My family from the United States spent 8 days in Thailand and split them evenly between Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket. Samart, the owner of Spicy Villa Ecolodge, was very accommodating and picked us up at the bus station after last minute plans. He responded quickly to all emails. I was nervous since I had not paid any money ahead... More

I was fortunate to hear of this place through tripadvisor and stayed for 4 nights in December. It's a gorgeous setting, simple huts, friendly, fun. Samart the owner has a vision to develop the community. He's a fun guy with a lot of knowledge about the local community and Thailand. He is also generous with sharing his own story and... More

A wonderful place to go for those of you who love to surround yourself with nature, experience bathing in waterfalls and eating authentic thai food. You can do as little or be as active as you want. You are welcome to help out with the cooking, planting or any chores that need doing around the villas or simply relax in... More

We wanted to expose our Canadian children age 3 and 9 to a different culture and wanted them to experience the true Thailand. I did a lot of research in finding an authentic Thai experience for my children before we hit the fancy resorts later on our trip, and wow did my research pay off ! We took an over... More

This is a truely stunning location high up in the mountains, really well organized with super friendly and professional staff who seem to really care and are good fun too! The food was excellant and the lodges were gorgeous with some of the best mountain views i have ever seen, really peaceful and relaxing. samart the co founder of the... More

SPICY PUMPKIN... This place made my trip to Thailand. Samart fetched us from the train station, drove us through the jungle and to a local (amazing) food market, then to the villa. As soon as we arrived we were taken Bamboo rafting!! Whilst there I learned to cook beautiful Thai dishes (and spicy cocktails), went tubing, cycling, elephant trekking and... More

2 words JUST GO. Samart, Nuke (sp?) and Gao we cannot thank you enough for the once in a lifetime experience you offered us. It was our first time staying in an Eco-lodge or even the jungle for that matter. Come here if you are looking for an off the beaten path type of experience. We enjoyed delicious food, new... More

It was our honeymoon in Thailand, and we choose spicy villa because we wanted to live something different from the classic room in the city. We were happy! The ecolodge is a simple typical great place where to stay close to the nature and enjoy nice and funny activities with Samart team. Samart and his staff are wonderful, super helpful!... More

With so many mountains in northern Thailand I was having hard time to pick one until I read about Spicy Villa on TA. The bungalows were rustic and basic, it was great waking up surrounded by greenery and great mountains view, fresh air, bugs singing, birds chirping.. what an experience! However our group finds that the beds aren't clean and... More