Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai Celebrates 30 Years in Northern Thailand

Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025, marking three decades as one of northern Thailand's defining luxury retreats. Set among working rice terraces in the Mae Rim valley outside Chiang Mai, the resort helped establish the region as a destination in its own right, and the anniversary underscored how thoroughly it has become part of the local landscape.

The milestone year brought fresh recognition, with the resort named to Travel + Leisure's 2026 T+L 500, and fresh leadership, with Naipaporn Panlamoke appointed Director of Rooms and Residences. Together they reflect a property investing in its next chapter while celebrating its legacy of Thai hospitality.

Known for the daily rhythms of its rice paddies, its resident water buffalo, and pavilion-style residences that open onto the valley, the resort offers a distinctly grounded version of luxury. Thirty years on, it remains the reference point for a stay in the Thai north.

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