Fodor's Expert Review Lotus Village
170 Ratchathanee Rd., Sukhothai, Sukhothai, 64000, Thailand
Editor's Note: This location is no longer in operation.
French owner Michel Hermann has expanded his modest guesthouse into one of Sukhothai's finest resort hotels, adding a spa with massage rooms and a sauna. It's favored by visiting archaeologists, historians, and other academics who feel at home in its cloistered but cozily comfortable ambience. (The teak-built rooms, for instance, have no TVs.) Michel's Thai wife, Tan, is a talented jeweler whose creations are displayed and sold in a corner of the property where Sukhothai antiques and pottery are also exhibited. There's no restaurant, but snacks and salads can be rustled up on demand—une salade Niçoise is a guest favorite. The breakfasts are also French-influenced, with excellent coffee.
PROS
- helpful owners
- lovely grounds
- nearby market and ethnic restaurants
CONS
- shabby neighborhood
- long walk (at night through dark streets) to town
- ugly flood-protection walls block river views
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Rate Includes: Breakfast