Boutique Hotel

As I reported in December, I discovered yet another unfinished building during one of my bicycle jaunts. I did not think much about it, but the owner of the property saw me near the property taking a picture. (I was actually taking a picture of a sign unrelated to this property, but the sign was on the road adjacent to his land.)



The owner wanted me to go in and look around, and tell my friends. He said that this was to be a "boutique hotel." Indeed, it did appear to have that potential. Good views, interesting construction, and one would assume eventually decor to match. Someone must have run out of money. Here you see a chair in the front. It is carved out of a root of a tree that I think was used for much of the lumber inside. Different.




This is one of the rooms near the entry. I think it would be a lounge or dining area. Nice detail on the coffered ceiling. As is, the building and land (10 rai, he repeatedly told me because of my non-understanding look) is for sale at 65 million baht, which is almost $2 million US. There are 2.5 rai in a US acre.

The doors are beautiful, and hand carved, waiting for the glass.





Grand foyer with curved staircase. It really was very nice- a shame he could not finish it.

Close-up of that ceiling, or another matching one, I forget. Imagine what light you would hang from there...

The floors of the guest rooms were laid with crosscut slices of logs. He told me the wood specie, but I do not remember (something I did not recognize). I am not sure what he planned to grout with, but this is a very interesting idea, and I think it will look great if it ever gets finished.

Main entrance- Front doors

Pile of wood slabs for floors.

The main foyer area has a beautiful high ceiling.

There it is...just $2 million and it's yours.

Another beautiful day in the neighborhood. The last few days have featured an occasional cloud or two, but the monotonous daytime 80's (nearing 90 now) and nighttime 60's continues. I am doing this blog update, as I do most of my daytime research and writing, outside. I think I will take some time here soon to write up a little of what I have been teaching...but you'll have to go to my other blog for that.

A few feet away, 2 chickens and a rooster are digging themselves into comfy and cool holes in the loose dirt around a tree. 2 chicks of one of the hens are nearby but do not seem to yet understand this activity. I guess I see why Surachai chases the chickens away sometimes. I thought he was just tormenting them to get them to raise a ruckus (they oblige), but maybe he is just trying to keep them away from his landscaping. (the dirt is loose because he has dug it up to make watering more effective around the young tree).