Smile Robotist Hostel

5 Sam Stephens - 3 months ago

This hostel is the perfect location in Chiang Mai with nice restaurants and activities around. It has all you need. Most of all though the owner, Ton, is so helpful, friendly and welcoming he made our experience 100x better. He also can get you great discounts for activities such as elephants, trekking and so much more. Cannot recommend enough! Ton is amazing

5 Alexander Welder - 6 months ago

The best hostel I stayed during my entire trip in Thailand. Ton, the owner, is the best host I’ve ever met. He can give you recommendations for any kind of places, food, temples, daily activities, where to rent a scooter and more. He will provide you with a map where he draws all the attractions and its favorite places. He offers you breakfast every morning which consists of toast, jam banana. He even took me out once to Langmor night market and showed me his favorite food stalls. Beds are comfortable, showers and the place in general is very clean. Location is also great. Can not recommend this place enough and will for sure come back once I’m in Chiang Mai again ! ✌????

5 Freya Kirby - 2 months ago

Smile Robotist is such a gem! The location is very central in the East of the old city and the rooms are clean, functional and social. However, the owner, Ton, really makes this place. He puts in so much effort to learn the names of every guest and make their stay in Chiang Mai special. He provides so many fantastic recommendations and even acts as a travel agent, booking tours and activities at a discounted rate. Ton’s friendly and positive energy really makes you feel at home (to the extent where so many guests end up extending their stay here). I cannot recommend this place enough!

5 Joseph Hetherington - 4 months ago

Where to start with this hostel. It's fantastic, I'll get that out of the way first and definitely made my stay in Chiang Mai way better than it was prior to staying here.

The hostel is very homely, simple and has everything you need to feel comfortable during your stay. Ton, the owner, is an absolute gem of a human being and was integral to the stay. He made such an effort to learn everyone's names, ask them what they were doing and offered a pile of recommendations. He even helped out multiple times with other companies and phoned them for us. Ton is a font of knowledge and will happily help you out if you need anything. Ton even made us breakfast in the morning, it's so sweet and you can't beat how great of a feeling you get in this hostel.

It's a typical dormitory set-up - bunk-beds, but with enough privacy so that you have your own little nook to sleep in. It is a small hostel, so you have to be quiet during the earlier hours, but even the first floor room had a door that pretty much blocked out all of the noise. No issues with cleanliness, but you will have to make do with communal washing areas that do unfortunately have the occasional mozzie in them (although, it is Thailand, so it's unescapable).

If you're a solo-traveller, I would even recommend this place over the other hostels in the area, namely the party ones. Those may have more mod-cons, but I met so many great people in this hostel simply because of how cosy it is and the people it attracted.

Location is fantastic and you're slap in the middle of the old city, so you can walk to pretty much anywhere you need, the bars, restaurants, laundry and markets are all on your feet. It's also just enough out of the way, despite being next to the main road, that you still feel slightly tucked away from the crowds.

5 Kyla Heaney - 2 months ago

Great hostel to stay in Chiang Mai, rooms are clean and breakfast in the morning is great! The owner Ton is super helpful and can give great recommendations for anything you might be interested in doing while you’re there.

5 Ella Haynes - 4 months ago

One of the best hosts we’ve ever had on our travels - he gave us the excellent recommendations and discounts which enriched our time in Chiang Mai. There is free coffee all day and toast/banana in the mornings and comfy/secure bedroom area. Couldn't recommend more!!

5 Camille Ferretti - a month ago

The owner is amazing and knows Chiang Mai and the surrounding perfectly. The beds are comfortable, the hostel is clean and you get a small simple breakfast in the morning :)