Luxury Condo Living In Chiang Mai: The NEW Astra
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ธ.ค. 2022
- Welcome to my video about luxury condo living in Chiang Mai's brand new Astra Sky River Condos! In this video, I'll take you on a tour of one of the most luxurious and modern condos in the city. The Astra Sky River Condos is a new development located in the Chang Klan area, near the Ping River, and offer stunning views of the river and surrounding mountains. I'll show you the inside of one of the condos and highlight all of the top-of-the-line finishes and amenities that make it a truly luxurious place to live. So join me as I explore the brand new Astra Sky River Condos and see why they're the ultimate in luxury condo living in Chiang Mai Thailand!
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The studio and 1 bedroom were all sold. Private owners will rent them for the price they decide. I've see a few listing floating about online. I will find the maintenance fee tomorrow (if i can) and pin it to this post.
Fantastic building and views. That pool top view!
It's a really nice place Richard. That roof top is special.
You had me at the pool - Luv it
Enjoyed the wander around Chang Klan 👌👋👍🙏
Cheers Ant. MASSIVE pool !!
Another great find. Very nice place. That pool was amazing. Thanks for sharing Wayne!
Cheers Erik 👍
Brilliant, thanks for sharing!
Cheers 👍
Cheers again mate! You’re smashing it at the moment! ❤
Nice one buddy!
That is a great condo. Here in the states, something like with all those amenities could easily go for $2,000+ per month. As nice as it is, I probably wouldn't pay that much for a condo in Thailand but, man it sure is nice! Also, I see you've begun to engage in very brief interviews with some of the local workers lately. I hope you do more as I think you'd be pretty good at it. Thanks for the vlogs, Wayne!
Nice one Earl 👍
In NYC about 9000 a month
Great vlog today. I like to see a general walkabout to get a feel for an area. Thanks
Thanks 👍
Excellent condo! Thanks for sharing Wayne!
Thanks buddy 👌
This is what I like about your channel Wayne. You show us all sorts of accommodation from the high end to the arsh end. Bravo.
Cheers Jeff, i try to mix it up on the channel mate.
Hey Wayne, I really enjoyed the condo tour. Thanks!
Thanks Randy 👍
That’s a nice condo Wayne, a real bobby dazzler. Cheers I like the property vlogs. Great videos.
Cheers mate! It sure is a Bobby Dazzler ✨
Fantastic Condo reviews. Fun to watch 😎
Thanks buddy!
Thanks buddy!
Beautiful place, that pool was amazing!
Amazing place Shain, the rooftop was special.
@@WalkAboutWayne BTW, here in NYC where I live an apartment like that could easily go for $10,000k+ a month. Hence my retirement in Thailand, 😂. NYC is a great place to make money but a terrible place to spend it!
Great vid mate keep creating content like this and you will be living in the Astra Sky River in no time! Cheers
Thanks mate!
I’ve been waiting for you to go here for the longest cheers mate 🍻
Nice! It was a great place. Awesome.
Great blog hope you had a great christmas all the best.
Thanks mate. I had a good Xmas, hope you did to.
Great tour of the new Astra Wayne. Loved the views from the top floor. Not cheap but you can see where the money went.
Cheers Doug, this is the first place i seen, that looked like it had real money spent on the place.
that was a great condo, one of the nicest roof pools ive seen.
I agree, this was the best rooftop I've seen.
Nice place. Thanks for!
Thanks
Rolling in sheer luxury for an hour why not :=) Thanks for showing us a place we'd normally not see
That roof-top vibe man ...
Thanks Serge, it's a really nice place.
Beautiful place 😲😉👍
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Oooh Layla! What a pool!Reminds me a bit of the pool on top of the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. It’s a really gorgeous place no doubt, but I reckon I’d take one of those teak Thai style bungalows you showed us a few months back and pay to use a pool somewhere else. Some hotels let you use the pool if you stop in for a drink or a bite to eat too. I’m always banging on about pools on your channel for some reason. 😂
You like a good pool Kirsty . This place is a beauty. 👌
@@WalkAboutWayne I sure do. Been pruning up in one the last few days! 😂
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what a lovely place...
It's a beauty mate.
Awesome condo …. Great location next to the shopping center. 35,000 baht is a good deal for that condo. New and beautiful 😍
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Wow so nice 😮
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Good place to stay for vacation with family.
Perfect for that Joyce.
Great video, I'm moving to Chang Mai in 3 weeks and this building was on my list as a potential place for my girlfriend and me to live. Appreciate it.
Nice! Hope you can check it out Pete. Nice place.
You can rent full houses for as little as 7k. We just got a three bed house not far from the center for 11k per month. Something to think about before paying often twice as much for the condos. Depends what your preferences are I suppose. For me, I like local areas for the quiet and the massive difference in price
I have been to Chiang Mai several times to visit. I know exactly where that place is. I have seen the construction not knowing what was being built. I've been to some of the businesses across the street and even that 7-eleven. I plan on being in Chiang Mai in late January. I live in America. Thanks for the memories.
Thanks! Hope you can come back to Chiang Mai soon.
Oh no 😋 the noodle place you said is always busy is like that for a reason. Popular with Chinese customers and the owners speak Mandarin (but not the staff). Pork wonton soup with egg noodles is outstanding and the Gyoza is their signature dish. The place you didn't know what it was, is a religious establishment 🤫 and I was interested to see the iron works at the front - that's new 🤨 At KBank, cross the road and that alley has the best moo krob and satay anywhere - just on the right hand side. Great vid 👍
Sure, it's busy for a reason, because people love the food. Loads of them all over the city. Got one near me that's packed every day ( with Thais) Top food everywhere. Cheers David, hope you had a good Christmas.
Good video well done from Scott new Zealand
Cheers Scott 🙏
TNX WAYNE...WOW, WHAT A PLACE!
Amazing place Charles 👌
"Like a Fly on a Turd" Man, this is one HILARIOUS Vlog, and getting better. You are correct in that the Astra is more suitable for retirees.
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Another good walkabaout Wayne, thanks. The pool was over the top at the Astra, and when you look at what you get in the UK.or US for that price it might seem like a deal but not really my thing either. For many it may be an oasis, but those sort of places seem a bit claustrophobic and isolated to me.
Nice one mate. The pool was crazy!! It's a nice place , but as you mentioned, everyone is packed in.
@@WalkAboutWayne Yup, "Packed" a town house sort of deal might be better.
A friend bought some land with his wife about an hour out of Chiang Mai and did an off grid tiny solar home and is liking it pretty well.
Your best upload, so far, perhaps. “Chinese and Dogs Not Admitted.” Great! (I am still waiting for you to come across a small house, not too far from CMU, with no roosters, overflying aircraft, and no barking dogs.) Great video.
Thanks.
Good on ya mate.
Cheers John.
Wayne! Mate! Get out of my head! This is one of the places I wanted to look at for a 12-month lease, and here you are, vlogging it. Jeez man, you are on point!! Lmao
Haha i must have been reading your mind mate. It's a great place.
Haha i must have been reading your mind mate. It's a great place.
That place is amazing. Be interesting to see what those studio and 1 BR go for on a lease. Add this to the places to check out when I arrive in February
Probably 15 - 20,000. Worth checking out.
@Walk-About Wayne more than I'm looking to spend but doesn't hurt to look. Something simpler is more my style
I bought a 2 bed here mate, lovely place!
Nice Johnny! I really liked this place .
Can you kindly to an updated budget condo near Nimman or Old city area? Is it high tourist season this month? Are prices increasing? Love your videos!
I might do another review in the Nimman area soon. It's high season now, yes. Prices will start to go down again from February. Thank you for liking the videos.
Nice place Wayne,slight problem don't have that money lol. That pool looked so nice.
I'm with you on that one Julie😣 It's an amazing place though.
That's sensational Wayne. Renting that for 12 to 13 years is the same price as the purchase price so for me it's a no brainer to outlay $280,000. Seeing a unit where I am in Sydney costs 3 or 4 times that, it looks like outstanding value. Cheers mate.🤩
Not outstanding money for Thailand ! the differences is that in Australia appartment increase in value over time , witch is not the case in Thailand ! Construction cost and labor are way Cheaper, so compare what is comparable in each country Cheers
@@jkuntz67 Witch? Forget telling me what I already know. I'd rather pay out a paltry 7 million baht and own one outright with the missus than pay 35,000 baht a month rent IF I planned to retire in Chiang Mai and live in that sort of luxury. I'm well aware of all of the content of your response. Maybe I should have phrased it better but the benefit of owning a property that increased dramatically in value, especially the last few years has provided me with a substantial asset that gives me a wonderful nest egg and many opportunities. Buying that for 7 million well within my means and no point in paying dead money rent. Is that better?
@@jkuntz67 not all apartments in Australia go up in value, property values in general are on the way down 👇🏾in Australia now
I didn't think of that Steven, It's not worth staying at this place for the longterm then. It would be cool for 6 months. Cheers man.
@@mcb00m correct, the last six months properties have lost up to 20% in value but still way ahead of where they were in value just before Covid struck when the market went crazy. Multiple interest rate increases that the Reserve Bank predicted would not happen until 2024 put paid to that and the market has adjusted accordingly.
What a cracking place the astra is . How much was the one bedroom condos a month. Reckon theyll be out of my price range but be nice to know. Thanks for the review Wayne
All sold to private buyers. Each owner will be charging different i guess. I've seen a few listings online. 15 - 20,000.
But outta my league too but what a pool! I’d be outta breath just walking it let alone swimming in it lol
I was shocked by the pool mate. the full length of the building.
Nice show room apartment.
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It’s absolutely gorgeous Wayne I love to live there it’s beautiful mate are you thinking of 😂moving in a 1 bed Wayne
It's a little to rough for me mate, I'm looking for something a little more modern 🤣🤣🤣
Wayne this is lovely Is 17 000 for a studio if so I would pay that man luxury
This place is super busy now.
Thanks for a very interesting video. I like that little mall across from the condo. I have been there many times. The trouble with new Thai construction is it ages quickly. I looked at condos pre-pandemic and returned now three years later for a second look at purchase prospects. I was shocked at how quickly the buildings aged. And so glad I didn't buy! I also find the size of rooms claustrophobic. For example, where would two people in that two bedroom condo find their individual spaces to spread out with their computer, books, etc. No where!
It's a nice place for a coffee @curve mall. Yes things do get run down here after time. Still some nice places around though.
"No backpackers allowed". Haha! Some may recall the apocryphal sign in Shanghai: No dogs and Chinese allowed. But, that sign was a myth. This sign is real. LOVE IT!
Yep, this is defo real.
I wish you would have checked out the clothes washer to see if it was a washer/dryer combo. I like that you not only looked at the condo, but also walked the neighborhood to show what's available nearby.
The washer wasn't on my mind sorry. Balcony is the perfect drier ✅It's a really nice place though. Thanks for watching.
Love the property vlogs. What about price range no higher than 750 in the area?
750 dollars? You can find all types of prices.
That pool was outstanding ! To much for rent unless the 1 bedroom was maybe $500 a month? Thanks for showing us Wayne what top dollar can buy you lol.
The pool was incredible, i was speechless. I think you could find some deals on this place after a while. Cheers Bob.
This is great! Did she say how much per month for a 1 bed or studio?
All the studio rooms was sold, and will prob be rented out by private landlords. I did see some owners advertising online. Probably around 15 - 20,000 a month.
That pool is riduncalous!! Lol
It was MASSIVE!!
@@WalkAboutWayne thanks for all your suggestions, we're heading back to Chiang Mai next month-- can't wait!!
Not for me, but as you said some might be interested ! I would rather choose a small house or condo with a decent price , a little outside the city , like the Thai house surrounded by greenery or the colonial room you showed us previously Much more value for money, that those condo especialy constructed to atract people that do not have time to compare . Nevertheless good review thanks Wayne.
Cheers buddy! Yep, this place won't be for everyone.
What is the mix of guests, by country? Mostly local Thai? I don't think so. Also, I have not met too many local girls who enjoy baking in the sun by the pool. The reason this condo is so interesting is because, from a marketing point of view, it is a sign of things to come. The demographics in Chiang Mai are changing. Time for me to move farther outside the city. (But is that pool heated?)
God knows mate, i seen loads of farangs walking around though and sunbathing.
This place is way too posh for me but the location is perfect, are there any other less posh condos in the same area? Would be nice to have a beer by the pool without receiving a 2k fine.
Lots around this area mate. Many cheaper places further down or in behind .
URGENT quick question: My friend and I are due to arrive there in a day and our host hasn't given us details on how to check-in. We're a bit anxious considering there is not reception desk. Might you be able to share details about how you guys checked in please?
Hi, do you mean checking in at The Astra? Lots of staff will be around to help. I'm sure the owner has informed them. 👍
@@WalkAboutWayne Thanks so much!
Regarding being on the lower floor it’s “ I like my feet on the terra firma
No, it's "Terra Cotta" exactly how I said it. It's a quote from Del Boy. 👍
Bud thx I'm thinking renting or buying a condo there in a couple years I don't need luxury at all
Nice one buddy!
I know someone who has bought in the complex..it's obvious to a high standard..the design is typically Thai..weird layout in regards to the separate area for the oven ... surely you would put the laundry in that area instead..and the strata fees will be huge going forward.. something to take into consideration..great views though.. thanks.
Yes, over 50% have been sold already. It did look like a high quality standard. I think the showroom might be a different layout to some of the other 2 bedrooms. Someone has told me they have a condo here also.
Questions I have is after you buy the condo, what’s the upkeep monthly cost?
I can't remember on this video, I'm sure I mentioned on the vlog though.
yes, 35,000 thb is a lot, you can live a whole month for that money, but if you spend 100,000 every month, that apartment and the nice pole are something you must have for sure
It would be a nice place to live. Like you mentioned, if you have the money.
hey Wayne, Have question from 'Money Changing' please .... my Starling Account has UK number on the device, but will have thai sim and number ... not accepted by Starling. How do you do it ? Also does Wise require the same UK number for verification? Thanks Buddy
Hi, I've not used my Starling for a while, so not sure if it's possible to change the number. I'm sure you can though, as it's a travel card. What i do, is bring my UK sim with me and keep it in a seperate phone. I've had had my UK sim with me for nearly 4 years and i keep it active by sending a message from it every 6 months.
Hi Wayne, Did I read it correctly, the condo is not open for AirBnB rental?
Hi Marlot, I can't remember seeing that. I'm sure they can be doing on Airbnb but I can't remember . Did I say? Or did you see a sign ? Thanks
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Yeah they are I just came back from there, it is truly magnificent and you can lap swim at the far end of the pool.
Very nice indeed. At 35K a month i would have to make a couple of hasty withdrawals from a bank or two first in order to live there i think. But then before i could do that i would need buy myself a new balaclava and a very fast getaway car. Just a little bit out of my league otherwise Wayne thanks all the same. 👍
🤣🤣 I hear you mate. Bring a balaclava for me aswell 🤣
Must be a few 'creepy crawlies' for that pool Wayne? Not my cup of tea. I would rather stay at Ya's place with a free life drawing thrown in😉🤣
Haha, I'm sure Ya would book you out the bungalow mate.
Is that a show apartment for people to see? Fully furnished?
This was the show room yes.
It seems cozy place to stay in for vacation with friends and family.
On ABNB 1000 is a mth
Prices gone up, so I've heard. The thing is, all the rooms are owned by different people, so they all charge different.
How are your knees holding up with those tall CM curbs?
Chang Klan is not to bad, I normally trip or fall off a curb atleast 3 times a week though haha.
bro, do you know the Thai banks that will allow us to withdraw money using the wise card without any atm fee in Thailand
Wise says I could withdraw without atm fees for about 300 euros a month but most of the Thai atms are charging 220 baht even when i am withdrawing the thai baht in my wise card .. ha
The card is Free for taking out money mate but it's the Thai banks that charge you.
I've never tried going in the bank with a debit card, but it's worth a try. Bangkok Bank will be the best bet. Take your passport and get a money exchange ticket from the machine and wait for your number .
Good luck.
@@WalkAboutWayne Oh, I see ..I thought when Wise say there are no atm charges, it means the Thai banks will not be charging us .. ha, thanks bro
March will be a bad time for me to head up to Chiang Mai n Phayao right
@@WalkAboutWayne FYI.. went to BKK bank n they say they only accept withdrawal by credit card
Looks like Aeon bank and Union Pay have the lowest atm fee of 150b
Yeah I thought so mate. It's worth try a couple more banks though 👍
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Have checked, Bank of China is the only one that offers free atm withdrawal if you have the Union Pay logo on your card
A studio in there wouldnt be bad, until I moved in that is.
Studio would be ideal. Probably get one for 15 - 20,000
Yea, living in this condo right now for 6 weeks, but my apartment is much lower standard 🤣
Nice Marcin, interesting to know they're all not like the showroom. You must be liking the rooftop though.
"this place is not a hotel". Believe me, after just moved out of the older Astra this month, I can confirm that it is purely a hotel and only tourists stay there - it's all Airbnb. If you like living in hotels, then the place is great. If you have a job and like to sleep before midnight without the sound of parties and people on the balcony below you smoking, drinking and playing music, avoid.
Is that the old Astra, or you talking about Sky River mate? I knew the old Astra was a hotel.
@@WalkAboutWayne The old Astra isn't a hotel. It's the same as the new Sky River with the same owners. They have the same signs up inside saying "no backpackers"...etc. They have to because the govt is trying to support local hotels by prohibiting Thais and foreign owners from letting via Airbnb. Also, most of the owners are Chinese so they can make more from short-term Airbnb than they can from long-term rentals. We were paying 11,000 a month for a 55sqm 1 bed. Now the (Chinese owner) asked us for 15k so we left. But if they can rent out at 800 to 1,000 per night, they make double than long term rentals
any websites that may advertise condo rentals??yknow legit ones?
Facebook market place and Chiang Mai rentals group 👌
Wayne I would pay 17 000 to live there per month definitely
Might get a studio for that 👍
ONLY $202,000!!!! wow, indeed.
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Wayne ...Will the girls love me long time if I get one of those condos?
I'm sure they'll love you forever in that condo mate. 🤣
@@WalkAboutWayne You can visit...many baht.
Why do you like to be more on North then on South?
I like the relaxed life of the North. Down south reminds me of Spain. I do really want to see more of the South though.
“ Like my feet on the Terracotta “ ?!, Think you meant Terrafirma . 😂
No mate, I meant Terra Cotta . Not sure if you’re from the UK, but it’s a Del Boy quote from Only Fools and Horses 👍
All the warning signs are in Thai and English, but not in Chinese. Interesting. You would think that they would have a sign in Chinese for no eating and no smoking. Surprising.
Maybe Chinese get special treatment 🤣
The maintenance charge must be high.
Yeah, I'm guessing that lot would take a lot of maintenance.
I'm paying $1340 for a studio here in Denver, Colorado, with only a mediocre gym.
Man. . . Thailand sounds better and better by the day.
You could find something alot cheaper than this here also.
Wayne, you did not check out the water heater wattage and the AC efficiency. Two crucial factors to understand before you sign the lease. You need 8000 watts for heater. And, an EER, SEER, of at least 23 for AC. I bet if you had asked that girl anything about AC efficiency or water heater wattage, she would not have had a clue, anyway. Most uneducated Thai people know only if something is "new" or "old". This is really all they care about. This is why it is important to stay close to the universities. You can find a few smart young people, and only one or two smart profs.
No, doubt they would know about that.
Proper mate bit too pricey for me I'm looking for 450\600 a month
I hear you mate. Would be nice if i had the budget.
Is there any chance you can show me a couple places for around 400\600 pound for the month all in rent bills with a pool and gym chaing mai for April so I can see about booking
Please tell me there are no Russians in Chiang Mai because here in Pattaya jomtien area it’s becoming Moscow maybe 100 thousand Russians have arrived in 2 weeks not joking everything costs triple what it used to be.
Bit different in Chiang Mai buddy.
Splash the cash and move in, you know you want too. Its got your name written all over it.
I'm looking for a bit newer really mate, and a bigger pool 🤣🤣
English mate bought one of these - 2 bedroom. Seems nice but then it's in Chiang Mai which is the least fun place in Thailand. Not to mention worst air quality in Thailand and during the burning worst in the world. So it's a shame they built it where it is
Chiang Mai one of best mate ! Special city. Burning season comes and goes. Whoever told you it's the worst in the world is lying buddy. Thanks 👍
@@WalkAboutWayne well I'm totally confused TBH. Spent 8 months during Covid with my (age appropriate) Thai GF. Had her car loaded with mountain bikes, dive gear, hiking gear etc, and we literally covered *every* inhabited island including some that thankfully most people haven't really discovered yet, and many uninhabited ones. Magic time.
So I was back to Thailand this Christmas just gone for 3 weeks and we drove up from Bangkok and did some glamping and getting right into the country life at Doi Inthanon and went right to the top of Thailand etc. I was super keen to check out Chiang Mai because I had heard good things and it seemed a different adventure to the now tourist-riddled islands down south. And we are keen cyclists. But when we got to Chaing Mail we were just like "WTF?". The traffic is *appalling*, it's full of tourists, and it's all kinda shitty. It was like being in a not-so-nice area of Bangkok but without the big city vibe of BKK. We went to that new rooftop bar that TBH was ruined by some wankers doing Salsa dancing of all things. We biked around. Drove around. Left after 2 days because we were just like "bollocks to this".
I guess we'll go back again because as mentioned a friend bought in Astra Sky, so I'm prepared to give it another shot (despite being absolutely miles from anywhere especially the coast), but you know, if you want country and cycling and hiking and some culture, I'd pick Kanchanaburi over Chaing Mai ANY day for a huge number of reasons.
ps 200 baht says that the roof pool will be closed for 'renovations' some time this year. TIT 😅
@@stangoodvibes No worries David. Chiang Mai isn't for everyone and it's far from perfect. Everyone's different I guess. City center will always have traffic. Checkout the outskirts man, loads of nature and things to do.
I've heard good things about Kanchaburi, I want to check that place out sometime.
I hope you have a better experience in Chiang Mai next time mate.
Thanks 👍
The rooms are too small. This reminds me of places like DiCondo. High price, and small rooms. I do not need all that Faux Hi-So imitation-classy décor. I like real wood floors. Two or three LARGE rooms. Older small house, but well maintained. Quiet and good for sleeping and study. My lifestyle is study, moderate exercise walking in the hills, and Thai language learning. Roosters, barking dogs, cheap furnishings, roosters and aircraft are huge hinderances which keep me from my ideal way of life. This place is not for me. Except, the pool is amazing for lap swimming.
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More and more countries are starting to offer Digital Nomad visas. Great options to avoid Thailand's ongoing burning seasons.
That's very true 👍
£238,000+ to buy one appartment wonder what service charge is
I will find out the service charge when i go past again.