The colonial hotel, Chiang Rai

Khamthana is a tranquil oasis nestled in the heart of Chiang Rai — an aesthetic, contemporary colonial house whose charm shows in its architecture and its interiors: tall shutters, arcaded walks, lantern light, and a courtyard held between two long wings.

All seventy guest rooms are comfortable and quiet, each with a resting area on its own balcony, surrounded by lush tropical planting laid out in the manner of an English garden. Rooms are furnished in a contemporary colonial style, with dark wood, carved panels and soft light.

The hotel stands minutes from the old airport road and the centre of town, close enough to reach the night bazaar on foot in the cool of the evening, far enough to sleep in silence.

Khamthana offers the charm of unique tradition with warm hospitality, to make your stay enjoyable and pleasant. That sentence has been on the hotel’s door for years, and it is still the whole of the philosophy.