1 — Select a Search Method

 

Select your preferred method for searching for and locating Baan Sammi: 

2 — GPS / Coordinates, 

3 — Google Maps, 

4 — Other Online Maps, 

5 — Generalized Offline Map, 

6 — Accurate Offline Map, 

7 — Illustrated Route Description in English, with Brief Notes in Thai, 

8 — Brief Route Description in German, 

9 — Street View of Baan Sammi. 

General Notes: If you are in Chiang Mai city (e.g., hotel, old town, airport, train station, bus station) and would like to visit Baan Sammi, please click on "Read more" to read the following travel options and recommendations:

2 — GPS / Coordinates

If you use a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation device or an Internet-enabled mobile phone, then it's quite easy to locate and find "Baan Sammi".

GPS coordinates — พิกัด จีพีเอส
If you wish to approach Baan Sammi by using a GPS tracking system, then enter the following geographical coordinates in your system:

• Latitude: North (+) 18.83523 = 18° 50' 6.8"
• Longitude: East (+) 99.10764 = 99° 6' 27.5"

or copy + paste the following: 18.83523,99.10764

These coordinates represent the main entrance gate and the beginning of the private driveway of Baan Sammi.

3 — Google Maps

Google Maps — สถานที่ตั้ง อยู่ที่ แผนที่ Google

Baan Sammi is the name of the property, which includes two enterprises: house rentals (Baan Sammi Nature Retreat — บ้านแซมมี เนเจอร์รีทรีต), and a bamboo garden (formerly, Bambusetum Baan Sammi — สวนไผ่บ้านแซมมี). As of October 2023, Google Maps displays Baan Sammi as follows:

• "Baan Sammi Nature Retreat — บ้านแซมมี เนเจอร์รีทรีต", zoom level 17 or 18 (highly enlarged map), with the pin on the main entrance gate of Baan Sammi.
• "สวนไผ่บ้านแซมมี - Bambusetum Baan Sammi" has no more been displayed on Google Maps since 21 September 2025, as this non-commercial enterprise ceased its accessibility to the general public from that date.

The pin named "Baan Sammi Nature Retreat" locates the main entrance gate of the Baan Sammi property, and the no longer existing pin located the Bambusetum (สวนไผ่บ้านแซมมี) at the end of the private dead-end driveway of Baan Sammi

To search Baan Sammi on Google Maps, you can type (or copy + paste) the following phrases into the Google Maps search box:

• "Baan Sammi" or "Baan Sammi Nature Retreat": Google displays Baan Sammi Nature Retreat with a pin at zoom level 17 (greatly enlarged map) and with the correct address.
• "สวนไผ่บ้านแซมมี" or "Bambusetum Baan Sammi": Google will no longer display this enterprise but may instead show Baan Sammi Nature Retreat.

Adding the city name or country name into the search box e.g., "Chiang Mai", or "Thailand", is unnecessary. Please pay attention to the correct spelling. Any deviation thereof e.g., Baansammi, Ban Sammi, Ban Sammy, or Baan Sammy, leads to no or an incorrect search result.

At least from September 2025 onwards,
only “Baan Sammi Nature Retreat” will be displayed as a result.

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4 — Other Online Maps: OpenStreetMap, HERE Map, Bing Maps, MapCode, LONGDO Map, tomtom

5 — Generalized Offline Map

Generalized Map: From Chiang Mai on Highway #118 to Baan Sammi, and brief route description.

Generalized Map (BS Route Map 2): From Chiang Mai to Baan Sammi

To copy, download, or print this map, click this link to view the map on your computer in a separate new window. Then you can save, download, and share this map.

The section numbering in the Illustrated Route Description in Chapter 7 is consistent with the landmark numbers (1–22) on the above map. To read a brief version of the route description, click the "Read more" button below.

6 — Accurate Offline Map

Accurate Map: From Chiang Mai on Highway #118 to Baan Sammi.

7 — Illustrated Route Description in English, with Brief Notes in Thai

Illustrated Route Description: From Chiang Mai on Highway #118 to Baan Sammi — English Detailed Version, with Brief Notes in Thai.

8 — Brief Route Description in German

Route Description: From Chiang Mai on Highway #118 to Baan Sammi — German Version, Summarized — Deutsche Kurzfassung der Routenbeschreibung.

9 — Street View of Baan Sammi — วิว บ้านแซมมี่ จากถนนสาธารณะ

The property with the wooden fence is Baan Sammi. This wooden fence, along with the tall bamboo behind it, is the easiest feature to identify Baan Sammi from the public road (Pa Tio – Pa Yang Poi Road), as there are no other properties with such a wooden fence combined with bamboo in this area. —
ที่มีรั้วไม้คือ บ้านแซมมี่ รั้วไม้และไม้ไผ่สูงที่อยู่ด้านหลังรั้วเป็นเอกลักเฉพาะ ในการสังเกตุจากถนนสาธารณะได้ง่ายที่สุด เนื่องจากที่อื่นไม่มีรั้วไม้ร่วมกับไม้ไผ่ในบริเวณนี้

10 — Contact Us

Contact Information — ข้อมูลการติดต่อ

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1 — Mr. Samran Apaipong (Khun Sam) — นาย สำราญ อภัยพงศ์ (คุณแซม)
and the Baan Sammi Team:
Mr. Thammarat Boonthammee (Khun Thammarat — คุณธรรมรัตน์)
Mr. Dieter Ohrnberger (Khun Dieter — คุณดีเท่อร์)

2 — Address — ที่อยู่
Baan Sammi, 79–79/4 M. 6, Ban Pa Tio – Ban Pa Yang Poi Road, T. Pa Lan, A. Doi Saket, Chiang Mai, 50220, Thailand
บ้านแซมมี ๗๙–๗๙/๔ หมู่ที่ ๖ ถนนบ้านป่าติ้ว–บ้านป่ายางปอย ตำบลป่าลาน อำเภอดอยสะเก็ด จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ ๕๐๒๒๐

3 — Email — อีเมล์
Please email baansammith@gmail.com or use the online Contact Form (in the sidebar or footer of the web version only, but lacking in the mobile version). We usually respond by email within 24 hours. If you do not find a reply email in your inbox folder, please check your spam email folder.

4 — Facebook and Facebook Messenger — เฟสบุ๊ค และ เฟสบุ๊ค เมสเซนเจอร์
Khun Sam, Khun Thammarat, and Khun Dieter
Text messages only, no voice calls. You may write in English, Thai, German, or any other language that Facebook or Google translates.

5 — Line, WhatsApp, WeChat — ไลน์ วอตส์แอปป์ วีแชต

If you provide us with your favorite social app ID or phone number via email, Contact Form, or Facebook Messenger, we may then contact you via Line, WhatsApp, WeChat, or phone, respectively.

6 — Mobile Phones — โทรศัพท์มือถือ
● Khun Sam: 089 633 9517
● Khun Thammarat: 084 559 6691
● Khun Dieter: 081 950 2565

Please be advised that we only accept phone, voice or video calls if we have prior knowledge of the caller. This is only possible if we have their phone number saved on our mobile phones or other devices. Therefore, we kindly ask you to first provide us with your Thai phone number (or ID for Line or WhatsApp) via email or Facebook Messenger (not SMS). We will then save your number on our mobile phones or other devices and will only be reachable by phone once we have saved it. After that, we will gladly call you back if you are unable to reach us by phone or voice call.

7 — Time Zone — เขตเวลา
Bangkok Time (check time with World Clock) = UTC (GMT) + 7:00 h, = CET (MEZ) + 6:00 h.
Thailand's country code for international calls: +66.

8 — Languages — ภาษา
Preferably in English, Thai, or German, but you can write to us in any language that Facebook or Google translates. We usually reply in writing in English.
All communication can be conducted in English. However, if preferred, you can contact
● Khun Sam in Thai by phone or other voice calls,
● Khun Thammarat in Thai, both in writing and by phone or other voice calls,
● Khun Dieter in German, both in writing and by phone.

9 — Announcement of New Offers — ประกาศข้อเสนอใหม่ ๆ

● House rental offers of the 4 houses in Baan Sammi Nature Retreat: For updates, please see Chapter 1 of the first post of the blog BAAN SAMMI NATURE RETREAT (บ้านแซมมี เนเจอร์รีทรีต บ้านให้เช่า).

● Offers of bamboo (plants, etc.) from Boonthammee Bamboo Garden, also on Facebook. If you are interested in viewing or acquiring bamboo from the former Bambusetum Baan Sammi, we kindly request that you contact Khun Thammarat of the Boonthammee Bamboo Garden.

10 — Visiting Baan Sammi — การเข้าเยี่ยมบ้านแซมมี
You are welcome to visit the Baan Sammi property, including the houses for rent, the garden, the bamboo, and the surrounding area. Visits are possible on any day between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., but only by appointment. Please read the following section.

11 — Scheduling an Appointment to Visit — การนัดหมายเข้าเยี่ยมชมบ้าน
If you would like to visit Baan Sammi, please suggest an exact day along with a precise or approximate arrival time. Please also provide alternative dates and your preferences (e.g., viewing a particular house), if applicable. You are requested to notify Khun Sam, Khun Thammarat, or Khun Dieter of your visit at least two days in advance via email, contact form, or Facebook Messenger. We will respond via email or Facebook Messenger (but usually not by phone) within 24 hours to confirm the date and time.

12 — Viewing and inspecting houses that are available to rent immediately or in the near future

● If a house is unoccupied and not yet let, the interior and exterior can be viewed and inspected.

● If a house is offered for rent in the near future, but the current tenant is still in residence, the interior can only be viewed upon prior consultation with the current tenant and only on a mutually agreed date and time. This usually requires 5–7 days in advance to coordinate with the current tenant.

● The exterior and surroundings of a house may be viewed at any time, provided that a distance is maintained from the house that does not infringe upon the tenant's privacy.

13 — Location of Baan Sammi — ตำแหน่งที่ตั้งบ้านแซมมี
The distance is 10 mi (15 km) northeast of the city of Chiang Mai, or 11 mi (18 km) from the old town of Chiang Mai (e.g., Tha Phae Gate), or 4 mi (7 km) from the Doi Saket district center. Baan Sammi is located in the countryside, between two villages, Ban Pa Tio and Ban Pa Yang Poi.

The main route from Chiang Mai to Baan Sammi by car, motorbike, or public transportation

13.1 — You can easily find the location on Google Maps by searching for "Baan Sammi", or "Baan Sammi Nature Retreat".

→ Baan Sammi Nature Retreat

13.2 — The main entrance gate of both Nature Retreat and Bambusetum is the same, with coordinates 18.83520, 99.10765.

13.3 — The blog HOW TO FIND BAAN SAMMI ... provides multiple methods of search and navigation to find Baan Sammi. In particular, the final chapter, Street View, helps identify the property of Baan Sammi, which is easily recognizable by its wooden fence.

13.4 — If you need more information about the available modes of transportation, please read the blog PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION IN CHIANG MAI.

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