Advice on choosing a gym in Chiang Mai

[Schmemett]

Hello everyone this is my first post on here! I will be staying for one month here in Chiang Mai to train Muay Thai. I am having trouble choosing a gym and after browsing the forum I’ve concluded that the best way to pick a gym is to go and train there for a day. My main question would be should I go to afternoon or morning sessions to best gauge the feeling of the gym? My budget is a bit constrained and it’s around $25usd for a day pass and $12 for a session pass so I’d like to save as much money as possible. I’ll be training both sessions once I commit to a gym. The gyms I’m considering are:

Manop, Manasak, HongThong, Sit Thailand, Lanna, Santai

Any information or advice about any of these gyms or training in general at all is appreciated, thank you!

[Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu]

You are right, you want to just experience each gym. Afternoon sessions will often be busier (by my recollection), so let that shape your decision. But, if you are comparing gyms do the same session in each.