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What's New in Chiang Mai and Beyond

Baan U Sabai Boutique House

Baan U Sabai is your ‘comfortable living’ home, where you will be happy in the truly unique location of Chiang Mai, but still feel like being at your own place. Built entirely out of teak wood and decorated with exquisite craftsmanship, Baan U Sabai provides 14 Guestrooms: 9 Superior rooms and 5 Deluxe Pool Access rooms. You can relax on the patio of the swimming pool right in front of your own bedroom. Free breakfast, high-speed internet and vehicle parking are provided. Tel. 053-904 444.

The Kitchen Door

The southern food of Thailand is well-known to foreigners for its hot and spicy flavors, particularly where the savoury curries are concerned. Now, a new Southern Thai food restaurant “The Kitchen Door” is open to serve you original Southern dishes by professional chefs from Suratthani Province. They’re offering you an array of deliciously hot foods in the friendly atmosphere of a shady garden, making you feel like you’re having a meal close to your kitchen door. The restaurant is near the Chiang Mai Grandview Hotel, and is open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Mon - Sat). Tel. 088-801 7748.

Baan Lek Home Stay

Based on traditional Lanna architecture and designed in keeping with their slogan, “Relax! Revive! Rejuvenate!” and located five minutes away from Chiang Mai Gate, Baan Lek Home Stay provides visitors with a warm welcome and two room-types: Lanna Deluxe and Lanna Suite… with such amenities as cable television, wireless internet access, and the optional Thai/European breakfast at a cheaper rate for a two-night stay… and not forgetting - a special gift. Please come to relax in a Lanna-style house at Baan Lek Home Stay. Tel. 053-273 210.

Ban Samran Spa

A Thai spa with a name meaning ‘House of Comfort’ provides treatments and therapies that include aromatherapy, massage and reflexology. All are based on the old techniques and wisdoms of Thai herbal medicine. Samran Spa is run and managed by authorized Thai professional therapists, providing a wide variety of treatments, in the packages one desires or requires. Guests who visit the spa will be welcomed into a warm, quiet and comfortable atmosphere that gives the feeling of being at home. Tel. 085-522 4641, 085- 521 4253, and 085-415 4171.

Irene Jewelry

Irene Jewelry Chiang Mai, which is a new business selling silver jewelry, precious and semi-precious stones (including diamonds) both retail and wholesale, opened in April this year. The made-to-order design service for engagement rings, earrings, necklaces, pendants and bracelets is an important feature of their service. Irene Jewelry is a one-stop destination for unique and custom pieces of jewelry with an ongoing special promotion (at a 20% discount). For more information, please contact 053-279 489, 085-621 2345, and 084-974 7797 or irenejewelry@hotmail.com.

All Seasons Hotels

Let’s enhance your stay with the colorful lifestyle and modern form of All Seasons Hotels, with its cheerfully-decorated interior and verdant gardens. There is also a Pixel International restaurant providing international and Thai cuisines, blended cocktails and an atmosphere made more relaxing with soft music. Situated near the Phucome intersection, All Seasons Hotels is just 20 minutes from Chiang Mai International Airport and Chiang Mai Railway station and just five minutes from Chiang Mai University. Also near the hotel is the Chiang Mai Zoo and other places of interest. The hotel has 70 rooms, including connected and family rooms, and a smoking prohibited area. Tel. 053-908 888.