Because of tremendous and prolonged stress at the work place, I spontaneously wanted to take a short break from it all. I, together with other 2 family members decided to take a 2 day and 1 night short trip to Khao Yai on Wed, 20 March. We booked a mountain view room at La Casetta by Toscana Valley at a reasonable price at around 1,700 Baht per person (service charge + vat included) and went there without any prior knowledge of the place. We just saw reviews here that this is a good place so we decided to believe them.
My first impression was that this place is so huge. We were asked where we were heading to inside by the security people then they told us the direction. We were helped by quite a number of guards until we arrived at the registration lobby for the hotel. As my booking had already been charged, the registration was very fast and the staff were so friendly. One of them brought us to the designated room. But as we checked the back of the room which was next to the Roman Pool we were absolutely enchanted by how beautiful the view was. The staff was so friendly that he offered us to change the room from the mountain view on the second floor to the garden view on the first floor. So we got the room H101 which was, here I'm saying, the best room we could possibly have at the place. It was in the Block H which was situated next to the Roman Pool. The view was picturesque. I felt incredibly lucky.
My first hand experience of the place was that there were so many staff! And unbelievably so friendly! As the hotel was located far from the Town Square, we were informed that there would always be a van to take us to the TS (just a phone call to the Lobby.) I took time relaxing as that was my main reason I was there. The view was breath-taking and I really enjoy silence and the nature.
In the evening, I tried a bicycling trip offered by the place. WIth only 120 Baht you get a good bicycle and a bicycle helmet for your cycling trip. It was so good because I was not a sport person yet it took me just the right amount of energy to finish the trip. The scenery was beautiful as I rode around the Toscana's Golf Club and finished the trip at the TS. The best time is to do this between 16.30-17.30 hrs. as it won't be too hot. I finished by little trip with a glass of iced chocolate at Cafe Vino at TS. It was a good day.
My family and I enjoyed a good deal of out time in the Roman Pool in the late evening. As that part of the hotel was booked by only 3 groups (ours, a family, a couple), frankly speaking, we really owned that swimming pool for the day. It was a very good day. In the morning, we had breakfast at Club Lago which had a very beautiful bridge. I checked out with a very happy heart and fully-rested soul. I recommend this place.