are you studying? many of the massage schools have connections to long-term rentals in assisting their students with housing, and they have nice places~some stand-alone apartments, some communal living places, and some shared kitchen communities...if you're not going with a program, check with some in the area~you may have to wait until you're there for that, checking their message boards, but maybe online you can find something.

there are so many apartments in chiang mai, you should have no problem... this link gives a listing that looks promising: www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/2_ho....html

i've also seen things posted on thaivisa.com and teakdoor.com -- some of the places were actually very lovely. i found all of them by googling.

now.. if anyone knows of any kind of apartment, house or townhouse rental in chiang rai, with dsl and in town, i'd be forever indebted. there just aren't apartments there, and so few farang that there just doesn't seem to be a market. i'll be there in 3 weeks for more than a month, and have a feeling that i'll be living in a guesthouse if something doesn't come through.