Muthi Maya — Hotel in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Worth every baht. Luxurious, large spacious villas with 4 quarters! Kitchenette with large table that doubles as a good desk for a work-from-hotel stint (very reliable internet connection within the villa). Generously sized bathroom with a jacuzzi, everything was lavish and working. Living room with a very large sofa and flatscreen. And last but not least, separated bedroom with another large flatscreen. Outdoors, a sizable pool to kill the heat, and there is a private garden down a short flight of stairs. Full height glass doors in bedroom and living room leads to deck space for sitting out and an added pavilion situated on one end of the pool. Surrounded by greenery, the exclusive vibe is strong with this one. Situated on a very large estate with plenty to explore, a wild deer crossed the road in front of my car, nature. Hearty breakfast buffet styled in the morning, everything was tantalizing. I have found what I have been looking for in Kao Yai. I wish I have tried this resort sooner. ||||Khao Yai, where trusted chain of hotels is elusive. Muthi Maya is one of the resorts under the Kirimaya name. And on this massive patch of property right beside big mountain, we can find Atta (residential type resort), Kirimaya (resort type resort… ) and Muthi (the ultimate pool villas). They also have one of the most luxurious tented stay you can find in Thailand, and these are found next to Kirimaya. The large estate features a golf course, and there are also private residential suites where the well to do have their country getaways. With such a massive operation running, you can trust that the momentum itself assures that everything is well kept, amenities plenty and you get all the hospitality here without disappointment. At certain times of the year, they have The Secret Garden open. It features a large kaleidoscope of flower beds, and rustic straw structures for that ultimate Instagram opportunity. All these with the backdrop of misty mountain when the weather is right. They even have a horse stable within the estate, Khoa Yai is cowboy county after all. Plenty to explore as such, the drive in the estate is over meandering roads which opens to awesome landscapes, and some parts along some forest. It was late afternoon while I was driving out the resort, a wild deer stood by the road and dived into the bushes as I approached. This showed just how connected this place is to the nature park adjacent. ||||Meals here, we have a few restaurants to choose from. I was told Atta is where we could get Japanese, but we did not venture there. We had Italian for lunch where Muthi is. The setting is open air and the view is of the golf course, or the main pool below depending on which side one sits. Dinner, we had over at Kirimaya. The restaurant sits above water, high ceilings for that openness and fresh mountain air. It was the All-In-One stay we had booked, and this included a Thai set dinner which was totally impressive and generous in portions. All the dishes served looked more than right, and none was a disappointment in taste. Sometimes elsewhere, when you buy into these half or full board promotions, you get only the cheapest of food, but not here. The staffs where all very friendly. We sat in one of the protruding balconies that has the best of views into the backdrop of big mountain. This was also where we spotted large tents, and where I learned of their Tented Villa which features a large jacuzzi tub within. Though pricey, they are imbued with all forms of luxury. And they were taken up, so we did not get a chance to survey and apprise them truly. ||||To get to the restaurants from one resort to the other, we can either drive, or we can take the complimentary inter resort buggy service. The distance is too long for a brisk walk. For both these 2 places we had our meals (Muthi and Kirimaya), there are just copious amount of greenery around. I like the setting over at Kirimaya best. It is plenty upscale. You will be embraced by her extravagance. Eating into the twilight, the openness with the sounds of nature. Peace and tranquility just permeating throughout the place. ||||For breakfast, we had to make reservations as mealtime was divided into slotted hours aligned with Covid measures. Though we took the later 9 am slot, there was no shortage of food. There was no hurried rowdy pace, everything was nice and tidy thanks to the arrangements. We sat by the pool, the breakfast was open air. For kids, we had to fork out THB 350. This was unlike most hotels that I go to, where kids of age 5 still eat free. But THB 350 is fair play because it is a buffet she got. Parents will understand that open choices offered by buffet is vital. If our children don’t like what we ordered or took for them, we can either force feed them like a bird, or burn them by the stake. But since we can’t do any of those, we will have to try the other dishes. Therefore, not being stuck with an ala-cate order is critical. ||||Our villa was a heaven. Just thinking about it makes me so want to be there again. We spend a large part of our day just dipping in the cool water beating the warm humid weather. Other times, I sat out in the pavilion having a beer and enjoyed my me time as my child had her online lessons indoors. In the kitchenette, there was a microwave. Capsule coffee provided my dose of pre-breakfast caffeine. The mini bar was on the house. During turndown, they came to refill the snacks. In the night, my child turned in early. Closed the bedroom door and I watched TV at a comfortable volume without worry in the living room. The villa is like a full-fledged working house. ||||These pool villas can be grouped into clusters of inner and outer fringes, no difference in price. Those on the inside sits on a higher elevation, and therefore, possibly have a better view of big mountain beyond. However, they are in partial view of the resort pathway below. They are not barricaded by walls of any sort so that their infinity pool maintains their infinity view. They do have tall Bird of Paradise plants bordering the infinity pool, and that offered some partial privacy. The villa we had was on the outer fringe. Lower in elevation, they bind into the golf course separated by a short wall shrouded in scrubs. So, these are in clear view of the golfers. When we were here there was none, it was a blessing. For those of you who like to run around naked in resorts, this place is a no no for that.||||Why do I say I have found what I have been looking for in Kao Yai? I have tried some other pool villas at the same price level in this region. So far, they have all been a disappointment with shortfalls here and there. I feel I overpaid for those other places which are mostly overrated. In fact, I just came from one nearby the day before I stayed here (there’s a review on that one too). Muthi has the full works going on. We got the full hotel treatment, we got a villa with plenty amenities. We stayed in a private massive estate which was captivating. I could unwind stress free. I slept well. In Muthi, price versus expectations, everything met. When there is a match like this, the resort deserves only the best of ratings. Be back...

Worth every baht. Luxurious, large spacious villas with 4 quarters! Kitchenette with large table that doubles as a good desk for a work-from-hotel stint (very reliable internet connection within the villa). Generously sized bathroom with a jacuzzi, everything was lavish and working. Living room with a very large sofa and flatscreen. And last but not least, separated bedroom with another large flatscreen. Outdoors, a sizable pool to kill the heat, and there is a private garden down a short flight of stairs. Full height glass doors in bedroom and living room leads to deck space for sitting out and an added pavilion situated on one end of the pool. Surrounded by greenery, the exclusive vibe is strong with this one. Situated on a very large estate with plenty to explore, a wild deer crossed the road in front of my car, nature. Hearty breakfast buffet styled in the morning, everything was tantalizing. I have found what I have been looking for in Kao Yai. I wish I have tried this resort sooner.

Khao Yai, where trusted chain of hotels is elusive. Muthi Maya is one of the resorts under the Kirimaya name. And on this massive patch of property right beside big mountain, we can find Atta (residential type resort), Kirimaya (resort type resort… ) and Muthi (the ultimate pool villas). They also have one of the most luxurious tented stay you can find in Thailand, and these are found next to Kirimaya. The large estate features a golf course, and there are also private residential suites where the well to do have their country getaways. With such a massive operation running, you can trust that the momentum itself assures that everything is well kept, amenities plenty and you get all the hospitality here without disappointment. At certain times of the year, they have The Secret Garden open. It features a large kaleidoscope of flower beds, and rustic straw structures for that ultimate Instagram opportunity. All these with the backdrop of misty mountain when the weather is right. They even have a horse stable within the estate, Khoa Yai is cowboy county after all. Plenty to explore as such, the drive in the estate is over meandering roads which opens to awesome landscapes, and some parts along some forest. It was late afternoon while I was driving out the resort, a wild deer stood by the road and dived into the bushes as I approached. This showed just how connected this place is to the nature park adjacent.

For breakfast, we had to make reservations as mealtime was divided into slotted hours aligned with Covid measures. Though we took the later 9 am slot, there was no shortage of food. There was no hurried rowdy pace, everything was nice and tidy thanks to the arrangements. We sat by the pool, the breakfast was open air. For kids, we had to fork out THB 350. This was unlike most hotels that I go to, where kids of age 5 still eat free. But THB 350 is fair play because it is a buffet she got. Parents will understand that open choices offered by buffet is vital. If our children don’t like what we ordered or took for them, we can either force feed them like a bird, or burn them by the stake. But since we can’t do any of those, we will have to try the other dishes. Therefore, not being stuck with an ala-cate order is critical.

Our villa was a heaven. Just thinking about it makes me so want to be there again. We spend a large part of our day just dipping in the cool water beating the warm humid weather. Other times, I sat out in the pavilion having a beer and enjoyed my me time as my child had her online lessons indoors. In the kitchenette, there was a microwave. Capsule coffee provided my dose of pre-breakfast caffeine. The mini bar was on the house. During turndown, they came to refill the snacks. In the night, my child turned in early. Closed the bedroom door and I watched TV at a comfortable volume without worry in the living room. The villa is like a full-fledged...

We had one night stay at Muthi Maya last Monday, our experience wasn't quite pleasant especially from the service delivery. It didn't live up to the expectation.

Good things about this place though, their villa size is just perfect, not too spacious also the privacy at some point.

The reservation went well until the day we checked in, we had requested an extra blanket upon booking process with a reminder one day prior to our arrival. The receptionist told us the Housekeeping team was made aware of this request. When we got in the room, the blanket wasn't dispatched until an hour+ later, we had to call them. What they actually did was they made an extra bed in the living room instead of handing out the blanket as we asked. This could be an internal commmunication issue.

2 capsuled coffee provided in the pantry set was the stronge ones, so we called and asked for the decaf. It took them a while to understand and told us Decaf coffee isn't available now, they placed the order to their supplier but still hasn't arrived. They even asked us to pay for extra capsule if we want !!! We finally asked them to bring us less stronger coffee.

We didn't find the thermal pot to make hot water for the tea, called them and was informed to use Nepresso Machine to boil the water. I was quite upset for their solution especially at this lux resort. I had to press them for the proper thermal pot to make my own cup. And their tea bag choice is also very limited - 3 DILMAH bags

The water stopper in the bath tub was broken, I just found out at almost 10 pm when I was filling the tub for the hot bath and was trying to fix it myself in the first place but it never worked. Just too tired to wait to get fixed or move to other villa at late hours, so didn't bother !!

We had in-villa dinner the first day and finished the cutlery provided in the pantry (only good for one meal without liquid soap to wash up) the next morning when they delivered our in villa breakfast, no cutlery coming with the food. They should have thought of guests' activities and being more proactive on such small details.

The breakfast during this pandemic time was quite interesting, we were asked to choose the breakfast from their selection card on arrival as well as the preference of the serving time. Everything was packed in boxes for hygiene purpose which we well understood. Though the quality didn't really meet the standard of the hotel. Their F&B team did it quite well with the in villa dinner we had the night before.

On our departure, checking out was quite quick without any survey form to rate our stay or any farewell message to ask how our experience was.

I am trying to compare the value of money paid for the stay with this kind of service received if it was the regular shoulder season which I imagine the nightly room rate would be over 10k per night.

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