Phu Chaisai Mountain Resort & Spa

The creative mind for over three decades behind many palaces, restaurants, hotels, resorts, and pubs in Thailand as well as Thai embassies overseas, noted interior designer ML Sudavadee Kriangkrai found Phu Chaisai a home for solace and peace of mind. Once a bamboo forested hill, it was gradually and inventively transformed into a cozy residence and later a resort, all within five years.

Phu Chaisai is now an oasis of spirituality for city dwellers that seek refuge from the wear and tear of the city. One can't help but be impressed by the beauty of the tranquility and the natural setting. Thirty-four rooms were made of bamboo and are void of television sets and electronic alarm clocks. In the warm embrace of Mother Nature, many can make peace with their inner selves.

Simplicity is always the key to ML Sudavadee's designs. In the East-meets-West fashion show, she defined her design as integrated for relaxation of body and mind with high-quality hospitality and professional performance.

Soaked in dew, the fresh green leaves of trees glisten as day breaks. The entire mountain range and forest is a thick canopy of green humming with the singing of birds and insects. Open your eyes and from the confines of your bed watch the sun moving up the horizon.

From the outside, this small and romantic resort is just a cluster of ordinary bamboo huts with thatched rooms, but once you step inside you realize that these huts are special. Devoid of brand name decorative items and expensive furniture, Phu Chaisai chose to build with decorative items.

The air is just one of the many attractions of Phu Chaisai (Mountain of Clear Hearts), an enchanting little ''boutique'' resort located in the hills outside of Mae Chan, in Chiang Rai. The relative silence is another. The breathtaking views afforded from the generous terraces and the bright and airy rooms, as well as most of the common areas, is yet another.

Deluxe Cottage - 10 Large mountain front Deluxe Rooms with king-size bed or 2 single beds.

Executive Suite Cottage - 10 Mountain front Executive Suite Cottages with king-size bed or 2 single beds.

The Honeymoon Suite Cottage - 2 Honeymoon Suite Cottages with king-size bed nicely nest in bushy surrounding.

Thai Pool Villa - 2 Large mountain front Pool Villas with king-size bed.

The open-air restaurant with a panoramic mountain views of Doi Mae Salong offers an extensive simple menu, but not too simple. The menu includes outstanding "Sai Oua" (Northern sausage) made from scratch, and even pizza and bread baked fresh daily. Most vegetable and herbs are grown organically on the property, with the goal of being as close to self-sufficient as possible.

With treatment rooms in keeping with the resort's bamboo design, offering an extensive choice of health and beauty packages comprising proven treatments from Thailand and around the world.

The Spa utilizes a whole host of herbal preparations, fresh ingredients and professional aroma therapy-based skin care to provide a tantalizing range of one hundred percent natural scrubs wraps and skin treatments. There is no better way to relax than to have your cares massaged away, as you enjoy the wonderful scents of Thailand in this unique open-air spa.

Whether you wish to have a holiday of total relaxation with perfect peace and quiet or a fun packed break, Phu-Chaisai offers:

• Cool clean mountain air in which to reflect or relax
• Lush tropical gardens in which to leisurely stroll
• Relaxing Pool and Sun deck
• Art village for those who enjoys painting or pottery
• Pony Trekking
• Group Trekking
• Sightseeing with many interesting tours available, including Loi Katong, The Golden Triangle, Markets and much more
• Golf at the famous Santiburi Golf course and the picturesque Waterford Golf course