I stayed with my niece at the Fern Paradise for 4 days in March/April of 2008. Even before we left California, I was happy to be so lucky as to be staying at a place so lovely, where the owners so obviously cared about their guests. Om was great with returning emails and answering questions about our stay. He met us at the airport even though we arrived at 9 am on a Sunday morning. We were coming to Thailand to volunteer for a week at the Elephant Nature Foundation, our stay at Fern Paradise was broken up by our volunteer week. Om kindly let us leave some luggage at Fern Paradise until our return. Any sight seeing arrangements he gladly handled, an in house massage, dinner at Fern Paradise, every detail he would gladly handle. The family is wonderful too, I really enjoyed the "Fern tour " given by Om's father the last day of our stay. Fern Paradise is a true blend of "Culture and Nature". I would not dream of staying anywhere else in Chiang Mai.

if you want a hotel that's a complete contrast to the centre of Chiang Mai then this is it.

Set 10 minutes out of the city centre the name of the resort lives up to it's name - it is a lush green group of rice barns set next to a small river surrounded by ferns!

the owner and his family made our stay fantastic - the service is excellent.

I was so curious to see what Fern Paradise was going to be like after reading such amazing reviews on tripadvisor. We were not disappointed! The rice barns are amazing and you are certainly not roughing it. they are so luxurious inside! beautiful platform style bed! they even have a TV inside the rice barn which i was not expecting. the best part was that they were so helpful during our stay. we booked the thai cooking school which was the best!! we had such a great time. the breakfast in the morning was such a nice experience as well because you sit out along the water in nature having your coffee etc. just such a wonderful experience that we will never forget. we loved chiang mai and fern paradise was a big part of that.

We only stayed here for one night, but wished we could have stayed for longer.

The staff were all so lovely, the rooms were fantastic and the setting was beautiful.

All of the food we had was excellent, and we were even able to relax whilst watching a film in our bedroom courtesy of the film collection available in the library.

Overall an unforgettable stay, but probably not the best location for anyone wishing to explore Chiang Mai - stay in the centre of Chiang Mai first, then stay here for a few days to chill out - you will not regret it!