Sappraiwan Elephant Resort & Sanctuary

The resort's rooms and chalets vary in size and layout. Some rooms have garden views, and the chalets include one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts.

Rooms can come with bathrobes, toiletries, a hair dryer and free Wi-Fi, and some have a bathtub and air conditioning. Several rooms also have a telephone and a TV. Rooms can also have a desk, a refrigerator and an in-room safe box, and air conditioning is available as well. Bed set-ups include single beds, double beds, a king bed and a queen bed, depending on the room, so the setup you get depends on the room you book.

Guests can use an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, a spa and sauna, and a steamroom. The resort also has billiards, a game room, karaoke, a playground and a garden, and business facilities and meeting and banquet facilities are available. The playground is there for younger guests.

Restaurants, room service and a coffee shop are on site, and there is a poolside bar. The 24-hour front desk is staffed around the clock. Tours, bicycle rental and car hire are offered, and there is an airport transfer for guests who need one. Currency exchange and luggage storage are also available, and free parking is available on site.

The resort sits in Wang Thong district of Phitsanulok province in northern Thailand, a largely rural setting where villages, rivers and forested hills make up the landscape. It is a quieter base than the city itself, with the countryside close at hand, and the villages and waterfalls nearby give the area an outdoor character. Phitsanulok city, with its temples and night market, is the main place in the area for sightseeing and shopping, and it is reached from the resort by road.

Kaeng Song Waterfall is 4.6 km from the resort, and Kek River Rafting, a river activity, is about 550 m away. Kaeng Chet Khwae National Park, 26.8 km off, is a protected forest area. In Phitsanulok city, about 44 km away, Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat, known as Wat Yai, is one of the most important temples in the province, and the Phitsanulok Night Bazaar is an evening market in the same city.

A good day could combine the temples and the Night Bazaar in Phitsanulok city with a trip to Kaeng Song Waterfall or to the national park. Phitsanulok Airport is the nearest airport, 42.9 km from the resort, and the resort offers an airport transfer, with the last stretch of the journey by road.