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 (chapter omitted *), 

5 — Generalized Offline Map, 

6 — Accurate Offline Map (chapter omitted *), 

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

8 — Brief Route Description in German (chapter omitted *), 

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: privately offered house rentals (Baan Sammi Nature Retreat — บ้านแซมมี เนเจอร์รีทรีต), and a bamboo garden (formerly the non-commercial Bambusetum Baan Sammi — สวนไผ่บ้านแซมมี). As of October 2023, Google Maps displays Baan Sammi as follows:

• "Baan Sammi Nature Retreat — บ้านแซมมี เนเจอร์รีทรีต"; the red pin indicates the main entrance gate of Baan Sammi. In the standard Google Maps view, you need to zoom in to zoom level 17 or 18 (highly magnified map) for the name (Baan Sammi…) to appear on the map; in satellite/3D view modes, the name appears from an altitude of 169 m down to 42 m (aerial view).
• "สวนไผ่บ้านแซมมี - Bambusetum Baan Sammi" has no longer been displayed on Google Maps since 21 September 2025, as this non-profit 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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5 — Generalized Offline Map

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

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

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.

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 via:
● Mr. Thammarat Boonthammee (Khun Thammarat — คุณธรรมรัตน์)

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
For enquiries, please use the following email addresses:
● BaanSammiTH@gmail.com 
● BoonthammeeBambooGarden@gmail.com (for reference in your message, please add "Baan Sammi")
● You can also use the online Contact Form, which you can find in the sidebar or footer of the web version, but not the mobile version.
We aim to respond 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

BAAN SAMMI Nature Retreat
Khun Thammarat.
Please make initial contact via text message, not by voice call.

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 Thammarat: 084 559 6691, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. daily, also on WhatsApp.

● Khun Sam: 089 633 9517

Please be advised that Khun Sam only accepts phone calls, Internet voice or video calls if he has prior knowledge of the caller. This is only possible if he has the caller's phone number saved on his mobile phone or other devices. Therefore, we kindly ask that you first provide him with your Thai phone number (or your Line ID) via email or Facebook Messenger (not SMS). He will then save your number on his mobile phone or other devices and will only be reachable by phone or Internet call once he has saved it. After that, he will gladly call you back if you are unable to reach him.

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 or Thai, but you can write to us in any language that Facebook or Google translates.
All communication can be conducted in English. However, if preferred, you can contact
● Khun Thammarat in Thai, both in writing and by phone or Internet calls,
● Khun Sam in Thai by phone or Internet calls.

9 — Announcement of New Offers or Updates — 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 wish to visit Baan Sammi, please 

● be sure to specify a precise date and an exact or approximate arrival time; please also provide alternative dates and your preferences (e.g., viewing a particular house), if applicable; 

● notify Khun Thammarat and/or Khun Sam of your visit at least 1 day 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.

● Should you prefer making arrangements by phone or voice call (via WhatsApp, Line, or Facebook Messenger), please contact Khun Thammarat (contact details above) between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. daily; if he is unavailable, he will call you back.

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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