A short walk or taxi ride will get you to a nearby mini-mall or other shopping. However, once you enter the gates to the lodge you can easily believe you have been transported to a lush tropical jungle. The grounds and landscaping are fantastic, and the natural pools are inviting. The brick made cabins are cozy and the wooden villas are of native construction. But the highlight of our visit was Smiley who seemed to be in charge of everything from picking us up at the train station, to making sure we had enough drinking water in our room. The only downside to our stay was the intense heat wave that was gripping the entire region. We had booked one of the brick cabins with just a fan since we believed the Chiang Mai area to be substantially cooler than Bangkok. Unfortunately it was just as hot in Chiang Mai as anywhere else in the country and this made the room unbearable. We had to move up to one of the villas with A/C at a much higher rate. The small split unit A/C was just barely up to the task of cooling the huge room that was not designed with A/C in mind. Under normal weather conditions it would probably be more than sufficient. We met the owner of the lodge, a well traveled Thai lady, who was most entertaining and more than helpful in helping us arrange our transportation back to Bangkok. We would certainly go back to Vivacity Home!
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