Baan Kaew Mongkorn is a beautiful and tranquil escape around 30 minutes drive from ChiangMai town and the airport.
We stayed here for a long weekend with friends from Europe. Our plans were to use Baan Kaew Mongkorn as our base and from here spend a few days mountain biking and a few days relaxing and catching the sights in and around ChiangMai. With so many things to do in the area including hiking, swimming and water fall it's a real gem of a location.
The grounds are very spacious, beautifully maintained and well landscaped with numerous beautiful plants and flowers. As it is located high in the mountains surrounding ChangMai, you are surrounded by green hills and fresh clean air... which can get a little nippy in the early mornings during the cold season (Dec-Jan).
As we were a group of 3 couples we each had a different "house" to ourselves. Each having its own character being very comfortable, if not cozy. The barn house is very large and a great place for everyone to just chill together, however we spent most of our time in the late afternoons and evenings in the garden.
In the garden there is one house that has a large kitchen that has pretty much everything our kitchen has at home. With a large table outside and a barbecue, we spent most of our time chilling here, and in the evenings the barbecue doubled...Baan Kaew Mongkorn is a beautiful and tranquil escape around 30 minutes drive from ChiangMai town and the airport.
We stayed here for a long weekend with friends from Europe. Our plans were to use Baan Kaew Mongkorn as our base and from here spend a few days mountain biking and a few days relaxing and catching the sights in and around ChiangMai. With so many things to do in the area including hiking, swimming and water fall it's a real gem of a location.
The grounds are very spacious, beautifully maintained and well landscaped with numerous beautiful plants and flowers. As it is located high in the mountains surrounding ChangMai, you are surrounded by green hills and fresh clean air... which can get a little nippy in the early mornings during the cold season (Dec-Jan).
As we were a group of 3 couples we each had a different "house" to ourselves. Each having its own character being very comfortable, if not cozy. The barn house is very large and a great place for everyone to just chill together, however we spent most of our time in the late afternoons and evenings in the garden.
In the garden there is one house that has a large kitchen that has pretty much everything our kitchen has at home. With a large table outside and a barbecue, we spent most of our time chilling here, and in the evenings the barbecue doubled as a camp fire while winning and dining in the cool mountain air.
There is a general store nearby for basic necessities, including snacks, soft drinks, alcohol, however for more general items best to get these in Chang Mai. The idyllic, mountainous location is big draw card, so to make the most of it best to rent a car at the airport... Although no TV or swimming pool, there are plenty of attractions to keep you occupied and remind that we do not always need tv... and the waterfall and swimming hole beats any resort pool any day! Depending on your mobile provider, it is possible to have internet access, however for us this was a place to get away from everything and relax with friends... which is exactly what we did.
Highly recommended and we will definitely come back again around December / January!More
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