 2.3 kilometres out is Chiangmai Love U Villas, rated 4 stars with a 9.5 out of 10 score, rounding out a cluster of riverside and villa-style stays in this part of the city.

Guest Reviews

With one review on record, Ping Pura Riverside Resort & Spa holds a clean sweep of 10 out of 10 across every tracked category: Cleanliness, Facilities, Location, Service, and Value for money. Each score sits well ahead of its Chiang Mai city average, which ranged from 8.1 for Location to 9 for Service — a strong early signal for a resort of this scale, though still based on a single guest's stay rather than a long history.

Good to Know

This is a small, riverside resort — just 24 rooms — built around private terraces over the Ping River, its own spa, pool, fitness center, and library. It suits travellers who want a genuine sense of place rather than a large, anonymous hotel, and who are happy to be a short drive from both the airport (6.2 kilometres) and the Old City (8.2 kilometres). The on-site restaurant covers both breakfast and dinner, so guests don't need to plan every meal around a trip into town.

For a stay built around water, quiet, and a proper sense of scale — a genuinely small resort rather than a sprawling one — Ping Pura Riverside Resort & Spa is one of the more distinctive options along the Ping River.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many rooms does Ping Pura Riverside Resort & Spa have? It's a 24-room resort with private terraces overlooking the Ping River.

Does the resort have a spa? Yes, the resort runs its own Pura Spa on site.

Is breakfast included and is there an on-site restaurant? A breakfast-included room plan is available, and the on-site restaurant serves both breakfast and dinner.

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.