斯丽姆潘精品水疗度假村
Sireeampan Boutique Resort
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宝石套房
斯丽姆潘精品水疗度假村是一座地道的泰式私宅，建筑采用18世纪拉达那哥欣时期的传统风格，从外观上看，大堂建筑屋顶的陡坡尖顶气势不凡，是其标志性的特色。穿过大堂，庭院中央是一方鱼群嬉戏的池塘，被错落有致的阁楼环绕着，楼上楼下分成两层，通过曲折的木造回廊和楼梯相连，共设有11间宽敞套房。
拉达那哥欣在泰国古语中是宝石之意。酒店的每间套房都以泰国的一种宝石命名，并采用与众不同的主题设计。我的房间是在二楼的Morrakot（翡翠）套房，最中意面积达25平米的宽敞浴室，朋友的房间是池塘边的Khaimook（珍珠）套房，纯白的格调优雅而时尚，据说最受客人欢迎。散发着琥珀色的Bussarakam（黄宝石）套房可直通泳池，Ninlakarn（黑尖晶石）套房和Pailin（蓝宝石）套房拥有私属花园露台，也都让人喜欢。
酒店各类设施一应俱全，包括12.8m×5m带按摩池的室外泳池，配备桑拿蒸汽间的双人SPA间，意餐厅The Zest，以及品尝鸡尾酒和泰式小食的钢琴酒廊SIP，酒店的地下室还设有可供22人使用的会议室和让人一展歌喉的卡拉OK厅。整体来看，这间精品酒店功能的完整性和布局的精巧让人赞叹。
待客之道
清迈斯丽姆潘精品水疗度假村的待客之道，从客人到达停车场时就开始了。首先乘坐高尔夫球车，从大门穿过一条绿树中的通道来到大堂前的花园院子，这是与外界的第一步疏离。客人在大堂沙发上落座，由前台呈上冰毛巾，现场调制一杯特色的蝶豆花茶冰饮给客人解暑，入住手续在这个过程中就由前台办理完成了。穿过大堂的侧门进到里面，客人使用鞋拔子脱鞋，放进盛有植物香囊的木质鞋柜里，换上备好的草鞋。这意味着客人彻底与外界做了疏离，好像回到了自己的家。
客人感觉自己就是这里的主人，只需吩咐前台，便可在任何时间任何地点享用早餐。我在酒店免费班车时间外想去帕辛寺见朋友，原本是要叫出租车，但前台小伙子却掏出自己的手机，用打车软件Grab帮我叫了一辆便宜数倍的私家车。晚上回到房间，茶几和床头出现每天不重样的问候卡片和小点心。若参加酒店的活动，还会惊喜地发现酒店为自己拍摄的已经配好相框的照片。
难忘的泰餐课
我的一位爱旅行的朋友曾告诉我，她每到一个陌生的地方总爱逛当地的菜市场，因为能看到当地人怎样生活。泰国行期间，我最开心的就是参加了斯丽姆潘精品水疗度假村的泰餐课程。
乘上专车，酒店的餐饮经理Eakkarin既做司机又兼向导，与大厨一起带我们去逛当地的Ton Payom菜市场。清迈特色的产品让人看花眼，在Eakkarin的悉心陪同下，我们第一次吃到了清迈的竹筒椰子糯米饭，在美女老板的摊位上品尝添加了当地草药的猪肉肠，香脆炸猪皮和佐餐绝佳的辣椒酱。大厨在菜摊前挑选上课用的新鲜蔬菜，当我看到香茅柠檬叶高良姜和姜片四种调料被捆成一束售卖时，泰式冬阴功汤独特味道的秘诀就此揭晓。
离开菜市场，第二站是清迈高人气的皇家计划超市。1969年，泰王拉玛九世成立皇家计划基金会，帮助泰国北部农民放弃种植罂粟，改种茶叶水果等农作物，极大改善农民生活。该计划持续至今，皇家计划超市的产品因绿色健康而广受欢迎。酒店餐厅所需的肉类食材全部在这里采购，客人可以买优质的咖啡和绿茶，带回国就是受欢迎的手信。
回到酒店，大家在大厨的指导下完成绿咖喱鸡椰奶鸡和腰果炒鸡三道菜肴，趁热当午餐吃起来，整个过程十分欢乐。
Suites as Gemst
Sireeampan Boutique Resort & Spa is an authentic Thai manor, with architecture built in 18th century Rattanakosin style . The traditional roof with high slope of the grand lobby is an extraordinary feature. Passing through the lobby to the inside, the center of the courtyard is a pond with playful fish, surrounded by a wellproportioned array of lofts. 11 spacious suites are nestled in two floors connected by wooden corridors and stairs.
Rattanakosin means ”gem” in the ancient Thai language. Each of the hotel‘s suites is named after a jewel from Thailand and features a distinctive theme. My room was Morrakot suite on the upper floor with a 25 square meters bathroom much to my satisfaction. My friends stayed at Khaimook suite on the lower floor by the pond, which is the most popular suite among the guests for its elegant and stylish tone.
The resort has a wide range of facilities, including a 12.8m×5m outdoor pool with jacuzzi, a double spa room with a sauna steam room, one Italian restaurant The Zest, and a piano lounge SIP for cocktails and Thai snacks. In the basement there is a meeting room for 22 people and a karaoke room for guests to relax. Overall, the integrity and layout of this boutique resort is ingenious and awesome.
The Hospital
The hospitality of Sireeampan Boutique Resort & Spa begins at the parking lot. First, guests will take a golf cart to pass through a green passage from the gate to the garden yard in front of the lobby, escaping from the outside world. When guests are seated in the sofa in the lobby, Ice towels and special Butterfly Pea tea are served to refresh and cool down from the heat, during this process the checkin procedure is completed by the front desk. Then guests will pass through the lobby and take off their shoes to put into a wooden shoe cabinet with plant sachet, a ritual meaning a complete isolation from the outside world and returning to one‘s own home.
Guests feel like owning this place, just inform the front desk and you can enjoy breakfast at any time and any place. I wanted to go to the Wat Phra Singh Temple outside the resort‘s free shuttle schedule. Instead of calling a taxi, the young man at the front desk took out his own mobile phone and used Grab, a popular local taxi APP, to arrange a private car for me which was much cheaper. Returning to my room, I found different greeting card and snacks every night. If you choose activities offered by the resort, you will be pleasantly surprised to find framed photos the resort shoot for you.
Unforgettable Thai Cooking class
A friend of mine loves to visit the local market whenever visiting a strange city, to see how the locals live. During my trip to Thailand, my most unforgettable experience was attending the Thai cooking class in Sireeampan Boutique Resort & Spa.
Food & Beverage Manager Eakkarin was our driver and guide who took the chef and us to the local market named Ton Payom. Accompanied by Eakkarin, we tasted Coconut Sticky Rice in Bamboo for the first time. At one stall, we tried pork sausage mixed with local herbs, crispy fried pig skin and excellent chili sauce. Our chef bought fresh vegetables for the class, when I saw lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal and ginger wrapped into one bundle for sale, I fully realized that this was the secret behind the unique taste of Thai Tom Yum Kung soup.
Leaving Ton Payom market, our second stop is the popular Royal Project Shop in Chiang Mai. In 1969, King Rama IX established the Royal Project Foundation to help farmers in northern Thailand to abandon the cultivation of opium poppy and replant crops such as tea and fruits, greatly improving the lives of farmers.The project continues to this day and the products of the Royal Project shop are popular for its healthy and organic quality. Meat ingredients of the resort‘s restaurant are all purchased here.
Back at the resort, we cooked under the guidance of our chef and completed three courses which were Thai Green Curry Chicken, Coconut Milk Chicken and Cashew Fried Chicken. We had them for lunch and the whole process was full of fun.
