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    Four Seasons Hotel,Chiang Mai

    My boss arrived in Chiang Mai,early december,for a quick five days,before flying onto Aussie. I hired a car for a couple of days and went exploring,with him and some Thai friends. Whilst out driving,we came across the Four Seasons Hotel. As the boss and myself are both professional gardeners and we`d heard about the Four Seasons gardens,we drove in and asked if we could look around. I left my Thai friends in the bar,while we went for a look around.

    In every nook and cranny,were lots of pots of fresh flowers,floating on pots of water.

    Walking round the gardens,past individual houses.



    view across the lake from the swimming pool.


    My Thai friends in the bar

    A small Singa was 270 baht.

    The Boss.
    We only had 2 beers each, 2 samsong/coke,some tempura and spring rolls.
    Total cost for 5 people: 2,700 Baht.
    This is a beautiful hotel,stunning gardens and the `cleanest` working rice farm I`ve ever seen....they change the straw everytime the buffalo have a shit!
    Well out of my price range. cheapest rooms started at 40,000 plus 18.5% vat/service charge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ch1ldofthemoon
    Well out of my price range. cheapest rooms started at 40,000 plus
    crikey.....

    where exactly is it?

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    here`s the link:Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai: A Luxury Resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
    the address is :
    Mae Rim-Samoeng Old Road
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    Mae Rim
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    Chiang Mai 50180
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    they had a couple of houses that sleep 6-8,that were only 160,000 plus 18.5% VAT per night,not including breakfast.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ch1ldofthemoon
    they had a couple of houses that sleep 6-8,that were only 160,000 plus 18.5% VAT per night,not including breakfast.
    incredible....

    you can build a house for not much more.

    what type of people stay there?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ch1ldofthemoon View Post

    they had a couple of houses that sleep 6-8,that were only 160,000 plus 18.5% VAT per night,not including breakfast.
    How can you not include breakfast at that price?

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    I see from their website, that their charges are a lot lower that what we were quoted when we went to visit.
    I found it a very beautifully landscaped resort,but I would`nt want to stay there. There`s not much to do,except laze around the pool/gardens or go on a cookery course.There`s no local bars....

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by ch1ldofthemoon
    they had a couple of houses that sleep 6-8,that were only 160,000 plus 18.5% VAT per night,not including breakfast.
    incredible....

    you can build a house for not much more.

    what type of people stay there?
    I went there for a conference, three beers pretty much bankrupted me

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    I think the people who stay there have lots of dosh and dont mind paying for a bit of luxury.Personally,If I had that type of money to spend on a holiday,I`d be spending it with the locals,not giving it to some american resort chain.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by ch1ldofthemoon View Post
    My boss arrived in Chiang Mai,early december,for a
    Well out of my price range. cheapest rooms started at 40,000 plus 18.5% vat/service charge.
    If thats for a night lets get it to perspective !!!

    40,000 is over 6 MONTHS rent for my place !!!!!!!!!


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    A client of the company I work for,took his wife and three teenage daughters to phuket,Christmas 2000.They stayed at the Banyan Tree in Bangkok for one night,then thirteen nights in the Banyan Tree ,Phuket. With first class flights on B.A. to Bangkok, their holiday cost £48K. The Four Seasons is exactly the type of hotel they would enjoy.

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    YOu can't enjoy wasting that much money.... I suppose if you are rich and want to stay safely away from the riff-raff then that is where you would choose...

    You can get everything they are offering plus much more at loads of other places.... Feck that... I thought I was daft forking out 5 grand a night in Samui but that takes the biscuit...

    The kind of people that stay there should be shot at birth...

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    If you were to shoot them at Birth, how would you know which babies are going to grow up and stay in places like that?

    Jealousy is a curse remember rawlins

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    After having had a look around the place and a couple of drinks in the bar,I gotta say,it`s well worth a visit,if your in the area.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MeMock View Post
    If you were to shoot them at Birth, how would you know which babies are going to grow up and stay in places like that?

    Jealousy is a curse remember rawlins
    Good point MeMock... Shooting them when they check into the hotel would be a better bet ensuring that the correct people were taken care of...

    I'm not jealous... Might even take the OPs advice and go there for a look around if I'm ever in the area.... If they have a happy hour I might even relax with a beer...

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    just make sure it is only 1

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    Quote Originally Posted by rawlins
    The kind of people that stay there should be shot at birth...
    bit of an OTT reaction matey.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kingwilly View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by rawlins
    The kind of people that stay there should be shot at birth...
    bit of an OTT reaction matey.
    Yeah.. I have backtracked on that statement since posting and decided that the kind of people that stay there should only be shot when they are checking into the hotel, so that no innocents are harmed....

    Smokers.... They should be shot at birth though...

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    Some friends of my parents came to Thailand on holiday, on my recommendation. When they got back to the UK, they said it was nice enough, but they didn't really see what all the fuss was about. Turns out they spent 10 days in a swanky resort by the pool, never tried any Thai food, never went exploring, never saw a temple or a bar-beer complex...
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    Benb, most tourists are like that

    that is why mass tourism is a good thing, they stay in their little ghettos

    as for the 4 Seasons, it is a very nice place, but I am too mean to pay those prices

    If you are a successful builder in London, you would have so much "black" cash to spend, you might as well throw it away on posh hotels and golfing

    or if you are seriously rich, as some people are, that sort of money is peanuts. I had a friend who worked for an Italian industrialist; he had a private jet. One time he sent the plane to pick his wifes' dog up from Paris and bring it to Milan.

    He could not spend the money he was making. He flew 1st Class everywhere, when not using his own plane, stayed at all the most expensive hotels, had homes in many countries, all fully staffed etc etc

    His wife was a miserable bitch
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    I heard there was a nice golf course at the 4 seasons Chiang Mai - anyone ever played it?

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    ^ A couple of times but not since 2005, it's not the best in Thailand but about as good as you'll get in Chiang Mai. I managed to score 14 runs with 5 under par but lost 3 love, whatever that means.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by ch1ldofthemoon
    they had a couple of houses that sleep 6-8,that were only 160,000 plus 18.5% VAT per night,not including breakfast.
    incredible....

    you can build a house for not much more.

    what type of people stay there?
    Rich people. It is the best in Chiang Mai.

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    the mandarin dara devi is more expensive though.

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    Yes, but it is not as good value for your money.

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    ^
    I am reliably informed by one of their managers that it's an absolute rip off.

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