InterContinental Khao Yai Resort by IHG
Hotel · Pak Chong ·
Unique railway-themed resort with upcycled train carriage suites
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262, Sub, Pong Ta Long, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30450, Thailand Get directions
Unique railway-themed resort with upcycled train carriage suites
262, Sub, Pong Ta Long, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30450, Thailand Get directions
"Some two hours into the three-hour drive northward from Bangkok, the landscape starts changing. Concrete sprawl morphs into Khao Yai’s undulating hillscape, bedecked in thick jungles and fruit orchards, and just off the area’s main road that snakes past pastiche European-looking country clubs and patchworks of farmland, the Intercontinental Khao Yai emerges from behind a hedgerow of towering trees. Dotted around the lush estate, you’ll see railway-themed buildings and train cars—which is the exact theme Bangkok-based hotel designer Bill Bensley was going for. The lobby is built like an old-timey ticketing booth, while suites are set up in upcycled vintage railway carriages and draw inspiration from different Asian railway journeys. Also set up in railway carts are two restaurants and one bar (head to Poirot for champignon-topped mushroom tarts and boeuf bourguignon) and a spa specialising in Thai and aromatherapy massage. Needless to say, this imaginative stay is a hit with little ones, but even grown-ups will appreciate the whimsical respite from busy Bangkok." - Chris Schalkx, Lee Cobaj
"A unique lakeside jungle escape featuring suites and villas built from upcycled train cars, located just outside the UNESCO-listed Khao Yai National Park." - Mark Fedeli
"A whimsical, Bill Bensley–designed resort set between lakes and the jungles of Khao Yai National Park, with architecture evoking a Rama V–era railway station and standalone villas fashioned from reclaimed railway carriages. Those carriage suites are fitted with Thai textiles, leather sofas and copper bathtubs on the terrace, and days here move from jungle-framed breakfasts to afternoon tea in a vintage dining carriage and sultry evenings at the Papillon Bar." - Chris Schalkx
"The Intercontinental Khao Yai Resort is a train-themed hotel: and a testament to the glamour and romanticism still associated with vintage train travel. The one-bedroom Heritage Railcar Suites are nicely secluded from the rest of the resort, each in its own color palette, each with a vintage-style bathtub—with wraparound privacy curtain—directly outside the bedroom." - Yolanda Evans
"InterContinental Khao Yai Resort in Thailand has rooms built from vintage rail cars and is recognized with a MICHELIN Key." - The MICHELIN Guide
