Best Massage in Chiang Mai: 3 Options
Chiang Mai has a massage shop on every soi and a spa in every big hotel. The best massage in Chiang Mai depends on three things: how much you want to pay, how tired you are, and whether you want to leave your room. This guide sorts the city by those three, with prices, so you can pick in a minute.
Three Ways to Get a Massage in Chiang Mai
- Street shop. The cheapest option and the most common: a row of mats or beds behind a curtain in the Old City and along Nimmanhaemin. Thai and foot massage, walk in, pay at the counter. Good for thirty minutes on your feet between temples.
- Spa. Private rooms, a steam room, a scented oil menu and a price that starts around a thousand baht and climbs. Book ahead on a weekend. Good for a slow afternoon when the spa itself is the outing.
- At your hotel. A therapist comes to your room. You pick her from a profile, you see the price before you book, and you pay when she arrives. Good when you are done for the day and do not want to go back out.
What a Massage Costs in Chiang Mai
Prices for 60 minutes, so you can compare like for like.
| Place | Thai massage | Oil massage | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street shop | the cheapest in town | a little more | a bed or mat, shared room, walk in |
| Spa | from about 1,000 THB | 1,200 THB and up | private room, shower, tea, booking |
| At your hotel with Indy | from 800 THB | from 1,000 THB | a named therapist to your room, oil, pay on arrival |
Outcall costs more than a street shop because the therapist travels to you. A travel fee applies outside the city centre. Every price is on the Chiang Mai outcall massage page before you book.
Which Massage to Pick
- Thai massage: no oil, stretches and pressure, clothes on. After temples, stairs and long walks. From 800 THB.
- Oil massage: unscented oil, medium to firm, full body. Before sleep, after a flight. From 1,000 THB.
- Aroma oil massage: scented oil, slower and softer. The holiday treat. From 1,200 THB.
- Deep tissue: firm, slow, on calves and back after Doi Suthep or a trek. From 1,200 THB.
- Foot massage: the street shop classic, and an add on to a longer session at your hotel.
Best Massage in Chiang Mai by Area
- Nimman: shops on every soi, spas in the malls, and the most condo bookings in the city. Evening slots go first.
- Old City: the densest run of street shops in Chiang Mai, inside the moat. Guesthouses let a therapist in with a word at the desk.
- Night Bazaar: the big hotels on Chang Klan Road, most with a spa. A room booking skips the spa price.
- Riverside: resort spas at the top of the price range, couples bookings to the room as the alternative.
Massage in Chiang Mai Late at Night
Most shops close around 22:00 or 23:00 and spas earlier. After that the choice is a room booking. We take bookings day and night. Late at night fewer therapists are on, so check who is free now on the Chiang Mai outcall page before you message.
How a Massage at Your Hotel Works
- Pick a therapist from the Chiang Mai therapists. Photos, style and reviews on every profile.
- Send your hotel or condo name and the time on WhatsApp.
- We confirm the therapist, the price and the arrival time.
- She brings the oil and works on your bed. You pay her on arrival, cash or PromptPay.
Most hotels let a guest bring a visitor. Some hold an ID at the desk. Small guesthouses want a word at the desk. See the Chiang Mai city page for areas and prices.