Baan Amphawa Resort and Spa

Several rooms at Baan Amphawa Resort and Spa measure 25 m² or 42 m² and look out over the garden. Beds include a double bed, king beds and single beds in twin set-ups, and one of the rooms sleeps up to five guests while the others sleep two.

The rooms can have air conditioning, a desk, an in-room safe, a refrigerator, a kettle and a balcony or terrace, and several bathrooms come with bathrobes and toiletries. Villas add a whirlpool bathtub or a bathtub, and free WiFi is available in all rooms, so guests can stay connected throughout the day.

Baan Amphawa Resort and Spa has an outdoor swimming pool, a spa with a sauna, a fitness centre and massage treatments. Guests can eat at the restaurants, have drinks at the bar or the poolside bar, and order room service or food delivery.

The resort has a family room, a kids meal option, a playground and a children's swimming pool. For getting around, there are bicycle rental and tours can be arranged.

Practical services include laundry, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes and business facilities with meeting and banquet rooms. The garden and the terrace are there for relaxing outdoors, and the gift and souvenir shop sells local handicrafts to take home.

Baan Amphawa Resort and Spa is in Amphawa, a canal town in Samut Songkhram province, where the pace is slower than in Bangkok. The area is known for its waterways and riverside houses, and it draws visitors who want a quieter side of central Thailand, with boat rides along the canals and slow mornings by the water.

The Amphawa Floating Market is 1.7 km from the resort, where vendors sell food and snacks from boats on the canal. Wat Kaeo Fa and Wat Bang Ka Phom, two temples, are close by. Further afield, the Maeklong Railway Market is 4 km away, with stalls set up along a working railway track. A car or taxi is the easiest way to reach the sights further afield.

Plan a morning or afternoon at the floating market, then visit the Amphawa Thai Dessert Museum, 2 km from the resort, to sample traditional sweets. King Rama II Memorial Park is also nearby, and it is a quiet place for a walk before you head back to the resort. Along the canal, food stalls and small shops line the water, so there is plenty to see on foot before you choose where to eat along the water.