There are dozens of guest houses and hotels in Chiang Mai ranging from basic to luxurious. If you want to try your luck, it's possible to rent motorbikes large and small . There are lots of interesting places in and around Chiang Mai that can be visited in a day. There are orchid farms, butterfly farms, elephant training camps, handicraft factories all within easy reach of the city. If you want to see something of the surrounding countryside, you should consider a trekking tour.
Treks vary in duration and degree of difficulty.
Chiang Mai has a vast range of restaurants to suit all tastes and lots of bars and cafes where you can sit quietly in a corner or, if you're feeling gregarious, join a game of pool and make new friends. You can watch TV, meditate, send E-mail, get drunk and sleep. Stay long enough and you might even get bored. If that happens you can always just sit by one of the klongs feeding fish. As a travel destination Northern Thailand has something for everyone.