Aleenta Retreat Chiang Mai

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"There's a small-town feel to this northern Thai retreat, which opened in April 2023 in Chiang Mai's leafy Umong district. At its heart, four antique Thai dwellings with their hand-carved gabled roofs and teakwood frameworks still intact harbour the hotel's main facilities, from a four-bedroom villa with breezy balconies and a private pool to a boutique selling local crafts. Pitched between the bamboo-fringed communal pool and a stilted meditation lounge, the wellness centre is a highlight, whether you opt for the week-long mindfulness retreats or a quick reflexology-focused fix-up. The restaurant, taking over one of the Thai villas, is just as wellness-minded: days here start with ginger-turmeric elixirs, good-for-you superfood bowls and tofu-stuffed Thai lettuce wraps, but the rest of the menu is far from hair-shirted: options feature Northern Thai noodles and Lanna-style riffs on comfort classics – think tacos with pulled wild boar belly and fish and chips from snakehead fish with spicy khao soi ranch dressing. And with their bright interiors accented with local textiles and wickerwork, the 44 rooms and duplex suites hit the sweet spot between rootsy Thai and comfortably modern." - Chris Schalkx, Lee Cobaj