5 star hotel near central chiang mai with spa free wifi minutes from the old city near central chiang mai shangri la hotel chiang mai is a 10 minute walk from the river and a 12 minute walk from the walls of the old city from chiang mai international airport its a 10 minute drive to the hotel and you can walk 10 minutes to chiang mai night bazaar elephant camps nearby visitors can drive 40 minutes to the sacred temple wat phra that doi suthep and nature lovers can drive 33 minutes to vis