The Old City is the walkable one: the moat is about 1.6 km on a side. Nimman is where the cafes and co-working spaces are, and also the loud pubs. Yellow Coworking in Nimman has a visitor day pass at THB 559, and Alt_ChiangMai in the Old City has shared desks from THB 220 a day.
Tha Phae Gate, one of the gates in the Old City wall.
Nimman — the cafe and co-working district
From the north-west corner of the moat, a left turn leads to Nimmanhaemin, Chiang Mai University and Maya Mall.
The One Nimman clock tower seen from the Nimmanhaemin Road junction.
You want quiet evenings: the pubs feature loud music interspersed with live bands.
One Nimman is on Nimmanahaeminda Road in Suthep sub-district.
One Nimman 1/1-1/12, 1/5 Nimmanahaeminda Road Nimmanhaemin Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Read the full Nimman living guide for co-working spaces, malls and the lease.
Old City — the walkable centre
The moat and wall remains run about 6.5 km around. More than 30 temples lie inside the remaining walls.
A restored stretch of the Old City wall at the moat.
Living among temples and night markets.
You do not want to share the area with visitors: the area around Tha Phae Gate has the greatest number of tourist services.
The airport is about 2.5 km from the old part of the city. Tha Phae Gate is listed on Tha Phae Road in Chang Khlan sub-district.
Tha Phae Gate from the road, with the wall running to the left.Tha Phae Gate Tha Phae Road, Chang Khlan Sub-district, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Alt_ChiangMai coliving and coworking space is on Intrawarorot Road in the Old City, Si Phum sub-district.
Alt_ChiangMai - coliving & coworking space 129, 1 Intrawarorot Rd Old City Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Co-working prices by area
Nimman: Yellow Coworking
Old City: Alt_ChiangMai
Santitham
Day pass
THB 559 and THB 429 (visitors)
Shared desk from THB 220
None found
Monthly
Hot desk THB 7,790 and THB 5,990
Flexi desk from THB 4,000
None found
Yellow’s list is dated May 2025 and shows two figures per cell. Alt_ChiangMai lets day and week pass holders in from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday. Yellow Coworking opens to visitors 9am to 6pm.
Which one to pick
Cafes and co-working, and you accept the loud pubs: Nimman.
Not confirmed: No source compares noise or traffic across the three areas, so each "skip if" line rests on how the area is described, not on a measurement. No co-working price was found for Santitham, and the Yellow price list is dated May 2025.
Shared desks at Alt_ChiangMai in the Old City start at THB 220 a day. A visitor day pass at Yellow Coworking in Nimman is THB 559, or THB 429 on a May 2025 list. Santitham has no coworking space with a published day rate in this guide.
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