# Chiang Rai lodging brief

Status: dedicated stay guide
Stay-guide priority: high

## Primary bases

- city center/clock tower
- Kok River
- Doi Tung/Chiang Saen route stays

## Named stay anchors

### The Riverie by Katathani
- Type: hotel
- Area or base: Kok River / city edge
- Best for: families, riverside comfort, city-edge resort
- Avoid if: traveler needing clock-tower walkability
- Publishing rule: static candidate with live validation

### Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort
- Type: resort
- Area or base: Kok River / north city
- Best for: families, brand predictability, resort stay
- Avoid if: traveler wanting walking street at door
- Publishing rule: static candidate with live validation

### Wangcome Hotel
- Type: hotel
- Area or base: Clock Tower / commercial center
- Best for: walking city base, older hotel acceptance
- Avoid if: traveler seeking modern boutique/resort
- Publishing rule: static candidate with live validation

### Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort
- Type: resort
- Area or base: Golden Triangle / Chiang Saen
- Best for: Golden Triangle/nature luxury
- Avoid if: city sightseeing or short transit
- Publishing rule: static candidate with live validation

### Airbnb / vacation rental / serviced-apartment pattern
- Type: vacation rental pattern
- Area or base: city-specific; do not hardcode individual listing
- Best for: 30+ day or group stays where listings have strong recent reviews
- Avoid if: short stays requiring hotel-like reception, breakfast, luggage storage
- Publishing rule: live-only inventory; static page may describe safe booking checks

## Static versus live

- Safe to publish statically: base-area role / route role / official hotel identity/source URL / approximate area / stable history/opening notes only when sourced / caveats / stay-guide priority
- Must stay live: room availability / nightly price / user rating score / individual review count / Airbnb listing legality / condo/building rules / host license / cancellation policy / ferry/weather/event disruption / exact shuttle/transfer times
- Rental policy: Do not static-publish individual Airbnb or vacation-rental listings. Keep legality, building rules, host status, and cancellation terms as live checks.
- Suggested widgets: city vs river vs route-stay chooser / AQI and road check