Rimkok Resort, Chiang Rai

We loved our experience at this fine resort. We believe it was a fantastic deal by booking it on agoda. The food was exceptional. The pool is huge. We think this is one of the best places we have enjoyed on our trip.

Went for our grandson's wedding which was held at the resort. Everything was beautiful. We were there 3 days and enjoyed using the pool. Breakfast was wonderful. Fell in love with the Chinese fried bread. We later joined a tour group and one of the stops was at the Rimkok Resort for an International lunch. A great lunch.

Just returned from a 10 day trip in Thailand where we spent 3 nights in Chiang Mai and 3 nights in Chiang Rai. I have to say that Chiang Rai is beautiful. We got the most out of this trip by splitting it in two: first part was self guided in Chiang Mai. Here we ate everything that moved and rented a Honda Click motorcycle to experience for the first time that "Je ne sais quoi" that all my motorcycle owner friends are talking about. Driving it (for the first time in my life) on the Chiang Mai's early morning streets was a pleasure. Driving it during the 4pm rush hour...an adventure. Nevertheless, this way of transportation allowed us to explore the entire city and its vicinity without any concern for schedule and to save money too. A MUST if you would like some adrenaline rush. For Chiang Rai, we chose to stay at the Rimkok Resort and hire the guided recommended by so many on this forum. The hotel is beautiful but way too far away from the city and the only way to get to the night bazaar is by the hotel shuttle. Overall, not worth it. The food was also disappointing at the hotel but we brought our own from the night bazaar. There is nothing like eating sticky rice mango and friend fish with a bottle of champagne at the hotel's restaurant. Just be ready to pay US prices for anything you buy at the hotel. The guide, Jermsak Cei, was GREAT!!! He made out stay in Chiang Rai a five star experience. We contacted him by e-mail and booked him for the entire three days we spent there. The guy is fabulous!!! Flawless english, great sense of humor, and has been guiding people for over 15 years. Sooooo worth it!!! He customized the trips based on our liking and every day surprised us with his story telling ability, his home made lunches and his side trips in addition to what we wanted to see. HE picked us up from the hotel every day by 8:30 am and brought us back around 8pm.