Editor’s Guide
About 65 km south of Bangkok, Baan Amphawa Resort & Spa sits on the bank of the Mae Klong in Amphawa. You stay in traditional Thai wooden houses, with a second cluster of newer villas in the gardens. It’s an easy weekend from the city, and the floating market is part of the trip rather than a detour.
Some rooms share a plunge pool. On the grounds you’ll find a restaurant, bars, two swimming pools, a children’s play area, a fitness room, and a spa. A boat on the river can be arranged, and you can hire a bicycle for the lanes. The Thai Village has 47 rooms and suites, and the resort also has 14 villas and 59 units overall.
At a Glance
Baan Amphawa at a glance
Staying Here
Wooden houses, villas, and one old rice barge
Thai Village rooms are in the teak houses. Superior rooms are 25 square meters on the first floor, and a handicap-friendly Superior is available. Deluxe rooms are 25 square meters on the second floor. Super Deluxe rooms are 31 square meters and share a 2.5-by-5-meter plunge pool with a jacuzzi. Pool Suites are 62 square meters, with that same shared plunge pool and a private massage bed.
The villas are a separate group of 14. A Prime Villa is 42 square meters. A one-bedroom Pool Villa is 80 square meters with its own outdoor plunge pool. The two-bedroom Grand Villa is 74 square meters, and the Grand Pool Villa is 110 square meters, again with a private plunge pool of 2.5 by 5 meters. The boat house is a bedroom converted from a 50-year-old teak rice barge: 25 square meters, two single beds, and a balcony.
47 rooms and suites in traditional teak houses
2.5 m by 5 m, on Super Deluxe rooms and Pool Suites
Same size, on the Pool Villa and Grand Pool Villa
The Grounds
Two pools, a playground, and the river
There are two swimming pools with a jacuzzi, a children’s playground, a fitness room, and a gift shop. Free Wi-Fi is included. Bicycles are available to rent if you want the country lanes under your own steam.
A boat excursion on the river can be arranged by day, or at night for fireflies. The resort gives the best firefly months as both July to October and June to October, so ask which window they mean before you plan around it. 🛶
Dining
River restaurant, and two bars
Saban-Nga is the all-day restaurant by the river, cooking local Thai food. Breakfast is 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Lunch through dinner runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. No MSG is used in the cooking. Dishes it names include Amphawa pomelo spicy salad, spicy mackerel soup, grilled river prawn, and young coconut jelly.
The menu doesn’t mark vegetarian or vegan dishes, so ask the restaurant if that’s how you eat. Lotus Bar, next to the pool and the river, is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The pool bar, beside the main pool, closes at 6 p.m.
The Spa
Suphannika, set back in the grounds
Suphannika Spa and Salon is in an older Rattanakosin-style building, with ten treatment suites, including couples’ suites, plus a steam room and a salon. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday to Sunday.
Two treatments are named with times: Amphawa Heritage, at 90 or 120 minutes, and Suphannika Harmony, at 100 or 120 minutes. Prices aren’t on the spa page, so ask when you book.
Location
22 Bangkapom-Kaewfah Road, Amphawa, Samut Songkhram 75110, Thailand
On the Mae Klong, south of Bangkok
The resort is in Amphawa, Samut Songkhram, about 65 km south of Bangkok. By car it also describes the drive as 1 hour 20 minutes, using the expressway and then Highway 35 (Rama II Road). Open the map.
Amphawa Floating Market runs on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, and on most public holidays. Damnoen Saduak, the morning floating market, is about 20 km away and runs every day from morning until noon. Boats can be hired at Damnoen Saduak to look along the canal. The night trip from the resort is the firefly run.
Good to Know
Useful details before you go
034-752228 or (66 34) 752 222. Mobile 081-705-1317. Fax (66 34) 752 229.
reservations@baanamphawa.com. Line: @baanamphawa or b_amphawa.
Saban-Nga: 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Saban-Nga: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. No MSG is used in the cooking.
Lotus Bar 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pool bar 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Free Wi-Fi. Bicycles are available to rent.
It holds a 4-star Hotel Standard accreditation for 2024–2026. Facebook: BaanAmphawaResortAndSpa.
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