We stayed at the Regent Chiang Mai, now the Four Seasons. It was the only luxury hotel in the city at the time, although the new Mandarin Oriental is our new favorite (in fact we're having our fifth year anniversary celebration there and you're all invited!) One negative is it's pretty far from the city, but other than that it's quite a nice property. Interiors are typical Thai villa style, and the villas are scattered about a very lush property. Not much thought went into the public spaces, but the rooms are more intensely designed than the typical beach villas, and the restaurant is excellent and they have a very nice spa as well. Four Seasons Chiang Mai (8) Room-8, Facilities-8, Service-8, Wow -1, (it's supposed to be the working rice field discussed in the next entry, but the overall colourful jungle feel to the place was more impressive for me).