Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi

Sixty-acre contemporary resort built to resemble a village with Lanna architecture, just outside the city.

Score 84.19
Stats 54 rooms; 69 villas; 4 restaurants; 3 bars.
Competitive Edge A wide range of leisure and cultural activities (rice paddy planting; visits to local temples) offered in theme-park proportions.
Rooms to Book Deluxe Villas, with outdoor whirlpools.
Don't Miss A traditional massage in the 33,000-square-foot Dheva Spa and Holistic Centre.
Cost Doubles from $490.
Contact Sankampaeng Road Moo 1 T. Tasala A. Muang
Chiang Mai-Sankampaeng Rd.
800/526-6566 or 66-53/888-888

www.mandarinoriental.com

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“It's evening at Thailand's newest luxury resort, the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, near the northern city of Chiang Mai. Four years in the making—and still not finished—the 60-acre property quietly opened its doors last December, with 40 guest rooms. The remaining 124 villas and suites will be added between now and December 2005, in time for a proper grand premiere....” MORE»

—Peter Jon Lindberg
“Chiang Mai Pleasure Palace” in Travel + Leisure, Apr 2005

“One hundred forty-two villas and suites on 52 lush acres—this is more a village than a resort. A pair of pools, a cooking school, and a spa designed like an ancient Burmese palace will appeal to sybarites, while the spiritually inclined can meditate in the on-site temple....” MORE»


“Asia Made Easy” in Travel + Leisure, Sep 2004