travel42 Hotel Review: Melia Chiang Mai

Melia Chiang Mai travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

This property is located close to all the retail action in this lively northern city. The hotel rose from what was once the Porn Ping Hotel that opened back in the 1970s but was fully revitalized with an extensive makeover that saw it reopen as Melia in 2022. These changes make it almost impossible to discern the former property.

It is situated on a one-way (running north) road northwest of the iconic Khua Lek (Iron Bridge) that crosses the Ping River. Th...