Art's Riverview Lodge

A wonderful hotel right in the jungle! It is clear that insects get inside (you need to be prepared for this - just do not leave backpacks/suitcases open), but the beds have nets, so you can sleep peacefully :)) and you sleep great there - to the sounds of the forest, a very interesting experience! When checking in, they treated us to drinks, helped with the suitcase. The house is on stilts, almost like a tree, there is a terrace - on the very first day a whole pack of monkeys showed up to visit us 😆 by the way, you need to be careful with them - do not leave any things outside, otherwise they will steal them :) Inside there are 2 fans (they are just enough to sleep comfortably), a hair dryer, gel, shampoo, soap, toilet paper, 3 bottles of water, a table, a lamp, a cabinet with hangers. There was a little lack of where to hang wet clothes to dry. There is hot water, but it is somehow unclear how to regulate it colder or hotter (but this is a small thing). Behind the beds and in the bathroom - aromatic things with lavender (against mosquitoes). Cleaning on request, or you can just take clean towels, water and toilet paper every day without cleaning. Breakfast is included in the price, quite good: 2 types of juices, tea, coffee, 1 plate of fruit on the table (bananas, dragon, watermelon, pineapple) + everyone can choose 1 item from the menu. And one day a lot of people came - and they made a buffet, it was generally gorgeous! :) You can have lunch and dinner in their restaurant, the food is delicious. And the view is of the river. In which, by the way, you can swim - this is another plus! It is in this place that the water is not stormy and quite shallow. In general, the territory of the hotel is very beautiful - we constantly met some kind of animals there (lizards, butterflies, sooo many, caterpillars, respectively, too😅 hanging from everywhere, frogs, bats, otters?, monkeys too) In general, it is very convenient that right at the hotel you can order a transfer further (in our case to Samui), as well as all excursions (prices are about the same for everyone). We chose a 1-day tour to the lake with Diamond Cave (1500 for adults, 750 for a 9-year-old child), a night excursion (600 for adults and 300 for children - I highly recommend it!!! We walked for about 1.5 hours, saw snakes, turtles, stick insects, fireflies, termites, a lot of scorpions, slow lorises, spiders, and moths), elephant riding (900 and 450 - I also highly recommend it!! They ride for 1 hour through a palm forest, the elephant crosses the river several times, you can ride on its neck, not just in a cart, the whole time the driver takes photos on your phone, then you can feed the elephant (included in the price), then wash your hands and have a snack yourself (they give you water, tea, cookies, bananas), if you wish, you can buy souvenirs or your photo on the elephant in a beautiful frame (300 baht), and on the way on the way back they take you to a waterfall and a viewing point), tubing (400 baht, they give you a smaller ring for a child - also fun, you float for an hour if not more, sometimes in calm water, sometimes in turbulent water) In general, we had a really cool time at this hotel, I highly recommend it!!!

The hotel is right in the jungle, next to the river. Nice room: clean and quiet. Too bad we only stayed one night.