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andrea

Andrea.
And her cast of imaginary friends
Twitter @spacemalao
Sunday, October 23, 2011
French Food in Thailand?


Farang Ses
Chef Dominique Bugnand



Salade Caprese

These are what I call Magic Mushrooms...

Escargots de Bourgogne au beurre d’ail


Homard Canadien

pot au feu


Crêpes Suzette

prepared at our table...


Profiteroles au chocolat chaud


Petit Four


The Resort.


14 - 16 October 2011


I am such a FAN...

haha.

The M.O is a huge 60-acre resort
with only 54 suites and 64 villas
and all the amenities you would expect
from the best resort you can ever conceive in your head!!

The massive lush space
and such few accommodations
means you are more likely to run into the hotel's staff than a resident!!

But the huge compound also means that you got to either
walk,
cycle or
call a buggy
to bring you for to the coffee house for breakfast!

Here I am on a bicycle
(which I fell off from and had 2 massive odd shaped bruises)

An organic garden and rice fields where the gardeners maintain and
you can even find some of the veggies in your dinner!


The Dheva Spa!
(Image from Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi)

Here is the deluxe villa with pool...
Yes... with a private pool... and lovely views of the rice fields...
(Image from Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi)

The Colonial Pool
(Image from Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi)


Thursday, October 20, 2011
Checking Into the M.O.

Dhara Dhevi
Chiang Mai
Thailand

- 14-16 October 2011 -

Just as we collected our bags from the belt at Chiang Mai's International Airport,
a staff from Mandarin Oriental greeted us and showed us to our transport to our hotel....

You should seen my mum's face when we saw the car pull over!
A blue vintage Mercedes Benz stretch limo!
SUCCESS!


A short 20 minute drive brought us to the hotel's lobby for our check in...
which we did over tea and cold tamarind scented towels
over the lounge chairs in the majestic lobby...

Then, we were taken to our suite in a buggy!
(No, I didn't get to drive... we had a driver)

The buggy pulling up at the colonial suite building...

Our room was on the second floor...

When our butler opened the door...
I gasped....
Our suite was huge...
1415 sqf Deluxe Colonial Suite -
One of the smaller accommodations on the hotel's estate!!!

On the right of the hall way is the powder room...

And the mini bar before leading to the living room...

A lovely console table faces the mini bar...
With fresh florals!

The amazing living room of the suite...

Complimentary fruit and wine....
as well as a greeting card from the hotel's manager...

The bed room...
With its own seating area...

Daddy channel surfing....
The amazingly huge toilet...
which is larger than my room!!!

Shower room...

Wardrobe

And a huge balcony with outdoor dining area...
And an amazing view!!

This is one of the largest and best suites I have ever been in....
the views were breath taking...
All i wanted to do was to spend all my time in the lovely suite!