111 Resort & Spa — A Pool That Opens Onto Rice Fields at a Quiet Sankhaburi Retreat
If you're driving through Chai Nat and want somewhere to spend the night that isn't another roadside hotel, 111 Resort & Spa is the name locals bring up most. It's a 4-star resort set among the rice fields of Sankhaburi district, about 20 km out from Chai Nat town. What guests mention again and again is the outdoor pool that looks straight out over the paddy fields and a line of sugar palms, and a fresh-cooked buffet breakfast — and rooms that start at around ฿790 while still giving you a full resort feel.
111 Resort & Spa carries itself as a contemporary Thai resort — open ground, plenty of planted trees, and sightlines that run straight out to the surrounding rice fields. The accommodation is spread across several low buildings on a wide plot, with room types running from twin-bed Deluxe rooms up to a king-bed Grand Suite and a two-king Family Suite for groups travelling together. There's also an 8-metre dome tent for anyone who wants the feel of camping with air-conditioning attached. Past guests consistently note that the rooms feel larger than the price suggests, and the common areas are pleasant to wander.
The resort sits at Ban Tha Ramat, Phraek Si Racha sub-district, Sankhaburi district, Chai Nat — genuinely in the middle of agricultural land, not the kind of place that labels itself a rice-field resort while actually sitting on a main road. From Chai Nat town it's a 20–25 minute drive, the last stretch running through quiet country lanes but on sealed road all the way. Once inside the grounds the scale becomes clear: wide lawns, mature trees planted throughout, and an absence of traffic noise that you notice immediately after a day on the highway.
The Deluxe Twin is the entry-level room and the most straightforwardly priced — Thai-style furniture with natural materials, some walls dressed in a warm red wood-pattern finish that keeps the space from feeling clinical. The Grand Suite steps up in floor area and comes with a king bed; it suits couples who want breathing room rather than just somewhere to sleep. The Family Suite pairs two king beds and is built for families or two couples travelling together. The dome tent is the most unusual option: it opens directly towards the paddy fields, comes with air-conditioning and a private bathroom, and gives you the camping atmosphere without the heat or the groundsheet.
Within the grounds there is enough to fill a full day without leaving: the outdoor pool, a spa and massage rooms, a sauna, a gym, karaoke, the 111 Food Corner restaurant and a separate café. For families with children the open grounds give kids somewhere to run, and the mushroom-fountain children's pool is consistently the most popular feature among younger guests. The resort also runs a banquet and wedding venue that takes up to 400 guests, which means some weekends will have a function running — something worth factoring into your room choice and the timing of your visit.
Taken together, 111 Resort & Spa occupies a clear position: it is not a luxury property, but it is well above a roadside hotel. Clean rooms, generous space, real paddy views and a good breakfast are the four things guests return to again and again in their reviews. For anyone driving through Chai Nat who wants one night that actually feels like a resort stay without paying resort prices, this is an unusually strong choice for the money.
A note on expectations before you book: this is a provincial resort in agricultural Chai Nat, not a city-centre business hotel. The surrounding area is farmland — there are no convenience stores, restaurants or shops within walking distance, so arriving without food and drinks in the car is something guests occasionally regret. The 20–25 minute drive from town is easy enough with your own vehicle, but if you're car-free this location will feel inconvenient. Most of the guests who rate it highly are road-trippers making their way through the central plains of Thailand, people who want a proper bed and a good breakfast in a setting that feels like the country rather than a lay-by. That audience will find the resort well worth the detour.
The headline feature is the outdoor pool, whose edge opens onto the paddy fields and that row of sugar palms. Late afternoon, the light sitting on the water is genuinely lovely, and it's the corner guests photograph most. Beside it sits a children's pool with a red mushroom fountain that keeps younger kids happy while parents nurse a coffee at the poolside. For anyone who wants to wind down further, there's a spa, massage rooms and a sauna — a compact wellness zone rather than a sprawling one, but enough to work out the stiffness after a long drive.
One guest recalls a morning of "hot rice soup, the breeze coming in, and the rice fields stretching out" — the kind of slow start they had hoped for from a stay in the provinces.
Food is one of the most-praised parts of a stay here. Breakfast is a fresh-cooked buffet — Thai rice soup and stir-fries cooked to order, alongside Western items and salad. The main restaurant, 111 Food Corner, sits under an open steel-and-glass roof with both air-conditioned and open-air sections, and there's a separate coffee café for an afternoon sit-down. Passers-by who aren't staying the night can stop in at the café and restaurant too, which keeps the place feeling lived-in rather than empty.
There's a side to 111 Resort that not every guest knows about: it's a popular wedding and banquet venue in Chai Nat, with halls and open grounds that take 200 to 400 guests. The upside is generous space and a lot of parking. The flip side is that if your stay lands on an event night — with karaoke or live music running — some zones can get loud in the evening. More on how to handle that below.
The overall score sits at 8.8/10 from 13 Trip.com reviews. Guests repeatedly praise the cleanliness, the room size, the quiet setting and the breakfast. The honest criticisms cluster around noise from karaoke, live music and evening functions, occasional construction work as the property keeps expanding, and a pool that sits a fair walk from the main building. Worth knowing before you book so none of it catches you off guard.
On location, understand up front that 111 Resort is in Sankhaburi district, not Chai Nat town itself — about a 20–25 minute drive in. The Chao Phraya Dam, Chai Nat Bird Park and the bigger temples are all a manageable drive further on. The trade-off is real quiet and genuine paddy views, balanced against the fact that without your own car it's awkward: the surroundings are farmland, with no convenience store or restaurant within walking distance. For a road trip, this place is ideal; for car-free travel, less so.
The bottom line: 111 Resort & Spa suits road trippers who want a rice-field stopover that doesn't cost much — a paddy-view pool, fresh-cooked breakfast, and wide-open space for kids to run. It works well for both families and couples looking to step away from the noise. But if you're a light sleeper, check with the hotel before you go to see whether there's a function on your dates, and request a room well away from the banquet grounds.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Rooms clean and larger than expected for the price
- ✓ Quiet setting with real rice-field views
- ✓ Fresh-cooked buffet breakfast, well liked
- ✓ Wide, easy parking
- ! Outside town — you need your own car
- ! Karaoke / functions can be loud some evenings
- ! Pool sits a fair walk from the main building
- ✓ Spacious grounds, pleasant to walk around
- ✓ Attractive paddy-view pool with a kids' pool
- ✓ Friendly staff and good service
- ✓ Good value for a stopover stay
- ! Ongoing construction at times — some noise
- ! In-room amenities not complete (bring your own toothbrush)
- ! Surrounded by farmland, nothing within walking distance
- 💡If you sleep light — check with the hotel whether a function or karaoke is scheduled for your dates, and request a room well away from the banquet grounds → some evenings carry live music and event noise
- 💡If you don't have a car — this is Sankhaburi district, 20–25 minutes from town, surrounded by farmland with nothing within walking distance → bring a car, or stock up on food and drink before you arrive
- 💡If you're travelling with young kids — the mushroom-fountain pool and open grounds are the big draw, but the pool sits a little way from the main building → ask for a room near the pool to make the back-and-forth easier