Lanna Hill House

Weekly prices from:
1650 GBP , 2016 EUR


	A sand pit and a paddling pool are provided.
	Playroom available for little ones.
	Thai celebrity chef, 'Khun Tim', acts as a consultant to Lanna Hill House and has designed menus and trained the house chef and waiting staff. She may also be available to cook herself on some ocassions. Meals can be added at a cost of approx. £10 per adult and £5 per child, per day on full board, or approx. £7.50 and £3.75 per day, half-board. The owners are happy to stock specific dietary foodstuffs for adults, babies and toddlers in advance of guests' arrival
	wooden high chairs, a wooden cot, two single beds with protective railings.
	A dedicated trained Nanny costs from just £50 to £100 for the whole week. Live-in optional. Otherwise babysitting is available at around £1.50 per hour.
	housekeeping staff will clean the entire house each day. If you wish to prepare your own meals, they will of course do all the washing-up! Beds are made up every day and linen changed twice a week.
	Lanna Hill House recognises that food is a very important element of any holiday experience. They are very fortunate to have khun Tim as their head chef. She is the founder of a famous Thai cookery school and she has been a regular feature on TV both in Thailand and abroad. She has developed a delicious menu with a focus on fresh food and local dishes and trained our staff in the preparation of her dishes. Vegetarian and childrens dishes are available on request. Guests are encouraged to cook with our staff if they so wish. All guests will be asked about food preferences before arrival so our menu can be customised appropriately.

Overview

Designed by one of Thailand's top architects, and commissioned by eco-resort owners and parents of toddlers, Richard and Nuntasorn Rhodes, Lanna Hill House is an idyllic blend of a breathtakingly beautiful natural setting, elegant colonial interiors and family-friendly practicality. Add to the mix a range of extremely affordable services such as full-time chef, nanny and housekeeper, bi-lingual guide, driver, Thai massage therapist and even entertainment in the form of a local dancing troupe, and you have the kind of holiday that will bring a tear to your eyes when forced to leave! And no doubt some people do have to be forced!

Little ones will adore the well equipped playroom and the friendly nanny who can ensure junior guests are entertained whilst also learning a little ...read more inside

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... bit about the Thai language, culture and customs. Parents will appreciate the delicious meals that appear as if by magic at regular intervals, thanks to the chef, and cleared away equally efficiently by the housekeeper. The elegant interiors combine traditional 'Lanna' teak floors and terraces with rattan and bamboo furnishings, whilst the whitewashed walls and double height ceilings give it a light and bright feel. But little can compete with the scenery, which makes lounging by the pool almost as spectator sport thanks to the views over the beautiful wooded hills, lake and meadows that surround it.

Local Knowledge

Should the stunning scenery surrounding the house tempt you away from its cosseted comforts - you can ask the chef to do a packed lunch is the idea of leaving the fabulous food behind is too much to bear! - there's loads to see in and do in the area, plus car hire and a driver can be arranged from £35 per day, with a bi-lingual guide an additional £20 per day. The owners provide an excellent 'Inside Track' journal with ideas for things to see and do, even advice on the fantastically cheap and good quality dentistry available in the area!

Pleasingly, the property manager has a little one (born in 2007) and can therefore provide up to the minute advice on amenities and facilities for babies and toddlers. Current favourites for toddlers include the Chang Mai Zoo, night safari and local elephant park (you may be lucky and get to paint and feed baby elephants), but there's also Tumble Tots, just like at home in the UK. Parents and toddlers alike enjoy the hot springs, just 10 minutes from the house, but the well-equipped play room and excellent nanny services allow parents the chance to add some more adventurous activities into the mix too with guided cycling (several bikes are provided at the house) and hiking available. There are five villages within two kilometres of the house. The street markets and talented tailors of Chang Mai are just half an hour away and will keep many a shopoholic happy - just don't forget to bring a pic. of that dream outfit, or a favourite you want made up into a different colour and/material. Combine a bargain tailor and a dentist and an Oscar-night look with a Hollywood smile may be just a holiday away!

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