Mandarin Oriental Chiang Mai

... was reminiscent of Thailand of yesteryear. One main building, walking across the tarmac from the plane to the airport. Hotel - The Mandarin Oriental We stayed at the Mandarin Oriental, a 5-star hotel if ever there was one. This place is so ...

... We bought some nusery plants sealed in a bottle, which we have to remember not to leave  on our balcony when we pack today. Chiang Mai city is a bit confusing to get around as there are a lot of one way streets. The large Wats are worth going round. ...

... such as the Elephant Farm, Wat on the top of the mountain and the Orchid Farm before. All well worth doing. We did go into Chiang Mai city a couple of times for Tiz to visit a temple and get blessed by a monk- white string passed around oneself , holy ...

... . Not to stay but to just have a look around and have a coffe. They are amazing as you will see from the pics. The Mandarin Oriental (Dhara Dhevi) is literally like a small town and is absolutely out of this world. Well we hope to be able to update you as ...

... with our luggage and were met by an airconditioned Merc which Greg the manager had arranged for us. We arrived at the Dhara Dhevi Mandarin Oriental at about 7pm to be met by Greg and a whole entourage of staff we had met a year ago including Poppy the ...

... splashed with holy water and given rope bracelets by one monk.      After this long day we decided to get massages. - Read last entry -  Cocktails and dinner at the Mandarin Oriental are in order now. xoxo, Thai ...

... end to each day of arduos shopping through many treasure troves of silk and silver and antiquities. We stopped into peek at the new Mandarin Oriental. It is a sixty acre replica of a Thai village. At the entry, there are either golf carts, horse drawn ...

Having had one lazy day at the hotel, we had to do some serious sightseeing. There are lots of Wats or temples in Chiang Mai. After looking round the first we were waylaid by a taxi driver who offered to drive us round to the important ones for a good ...

Never ever thought we would indulge in this activity, but suitably attired in farmers outfits and coolie hats we were let loose in a paddy field in order to plant some young rice shoots. They had to be well spaced and in straight lines , and I am proud ...

Our Third stop - for the next four days. Wednesday 15th - update. This "Hotel" has to be seen to be believed! It's like a city within a city! Everywhere you look there are temple style buildings & statues. It's completely stunning! Our villa is ...

We flew back to Bangkok today. After a week of travelling we were pretty tired and stinky. We checked in to the Mandarin Oriental for 24 hours of absolute luxury. It's not too expensive for us in the off-season, compared to US hotel rates. The rate ...

... where we eventually found our driver and were whisked off to the Oriental. This is not as sumptuously decorated as the ones in Bangkok and Chiang Mai but the rooms are very good, and the view from the 29th floor was also great. We ate in the cafe and had ...

... good 3)  Asking for spicy can get you in trouble... go medium and spice your own dish from there We also visited the Mandarin Oriental, the oldest hotel in all of Asia and supposedly one of the nicest.  Founded in the mid-1800s, the Mandarin ...

... seen at home; bird of paradise, lotus and orchids in various colours. Before returning to the hotel, we stopped at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel for a drink on the outside verandah overlooking the Chao Phraya river. It was quite posh and and we enjoyed ...