There is also a 20-metre swimming pool, which is lined
with sun beds and bougainvillea flowers. The airy Pool
Bar offers snacks and drinks, while the open-air room
above provides a massage service.
The hotel also boasts a
library with an internet room; the only hotel in the
north to provide this.
The service concept is
based on the principle of creating a memorable
experience for all guests, and supports the
unforgettable feeling of peace and homeliness created by
the hotel's architecture and design. Overall, a stay at
the Rachamankha is unique
Restaurant
Next to the restaurant
there is a small, shady courtyard where guests can dine
out side while listening to old northern Thai music. The
restaurant is illuminated by large Lanna lanterns, and
beautifully decorated with nineteenth century paintings
that describe part of the life of Lord Buddha on a large
cloth that hangs down from the ceiling. Antique Chinese
tables and Ming Dynasty plates are placed tastefully
along the sides of the restaurant. The focus of the
cuisine is Thai, but there is also a large selection of
fusion dishes that combine food, sauces, and flavorings
from Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, and Europe.
The Bar is situated
next to the restaurant and is decorated with a very rare
Chinese antique liqueur screen, and lithographs by Henry
Moore, Robert Mother well, and other early twentieth
century painters. The screen shows in gold paint the
whole process of tea production from the bust to the
ships exporting the packaged tea leaves.
Above the restaurant is
the Gallery, shine serves to educate guests about Lanna
culture, and also to provide a meeting room. It is
filled with silverware, lacquer ware, hill tribe
jewellery, a sword collection, an eighteenth century
Buddha image, and also with the post, plates, etc., that
were discovered when the hotel site was excavated.
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