Nordic House & Coffee — A-Frame Villas in the Rice Fields Where You Open a Teak Door to a Green Garden
Nong Bua Lamphu doesn't give you a long list of places to stay — most options are standard in-town hotels. But if you want to sleep in a small villa out among the rice fields that looks like it wandered over from a Scandinavian village, Nordic House & Coffee is the name people around here mention most. The shot every guest brings home is the same: steep white A-frame cabins with arched teak doors and round porthole windows — and there's a café right on the grounds, so you can walk from your room to a morning coffee.
Nordic House & Coffee is a small B&B at 46 Moo 1, Pho Chai, just outside Nong Bua Lamphu town — about a 10-minute drive in. The accommodation is made up entirely of five free-standing villas spread across a garden with small vegetable plots and rice fields all around. What sets it apart from anything else in the province is the design: tall A-frame roofs, clean white walls, and brown arched teak doors — a Scandinavian look crossed with a country garden that you almost never see in the upper Isan region.
There are three main room types. The Villa Double and Villa Twin, both 30 sqm, start at around ฿990/night, while the larger Villa Double L at 34 sqm sits at about ฿1,390. Inside, the palette is bright white with pale wood floors, and each villa has air-con, a flat-screen TV, a fridge, a minibar, a sofa, and a private balcony. The detail guests photograph most is the round porthole-style window and the curved teak door that opens straight onto the green garden in front.
The "& Coffee" part isn't for show — there's a café right on the property, so you can walk over from your villa for a coffee without driving anywhere. It suits anyone who likes waking up early, sipping a coffee over the quiet garden before heading out. One thing to flag up front: most room rates don't include breakfast, but having a café on-site helps a lot — you can order a coffee and something light in the morning easily enough.
One guest describes "opening the wooden door to a green garden, cool air, and walking over for a coffee just outside the room — so quiet, nothing like staying in town." — compiled from real guest reviews
The overall feel is quiet and private. Because it sits among the fields with only five villas, it never gets crowded. There's a flower garden with long wooden walkways to wander and photograph, free parking out front, free Wi-Fi across the grounds, and a small mini-mart for essentials. The line guests repeat is "clean, brand-new rooms, friendly staff, good price." It works well for couples, small families, or anyone road-tripping through Isan who wants a calm place to stop for a night.
The thing to know before booking is the location. This place is not in town — you need your own car, and without one getting around is awkward, since it's rice fields all around with no restaurants or convenience stores within walking distance. With a car, though, that becomes a plus: it's a 10-minute drive to town for the King Naresuan Shrine and Nong Bua public park, and not far from Wat Tham Klong Ple and Tao To Waterfall, the province's main nature spots.
On scores, Nordic House & Coffee averages around 8.4/10 across booking platforms — solid for a place at this price in a small province. What guests praise most is the design and the cleanliness of the new rooms. The grumbles are about the out-of-town setting that needs a car, and a few people who expected breakfast included and found they had to order it separately — worth knowing so you're not caught out.
The bottom line: Nordic House & Coffee works best for road-trippers in Isan who want to sleep in a cute villa among the fields for a little over a thousand baht a night. You get good-looking design that's fun to photograph, clean new rooms, a café within walking distance, and a genuinely quiet setting — in exchange for needing a car and not being in the town centre. If you want the most spacious room and your budget stretches a touch, go straight for the 34 sqm Villa Double L.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Beautiful villa design — photogenic from every angle
- ✓ Brand-new, clean rooms in a warm white palette
- ✓ Quiet, private setting among the rice fields
- ✓ On-site café — walk over for a morning coffee
- ! Out of town — you need your own car
- ! Most rates don't include breakfast
- ! Rice fields all around — no restaurants within walking distance
- ✓ Free-standing villas — more private than a regular hotel
- ✓ Arched teak doors and round windows are a top photo spot
- ✓ Friendly staff, easy check-in
- ✓ Just over a thousand baht — good value for the design
- ! ~10-minute drive to the town centre
- ! Only five villas — hard to book on holidays
- ! Rain on the metal roof can be loud in some villas during storms
- 💡If you don't have a car — think twice before booking, because this is out among the fields in Pho Chai with no restaurants or convenience stores within walking distance → without a car, an in-town hotel will be far more convenient
- 💡If breakfast matters — most rates don't include the morning meal, but the on-site café means you can order a coffee and something light → check at booking what your package actually includes
- 💡If you want the most space — the Villa Double L at 34 sqm (~฿1,390) is noticeably roomier than the 30 sqm Villa Double/Twin → a few hundred baht more buys a lot more comfortable floor space