The Tha Sala address comes first
Don Chan Residence, also written as Donchan Residence, is listed in Tha Sala at 56 Moo 4. This is accommodation to assess in relation to the eastern side of Chiang Mai, not a room inside the Old City. The distinction matters more than whether a booking page simply labels it Chiang Mai.
Agoda lists free parking, a round-the-clock front desk and Wi-Fi. Those practical facilities make it a plausible choice for someone arriving by vehicle or returning at irregular hours. They do not establish a particular travel time into the centre, so none is assumed here.
Room space is part of the attraction
Guest-feedback extracts visible on Agoda include praise for room space and value. Its listing also describes air conditioning and private showers, while the supplied room photographs show simple, functional furnishing. This is a clearer reason to shortlist the property than a claim that it provides a resort experience.
Expedia lists a terrace, laundry services and a restaurant. Its guest information is generally favourable, though the review sample differs substantially from Agoda's. Those scores are not averaged into a new rating: each platform has a different group of guests and its own way of presenting their feedback.
A specific older housekeeping observation
An Expedia guest writing in June 2018 praised the cleanliness of the surroundings and noted that smoking was kept to a designated area. That is a useful past observation about how the property was organised. Its age means it cannot establish present-day enforcement or guarantee that smoke never affects a room.
The overall fit is a practical Tha Sala stay with parking and straightforward rooms. Someone who needs an Old City address may find the location less suitable, even if the room itself offers good value. Current breakfast arrangements, transfer costs and detailed accessibility features are not established by the material used here, so they are not presented as included benefits.