Jirung in Mae Rim
September 19th - 20th
We were really enjoying our time in northern Thailand, and were set to leave on Monday morning for... ??? See, that was the problem; we didn't know where we were going to go next. We had a 2 day span which we had yet to plan. After much thought and some time spent in internet cafes researching we decided to stay in northern Thailand for a while longer.
We left the Tri Yaan Nu Ros Colonial House Monday morning and headed further north with Toy, our taxi driver. We arrived in the small town of Mae Rim about 3o minutes north of downtown Chiang Mai. After driving down a dirt road just outside of town we rounded a bend and looked up to see Jirung Health Resort and Spa staring down at us.
The hotel only had 10 rooms in it, though by the looks of the physical structure it sure seemed like it housed a whole lot more. Though our expectations were intentionally low so as to avoid another bad reaction like in Chiang Mai, Jirung blew us away. The location and surroundings were breathtaking. The views afforded to us from our private balcony were incredible... just the green of mountains with their peaks popping out of the low clouds that draped over them like
ponchos.
Though our plan was to to just relax and lay around and be lazy, the free bikes offered at the lobby were too tempting to resist. We took them for a nice long ride and stopped at the nearby tourist "hot spots" which included an orchid farm, a monkey camp and a snake farm; As well as the Fours Seasons Resort, which I hope to have the opportunity to return to and stay at someday... simply an incredible place perfectly designed to blend seamlessly into its surrounding landscape.
Our bike ride turned out to be the perfect tune up, or should I say muscle killer for what awaited us back at the hotel: a 3 hour pampering on the 6th floor spa called the Jirung Experience. The experience included a welcome with warm tea and an herbal foot wash, followed by the outdoor sauna, a swedish shower, and then 2 hours of massage in the rooftop garden. It was awesome.
We went further north not knowing what to expect and left wanting more. But it was time to finally leave and head south to Singapore & Malaysia. Our time in Thailand would have to come to an end.
You can view the rest our our Mae Rim pictures here...
We were really enjoying our time in northern Thailand, and were set to leave on Monday morning for... ??? See, that was the problem; we didn't know where we were going to go next. We had a 2 day span which we had yet to plan. After much thought and some time spent in internet cafes researching we decided to stay in northern Thailand for a while longer.
We left the Tri Yaan Nu Ros Colonial House Monday morning and headed further north with Toy, our taxi driver. We arrived in the small town of Mae Rim about 3o minutes north of downtown Chiang Mai. After driving down a dirt road just outside of town we rounded a bend and looked up to see Jirung Health Resort and Spa staring down at us.
The hotel only had 10 rooms in it, though by the looks of the physical structure it sure seemed like it housed a whole lot more. Though our expectations were intentionally low so as to avoid another bad reaction like in Chiang Mai, Jirung blew us away. The location and surroundings were breathtaking. The views afforded to us from our private balcony were incredible... just the green of mountains with their peaks popping out of the low clouds that draped over them like
ponchos.Though our plan was to to just relax and lay around and be lazy, the free bikes offered at the lobby were too tempting to resist. We took them for a nice long ride and stopped at the nearby tourist "hot spots" which included an orchid farm, a monkey camp and a snake farm; As well as the Fours Seasons Resort, which I hope to have the opportunity to return to and stay at someday... simply an incredible place perfectly designed to blend seamlessly into its surrounding landscape.
Our bike ride turned out to be the perfect tune up, or should I say muscle killer for what awaited us back at the hotel: a 3 hour pampering on the 6th floor spa called the Jirung Experience. The experience included a welcome with warm tea and an herbal foot wash, followed by the outdoor sauna, a swedish shower, and then 2 hours of massage in the rooftop garden. It was awesome.
We went further north not knowing what to expect and left wanting more. But it was time to finally leave and head south to Singapore & Malaysia. Our time in Thailand would have to come to an end.
You can view the rest our our Mae Rim pictures here...
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