June 18, 2010

Mae Rim, Thailand: Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai; hotel review

Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai  

Mae Rim Samoeng Old Road, Mae Rim, 20 mi. N of Chiang Mai, 66 (53) 298-181; www.fourseasons.com/chiangmai. 98 rooms.

grounds at Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai in Thailand
grounds at Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai in Thailand


The exquisite Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai has extensive landscaped gardens with teak and banyan trees and towering bamboo. Most rooms open onto a working rice farm with water buffalo. A free shuttle takes guests into Chiang Mai five times each day.

At the resort’s Cooking School, class begins with a prayer at the spirit house. After watching chef-instructor Pitak Srichan prepare a dish--we made three recipes in my class: Gaeng Kiew Warn Kai (Green Curry with Chicken in Coconut Milk), Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad), and Thom Yum Goong (Spicy Prawn Soup with Lemongrass)--we students went to our prep stations in an open-air pavilion to cook each to our own taste. At the end, we sat down in an open-air dining pavilion to sample the results. A visit to the extraordinary open-air restroom there is a must.



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