A one-hour flight from Bangkok, Chiang Mai is literally and spiritually a long way from the capital to the south. Here in the green and mountainous north, the air is noticeably cooler, the orange-robed monks far more numerous, the pace of life — and even the spoken language — slower. Known as "the Rose of the North" for its lush landscapes and rich culture, Chiang Mai is in the heart of an area once known as the Lanna Kingdom, meaning "the land of a million rice fields." Still enclosed by ancient walls, and filled with peaked-roof temples, Chiang Mai is also the artistic heart of Thailand, where scores of galleries and workshops offer outstanding paintings, weavings, carvings and hilltribe handicrafts. Northern Thai cuisine is another lure, distinct and delicious. Located in the beautiful Mae Rim Valley just outside the artistic and cultural center of Chiang Mai, The Four Seasons Resorts Chiang Mai was designed to create a traditional Thai Lanna Village. Nestled against a backdrop of majestic mountains on 20 acres of tropical gardens, lakes, lily ponds and terraced rice paddies with two resident water buffalo, The Four Seasons is not just a resort – it's a rejuvenation for the mind and inspiration for the soul. It was also our home for five glorious days.
Designed to create a traditional Thai Lanna Village, the Four Seasons resort sits against a backdrop
of majestic mountains on 20 acres of tropical gardens, lakes, lily ponds
and terraced rice paddies with five resident water buffalo
The Rice Barn can be reserved for private dining under shimmering moonlight
overlooking the Resort’s rice paddies and lake
The Ratree Bar & Lounge, named after a variety of Thai jasmine, is the place to relax with a cocktail and watch the rice workers end their day serenaded by local Thai drummers
With sweeping views of the Mae Rim Valley, Sala Mae Rim serves Northern Thai specialties
Pad Thai Goong
Local Pork Sausage
Som Tum – Green Papaya Salad
Thai Spiced Satays with Peanut Sauce
View over the valley, lake forest covered mountains and rice paddies,
the harvest from which is distributed to the local community
The Lanna Pavilion at the Four Seasons Chaing Mai
Lanna Bathing Pavilion
Our outdoor Private Sala
The upper and lower swimming pools overlooking the lush Mae Rim Valley rice fields
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