We (3 families) settled for Kensington English Garden Resort Khao Yai as we couldn't get Thames Valley for 3 nights.
The resort compound is large. A church and a garden are allocated at the entrance of the entire resort. We mistook the church as the main lobby as we arrived late at night but managed to navigate eventually find the main building. Further in will be the main lobby building where you do you check-in and breakfast.
There are a few blocks of 2 stories buildings. Our deluxe rooms are located opposite of the main building across a roundabout garden.
[Staff]
- friendly
- willing to help
[Bedroom]
- there are a total of 4 rooms on each level
- we took 3 ground level rooms
- my room with extra bed
- room is spacious enough for 3 kids to self-entertain and play
- equipped with the required (tv, aircon, dresser, toiletries, etc.
- there is no warmer, just switch off aircon and tuck under blanket
- my toilet was choked consecutively for 2 nights (repeated). Finally fixed on the 2nd night.
- my friend's room toilet was choked on the last night.
[Beds]
- medium hardness
- with 4 pillows (2 soft, 2 firm)
- blanket is warm/thick to keep the cold away
- extra bed (super single) comes with one soft pillow and warm blanket
[Location]
- about 3.5hrs from Bangkok
- NOT on Thanaratch Road. So do plan in additional ~15-20min of traveling in/out of the resort.
- about 15-20min to Thanaratch Road (The Castle, Thames Valley, The Chocolate Factory, etc.).
[Breakfast]
- 4 local dishes (rice, kway tiao, veg, meat)
- 3 'international' dishes (sausages, ham, potatoes/bacon's)
- egg station
- noodle station
- bread station
- fruits and cereal station
- porridge station (this was not open on my last day)
- sit outside for breakfast with a view
- breakfast was O.K.
- I would explore breakfast out of resort next time if I have to stay here
Overall, the resort is O.K. The feel of English is there, but not the breakfast. I like the location, not too far away from attractions. With proper planning with the traveling time in mind, you can still get your places to-go checklist checked.