Rico Resort

The best get away Resort in all of Northern Thailand. Perfect for tennis players, bicycle enthusiasts and all who love to get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Rico and Emmy are excellent hosts offering what is the best of Thai hospitality. Rooms are spacious and comfortable. High ceilings, flagstone floors and a well designed bathroom/shower combination . No one leaves Rico's without planning a return trip.

The phrase - “arrive as guests leave as family” certainly applies to this resort. The welcome is so warm from Rico, Deer and Ami and you are made to feel like a VIP from the moment you walk through the door. Rooms and bathrooms are very large and spacious with big windows. We loved our balcony seating overlooking the lake sunsets. We really enjoyed our 2 bike tours with Rico and Deer - seeing temples, old style weaving and the strangest house ever 😃 Rico has lived in this area for many years so knows and talks to everyone on the trips. Deer and Rico are so friendly, funny and engaging - so enthusiastic and keen for you to have the best time. Deer will also provide professional tennis coaching if needed on the superb courts. The range and quality of Ami’s and her teams food is exceptional and we really looked forward and enjoyed every single meal. Sad to leave here and hope to get back . Well done Rico - you have built an exceptional place !

This resort is a great local and peaceful place. We immediately felt the calm atmosphere when we arrived. We were greeted with welcoming hands and even got to choose our own room! They have very big and bright rooms on the first floor or the ground floor! Everything is locally made (even the coffee!) You can rent bikes and explore the beautiful landscapes! They also have two tennis courts. I would definitely recommend this resort if you are looking for a peaceful, quiet escape from the city! Xx Anna

We started our holiday at Rico Resort and from the minute we arrived we were made to feel so welcome. Rico, Emmy and Deer went out of their way to create a unique experience. We were lucky to stay in a villa with incredible views across the rice fields, we cycled around the town and countryside with Rico and Deer who showed us so much over a couple of days. Our meals were served in the open air restaurant and were so delicious. If you stay here you will have a special experience with great hosts. Do it!

We just spent another few days with Rico and Emmy at Rico's Resort in Chiang Kham. As always, it was a peaceful, relaxing experience. We went biking, swimming, played tennis, and had great conversations over evening meals.

We stayed for a couple of nights while on a two week bike tour in Northern Thailand, what a beautiful place to spend a rest day! We loved everything here. The rooms were very large and spacious and beautifully decorated, no tv - we only noticed due to the large size of the room and never turn it on during our holidays. The setting was amazing, so peaceful, set in beautiful grounds a couple of kms walk from the town, it was so nice and relaxing sitting outside on the large terrace in such a beautiful setting. We had breakfast and dinner, we were so utterly spoilt with some of the best home cooking by Evi and her amazing team. They really took great care of us and would very happily have spent an extra night, As mentioned, it’s a couple of kms from the town, they have plenty of bikes available for guest use but we preferred to walk as we had time to visit the temples and Thai Lu house and a nice restaurant for lunch. Would definitely return and make a special detour as it was so relaxing. Thank you again to Evi and the team for making our stay so memorable.

Rico Resort is a lovely place to visit in a less touristy area of Thailand! Staying here you get a wonderful feel of small town living. The hotel rooms are large with high ceilings two large beds with romantic netting. There is air conditioning but no TV (didn't need one, kids were happy with wifi). The bathrooms also have sunlights and overlook a small stream and quiet fields behind the resort. The hotel restaurant is open air, as is the porch linking the rooms. With it being open air there is some wildlife about, but nothing that bothered us. There are tennis courts on site and use of a pool a short walk away. The owner, Rico, took our family on a quirky, unexpected, whirlwind tour of the town and surrounding villages. We stayed two nights, but I recommend three. I can't name many of the places we went to but they were all interesting and unique in their own way. Rico seemingly knew everyone and had a story to go with them. He is American, but has lived in Thailand for decades and loves to promote his little corner of the world. Bicycling is the best way to get to see this town, surrounding rice paddies and farmland. He tailored the biking to be easy for our family. Rico took us to see lovely views overlooking the valley, a picnic next to a reservoir, visited an lovely old lady who weaves and looked around her historic teak home, stopped many temples and climbed up places to have great views, a koi cafe with delicious cakes and cold drink, and one of a kind a tour of a friend's house with Disneyesque waterfalls, pools, King Kong and tyrannosaurus rex in the basement. Meals at the resort were buffet style with starters, soup, salad, vegetarian dishes, and Thai dishes. They also provided western dishes for my youngest son who was a picky eater. Everything was delicious. I do not hesitate to recommend a visit Rico Resort and the Chiang Kham area. Make sure you get a bicycle tour arranged.