From Phuket to Chiang Rai, here are ten retreats where you can truly get away from it all.
1. Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle (Chiang Rai)
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle
2. The Giant (Chiang Mai)
The Giant
This coffee-shop-slash-hotel offers rooms under a giant tree with forest views over the north of Thailand. They also have a small zip line as well.
Price: Starts from THB3,500 ($135).
3. Hin Tok River Camp @ Hell Fire Pass Hotel (Kanchanaburi)
Hin Tok River Camp
Set next to the River Kwai in the deep trekking route near the old Hell Fire Pass of The Death Railway, the hotel offers stunning tent rooms.
Price: Starts from THB5,500 ($213).
4. Soneva Kiri (Koh Kood, Trat)
Soneva Kiri
With both tropical forest and a white sandy beach, Soneva Kiri is the perfect vacation combination. Visit their observatory on a full moon for an experience you’ll never forget.
Price: Starts from THB38,500 ($1,489).
5. Ban Rai I Arun (Ranong)
Ban Rai I Arun
An architecture student set up these eco farm-stay huts in his home town, surrounded by the lush greenery of his family’s plantation. The outcome is modishly-styled wooden houses perfect for any nature admirer. They are now adding more huts as well.
Price: Starts from THB1,400 ($54).
6. Keemala (Phuket)
Keemala
This new hotel overlooking Kamala Beach offers tree houses with stunning eco designs that incorporate wood, rocks and trees. Book the Bird’s Nest Pool Villas to indulge in the most natural experience.
Price: Starts from THB19,600 ($758).
7. Bangkok Tree House
Bangkok Tree House
Clustered along the Chao Phraya River’s Bangkrachao area in Samut Prakan, the modern two-storey suites with an al-fresco rooftop are always the first choice for a peaceful stay in Bangkok that feels miles from the city.
Price: Starts from THB3,900 ($151).
8. Phu Chaisai Resort and Spa (Chiang Rai)
Phu Chaisai
Set on the top of a hill in the Mae Chan district, Phu Chaisai has long been famous for its natural surroundings, with bamboo huts hidden among trees blending in perfectly with the environment.
Price: Starts from THB3,000 ($116).
9. Rai Saeng Arun (Chiang Rai)
Rai Saeng Arun
This award-winning boutique hotel was one of the first farm-stays in Thailand. Apart from nature, it also offers fresh produce right from the organic farm. Its Forest View Bungalows are hidden among trees.
Price: Starts from THB2,700 ($104).
10. Ban Suan Chantita (Uthai Thani)
Ban Suan Chantita
Deep inside a dense garden, the hotel connects together four chic modern wooden houses with a vast wooden terrace. The hotel is about a two-hour drive from Bangkok.
Price: Starts from THB2,500 ($97).
