Rico Resort

The best get away Resort in all of Northern Thailand. Perfect for tennis players, bicycle enthusiasts and all who love to get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Rico and Emmy are excellent hosts offering what is the best of Thai hospitality. Rooms are spacious and comfortable. High ceilings, flagstone floors and a well designed bathroom/shower combination . No one leaves Rico's without planning a return trip.

We started our holiday at Rico Resort and from the minute we arrived we were made to feel so welcome. Rico, Emmy and Deer went out of their way to create a unique experience. We were lucky to stay in a villa with incredible views across the rice fields, we cycled around the town and countryside with Rico and Deer who showed us so much over a couple of days. Our meals were served in the open air restaurant and were so delicious. If you stay here you will have a special experience with great hosts. Do it!

Rico Resort is a lovely place to visit in a less touristy area of Thailand! Staying here you get a wonderful feel of small town living. The hotel rooms are large with high ceilings two large beds with romantic netting. There is air conditioning but no TV (didn't need one, kids were happy with wifi). The bathrooms also have sunlights and overlook a small stream and quiet fields behind the resort. The hotel restaurant is open air, as is the porch linking the rooms. With it being open air there is some wildlife about, but nothing that bothered us. There are tennis courts on site and use of a pool a short walk away. The owner, Rico, took our family on a quirky, unexpected, whirlwind tour of the town and surrounding villages. We stayed two nights, but I recommend three. I can't name many of the places we went to but they were all interesting and unique in their own way. Rico seemingly knew everyone and had a story to go with them. He is American, but has lived in Thailand for decades and loves to promote his little corner of the world. Bicycling is the best way to get to see this town, surrounding rice paddies and farmland. He tailored the biking to be easy for our family. Rico took us to see lovely views overlooking the valley, a picnic next to a reservoir, visited an lovely old lady who weaves and looked around her historic teak home, stopped many temples and climbed up places to have great views, a koi cafe with delicious cakes and cold drink, and one of a kind a tour of a friend's house with Disneyesque waterfalls, pools, King Kong and tyrannosaurus rex in the basement. Meals at the resort were buffet style with starters, soup, salad, vegetarian dishes, and Thai dishes. They also provided western dishes for my youngest son who was a picky eater. Everything was delicious. I do not hesitate to recommend a visit Rico Resort and the Chiang Kham area. Make sure you get a bicycle tour arranged.