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Arriving at the Aman Villa

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Each casita is assigned a golf cart so straight from the plane, you take your own golf cart to your casita or they can also drive you 🙂  

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The last time we came, we stayed in a Casita.  This time was a new experience for us since we stayed in a villa.  

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The Villas are on the opposite side of the main beach so it has it’s own beach front hence more private.  There are only seven villas on the island.  These are villas owned by private individuals but can be rented out by the owners when they are not in use.  All of the villas look the same and have the same features to keep it standard and easier to maintain.  You can rent these villas and it will be perfect for a big group of friends or a family.  Though you have the option of renting 1 Bedroom Villa, 2 Bedroom Villa or 4 Bedroom villa.  It’s more economical to rent all 4 together 🙂

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Though the casitas and amenities are standard- there are still some unique features like not all entrances are the same.  It depends on the shape of the lot.  This is Villa 5

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We were welcomed by the private chef of the Villa! Chef Miguel Pengson.  He is the brother of Chef Rob Pengson of The Goose Station.  So you can imagine the talent 🙂  

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Opposite view facing the main terrace

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Thank you Lord for this wonderful blessing – for bringing us friends together on this wonderful island – to spend time together

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From the pool, walk down further and you will see this path

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Which leads to your beach!!!!!

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There are several sun beds 

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And because there are only 7 villas, you feel you have the beach to yourself!!!  A perfect hideaway and a place to get away from it all! BEAUTIFUL!! Only an hour away from Manila!!

To the right

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To the left

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We were so happy to have Jerome visiting Manila!!  A perfect way to spend time with good friends!!!  

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From the beach this is your view leading to the villa – it seems like there is nothing behind – so that is how private it is

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The Four Seasons Bangkok

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Heart2Heart was so happy to be back in Bangkok after a long time.  From Chiang Mai, we stayed a few days in Bangkok.  The Four Seasons hotel is centrally located – you can walk to the malls- Paragon, Central World and Siam Discovery –  for a few blocks or for just a short walk you have access already to the MTR

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What a unique buffet table

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Breakfast which comes with the room

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Four Seasons Chiang Mai

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The Mandarin Oriental is near the city while the Four Seasons is by the mountains and a bit farther away.  If you want seclusion and more privacy- this is the place to be.

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Love the flowers around the resort

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Surrounded by rice paddies also

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Colonial Suites at the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Devi Chiang Mai

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Another kind of accommodation in the resort is the Colonial suite – it’s not a villa where it has its independent space and it doesn’t have its own pool, but it is still beautiful and much better than a hotel room

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It is located near the main pool

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Which is beautiful!!

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The suite opens up to a balcony leading to the pool

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More views of the pool

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A sample room though there are bigger and better suites than this in the building

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It has a hallways leading to an ante room

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Then a living room separate from the bedroom

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Door to the bedroom

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Balcony going to the pool and garden

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Mandalay Suite at the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Devi Chiang Mai

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So nice to see many kinds of villas at the resort!! We asked them to tour us around and here is another kind of villa!

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Kitchenette on the right as you enter the villa entrance

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Then you have the entrance to the suite

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Beautiful!!!

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Straight ahead from the living room is a door which leads directly to your pool!

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It has a jacuzzi feature by the steps

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I went to the garden and took a photo of the suite from the garden!  It’s a house! 🙂

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Sauna!!  this is outside by the pool

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and a two bedroom room

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More shots of the suite

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There is a staircase that leads up to an attic

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It’s just a sitting area with a nice view when you open the windows

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Mandarin Oriental Villas Dhara Devi Chiangmai

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At The Mandarin Oriental, there are many kinds of rooms and villas!  All beautiful!!

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The resort was full due to the holidays and we had booked so late so this was the only one available. Deluxe Villa With outdoor jacuzzi

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Map of the place

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Because the place is so big, you need a buggy to go around the resort

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Wow it was a house! 🙂  with two floors

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Kitchenette

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bathroom

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Your own pool and tropical garden! WOW!

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Facing a rice paddy!  

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Outdoor shower

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You really have to be careful of mosquitos in the place – they give you mosquito repellant in your room – make sure to use it and keep your doors closed at all times

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Living room

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Stairs going up to the room

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WOW!  Perfect honeymoon place!! 🙂

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Jacuzzi outside your balcony!!

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View of your pool and rice paddy from the second floor by the jacuzzi

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Recreation at The Mandarin Oriental Dhara Devi Chiangmai

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There is lots to do in the 60 acre resort!  We normally take it for granted and always go out of the resort or hotel – but really there is lots to do if you just stay in the resort

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Cute, they have a kalesa which you can use inside the place

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A Spa of course! 🙂

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Walking around some more and checking out the beautiful buildings and views

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Rice paddies around the resort – you can even join the rice planting activity which can be both for adults and kids

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This is a pool bar near the health center/gym

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Going to the gym

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Where there usually aren’t much people haha!!

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I am not sure but I think these bikes are the bikes you can use around the place

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Beautiful!  Going to the Crafts Village and the Lanna Kids CLub

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A nice kids place where they can hang out and do lots of fun activities

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They have arts and crafts activities for both kids and adults

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I did not make any but I was able to get souvenirs from this 

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Mandarin Oriental Dhara Devi Chiangmai

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As soon as Christmas was over, we flew to Chiang Mai 🙂

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We arrived already evening in the resort

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But took photos during the day of the place

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I thought we were back in India 🙂  

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Wow! I thought another palace!!  But apparently this place is relatively new that it is only 8 years old.  It’s not an old place, it was built from scratch

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Beautiful car of the son of the owner

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The lobby

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Nice chandliers too.  Thailand reminds me a lot of India

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Some parts of the resort –

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you can bike around the resort 🙂

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Resort Shopping Village of the hotel

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Shopping arcade with blue chandeliers

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