The Elephant House and Pool Villas

The Elephant House and Pool Villas is an entire-bungalow property well outside the city, scoring a genuinely rare 9.6 out of 10 from 23 reviews. Uncle Kham doesn't say this lightly: a perfect 10 out of 10 on staff service is not a number properties earn by accident, and it's the first thing worth knowing about this stay before anything else.

Getting to The Elephant House and Pool Villas

The property sits 30.4 km from the Old City centre and 27.3 km from Chiang Mai International Airport — a proper drive out of town, the kind of distance that signals this is a destination in itself rather than a base for city sightseeing. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and a breakfast-included room plan takes care of mornings. At an indicative nightly rate of 1,093 THB, it's a genuinely affordable way to reach a property this well reviewed — one of the best price-to-score ratios anywhere in this batch.

Rooms & What to Expect

Four room types are on file, each with its own distinct character. The Signature Garden House, House Number 4, is 63 square meters/678 square feet with a double bed and a garden view. The Standard Queen Room with Pool View is 25 square meters/269 square feet with a queen bed, facing the mountains despite its name. The Premier King Room with Pool View steps up to 60 square meters/646 square feet with a king bed and a river view. And the Standard King Room with Garden View, the largest at 68 square meters/732 square feet, pairs a king bed with its namesake garden outlook.

Amenities & Facilities

Guests specifically flag a private beach, daily housekeeping, and a poolside bar among what they love most about staying here — a genuinely unusual combination for a Chiang Mai property, and one that speaks to just how different this stretch of countryside is from the city. Uncle Kham would say the poolside bar alone is worth the drive out for anyone tired of the city's busier bar scene.

What's Nearby — Temples, Markets & Local Life

Given the distance from the Old City — Chiang Mai Night Safari at 22.87 km, Wat Phra That Doi Kham at 24.91 km, Wua Lai Walking Street at 29.72 km, Art in Paradise at 29.84 km, and Wat Phra Singh at 30.21 km — this isn't a base for daily city trips. What's close is a different kind of Chiang Mai entirely: Mo Chetsada sits 3.35 km away, with the Ganesh Museum at 4.28 km, Wat Ko Muang at 5.66 km, San Pa Tong Hospital at 6.41 km, and a pharmacy called Daily Drugs at 7.63 km — a genuinely rural, self-contained pocket of the province.

Dining

No on-site restaurant is confirmed, but the poolside bar covers drinks, and the breakfast-included plan handles mornings without needing to travel anywhere — a fair set of basics for a property this far from the nearest town.

Other Hotels Nearby

Baan Tid Nam sits 3.5 km away, a 5-star property scoring 9.1 out of 10. Homerent @ Sariam Lake Chiang Mai follows at a more distant 8.0 km, a 4-star option at 9.5 out of 10. And HOMETHAI RESORT rounds out the trio at 8.9 km, a 4-star property scoring 8.5 out of 10 — all part of the same wider, more rural stretch of Chiang Mai province, spread out enough that a rental car makes more sense here than relying on taxis between them.

What a Perfect Service Score Actually Means

Uncle Kham doesn't take a perfect 10 on staff service lightly — categories like cleanliness or facilities can be won with a good renovation budget, but service is earned guest by guest, day by day. A score like that, especially paired with cleanliness and value for money both above 9.8, tells you this property has quietly nailed the fundamentals even while sitting a genuine distance from anywhere else in the city.

Guest Reviews

A 9.6 out of 10 from 23 reviews is exceptional, and the category breakdown backs it up in full: staff service hits a perfect 10 against a city average of 9, cleanliness reaches 9.9 against 8.9, and value for money matches that same 9.9 against 8.4. Facilities score 9.8 against 8.8, and even location — despite the distance from the city — comes in at 9.2 against a city average of 8.1, a genuinely rare result for a property this far from downtown.

Good to Know

Given the 30.4 km distance from the Old City, this is a stay to plan as its own countryside retreat rather than a base for daily temple visits. The four room types vary widely in size, from 25 to 68 square meters, so matching room to group size is worth doing carefully at booking, especially for anyone hoping to land the larger Standard King Room specifically.

The Elephant House and Pool Villas backs up an unusual, countryside setting with a review record that's hard to argue with — a perfect service score, and guest satisfaction well above the city norm across every single category measured. Uncle Kham would send here anyone chasing a genuinely different, unhurried side of Chiang Mai province, well away from the crowds that gather near the Old City walls each evening.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the staff service score at The Elephant House and Pool Villas? A perfect 10 out of 10.

Is there a bar? Yes, a poolside bar is confirmed among the amenities guests love most.

Is breakfast included? Yes, a breakfast-included room plan is available.

How far is the property from central Chiang Mai? 30.4 km, a proper drive into the surrounding countryside.

What is the cleanliness score? 9.9 out of 10, well above the city average of 8.9.

What is the value-for-money score? 9.9 out of 10, well above the city average of 8.4.

Written by Terra Lanna from verified data — star rating, guest review scores, real coordinates and distances, and Agoda's own facility and location data. Master English version; other languages are translated from this.