Yayy! Finally heading to the beach for the weekend.
This time I’m going to Hua Hin, no more than 200km drive from home. Luckily for me the weather is looking great. I can’t wait to soak up some sun and dip my toes into the ocean while sipping on fruit shakes and coconuts. I’ve been extremely tired this week as well as I’ve been doing my Thai classes every morning until noon for the past month and also just started boxing 5 days a week on top of my lifting routine. So yeah, I’m really excited to do nothing else than relaxing. Hopefully I’ll be fully recharged for whatever next week has to offer!
We usually go to Pranburi when we go to Prachuap Khiri Khan as Tom has his beach house there. But this time I’ll be heading with my friend as she needed a +1 for her stay at Resort De Paskani, so Hua Hin it is! Check it out. How could I say no to that?
Since posting our photos from our oh-so-amazing trip to Pai, we’ve been getting so many questions about where we stayed, where we had our sunset picnic and not least, where that fantastic bathtub picture overlooking that lush green garden was…
I’m happy to tell you guys the wait is over!
I think we can officially agree that I am the slowest blogger ever. But you know what they say… slow and steady wins the race.
Usually the company of the sun is enough reason to love the sunset, but it was an incredible feeling to level up to this luxurious experience.
As always I love to surprise Tom for his birthday with unknown locations and this year was no different. Although, this year Tom chose the location himself, I kept the experiences and hotels as a secret. But I usually like to keep the destination a secret too.
You can see some our previous birthday trips here: PAI & SARABURI.
In this post I’ll be focusing on the places we stayed. As you already know, during our last trip to Pai we stayed Yoma Hotel, Puri Pai Villa and the pool villa at The Quarter and even if these were fantastic, I had to go for something new this time around.
I’ve always wanted to stay at Pai Village Boutique Resort & Farm, but during our previous trip it was fully booked. Though the price might insinuate it, Pai Village does not have large, fancy and modern rooms, but the location is everything and their reviews were amongst the best for all the hotels in Pai. I loved the vibe of the hotel. As the name already reveals, Pai Village has their own farm in which you will get free access to when staying at their hotel. It’s a nice boutique style hotel, with cute huts nicely situated in a beautiful garden in the middle of Pai centre, all air-conditioned of course. I would recommend to get the bigger rooms. We had the Deluxe Village room and it was an ok size for the both of us with a nice little balcony to hang out at.
I need myself one of these outside areas… I could lie out there all day. It was such a nice change from Bangkok and the polluted air!
So lush! This is where you can hang out for breakfast, afternoon tea and snacks and just chill in the nice fresh air. Right before walking into the garden where the huts are located.
All wooden details <3 at the Blue OX bar area!
The Blue Ox restaurant was amazing, and so was the breakfast buffet in the morning. What really stood out at this hotel from the moment we checked in was the service. The staff there is so intuitive and helpful with everything.
Birthday boy <3
I contacted the hotel prior to checking in to make sure they could provide a champagne breakfast surprise and they did so without any hassle. It was super easy to arrange, which most of you know from living in Thailand, things usually aren’t unless it’s part of the regular menu.
They even made this cute little room decor. Tom loved it, as you can see…They also have a bunny coffee shop where you can cuddle and feed these cute bunnies!
Pai Village is my favourite hotel in all of Pai. The perfect location, great food, good wine selection, nice rooms, but the most important thing; impeccable service. They really made us feel loved!
Day 2, The Oia Resort, Pai
This is what you are greeted with at the entrance. A majestic views overlooking the rooms and the man made water feature that runs through the property.
The Oia Resort is a Greek themed hotel located a couple of kilometres from the centre of Pai. I think there were about four buildings inspired by a different place in Greece. We stayed in Corfu! The hotel offers 24 hours pickup service, but it’s probably easiest to get there by yourself if you’re only a couple of people travelling. The best way to go would be to rent a bike.
The rooms were spacious with a huge bathroom with quite the perfect bathtub to chill in during night time. Not great lighting though, hence no pictures. And to my favourite part about the room, the outside deck to chill on with your feet dipped into the cold water. Sunset was amazing from there!
H a p p y B i r t h d a y T o m! All the rooms on the first floor has decks to hang out on, and your own kayak too!
Great vibes all around at this hotel and a nice breakfast selection too. They had fresh Cape Gooseberries so say no more! My only issue was that it was kind of half finished at some places. They were definitely missing some decorations on the walls in the rooms and pillows both in the seating area inside and outside on the deck.
If you stay on the patio/deck area outside your room at 10 AM you can have fruit delivered in a boat right at your door step.
I think this is a great hotel if you are travelling as a family or just looking for a good experience out of the norm!
Reverie Siam is situated on a gorgeous property not far from the centre of Pai, by the river banks. It’s a colonial style hotel and they’ve followed the theme well throughout the whole property.
There’s a nice chillout area for the adults to hang out by the river and two nicely sized pools situated on a grounds disguised as natural stone pools. Both pools use a salt water system.
Even if you’re not staying at the hotel I would highly recommend you to visit the Silhouette Bar which is the bar/restaurant at Reverie Siam. The food and cold cut/cheese spread is something you won’t find other places in Pai. Oh, and the wine selection is great! They also do some amazing cocktails and it’s reasonably priced.
For anyone asking where the bathtub picture was from, this is the place, but make sure you get the villa as this is the only room with this feature.
If you want to make your experience even more special you can book the sunset champagne experience that we had. It’s worth it! It’s one of the most stunning sunsets I’ve ever witnessed. If you’re looking to stay somewhere luxurious in Pai (with the best rooms we’ve seen so far), Siam Reverie is your safe bet!
Had to get Tom a bday cake from Pai’s #1 bakery… only thing was that the minimum order was 2lbs cake. Safe to say we ate cake every day! It’s lemon cheese cake. SOO GOOD.
Pai has so many cool hotels! I ended up booking a different one for each night. This is from our private villa at The Quarter. Loved the hidden pool.
We are going back to Pai!
So excited to be going back to Pai next week for Tom’s birthday. It’s one of our favourite places in Thailand. For those of you who don’t know where Pai is, it’s located in the north of Thailand past Chiang Mai. In the province of Mae Hong Son. Mae Hong Son is known as one of the mountainous provinces in Thailand. So you can believe me when I say that the scenery is perfect wherever you turn your head.
The usual route would be to take a plane to Chiang Mai and get a bus from the centre/airport (has to be organised with your airline and only Air Asia offers this at the moment). Pai is famous for the 762 narrow and winding turns you have to conquer to get through the mountains before you arrive. It’s part of the charm, and so worth it. Though, if that’s not for you, there’s still an option to fly all the way with a small plane on a local airline called Kan Air.
Went for Natalie Glebova ‘s amazing birthday party in Pattaya last weekend. We started off with a white party at Cafe Del Mar with Natalie on the decks for the perfect sunset set. Most of you probably haven’t heard about Cafe Del Mar yet, but it’s a pool club located right on the beach in Jomtien. I love the venue at and in my opinion it’s the best place to go out in Pattaya area. Great vibes, great drinks and the venue is nice and open!
The second day we sailed away into the sunset with the perfect catamaran, tunes and crew for the occasion…
Probably the best birthday Weekend I’ve ever joined. Such an awesome crowd!
Tempted to rent a catamaran in Pattaya? You can rent the same one or a smaller one from Ocean Marina Yacht Club.
Yes I know guys…. I disappeared after Chiang Mai. I had to recover from all the coffees, sweets and delicious foods.
But first, check out this awesome café we stumbled upon when we were in Chiang mai called Woo Café & Art Gallery. Definitely one of the most Instagrammable coffee shops I’ve ever been to. ♥
Scroll down to see all the awesome pictures!
♥The details
Annoyingly many places to snap a photo!
SMILE!
The iced coffee comes in LARGE glasses. You’ll see what I mean here.
The coffee was good and as you can see, the presentation was great! I LOVED that the coffee was served with a tiny cookie bite. We had already eaten lunch at the golf club before arriving so I can’t tell you if the food is on par with the coffee. What I can say is that it looked amazing and I deeply regret the fact that I came on a full stomach. Also, don’t forget to go upstairs and check out the art gallery. I fell in love with several of the pieces, and especially the one of two gigantic blue eyes gazing at me. You’ll know which one I’m talking about… unless it’s snatched already!
In Chiang Mai now and I am utterly impressed by the food scene here. So far we’ve been hunting for the best coffee shops, desserts and Khao Soi. We’ve rented a scooter so it’s been easy to get around to try the amazing places around the city. Too bad I can’t rent an extra stomach.
