Fern Paradise is a truly wonderful, exceptional, unique and non-replicable place to stay. The hotel grounds are absolutely gorgeous and meticulously kept. The owner of the hotel, Dr. Niwat, and his family run the hotel and live on the grounds so everything is constantly maintained in a caring manner.
Dr. Niwat has a love of ferns and will happily give you a tour of the over 100 varieties of ferns he has cultivated on the property. He might also teach you about the cultivation of rice and tell you about the rice barns which he has carefully restored to be the facilities in which you stay. My friends and I felt like we were in the Swiss Family Robinson house! We all loved it.
The city of Chiang Mai is about 12 miles away and is an inexpensive (about 200 baht) cab ride away. Om made sure we had a cab whenever we needed one and would sometimes call to make sure we were finding our way okay. SO NICE!!
Breakfast was served by the river. There is an American or Thai option for breakfast, which was good. This place was peaceful, unique, and I'm sure if I were with my boyfriend I would have thought it romantic as well. It has all the luxuries you would want but with the adventure of something new and interesting as well. Highly recommended!

Have just returned from our 1st trip to Thailand and we loved our first visit to Chaing Mai made all the better with a stay at Fern Paradise. The family were very attentive and welcoming. The surroundings beautiful covering a fairly small area this haven managed to capture our hearts!
The stilt rice huts were amazing and very pretty with mosi nets and en suite bathroom - shower a little slow! - bed comfy.
Great recreation areas underneath housing dining/recreation areas.
Breakfast overlooking the creek.
We had a tasty meal cooked by Mum one evening - had to give notice.
Would definitely go back.

We stayed at Fern Paradise during a Holiday in February. We are a family with two teenagers, but also were joined by a family with two young boys. We all loved the resort. The location was perfect, near to the city of Chang Mai, but enough a way to be quiet and restful. It was wonderful to learn a little about the Rice Barns and their history. The owners were extremely friendly and very helpful. They found us a driver for the week (who was also very good) and gave us great recommendations on where to go to eat and explore. The food at the resort was also wonderful. We ate a big breakfast there every morning, spent the day hiking and exploring the area, and several evenings we returned and had dinner at the resort. It was wonderful just to sit out in the evenings and relax!

This hotel is one of the reasons Chiang Mai is one of my favorite places in the world. I will not forget the hospitality of Dr. Niwat and Om and their family and the breathtaking beauty of the place!
It was such a fun experience with squirrels skimmering all over the place!

Definitely a must-do.