Lake-Front Bungalows, Pavilions and Chalets — บ้านพักให้เช่า บ้านแซมมิ รีสอร์ทธรรมชาติ ที่อำเภอดอยสะเก็ด จังหวัดเชียงใหม่

2 Lakefront Bungalows, 3 Pavilions, 1 Chalet and 1 Lodge ...

... are offered as vacation rentals or retire­ment rentals in Baan Sammi Nature Resort, for short or long stay. All houses are designed in a modern unpre­tentious 'Lanna' style, each with own character, and sur­rounded by flower trees and bushes to secure privacy and quiet.

Rental rates vary as to house type, season and length of stay. There are daily, weekly and monthly rates. The daily rates, for example, range from 190 Baht per night to 1,500 Baht per night.

BS Resort Map 1: Community and Private Areas (get this map in readable size from: BS Map Album)

Below, please, find all houses described and pictured, along with details on availability, rental prices and terms. Additional photos can be viewed in the Gallery. And, sub­sequent to the listings of the houses, general information on Baan Sammi Nature Resort and its vicinity is presented.

In case you are interested to buy one of the property units for living-in or letting, please, read specific information in: Baan Sammi Holiday Homes.

Plumeria Home (Plumeria Bungalow with Khilek Pavilion) — บ้านพลุเมเรีย และ ศาลาขี้เหล็ก

2 Bedroom Bungalow with Pavilion, 88 Square Meters, Standard Occupancy 1-2 Persons, Maximum Sleeps 4, Self-Catering,
from 1,400 Baht per Night, 8,800 Baht per Week, 31,600 Baht per Month.

— AVAILABLE
FROM 5 MARCH 2010 —

This unit of bungalow and pavilion is ideal for a single person, a couple or a small family as well. It com­prises full kitchen and laundry facilities and a spacious private garden with fragrant trees and bushes. Beauti­ful views from every window of the bunga­low, from the garden and pavilion.

The name of this bungalow refers to Plumeria (Apocynaceae), an ornamental tree with fragrant flowers, of which several kinds are grown in the garden. The tree is also known under the common names Frangi­pani, Pagoda Tree, and in Thai ลั่นทม (Lanthom).

PLACE: On elevated ground nearby the big pond, with view over the whole length of the pond towards northern direction.
SIZE OF LIVING AREA: Internal area 88 square meters, external area (roofed but not screened) 44 square meters, plus usable garden area about 100 square meters.
CAPACITY: Designed for a single person or a couple (standard occupancy), con­veniently suit­able for up to 4 persons (maximal occupancy).
BUILDINGS: A detached bungalow (Plumeria Bungalow) plus a separate but nearby wooden pavilion or stilt house (Khilek Pavilion), built in 2006-2007. Bungalow with level of concrete base raised above ground; walls made of bricks and concrete blocks, the master bed­room (air-con) with cavity double wall for superior heat insulat­ion. Floor is of tiles/stone, except for bed­room which is of hard­wood. The roofs of both bungalow and pavilion are in­sulated with foil against heat and have open­ings on the top of the roofs for air circulation. Windows, doors and other open­ings protected by mosquito screens.
ROOMS: The bungalow com­prises 1 master bed­room (with air-con plus ceil­ing fan), 1 en-suite bath­room with hot shower (electric), wash basin and Thai type toilet, 1 separate toilet room with Western type toilet and wash basin, 1 liv­ing and din­ing room (with ceiling fan), 1 kitchen (with re­frigerator, gas stove, electric stove, micro­wave), pantry and utility closet, 1 separate laundry closet (with Thai-type washing machine). The pavilion com­prises 1 bed­room up­stairs (with ceil­ing fan, wash basin and urinal) and 1 roofed and screened verandah as living room (with re­frigerator and ceil­ing fan).
FURNITURE: Main furniture is two single beds (in the bungalow) and a queen-sized bed (in the pavilion) with mattresses, din­ing table (for 3 persons), chairs, easy-chairs. The master bed­room in the bungalow in­cludes a built-in ward­robe and a built-in room safe.
GARDEN: The private garden extends bet­ween the bungalow and the pavilion, is terraced towards the big pond, and has both shady and sunny parts for recreation. Dominant are native Phoenix palms, tall native Khilek trees, fragrant plumerias, and, among selected herb­aceous plants, ferns and irises. Nice views are provided over the big pond from the shady main terrace and pavilion, and over the land­scape towards the eastern mountain range from the sunny terrace. Car park­ing space and detached roofed motor­bike port avail­able. Detached roofed car­port for 1 car plus motor­bike (optional at extra charge).
HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Electricity, tap water (drink­able) with storage tank (2,000 liter) and pump. Bungalow only: gas tank (15 kg), tele­phone line (2 plugs, one each in living room and master bedroom). High-speed inter­net (WLAN, un­limited, free).
HOUSE FACILITIES: Bed-linen and towels. Kitchen of bungalow with cutlery, crockery, glass­ware, cook­ing utensils. On request, an iron and iron­ing board, radio, hi-fi equip­ment, video player, TV, hot water kettle, coffee machine, toaster, blender and other utensils can be provided with­out extra charge. To some extend, change of furniture is possible, too, at no extra charge.
OPTIONAL HOUSE FACILITIES AND SERVICES: Private tele­phone equip­ment for local, national and inter­national calls. Drink­ing water supply (in bottles and tanks). Supply of beverages. Room clean­ing services. Break­fast (Western or Thai break­fast, fruits of the season).
RENTAL RATES AND TERMS: Please see daily, weekly and monthly rates in the Table of Rental Rates. Long-stay rental rates on request. Please, read Details on Rental Terms.
RENTAL AVAILABILITY: Please send your Booking Request or Inquiry to Baan Sammi.
IMAGES: For further photos, please, visit the Gallery, or see the Album of Plumeria Bungalow and Album of Khilek Pavilion.
CODE: b1p1.

Plumeria Bungalow (Bungalow only) — บ้านพลุเมเรีย

1 Bedroom Bungalow, 58 Square Meters, Standard Occupancy 1-2 Persons, Maximum Sleeps 2, Self-Catering,
from 1,300 Baht per Night, 8,100 Baht per Week, 29,100 Baht per Month.

— AVAILABLE
FROM 5 MARCH 2010 —

This offer comprises Plumeria Bungalow with­out pavilion. The bungalow is ideal for a single person or a couple, best suit­able for short stay, but should only con­sidered if you don't mind of neigh­bors stay­ing in the nearby pavilion.

For description and photos of Plumeria Bungalow, please, see preceding chapter.

RENTAL RATES AND TERMS: Please see daily, weekly and monthly rates in the Table of Rental Rates. Please, read Details on Rental Terms.
RENTAL AVAILABILITY: Please send your Booking Request or Inquiry to Baan Sammi.
IMAGES: For further photos, please, visit the Gallery, or see the Album of Plumeria Bungalow.
CODE: b1.

Khilek Pavilion — สาลาขี้เหล็ก

1 Bedroom Pavilion, Shared External Bathroom, 30 Square Meters, Standard Occupancy 1-2 Persons, Maximum Sleeps 2, Breakfast Included,
from 600 Baht per Night, 3,700 Baht per Week.

— AVAILABLE —

This pavilion is ideal for a single person or a couple for short stay. Bath­room and kitchen external and shared. Located on the bank of the big pond provid­ing beauti­ful views. Small private terraced pot plant garden under the pavilion and around.

The name of this pavilion refers to the Thai name of Cassia garrettiana (Leguminosae), a wild native tree, which naturally grows nearby the pavilion. The Thai name of this tree is ต้นขี้เหล็ก (Ton Khilek).

PLACE: On elevated ground nearby the big pond, with view over the pond to­wards northern directions.
SIZE OF LIVING AREA: Internal area 30 square meters, external area (roofed but not screened) 44 square meters, plus usable garden area.
CAPACITY: Designed for a single person or a couple (standard occupancy).
BUILDINGS: A wooden 2-storey pavilion or stilt house, built in 2006-2007; the roof is in­sulated with foil against heat and has open­ings on the top of the roof for air circulation. Broad wooden out-door staircase (with railing on one side only, might not be suitable to children and seniors!). Windows, doors and other open­ings protected by mosquito screens.
ROOMS: 1 bed­room (with ceiling fan, wash basin and urinal), and 1 roofed and screened verandah as living room (with refrigerator, coffee-machine, ceiling fan). Bath­room (with hot shower) external and shared. Kitchen (with gas-stove) external and shared.
FURNITURE: Main furniture is a queen-sized bed with mattress, table, chairs.
GARDEN: The private shady pot plant garden is located under the pavilion and around on elevated ground, terraced towards the big pond, and providing nice views over the pond. Car park­ing space and detached roofed motor­bike port avail­able.
HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Electricity, tap water (drink­able) with storage tank (2,000 liter) and pump. High-speed inter­net (WLAN, un­limited, free).
HOUSE FACILITIES: Bed-linen and towels. External shared fully equipped kitchen, washing machine.
OPTIONAL HOUSE FACILITIES AND SERVICES: Drink­ing water supply (in bottles and tanks). Supply of beverages. Room cleaning services.
RENTAL RATES AND TERMS: Please see daily and weekly rates in the Table of Rental Rates. Please, read Details on Rental Terms.
RENTAL AVAILABILITY: Please send your Booking Request or Inquiry to Baan Sammi.
IMAGES: For further photos, please, visit the Gallery, or see the Album of Khilek Pavilion.
CODE: p1.

Dillenia Home (Dillenia Bungalow with Chom Doi Pavilion) — บ้านดิเลเนีย และ สาลาชมดอย

2 Bedroom Bungalow with Pavilion, 48 Square Meters, Standard Occupancy 1-2 Persons, Maximum Sleeps 4, Self-Catering,
from 1,000 Baht per Night, 6,300 Baht per Week, 22,600 Baht per Month.

— RENTED, NOT AVAILABLE —

This unit of bungalow and pavilion is ideal for a single person or a couple. It com­prises full kitchen and laundry facilities and a spacious private garden with deck and pier. Beauti­ful views from the bunga­low and garden; panoramic and mountain views from the pavilion.

The name of this bungalow refers to Dillenia (Dilleni­aceae), a wild native tree, of which several plants grow nearby the pier next to the bungalow; Thai name is ส้าน (San).

Chom Doi Pavilion (Mountain View Pavilion) — สาลาชมดอย

1 Bedroom Pavilion, 12 Square Meters, Standard Occupancy 1-2 Persons, Maximum Sleeps 2, Breakfast Included,
from 500 Baht per Night, 3,100 Baht per Week.

— RENTED, NOT AVAILABLE —

This pavilion is ideal for a single person. Bath­room private, kitchen external and shared. Located on the bank of the big pond provid­ing beauti­ful views over the pond and to the mountains. Small private pot plant garden under the pavilion and around.

The name of this pavilion was chosen for its good views to the mount­ain range in the east and to Doi Su­thep and Doi Pui in the west.

Tai Saeng Chan Pavilion (Moonlight Pavilion) — สาลาไต้แสงจันทร์

1 Bedroom Pavilion, 19 Square Meters, Standard Occupancy 1 Person, Maximum Sleeps 2, Self-Catering,
from 500 Baht per Night, 3,100 Baht per Week, 11,100 Baht per Month.

— RENTED, NOT AVAILABLE —

This pavilion best suits to accommodate a single person for short or long stay, or some­one who needs a base camp while traveling frequently in the North of Thai­land. It com­prises main kitchen facilities and a private bathroom. The base­ment of the pavilion borders the big pond and has its own deck and pier. Beauti­ful views over the pond and to mountains. Small private garden on the bank of the pond.

The name of this pavilion was chosen for its ideal place con­templat­ing the moon being re­flected on the water-surface of the near­by pond.

PLACE: Ground floor slightly above water level nearby the big pond, with view over the pond in eastern direct­ion; upper­most floor (bed­room) with panoramic views over the pond and to the mountains in the east and west.
SIZE OF LIVING AREA: Internal area 19 square meters, ex­ternal area (roofed but not screened) 21 square meters, plus usable garden area.
CAPACITY: Designed for a single person (standard occupancy), but space is sufficient for 2 persons (maximal occupancy).
BUILDINGS: A small concrete/brick base­ment bungalow with a wooden 2-storey pavilion or stilt house on top, such com­prising 3 storeys alto­gether, con­nected by a wooden out-door staircase; built in 2006-2008. Base­ment bungalow has full day­light, and is with deck and pier attached. The second storey is a verandah with railing around, the third storey com­prises one room sur­rounded by a further verandah with panoramic views. The ceiling of the upper­most room is in­sulated with foil against heat and has open­ings for air circulation. The ground floor bath­room, separate and with brick walls, is an integrated part of the stair­case con­struction. Windows, doors and other open­ings protected by mosquito screens.
ROOMS: The base­ment bungalow consists of 1 living-room with kitchen­ette (with re­frigerator, electric 2-ring stove). The pavilion com­prises 1 bed­room (with wall fan). The bath­room is with hot shower (gas), wash basin and Western type toilet.
FURNITURE: Main furniture is a queen-sized bed with mattress, table, chairs. The base­ment bungalow in­cludes a small built-in room safe.
GARDEN: The small private garden extends in front of the base­ment bungalow along the bank of the pond. There are shady and sunny areas for re­creation. Car park­ing space and detached roofed motor­bike port avail­able.
HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Electricity, gas tank (15 kg), tap water (drink­able) with storage tank (700 liter) and pump. High-speed inter­net (WLAN, un­limited, free).
HOUSE FACILITIES: Bed-linen and towels. Cutlery, crockery, glass­ware, hot water kettle, cook­ing utensils are provided on demand. On request, an iron and iron­ing board, radio, hi-fi equip­ment, video player, TV, toaster, coffee machine, blender and other utensils can be provided at extra cost.
OPTIONAL HOUSE FACILITIES AND SERVICES: Drink­ing water supply (in bottles and tanks). Supply of beverages. Room cleaning services. Break­fast (Western or Thai break­fast, fruits of the season).
RENTAL RATES AND TERMS: Please see daily, weekly and monthly rates in the Table of Rental Rates. Long-stay rental rates on request. Please, read Details on Rental Terms.
RENTAL AVAILABILITY: Please send your Booking Request or Inquiry to Baan Sammi.
IMAGES: For further photos, please, visit the Gallery, or see the Album of Tai Saeng Chan Pavilion.
CODE: p3.

Clerodendrum Chalet — บ้านนางแย้ม

1 Bedroom Chalet, Shared External Bathroom, 15 Square Meters, Standard Occupancy and Maximum Sleeps 1 Person, Self-Catering,
from 190 Baht per Night, 1,200 Baht per Week.

— AVAILABLE :
19 DEC. 2009 - 15 JAN. 2010 —

This rustic chalet is suitable for a single person for short stay. Bath­room and kitchen shared. Located next to a small pond, garden space around.

The name of this chalet refers to Clerodendrum (Labiatae, mint family), a wild native openly spaced bush with white fragrant flowers (February–March), which grows abundantly in front of the chalet; Thai name is นางแย้ม (Nang Yaem).

PLACE: On elevated ground and hidden under tall trees.
SIZE OF LIVING AREA: Internal area 15 square meters, plus usable ex­ternal area (roofed but not screened), plus usable garden area.
CAPACITY: Designed for a single person for short stay.
BUILDING: A chalet with brick walls, built in 2003. Windows open for air-circulation; floor is of tiles. Windows, doors and other open­ings protected by mosquito screens.
ROOMS: The chalet com­prises 1 bed­room (with fan), 1 bath­room with hot shower (electric), wash basin and Thai type toilet.
FURNITURE: Main furniture is a single bed with mattress, table or writing table, chairs, shelves.
GARDEN: The chalet is surrounded by a shady garden with areas for sitting. Car park­ing space and detached roofed motor­bike port avail­able.
HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Electricity, tap water (drink­able) with storage tank (2,000 liter) and pump, land-line tele­phone connection. High-speed inter­net (WLAN, un­limited, free).
HOUSE FACILITIES: Bed-linen and towels. External shared fully equipped kitchen, washing machine.
OPTIONAL HOUSE FACILITIES AND SERVICES: Drink­ing water supply (in bottles and tanks). Supply of beverages. Room cleaning services. Break­fast (Western or Thai break­fast, fruits of the season).
RENTAL RATES AND TERMS: Please see daily and weekly rates in the Table of Rental Rates, and read Details on Rental Terms.
RENTAL AVAILABILITY: Please send your Booking Request or Inquiry to Baan Sammi.
IMAGES: For further photos, please, visit the Gallery, or see the Album of Clerodendrum Chalet.
CODE: c1.

Lychee Lodge — บ้านลิ้นจี่

1 Bedroom Lodge, Shared External Bath­room, 26 Square Meters, Standard Occupancy 1 Person, Maximum Sleeps 2, Self-Catering,
from 190 Baht per Night, 1,200 Baht per Week.

— AVAILABLE —

This rustic lodge is for short stay, suitable for a single person or a couple. Bath­room and kitchen shared. Located on the bank of the big pond with own pier.

The name of this chalet refers to the Lychee trees, Litchi chinensis (Sapind­aceae, soap­berry family), planted around this lodge; Thai name is ลิ้นจี่ (Linchi).

PLACE: On side of a garden path­walk, which leads around the big pond.
SIZE OF LIVING AREA: Internal area plus verandah 26 square meters.
CAPACITY: Designed for a single person (standard occupancy) or a couple (maximum occupancy) for short stay.
BUILDING: A lodge with brick walls, built in 2005. Windows open for air-circulation, to be closed with shutters; floor is of stones. Windows and doors protected by mosquito screens.
ROOMS: The lodge com­prises 1 bed­room (with fan), a roofed verandah, and a bath­room with hot shower (electric), wash basin and Thai type toilet.
FURNITURE: Main furniture is one queen-size bed, mattress, table and writing table, chairs, shelves.
GARDEN: The chalet is located amidst the garden. Car park­ing space and detached roofed motor­bike port avail­able.
HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Electricity, tap water (drink­able) with storage tank and pump. High-speed inter­net (WLAN, un­limited, free).
HOUSE FACILITIES: Bed-linen and towels. External shared fully equipped kitchen, washing machine.
OPTIONAL HOUSE FACILITIES AND SERVICES: Drink­ing water supply (in bottles and tanks). Supply of beverages. Room clean­ing services. Break­fast (Western or Thai break­fast, fruits of the season).
RENTAL RATES AND TERMS: Please see daily, weekly and monthly rates in the Table of Rental Rates. Long-stay rental rates on request. Please, read Details on Rental Terms.
RENTAL AVAILABILITY: Please, send your Booking Request or Inquiry to Baan Sammi.
IMAGES: For further photos, please, visit the Gallery, or see the Album of Lychee Lodge.
CODE: LL.

Baan Sammi Nature Resort and Vicinity — บ้านแซมมิ รีสอร์ทธรรมชาต และเขตรอบนอกรีสอร์ท

The big pond in Baan Sammi Nature Resort — additional photos in the Gallery, or in the Nature Resort Album.


LOCATION:

Baan Sammi Nature Resort is located only about 15 kilo­meters (or 10 miles) north­east of Chiang Mai, within the district of Doi Saket. Chiang Mai is the second biggest city of Thai­land, located in the north.

Roughly locating Baan Sammi on online maps is easiest on Map of Chiang Mai and Vicinity: You will find Baan Sammi situated within grid square E8. Google provides both, map and aero-photo­graphy, and an over­lay com­bination. For roughly locating Baan Sammi, chose Google Map. Further, you can view the area (green high­lighted) of Baan Sammi on Google's Satellite Aero-Photo­graphy.


VICINITY:

Baan Sammi Nature Resort is situated bet­ween two rural villages. Huge rice-fields, numerous irrigation ditches, canals and some streams hemmed by natural vegetation, scattered small rural villages with wooden houses and farm gardens are characteristic features of this not much developed landscape. This area is part of the Chiang Mai inter­mountain basin, a widely broadened valley of the Ping River (see Google Satellite Aero-photo), little more than 300 meters above sea-level. The basin is about 25 kilometers wide and delimited by the western mountain range (foothills of Doi Suthep bordering the City of Chiang Mai), eastern mountain range (foothills bordering the district village of Doi Saket), and northern hills (beyond San Sai and Doi Saket with the Mae Kuang Dam). The hills and mountains can be seen from the resort at clear sight, nearly every day except on hazy days during hot season.


DISTANCE:

From Baan Sammi, it will take a 5 minutes ride to reach the high­way at Nam Phrae, and further 10 minutes by car or 15 minutes by motor­bike to reach the city limit of Chiang Mai.

The distances from Baan Sammi to selected destinations are as follows:
Chiang Mai - Doi Saket High­way (118), exit 'Nam Phrae': 3.8 kilo­meters or 2.4 miles.
Super Highway (11), inter­section 'San Dek': 14.6 km or 9 miles.
Center of Chiang Mai (wall and moat of old city center): 18 km or 11 miles.
Chiang Mai Inter­national Airport (CNX): 23 km or 14 miles.
Chiang Mai train station: 18 km or 11 miles.
Arcade bus station: 15 km or 9 miles.
Carrefour (depart­ment store and super­market): 15.4 km or 10 miles.
Rim Ping (super­market): 15.9 km or 10 miles.
Tesco Lotus (depart­ment store and super­market): 17.4 km or 11 miles.
Village Pa Pong (market, shops, restaurants): 3.4 km or 2.1 miles.
Village Bo Hin (market, shops, restaurants): 6.4 km or 4 miles.
District village of Doi Saket (market, banks, shops, restaurants): 6.7 km or 4 miles.


ROUTES FOR TRANSPORT:

The resort has direct access to a small sealed village road with little traffic. This village road connects to a country road (with little to moderate traffic), running into the busy Chiang Mai - Doi Saket High­way (118), the main connection to Chiang Mai by car and motorbike.

Please see the illustrated route de­script­ion ('to meet­ing points 1-5') with map, which describes the route from Chiang Mai to 'meeting point 5', Baan Sammi. Prior to visiting Baan Sammi the first time, I recommend to print both description and map for your easy guidance.

This route, as well as other routes not described here, is passable year-round and not prone to flood. Gasoline stations can be found in sufficient number on the Highway.

For cyclists, there is a route from the resort to Chiang Mai nearly exclusively on village and country roads with little traffic, but not easy to find and follow.


TRANSPORTATION:

Car and motorbike: This is the most suitable and independent mode of transport. Car and motor­bike can be hired in the city of Chiang Mai or at the air­port. Alternatively, cars can be hired through a phone call from Baan Sammi (with delivery of car to Baan Sammi). Light motor­bikes and bicycles for rent are avail­able from Baan Sammi, too. Please, read our guide­lines for choos­ing Your Own Trans­portation in Chiang Mai.

Taxi and other public transportation: You can get a ride by taxi from the airport and from some places in Chiang Mai, or by phone call. You can also hire a song-thaeo or tuk-tuk to get a ride from the city to the resort (if you will be able to guide the driver). There is a regular route for song-thaeos between Chiang Mai and Doi Saket on the Highway (118). The song-thaeos can pick you up or drop either at the village Nam Phrae or the market (talad) of Doi Saket. Use a motorbike or bicycle to connect from the resort to Nam Phrae or Doi Saket, or choose a motorbike-taxi. Please, read my guide­lines on Baan Sammi by Public Transport.

Private taxi for pre-arranged trips are available: saloon-car, song-thaeo, tuk-tuk, or 4-wheel-drive pick-up; you may choose depending on your preference and destination.

Bicycle: Due to subtropical climate rather than distance, hiking and biking is not the favorite mode of transportation for most foreigners as well as Thais. Further, there is a total lack of bicycle-friendly city infrastructure and drivers' awareness of cyclists (and pedestrians). However, there is a close-meshed net of small sealed country roads with very little traffic, that can well be used by cyclists, flat throughout in the Chiang Mai inter­mountain basin, and of not steep gradients in the nearby foot-hills. A very help­ful map for cyclists, and for those who like riding a motor­bike off the busy main roads, is available (currently for Chiang Mai only, later also for its vicinity in­cluding Doi Saket).


RESORT AREA:

The size of the resort is over 4 rai (almost 7,000 square meters or over 8,000 square yards), shape almost rect­angular, flat with some parts slight­ly elevated, undulated and sloped. The environ­ment is kept in a natural way, and it com­prises one big pond, four small ponds, canals, bower and gazebo, several path­ways, and abundant vegetation: wild trees, bamboos, and climbers, most of them native, then ornamental trees and bushes, many of them with fragrant flowers, palms, ferns, herbs and orchids. Several fruit trees have been planted, among them mango, lychee, roseapple, pomelo, lemon, tamarind, bananas and papayas.

Due to the natural environ­ment, the area inhabits wild animals and plants, which should be protected by not enter­ing these sites other than on path­ways. Adults need to keep an eye on play­ing children, especially out­side the private garden area. Although the resort area is not a mosquito heaven, simple pre­cautionary measures, chiefly in the even­ing, are recommended. At night, no mosquito net covering the bed­stead is necessary as the interior of all houses is fully protected by mosquito screens on doors, windows and other openings.


RESORT FACILITIES:

Available is electricity, gas, tele­phone, high-speed inter­net (WLAN), mobile phone, Thai TV, drink­able tap water, bottled drink­ing water, ground-water for irriga­tion.

The environ­ment can be used for walk­ing and relax­ing. The big pond has 5 piers from where you can enter the pond for swimm­ing, fish­ing, and boat­ing. A small row­boat for 1-2 persons is avail­able. The path­ways, bower and gazebo invite for recreation. Several spots in the environ­ment can be used for camping and barbecue.

A roofed living-space at the chalet next to the office is avail­able for general use, e.g. for break­fast, dinner, com­munica­tion. You may choose the type of break­fast: western type or Thai type, or fruits of the season. On request, Thai meals for lunch and dinner can be offered.

The kitchen facilities of Baan Sammi can be used if there is no own kitchen in the rented home.

Usage of washing machine at the chalet near the office is possible (if there is no own wash­ing machine in the homes), as well as resort-own or external laundry service.

For trips, a motorbike can be hired. A pick-up service can be offered, e.g. for trans­port to and from air­port, rail­way and bus station. Trips by car and pickup with a driver can be arranged.


FACILITIES IN THE VICINITY:

Small shops can be found in all villages around. Local markets, open daily or on certain days of the week, can be found in Ban Pa Pong, Ban Bo Hin, Doi Saket, and in many other villages.

There are small cook-shops and restaurants in many villages, mostly opened on certain hours every day. Thai restaurants can be found in and between villages, most often located on country roads or higher ranking roads. Also, several restaurants with western food can be found in the district of Doi Saket.

In the district village, Doi Saket, there are several banks, a post office and a hospital.


HOLIDAY FACILITIES IN THE VICINITY:

A network of small sealed country roads, cover­ing a huge area, invites for trips by motor­bike and bicycle. Destinations: Mae Kuang Dam and other dams, San Kam­phaeng Hot Springs, Muang On Cave, national parks (e.g. Mae Takhrai), Buddhist temples (e.g. Wat Doi Saket and several isolated monasteries on hills), resorts with restaurants and swimm­ing pools (e.g. Wang Than Resort), specialty restaurants (e.g. German Restaurant), Tao Garden and Spa, Thawichon Botanical Garden, horse riding, fitness center, handi­craft villages (e.g. Bo Sang, for Sa paper, umbrellas, teak furniture, silver, Thai silk), Celadon manu­factories, air excursions (hot air balloon, para­gliding and others), Chiang Mai - Lamphun Golf Club.


FACILITIES IN CHIANG MAI AND VICINITY:

Chiang Mai, the biggest city in the north of Thai­land, offers all establish­ments and public utilities. For detailed tourist inform­ation about Chiang Mai, online references are given under Selected Links, of which One Stop in Chiang Mai might be a good choice for a first general survey.

The Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) is centrally located, south-west from the old city, only a few minutes ride by car. There are many daily flights between Bang­kok and Chiang Mai, many national destinations can be reached from Chiang Mai, and there are flights to neigh­boring countries, too.

The train station is located a few kilo­meters east of the old city. The State Rail­ways of Thai­land connect Chiang Mai with Bangkok. There are several trains daily, both day and over night trains. Seats can be booked online.

There are many department stores and super-markets with both western and Thai goods. Easy to reach are Carre­four, Rim Ping, and Tesco Lotus.

The supply with hospitals, physicians and dentists is good.

There are several international schools (and one German school).

Several consulates are present in Chiang Mai, e.g. US, British, Australian, German.

There are plenty of car rental services in Chiang Mai. Many inter­national car rental companies offer services at or near the Inter­national Airport.


HOLIDAY FACILITIES IN CHIANG MAI AND VICINITY:

The old city of Chiang Mai, surrounded by a city wall and moat, is worth seeing. It is famous for its numerous old Buddhist temples. Night Bazaar and the Sunday Street Market should not be missed, but there are numerous other sightseeing destinations. Chiang Mai offers all amenities, from night life, bunji-jumping and hot balloon flights to visits of museums, zoo and night safari park.

Trips by motorbike and car: Destinations are, e.g., reservoirs, hot springs, caves, natural parks, temples, ruins of ancient Chiang Mai, elephant camps, orchid farms, botanical gardens, hill-tribe villages, handicraft villages and markets, manufactories. Jungle and mountain trips can be done with a 4-wheel-drive pick-up, by yourself or with a driver and guide.