Coworking desk at a hostel in Chiang Mai changed my travel setup
Back in 2017 I was bouncing between cafes in Chiang Mai, buying 60 baht iced lattes just to use their wifi for 3 hours. Then I booked one night at a hostel that had a quiet coworking desk on the fourth floor, away from the dorm noise. I finished a client project in half the time because there was a real monitor mount and no one hovering over my shoulder. That single stay made me start checking hostel amenities for actual work spaces before booking anywhere since. Anyone else found a random spot that permanently raised their standards for where they work on the road?
That "real monitor mount" probably cost you way more nights than you saved in coffee, since nice hostel desks usually come with a price bump that adds up fast. You could've just found a proper coworking spot in Nimman for a month pass and gotten the same setup without paying the tourist rate every single night. Chasing one good stay is a trap, because now you're filtering out cheap places with no desks and spending more overall.