De MALA

The rooms at De MALA look out over the garden or the mountains, depending on the room, and several have air conditioning. The beds range from single beds and a queen bed to king beds, and some rooms have a balcony or terrace. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

Rooms with a private bathroom have a shower, and several come with extras such as electric kettles, flat-screen TVs, blackout curtains and free bottled water. Some rooms have a refrigerator, a sofa or a closet, and toiletries and towels are provided in several of the bathrooms. Rooms with a balcony or terrace give guests a place to sit outside in the open air.

De MALA has a garden with outdoor recreation and a terrace, a playground and an outdoor venue for events, along with an indoor venue for events and meetings. The hotel also offers karaoke, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes and a shuttle service, and it is wheelchair accessible.

Dining covers a restaurant, a bar, a coffee shop and room service. Breakfast is served à la carte, with Asian and American choices, and the restaurant also offers desserts, fruit and snacks.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and WiFi is also available in public areas and during special events. There is free parking, and bicycle parking is available too. The hotel is also wheelchair accessible, and it has facilities for disabled guests.

De MALA is in the Thung Saliam district of Sukhothai, in central Thailand, where quiet lanes lead past village houses and small temples. The setting is residential and calm, and the garden is a quiet place to return to after a day spent among the ancient ruins.

Two pagodas, Wihan Phra Chao Kao Tue and Wat Phiphat Mongkhon, are close to the hotel, and the Thung Saliam Water Park is also nearby. Ban Tha Chum, a village less than a kilometre away, adds everyday local life to the walk. The main sights are further off: the Sukhothai Historical Park, the ruins of the old kingdom's capital, is 38.3 km away, and its temple Wat Maha That is one of the best-known in the complex. Sukhothai Airport, 31.1 km from the hotel, is the nearest airport, and the hotel is reached by road from it.

A full day could begin at the Sukhothai Historical Park with Wat Maha That, then continue to Si Satchanalai Historical Park, 28.1 km from the hotel, which belongs to the same UNESCO World Heritage site. The Ramkhamhaeng National Museum, 38.6 km from the hotel, gives context to the history before the evening returns to the quiet garden at Thung Saliam.