Meet a pool bar with a difference

Sometimes an image catches your eye as somewhere you'd like to spend some time.

This one did if for me. It is a new poolside bar at Meliá Chiang Mai Hotel.

The Tien Pool Bar has a design that pays tribute to some of Chiang Mai’s most famous landmarks including Tha Phae Gate.

Situated on the second floor of the hotel, on the Charoen Prathet Road by the River Ping and night bazaar in the heart of Chiang Mai city, Tien Pool bar is open daily from 10am-7pm.

With a 28-seat capacity, the bar’s stools, outdoor sofas and sunbeds with textile patterns the locals call “teen jok”. Similar patterns are also evident on the exterior façade of the hotel visible from the bar.

Arch-shaped mirrors behind the bar’s counter are nods to 700-year-old Buddhist temple Wat Umong.

As well as western-style dishes, the pool bar also serves fresh juices, smoothies and shakes, soft drinks, beers, mocktails, cocktails, and wines including organic and vegan wines.

I've never been to Chiang Mai so I have added this one to my "to do" list.

For more details see www.melia.com/en/hotels/thailand/chiang-mai/melia-chiang-mai/index.htm