Hotel des Artists

Top choice in Khao Yai National Park


This tasteful hotel goes for French-colonial chic rather than the typical nature theme, though with its mountain views out the back you won't forget where you are. The rooms are gorgeous, though small, and open out beside an unusual, slimline swimming pool.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Khao Yai National Park attractions

2. Khao Yai Art Museum

4.78 MILES

This excellent private gallery has three rooms of modern art from some of Thailand's top artists, including Anupong Chantorn and Lampu Kansanoh, and a…

3. Nam Tok Kong Kaew

5.7 MILES

Little Nam Tok Kong Kaew sits just 150m from the Khao Yai National Park visitors centre.

4. Nam Tok Haew Suwat

6.69 MILES

The park's loveliest waterfall, 25m-high Nam Tok Haew Suwat scooped a starring role in Danny Boyle's film The Beach. It has water year-round (though very…

5. GranMonte

6.93 MILES

The top-tier winery closest to the Khao Yai National Park entrance, which is 16km away, is home to Thailand's first female oneologist, Nikki Lohitnavy. It…

6. PB Valley Khao Yai Winery

9.73 MILES

One of the first wineries in Thailand (it corked its first bottle in 1998), PB Valley is 22.5km from the Khao Yai National Park gate. It's scenically set,…

7. Khao Yai National Park

10.03 MILES

Cool and lush, Khao Yai National Park is an easy escape into the primordial jungle. The 2168-sq-km park, part of a Unesco World Heritage site, spans five…

8. Pha Diew Dai Viewpoint

10.4 MILES

Up over 1100m, this is the most impressive of Khao Yai National Park's viewpoints. And it's rarely crowded. It's part of an easy 500m boardwalk nature…