Deejai Chiang Mai Backpackers - Adults Only

The room was dirty and smelly, they didnt change the linen from its previous guest

If you enjoy getting stoned all day and don’t care about sleeping in an uncomfortably hot and messy room, this place could be for you. The owner’s priorities are clearly to make as much money as possible from unsuspecting backpackers - there’s several ‘creative workshops’ a week, yet you have to pay extra for these. I have friends who (on two separate occasions) were simply relaxing in the common area, yet they were asked to move because they weren’t pArt oF tHe wOrkShop… The view is beautiful, but it doesn’t detract from the uncomfortable vibe given off by most of the long-term residents intent on ‘finding their inner spirit’ or whatever experience they think this place will provide them with. It’s a shame; perhaps this was once the go-to place in Pai, but now it’s just a haven of pretentiousness disguised as a retreat for gullible lost souls. Pai has an abundance of much better accommodation options available - my advice would be to ignore the deluge of ‘positive reviews’ this place has given itself, and look elsewhere.

I've never written a bad review before, as my standards are incredibly low, but this place needs it. Showers were only freezing cold, no heat, "free wifi" is advertised but in reality you cannot even load a google search with the network (so you must use your mobile data). Reception is always empty, and I had to wait over an hour waiting there to check in til I had a fellow backpacker help me out. I could bring up other issues (no toilet paper so you gotta hold it in, no main light, house-cleaning not cleaning my room since the last people, etc) but complaining is not my thing at all. I just want everyone to know what they may expect from staying here. There are many better alternatives at a similar price to this place.

This property needs an upgrade. Pretty sure I was the only person staying here. AC had either plugged in or unplugged as options.