Chiang Mai is a popular tourist destination and there are many hotels and guest houses. You are welcome to make your own arrangements, but for your convenience, we have arranged for a block of rooms to be held for conference participants in the Royal Lanna Hotel. This hotel is in the center of the popular night bazaar. We will be picking participants up at this hotel for daily transport to the conference.

Room Reservation

Rooms can be reserved by contacting the hotel (phone or email) and telling them you are with the "Sino-Tibetan conference at Payap". This should get you the following rates:
  • Standard room (double bed/twin beds)......1000 baht/night/room
  • Deluxe room (double bed/twin beds).........1400 baht/night/room
Rooms must be reserved by October 15, 2009.
The above mentioned prices are inclusive of daily breakfast, service charge, VAT and Provincial Tax. You can check online for additional details about the rooms.

Transfer

Van to/from the airport: 150 baht for 2 people each way.
Link to the addresses of Payap University and the Royal Lanna Hotel in Thai (for taxi driver).

Contact

Royal Lanna Hotel contact information:

Remarks

There are two important housing considerations. One is that November 2-4 is a major Thai holiday 'Loy Kratong' which may affect the availability and price of rooms in the Night Bazaar area. This holiday is celebrated quite exuberantly here in Chiang Mai and should provide an extra cultural bonus.

The second consideration is that the conference itself is being held on the Payap campus. This is about a 20-30 minute bus ride from the hotel. We will be providing a morning bus ride from the Night Bazaar area to the campus and an evening return. If you choose to make your own housing accommodations you may want to choose accommodations near the Night Bazaar area or you will also need to find local transportation to the conference each day.