Malee's Nature Lovers Bungalows

Set in a beautiful tropical garden, this resort, run by a Thai-Swiss family, lives up to its name. From our bungalow, we could watch birds from the balcony. For serious birders, the staff can arrange tours to more remote areas with Thai or English speaking guides. Besides Thai, staff speaks fluent English and German. Their hospitality is wonderful. Just before we arrived, my wife sprained her foot and could walk only painfully. Staff members took her out for lunch and took her on tours of the countryside. The grounds are level, so access to the bungalows from the parking lot is easy. (Some bungalows, as well as the restaurant, have a few steps.) The restaurant currently only serves breakfast. Our bungalow was spacious and comfortably furnished. It had fans, hair drier, hot water pot and refrigerator, but no TV, AC or microwave oven. It is within easy walking distance from several tourist restaurants, and slightly farther, but still within walking distance, from the Thai-style open air food court at Chiang Dao Cave. We can recommend this place highly for nature lovers. Non-nature lovers seeking a peaceful, relaxing setting with gracious hosts will also enjoy it.

Immersed in nature. Bathroom had entry points for cockroaches. I had to kill one. It is expected being in full nature. Owners were extremely pleasant and provided 5-star service.

First of all, great choice for a wonderful place to visit. Very basic bungalows, clean ,and comfy beds. Malee and Kurt made our visit wonderful. The gardens are out of this world. So many different, beautiful orchids (coming back at a different time would be fun) fruit trees, flowers, and more. The butterflies are all over enjoying the gardens. Quite and beautiful. We of course, wanted Khao Soi, and Malee took us to a very small place, by the cave to have lunch. WE would have never found this, as it was very local and the Khao Soi was amazing. Malee was a treat, great smile, funny and thank you for having lunch with us. What an experience, very lovely and thank you. Would highly recommend this to travelers to Chiang Dao.

We had the best stay at Malee’s!! My partner and I are birders, so our goal was to do lots of birding in the area. The birding around there is amazing, we saw and heard so much from the property and the road nearby. Malee also set us up with a driver to take us up into the park and look for some high elevation birds. The breakfast is also delicious. Malee is seriously the best host. She is so kind and helpful and we loved staying there - we will be back! The dogs are also very cute! What a great stay.

We stayed in Malee's 3 nights in family with 2 kids 5 and 8 years old. We were welcomed as family, Malee and her husband and brother were so nice! The place is beautiful with all kind of flowers and a big collection of orchids in the garden. The bungalow was very spacious for the 4 of us. And a lot to do around with good advices (chiang dao caves 2 minutes away, walking in the mountain, birding, hot springs and beautiful waterfall in the national park 30 minutes away by car) The kids loved to play with the dogs. We recommend!!