The Anantara Golden Triangle Resort and Spa is a top class hotel located near an elephant camp in Thailand. The hotel stands in the jungle and allows guests to interact with the elephants in the camp.
At this hotel guests will be able to enjoy an open air breakfast with views towards the Thai jungle and the elephant shelter. This hotel is an ecofriendly place which respects the environment while helping ill or orphaned elephants.
The hotel is located in Chiang Saen, Anantara, Thailand, a place known for its nature. The hotel stands near the edge of one of the local tropical forests and has views towards the Mekong River. Only a few metres away from the hotel guests will be able to see the border between Thailand and its neighbours Myanmar and Laos.
The hotel has 58 double rooms and 19 suites. Price varies according to the type of room and the season, and is usually between 200 and 400€ per night. The hotel has all the necessary amenities for an enjoyable stay, and there is a shuttle bus that transports guests to and from the airport. The hotel rooms are spacious and have panoramic views towards the jungle, and some rooms even get a view towards neighbouring Laos and Myanmar. All rooms are doubles with a bathroom, large windows, silk curtains and wooden floors.
The 22 Deluxe rooms are basic rooms full of silk curtains and decorated floors that make up a traditional Thai interior design. The carved furniture is made from teak wood and the chairs are upholstered in silk. All 22 rooms have a private balcony with a daybed. These rooms have views towards either the hotel’s large swimming pool or the hotel’s gardens. The bathrooms are large and have a bathtub for two people.
The 36 Deluxe Three Country View Rooms are slightly more spacious. Each room has views towards a bamboo forest that spreads beneath their windows, next to the mountain range and the border between the three countries. These rooms have a traditional style with carefully integrated technologies, such as a flat screen television in a large wooden closet. The huge bedroom is decorated in a simple, traditionally Thai way, and the bathroom holds a bathtub for two people.
There are six romantic suites at the hotel, the Anantara suites. These large rooms have a private balcony with a canopy bed. The master bedroom is decorated with local works of art and hand carved teak furniture. There is a small living room with sofas near the entrance. The bathroom holds a bathtub for two people and is decorated in light shades.
There are 13 Anantara Three Country View Suites which boast the best views towards the border between the countries. The large bay windows have views towards Myanmar and Laos. Guests will be able to relax and enjoy the views while lying on the large sofa in the private balcony. The large bathroom, adjacent to the master bedroom, has a bathtub for two. All the furniture in the suites is hand carved and made of teak, and paintings representing local paysages hang from the walls. The suites are equipped with espresso machines and flat screen television sets amongst other amenities.
The hotel has two restaurants. The Sala Nae Mum is a traditional Thai restaurant famous for its savoury breakfasts and delicious snacks and dinners. The Baan Dahlia restaurant has a slightly more rustic style and serves Italian food with a Thai touch, and is well known for its wine menu. Both restaurants can host celebrations and events. Next to the restaurants guests will find the Elephant Bar and Opium Terrace Lounge, an open air cocktail bar.
The hotel has several modern conference rooms. For smaller meetings guests can rent the Rim Khong hall. The Mae Khong hall is larger and has a terrace, making it the ideal choice for large conferences or banquets.
Tha Anantara hotel has a spa which specializes in several different methods of skin treatments and massages. Next to it there is a gym, a room for playing squash, tennis courts, a sauna and a steam room. Outside, guests will find a swimming pool with a Jacuzzi.
Guests who stay at this hotel have the opportunity to live in a natural surrounding, similar to the way the Siam tribes lived centuries ago. The elephant shelter hosts 34 elephants and their handlers. Guests will be able to follow the day to day life of these huge mammals and learn about the lives of the mahout, people who take care of the elephants. Visitors will be able to ride an elephant and bathe with them. Trekking excursions on elephants can be arranged and guests are allowed to bathe with the elephants in the river.
The hotel offers other activities such as cooking classes. Guests and visitors will have the opportunity to learn how to cook real Thai food. Other activities include birdwatching trips into the jungle and hikes. Excursions are organized to visit authentic Thai villages where guests will learn about the local traditions. Boat trips across the Mekong river are organized, where guests will be able to bask amidst the nature and buy from the floating sellers which sell the merchandise on boats.



























































