Everyone who enters the tranquil world of The Dheva Spa has praise and adulation.
Awards:
- Best Spa Design-SpaAsia Crystal Awards 2007
- Best Destination Spa-SpaAsia Crystal Awards 2007
- World’s Top 10 Best for Luxury– Readers’ Choice Award Winner by Spa Finder 2006
- Best Destination Spa – SpaAsia Crystal Awards 2006
- Best Country Resort – SENSES Wellness Award 2006
- Best Spa Exterior Of The Year – Baccarat Asia Spa Awards 2006
- Best Wellness retreat by SpaAsia Crystal Awards 2005
Quotes
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai — …the Spa; perhaps the finest I have ever seen from Mandarin Oriental.
The Gallivanter’s Guide, July 2006
The Dheva Spa is possibly the most striking building on the property, having an ornate, 64-foot dark wood roof with seven tiers (representing the seven steps to nirvana), ornamented with carvings of mythical beasts and flowers.
Spa Magazine USA - May/June 2006
The Dheva Spa spoils in true Thai fashion: try the Mandalay or Lanna Ceremony for a path to heaven.
Conde Nast Traveller UK - The Hot List 2006 (May 2006)
At this extraordinary new resort, you feel as though you have granted privileged access to a palace and temple compound of astonishing grandeur. Other attractions include a large split-level pool, tennis courts, a fitness centre and stunning holistic spa crafted from teak in the style of a Mandalay royal palace.
Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report - January 2006
Every skyline has its star. At Dhara Dhevi, the Dheva Spa shines the brightest. Its teak roof soars six stories above a pavilion, which is surrounded by a labyrinth of treatment rooms. The roof’s seven gleaming tiers are intended to represent the seven steps to enlightenment in Buddhist cosmology – a goal that doesn’t escape anyone who submits to treatments in its shadow.
Virtuoso Travel + Life, USA – July/Aug 2005
The Mandarin Oriental’s newest spa jewel located in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand has not only captured the treatment history of Southeast Asia, many of which have evolved over time in temples, palaces and monasteries of Southeast Asia, but a sense of its architecture and heritage as well.
Spa Asia, Asia Pacific – May/June 2005
If the property has a focal point, it must be the Dheva Spa, a magnificent re-creation of a 19-th-century Burmese palace, fashioned entirely from burnished teak and capped by a 64-foot, seven-tier roof.
Travel & Leisure, USA – April 2005