Baan Hom Samunphrai: Chiang Mai Live-in Conference & Health Centre, school, study groups, seminars

Baan Hom Samunphrai is an ideal location for groups up to 15 who want to work with their own leaders or teachers. Although we are located in a rural area and are surrounded by beautiful countryside, we don't pretend to be a mountain retreat, Spa or Resort Hotel --we're just 9 kms from the centre of a bustling Asian city, after all, while at the same time in a small rural village. Of course we appeal to groups that work best in quiet, natural and harmonious surroundings, but our sort of people also know they need real life to keep them whole. And Baan Hom Sammunphrai is very simple and very real.

Despite our simplicity, we are well-equipped to handle Confer-    We also welcome yoga, self-development, and special interest groups.
ences for up to 20 persons--we provide wifi, 2 stationary com-    Here Kru Nym, a Thai master, leads a group of western as well as Thai
puters, printers, a power-point projector and a video camera.       students learning to play classical South East Asian instruments.

We offer old wooden farmhouses with small but comfortable private bedrooms with overhead fans. Our rooms and work spaces are well screened but there is no air-conditioning anywhere except when necessary during the Hot Season in our new Training Sala. We offer three healthy meals a day as well as tea, coffee and fruit, and most importantly unstinting attention from our staff -- all for 1800 baht (c. $50.00) per person per day.

Transportation, steam baths, and massages are not included, but we are pleased to quote special package arrangements including steam baths and treatments. We can also provide full seminar facilities for up to 15 at modular tables (see above) and can arrange any other type of work space for meeting together or doing things. Wifi is free everywhere, and we also provide copy facilities along with flip charts and white boards. Meals can be buffet, served at the table or even, on special occasions, mats outside in the garden. More than half the dishes on our table are vegetarian, and we do our very best to accommodate special diets.

AT OUR BIG TABLE

In the following photos (top left to right) we are feeding a large Taiwanese Group studying Hakomi in Mandarin, an informal group visiting from the Thai Ministry of Public Health, another from the Ministry of Education, a group of professional students from Portland, Oregon, and another led by Maika Endo (hand raised) on the last night of her first 'Chiang Mai Wellness Pilgrimage.' In the last photo Homprang is preparing the table for a French group participating in Christian Barou's third 'Sèjour de Bien Etre.' (The photo most like our everyday-table is the one with the students from Portland, Oregon -- there are just 10 in this group, and it's lunch so there are mats instead of a table cloths.)

BASIC RATES FOR SEMINARS & CONFERENCES

8 to 15 persons. Full Room & Board plus all our Staff & Facilities .

Bt 1800 ($50.00) (from March 1st, 2024) per person per day.

Dollar rates October 18th, 2024 $1.00 = 33.11 Baht

ACCOMMODATIONS: Most of our bedrooms are in old wooden farmhouses on stilts -- the bedrooms are upstairs with shared toilets and showers on the ground floor. All our facilities including the shared ones are clean, modern, and close by. For those with special needs we have 4 houses with adjoining bathrooms, 2 rooms for couples and 3 for singles.

GROUP ARRIVALS: Transportation on Arrival and Departure at the Chiang Mai Airport is free-of-charge for Conference Groups, but only TWICE on the first day and TWICE on the last day. (Please be sure we have the Date, Time, Airline and Flight Number.) Individuals can take taxis -- takes about 20 minutes, costs about 250 baht..

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Daily transportation, steam baths, and treatments are not included in our Group Rates. Please discuss with us your requirements so that we can quote you group prices for additional services.

CONFERENCE STAFF: The Group Leader is free of charge, an Assistant is Bt1,200 per day. Children can be included but there must be 24hr supervision (Bt1,200 per day for the care-giver's room and board). 1/2 price for small children, free for babies.

MISSED MEAL REFUNDS: The refund is Bt100 for lunch and Bt200 for dinner, but you must let us know by 9am for a missed lunch and 1pm for dinner.

SCHEDULING GROUPS: The Baanhom Samunphrai School has a very full schedule, August to the end of June, and Groups must schedule dates at least a year in advance. We feel more comfortable if Group Leaders have themselves stayed here with us so that they know just who and how we are -- we're as beautiful as it gets but were not a Spa or a Resort Hotel. That is a very important distinction.

TERMS: All Group bookings must be accompanied by a 25% non-refundable deposit 3 months before the Conference begins. The balance is due on arrival. Should your plans change we will be pleased to consider alternative dates if our schedule permits.