Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa
Style Northern Thai splendour
Setting Three-country crossroads
Surrounded by fragrant gardens in the jungle hills of northern Thailand, elegantly rustic Chiang Rai hotel Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa has magical views of the Mekong River, Myanmar and Laos and an elephant camp on its doorstep.
Need to know
- Rooms 77, including 19 suites.
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Rates
Double rooms from $1369.14 (THB43,300), excluding tax at 17.7 per cent.
Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency (THB43,300), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
- More details Rates include daily buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner (excluding drinks); minibar; return transfers from Chiang Rai Airport; ticket to the Opium Museum, plus your choice of daily activity (spa treatment, cooking class, tour or elephant camp).
- Facilities Gym, spa, tennis/squash court, gardens, book, CD and DVD library, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, CD/DVD player, espresso machine in suites, air-conditioning.
- Poolside The large, curvaceous deep-blue pool comes with a Jacuzzi, plentiful sunloungers and serene rural views.
- Check-out 12pm, but flexible (later check-outs are charged at a half-day rate). Check-in, 2pm.
- Children Brilliant for kids, who'll love the elephant camp. Free baby cots are provided and extra beds for older children cost THB1,650 a night. Babysitting with hotel staff is available for THB150 an hour (THB250 an hour after 10pm). More...
- Eco-friendly The resort is committed to recycling and uses solar panels for hot water. As well as employing local staff, it funds the elephant camp and conservation projects including native tree planting.
- Also Smoking is allowed in outdoor areas and by request in dedicated rooms. Award-winning landscape architect Bill Bensley designed the gardens and reckons this is his most colourful project yet.
Food and drink at Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa
- Hotel restaurant Anantara Golden Triangle has two restaurants: the grand and airy Sala Mae Nam, which serves a hearty buffet breakfast and regional Thai dishes, and the crypt-like and intimate Baan Dahlia, which offers Italian fare and an excellent selection of wine from around the world. At the former, you must try the northern specialty kao soy, a delicious, rich curry soup with egg noodles.
- Dress code Despite the tropical setting, there's no need to don a safari suit! Relaxed and outdoorsy is perfectly acceptable.
- Top table Opt for private Dining By Design to eat in atmospheric locations such as the gardens, rice paddies and elephant camp, by the pool or Mekong River, or on a hilltop. The sunset dinner with baby elephants is really special.
- Last orders Dinner is served at the restaurants from 6pm to 8.30pm and mixologists whip up dreamy drinks at the bar until midnight.
- Room service Available 5.30am–midnight.
- Hotel bar English novelist Somerset Maugham didn’t quite make it to northern Thailand in the Twenties, but if he had, Anantara's evocatively named Elephant Bar and Opium Terrace would have been right up his street. Dark teak, low-slung chairs, whirring ceiling fans, faux animal-hide lamps and board games create a grandly colonial yet cosy atmosphere. There’s even an open fire for when the temperature drops in the cool season. Settle back inside or out on the terrace and order a signature Anantara Magic cocktail.
Also worth knowing
- Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...
Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa 229 Moo 1, Tumbon Wieng, Amphur Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai, 57150
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Current offers at Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa
Offers at Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa
- 15% off two-night package
- 20% off three-night package
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In the know
Our favourite rooms
Rooms offer vistas of the resort's gorgeous gardens or Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar and Laos across the Mekong River. Whether you bag a deluxe room or suite, we reckon the 'three countries' views are a must. All share the same Lanna-influenced design (inspired by a former kingdom in northern Thailand) with dark teak floors and elegant furniture, raw silks and local art and carvings. In case you’re wondering, the effect is sublime and sensual but not in the least bit cluttered. The bath is quite possibly one of the deepest you will ever dip into. Throw back the windows, recline on your balcony sofa and soak up those views.
Packing tips
This is the jungle, so light layers and insect repellent will protect you from bites. Bring outdoor gear you don't treasure for muddy hiking or mountain biking. It can be chilly between November and February, so layers are a must.
Also
Be prepared for impromptu visits from the local elephants at mealtimes. The big-eared gentle giants are everywhere at Anantara Golden Triangle: you can hear their trumpets in the morning, they appear throughout as design motifs, and they even grace the labels of Chang Beer, which is served in the bar. Staff are happy to share their knowledge of the region's fab fauna, flora, food and culture if you're keen to learn more.
