The Rose Garden Riverside

This beautifully landscaped 70-acre botanical park by the Ta Chine River is located just outside Bangkok and has provided entertainment, relaxation, golfing, accommodation and a place to meet since 1962. Culture, tradition and a native way of life have been preserved through daily practices and performances. See our way of life for yourself on your next visit to the Rose Garden Riverside.

It is truly organic in design as three generations of owners and community have put their passion and energy into making the Rose Garden less like a set of attractions and more like a community destination.

It is also mind-boggling to think of the range of experiences and encounters that happen here every day - from cultural shows to river boat rides, and from cooking classes to seminars and theme evenings.

Nature

With 70 acres of manicured garden. River lake, elephant enclosures and farm spaces....The Rose Garden Riverside is a celebration of Thailand's natural bounties. Set anywhere in Thailand, The Rose Garden Riverside would be something special. But to find a property such as this, just a 1-hour drive from Bangkok, is something of a revelation.

Culture

Thailand is changing rapidly. Without constant reminders of the roots of the Thai culture, there is a danger that the richness of Thailand the way it used to be could be lost. The Rose Garden Riverside captures Traditional Thai Living in relaxed and charming ways.

Healthy

Traditional Thai Living stresses the balance often lacking in today's stress-filled life. People lived near the water, amid greenery. Their food came straight from the wet markets, and was intense in flavours, yet low in salt, sugar and MSG.

Fish, fruits, vegetables and nuts were staples while high-fat food was an extravagance. Thai cooking sought an optimal combination of flavours - in ways that would restore vitality.

The Rose Garden Riverside Hotel is divided into two wings:

The Ta Chine Wing

Features 83 rooms and suites, all with a panoramic river view and private balconies. There are 7 one-bedroom suites, 7 deluxe corner rooms, and 69 superior rooms which consist of 14 triples, 13 doubles, and 42 twin bedded rooms. Rooms start from the 4th floor to the 10th floor.

The Pet Kasem Wing

has a total of 77 rooms and suites, all with a panoramic view of the surrounding unspoiled countryside. There are 4 one-bedroom suites and 73 standard rooms which consist of 3 triples, 3doubles, and 67 twin bedded rooms. Rooms start from the 2nd to the 5th floor.

All rooms are fully air-conditioned, with Wi-Fi high speed and ADSL Leased Line Internet, IDD telephones, a mini fridge, cable TV and etc.

Antique Thai House

To experience a true Thai living experience, book yourself into one of Rose Garden's six restored 100-year old traditional Thai houses.

Perched elegantly alongside the lake, and built entirely of teak, the Thai houses are one of the property's unique features. Lovingly restored, they have been fitted with modern amenities for comfortable stays.

Special features include two-to-four rooms; some with kitchen and mini-bar; air-conditioned rooms; IDD Telephones; WI-FI High Speed Internet/Leased Line Internet (ADSL); Satellite TV, Room Service, and luxurious polished wood living area.

You notice the difference in the Rose Garden's cuisine as soon as you sit down to enjoy an appetizer at the property's flagship restaurant, Inn Chan. The ingredients here taste fresher, the flavours more intense.

The Rose Garden is a favourite venue for local and regional corporate events. Many companies return to the Rose Garden for seminars, mid-sized meetings, training and team-building, theme nights or a combination of all of these. Corporate groups appreciate the serene setting of the Rose Garden as well as its creative break-out options and willingness to go the extra mile. Plus, there's the added incentive of returning to familiar faces in the Rose Garden community.

Taking advantage of its nature farm across the river, the Rose Garden is also developing its team-building and soft adventure themes for groups which want something different.

Ruen Kaew: One-of-a-kind gated and fully-refurbished antique Thai teak house with its own lawn, set on a tranquil lake. With a fully-equipped private kitchen, Ruen Kaew is self-contained, ideal for executive meetings or theme parties.

Morakot: The main and largest fully-equipped conference room at the Rose Garden Riverside sits off the Pet Kasem Wing and has its own lobby. Comfortably seats 200 guests and has 4 breakout rooms attached.

Nopparat:  An opulent Thai-designed stand-alone meeting room by the Ta Chine River. An excellent private dining venue.

Lotus:  A cosy, exclusive room on the second floor of the Ta Chine Wing of the Riverside Hotel. Perfect for small meetings, receptions and functions.

Pailin: A fully-equipped conference room for up to 120 guests, on the first floor of the Pet Kasem Wing.

Coral: One of twin meeting rooms located on the upper floor of the two-storey building adjacent to the Riverside Hotel. Accommodates up to 60 guests.

Jade: The twin to Coral, seats 60 guests.

Rose  Corner: Another stand-alone meeting room. Looks out to manicured gardens, seating up to 120 guests.

Meet in the Garden: a Rose Garden Riverside specialty as there are numerous gardens and lawns that can be used for this purpose.
Meet on the River: For a "captivating "audience on a short meeting for small groups.
The Emperor's Summit: Find out more by contacting us for this very special and exclusive program.

Wedding

For unforgettable weddings, the Rose Garden Riverside is the place of choice. Say your vows under the stars on lush sweeping lawns or tie the knot in spacious, modern, banquet facilities, you have the best of both worlds.

With its choice of spaces - from its gardens to its lawns to the riverside to its various banquet rooms - the Rose Garden is the perfect venue to begin a new life together.

Be it a traditional Thai wedding or a Western-style ceremony, whether you want elephants and dancers to be part of your party or intricately-carved table decorations to deck out the night, no request is too small or too big for the team to deliver.

Spa

Massage is an important component of traditional Thai living. Centuries ago, Thai healers used the art of massage to help rid Thai people of aches, pains and anxiety, and to restore lost vitality.

The Arusaya Thai Wellness Experience is Rose Garden's own authentic boutique Thai spa. Set in a serene herbal garden in a century-old antique Thai house, the Spa is a quiet haven next to the lake. It offers herbal compresses picked straight from the garden, and essential oils you can personally select to restore vitality, or to just lull you into a deep sleep.

Certified therapists and trained Thai Traditional Medicine experts work in seven air-conditioned rooms, en-suite with bathrooms, and three steam rooms. Aside from basic health and lessons on Thai herbs, its offerings include.

• Facial Harmonization
• Relaxing Massage
• Arusaya Treatments

Organic Farm

Across the river from the Rose Garden is a piece of land that is being developed into an Organic Farm. The Farm not only showcases best practices in traditional Thai agriculture but also allows visitors a glimpse and immerses them into Thai farming the way it used to be.

The Organic Farm is ideal for school groups and corporate events that want to add something different and meaningful to their programmes.

Activities include "pick and eat "experiences:

• Juice-making. Fresh fruit is collected to eat, or to crush and make into juice.
• Making ropes from dried banana leaf.
• Sampling betel nut straight from the tree.
• Picking fresh coconuts.
• Sampling different

Thai Village and Cultural Learning Center

Rose Garden's award-winning Cultural Centre transports you into a typical Thai Village, where villagers guide you through some of the iconic experiences of Traditional Thai Living. Guests can learn about silk-weaving, pottery-making, umbrella-painting, martial arts, fruit carving, garland-making, rice-pounding and cultivation. Watch the rich displays of Thai period costumes or the preparation of the fiery papaya salad (som tom) or the sweet snacks khanom. Learn about the care of elephants, and help feed these animals that play such an important role in traditional Thai lifestyles.

Golf

Ranked as one of the top 25 holiday golf courses in the world, the Rose Garden Golf Course (18 holes - par 72) has a reputation for satisfying the most critical and demanding of golfers both on and off the course.

The Rose Garden is the perfect base from which to explore Bangkok - yes, you read it right, Bangkok. Located just 1 hour drive from the city, with the new improved highway, the Rose Garden can be not only your escape from Bangkok but from where you can make forays into the city when you feel like shopping and dining in Bangkok. And after you've had your fill of city life, return to the haven of the gardens by the lake.

While at Rose Garden, take your time too to explore the province of Nakhom Pathom with the world's biggest pagoda and its night market as well as visit a timeless floating market nearby.

Holidays are about balance, which is why the Rose Garden's serene riverside setting is the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of big city life - yet still situated close enough to one of the world's most fascinating cities.