Originally Posted by blueDC
I'm reading this thinking, wow it's creepy how we had the same experiences/opinion
I felt the same way about CM - both the night-bazaar and the temples were ho-hum compared to Chatuchak or the Grand Palace in BKK. The FS|CM is out of this world. The setting of Sala Mae Rim where they serve meals, overlooking the rice paddies with the impossibly perfectly-shaped mountain in the background, is seared in my memory. The cooking class is highly recommended, complete with a windswept setting that is unforgettable. We learnt how to make northern specialties like khao soi, and popular dishes like tom yum and pad thai. It was a blast. And the pool.. Wow. Did you get the chocolate ice-cream on lemongrass stick thingies? How do you even begin to describe the service? Or the spa? Sensational.
BlueDC: I believe that you were one of the people in the Luxury Hotels forum that sold that Four Seasons to me, especially because of your raves about the cooking class!
Totally forgot to mention the cooking class. That was one of our absolute best memories from Thailand. The atmosphere was phenomenal, the people (especially Chef Pitak and the coordinator Goi were amazing. The recipes were the same (or incredibly similar to) as the restaurant ones. For example, at the hotel they make their pad thai in an "egg net." In the cooking course, they showed us how to make it. I recommend these to anybody going to Thailand/CM.
As for the rest of the hotel, everything was amazing: service, spa, restaurants, pool (small but a beautiful location). Unfortunately, they no longer have the chocolate ice cream.