Rimping Village Hotel Hotel

The hotel is nice and clean with large rooms, a nice pool, and an above-average breakfast buffet. The hotel further remarks itself by providing free fruit and coffee in the rooms, free bike rental and a free afternoon snack bar with fruit, juice, and desserts. The rooms are very nice indeed with lovely clean bathrooms. Complementary Nespresso machines with a couple of pods a night which makes for a lovely wake up coffee. It is a short walk 5-10 mins to the night market where you can buy almost anything and try the street food and restaurants. Overall a great hotel with friendly people but one snag is they only give out one key card per room.

We stayed at the Rimping Village for a week and had a marvellous time. We had booked a quiet executive room with a mountain view and we got just that, on the 6th floor. Our room was large and clean with a minibar, a very comfortable bed, and a huge bathroom. The hotel's restaurants are very good -- we had dinner twice at M with Carolina as our very attentive and pleasant server, and breakfasts on the front patio were a treat. The real standout for us throughout our stay was the staff, who were very friendly and helpful. Through Charlie, the concierge, we arranged a half-day drive to a winery and then to Potrerillos and on towards Upsallata so we could see snow on the Andes. Axel, our English-speaking Mendocino driver, was courteous and informative, and we felt very safe with him behind the wheel. Really, whenever we wanted information, someone was available to provide it. There was only one exception to this, when we asked on a Sunday if we would be able to get a taxi back from City, where we wanted to go to see an art exhibit. A hotel employee told us we'd have no problem, but in fact we did: there were no cabs nearby, the staff of this hotel were not helpful, and we were a good 35-minute walk from the hotel. Not a long walk for us, usually, but we weren't prepared for it, due to having been misinformed by the hotel employee. A passing cab driver saw us and gave us a ride back, so all ended well. In short, after nearly 3 weeks and a drive across the country to Chiang Mai, the hotel which we could and did retreat frequently during our relaxing week in Chiang Mai. I would recommend it highly.