Stamps Backpackers, our sister hostel in Chiang Mai

Updated by the Nolo team, October 2026

tl;dr

Stamps Backpackers is our sister hostel in Chiang Mai, a social hostel that opened in 2016, just outside the Old City and about five minutes’ walk from Tha Phae Gate. If you like how Nolo Hub Pai runs, the atmosphere and the way it’s set up, Stamps is a similar style, and its minivan to Pai picks you up at the door.

Plan your stay

Where: 1/11 Chaiyapoom Road Soi 1, Chang Moi, Chiang Mai 50300
Who it’s for: Travellers aged 18 to 35
Rooms: Mixed pod dorms with air-con, and fan dorms
Stay: Two nights at least, seven at most
Check-in and out: In from 2pm, out by 11am
Front desk: Open 24 hours, no curfew
On to Pai: The minivan picks up at Stamps; book it at the tour desk or on WhatsApp
Booking: Direct on Stamps’ website, with the code SOCIALIZE
Map: Google Maps · Apple Maps

A jam session in the common area at Stamps Backpackers, under the Stamps travel map — A jam session in the common area at Stamps. The photographs here are Stamps’ own.

Nights at Stamps

The bar is the heart of Stamps, with something on every night, and it’s the easiest place in the hostel to meet people. Join in with a beer, a soda or just a smile—there’s no pressure to drink. At 10:30pm the bar closes and the group heads out together, so the hostel goes quiet for anyone who wants to sleep. It suits solo travellers and small groups who want social evenings and a proper night’s sleep.

A busy night at the Stamps Backpackers bar in Chiang Mai — A busy night at the Stamps bar.

The rooms

Every dorm is mixed. The air-conditioned dorms have enclosed pods, each with its own table, a large locker, power sockets and a reading light. The five-bed Superior gives you more space and fewer roommates, and the six-bed Deluxe has pods with walls and a curtain. The air-con runs from 6pm to 11am.

The two eight-bed fan dorms are the budget option and the most social rooms. Each bunk is semi-private, with a curtain, its own locker, a socket and a reading light, and the ceiling fans run all day.

A semi-private pod in an air-conditioned dorm at Stamps Backpackers — A pod in one of the air-conditioned dorms.

Where it is

Stamps is on Chaiyapoom Road Soi 1, just outside the northeast side of the Old City, on the road along the east moat. Tha Phae Gate is about five minutes’ walk away, and the Sunday Walking Street and the night markets are a few minutes from the door. The tour desk books day trips around Chiang Mai, the Sticky Waterfall among them.

The front terrace and chill-out lounge at Stamps Backpackers — The front terrace and the chill-out lounge.

From Stamps to Pai

The minivan to Pai picks you up at Stamps and drops you in Pai town centre. Book it at the tour desk or on WhatsApp. You can rent a luggage locker at Stamps and leave your big bag there while you travel light to Pai.

Staying with us? We’ll pick you up for free from our pickup point at Pai Authentic Travel on Walking Street, any time between 9am and 9.30pm. Our guide to getting to Pai from Chiang Mai covers the 762 curves and the other ways up.

A guest checking in at Stamps Backpackers in Chiang Mai — Checking in at Stamps.

Why we recommend Stamps

We’re sister hostels: if you like how Nolo Hub Pai runs, we recommend Stamps, because it’s run in a similar style. Most of Stamps’ guests go on to Pai after Chiang Mai, and Nolo Hub Pai is where Stamps sends them.

Hostelworld’s Hoscars named Stamps Best Social Hostel in Asia and Best Medium Hostel in Asia in both 2024 and 2025, and Country Winner for Thailand in 2025 (2024, 2025).

Loy Krathong night at Stamps
Yi Peng in Chiang Mai

Booking

Book direct on Stamps’ website and save with the code SOCIALIZE. The booking page shows the current discount, and the code doesn’t apply during festivals and special events.

Questions about your stay, or getting to Pai? Message Stamps on WhatsApp (they reply from 7am to 11pm) or find them on Instagram, @stampsbackpackers.