Veranda High Resort Chiang Mai

Set on valley slope just outside of historic Chiang Mai, the beautiful Veranda High Resort is a very convenient launchpad to explore the area—and the perfect retreat after a night out.

This peaceful retreat offers 80 rooms with tremendous views over a mountain landscape of meandering streams, rice, and tea terraces. The rooms vary greatly, covering seven categories, but all have sleek furnishings, cushy duvets, big bathrooms, and private balconies with inviting daybeds.

The spa offers signature treatments using products that were developed in-house, and the two restaurants offer European and local Lanna Thai fare, both with a choice of air-conditioned indoor or breeze-cooled outdoor seating with views of the infinity pool and the valley beyond.

Veranda High Resort is close to Wat Pra That Doi Suthep, a temple on a hill about ten miles from the city, and Wat Umong, another beautiful 700-year-old temple. It’s also very convenient for the Chiang Mai Night Safari, which offers after-dark tram rides through animal parks, and the riotously colorful botanical gardens of Royal Park Rajapruek.

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in our opinion

What we love

• The interior design blends traditional Thai motifs with a contemporary feel, to a great effect.
• Private balconies with day beds in the 80 guest rooms.
• A cultural pavilion with daily classes in Thai cooking, flower garland making, fruit carving, and basket weaving.
• Two restaurants serving international and Lanna (Northern) Thai food.

What you should know

• The “Comfy Studio” rooms are a little on the small side.
• Check-in time ends at 9:30 p.m.
• The property declines certain group bookings, such as bachelor or bachelorette parties.
• Veranda High Resort is outside the city and relatively far from its temples, museums, restaurants, and other attractions, but it's easy enough to organize sightseeing. A trip into the city itself should include a stop at the Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Centre, the modern city’s premier museum.