Family members have been to this hotel over the years and recommended if we ever go to Chiang Mai to stay here. Finally we planned a trip to Thailand and decided we'd go to Chiang Mai just to see what the hype for the hotel was about. We were not disappointed from the moment we stepped out of the cab. Such welcoming staff and beautiful grounds, we havent seen before! The property is massive! We had booked a pool villa room which was close to the lobby (can also call a cart if you're in a rush) and once we entered we cancelled our elephant sanctuary booking haha! We realized we didnt build enough time in our itinerary for this beautiful room and resort. The pool villa room was a highlight of our entire trip!! HUGE private pool and gorgeous large bedroom and bathroom plus nice outdoor shower! It was something from the movies. We enjoyed the spa at the hotel, the washing of the cow and rice patty planting. It was worth it to spend more time on the property. We also did the private dining in the rice hut one evening and were blown away! It was such a magical setting, someone played music all 3 hours and the food was amazing. Worth every penny!! Considering the evironment and that we went in summer there were very little mosquitoes!! They fumigate which must do the trick because we didnt have any issues. Most noteable was the staff who always called us by name, laughing and smiling! We were vegetarian and they always accommodated us by showing us what we can have and making us special meals. We felt like we were leaving our family by the end of the trip.

We had a much too brief stay at the Four Seasons Chiang Mai. We booked a pool villa which was absolutely lovely. We rarely use in room dining, but our villa was so nice, we did in room dining our first evening - we had ordered ice cream for dessert so the waiter asked what time we would like him to return with dessert when he brought the main course. We loved the dual outdoor shower - so much we never used the indoor shower. We arrived to a hand written note of welcome, a lovely basket of fruit and bottle of wine. The amenities are high end and thoughtful - even a mosquito repellent was included. The resort itself is beautiful and very relaxing but staff are very helpful in suggesting off resort activities as well. We booked the private dinner for two in the rice barn which was exceptional. Service and food in both of the restaurants was also very good. The only thing that would have improved our stay was for it to be longer.

We arrived at the end of January for a 4 night stay and a first stop in Northern Thailand. The resort is well laid out with a lake and rice paddy fields and plenty of amenities. Our first floor room had a balcony off to one side and sitting there in the late afternoon/early evening looking out over the grounds was just heavenly. There are two restaurants on site, a Thai which also doubles as the breakfast area and a western/European style whish features a fire pit and focuses on roasted meats, fish and vegetables, but with other options too. Both restaurants were excellent and the breakfasts, taken on the open-air terrace were perfect for us, although you can dine inside if you wish. The resort has a family swimming pool and below on a terrace a quiet adult pool. The service by all the hotel staff was faultless throughout our stay, and never intrusive. For only one night we had a family in the room beneath our own and you could hear their movements a bit. We were pleased that we had a first floor pavilion.