Fern Saetang, writer for SHA Thailand

Hotel reviews · SHA roundups

Fern Saetang

Lead hotel reviewer. Twelve years of hotel-industry reporting across Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Fern owns the city-specific SHA roundups and the long-form individual hotel reviews. Has personally stayed at 31 of the 52 hotels we currently cover, and reads the recent reviews on Agoda and Tripadvisor for the rest.

44 articles published on SHA Thailand

Articles by Fern Saetang

Rosewood Bangkok Review (2026): The Ploenchit Tower
Bangkok

Rosewood Bangkok Review (2026): The Ploenchit Tower

Most of the hotels travelers rank above Rosewood Bangkok sell the same thing, the Chao Phraya river sliding…

Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai Review: A Lanna Icon Mid-Renovation
Chiang Mai

Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai Review: A Lanna Icon Mid-Renovation

Guests who have walked the grounds of Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai recently tend to lead with the same…

Amanpuri Phuket Review (2026): Pavilions, Villas, Real Cost
Hotel Reviews

Amanpuri Phuket Review (2026): Pavilions, Villas, Real Cost

The first thing to settle about Amanpuri is that you cannot stay there right now. The property is…

Banyan Tree Bangkok Review (2026): Vertigo, Suites, Real Cost
Bangkok

Banyan Tree Bangkok Review (2026): Vertigo, Suites, Real Cost

Every rooftop bar in Bangkok traces back to one elevator, and it’s in this lobby. Vertigo and Moon…

Peninsula Bangkok Review (2026): River Wing, Suites, Real Cost
Bangkok

Peninsula Bangkok Review (2026): River Wing, Suites, Real Cost

The Peninsula keeps a fleet of antique teak boats with green roofs running across the Chao Phraya every…

Capella Bangkok Review: All-Suite Riverside, Côte (2026)
Bangkok

Capella Bangkok Review: All-Suite Riverside, Côte (2026)

The thing guests remember about Capella Bangkok isn’t the river view, common as it is on this stretch…

Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya Review: River View, Pool (2026)
Bangkok

Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya Review: River View, Pool (2026)

The thing guests keep coming back to at Four Seasons Bangkok isn’t the address or the brand. It’s…

The Sukhothai Bangkok Review: Heritage Garden, Real Value (2026)
Bangkok

The Sukhothai Bangkok Review: Heritage Garden, Real Value (2026)

Bangkok’s five-star hotels mostly fight for the river. The Sukhothai Bangkok (โรงแรมสุโขทัย กรุงเทพ) has never joined that fight.…

Hilton Pattaya Review (2026): 34th-Floor Pool, Above Central Festival
Hotel Reviews

Hilton Pattaya Review (2026): 34th-Floor Pool, Above Central Festival

Reviewed: Hilton Pattaya. 34th-floor infinity pool, Deluxe Sea View from $185/night, Beach Road across street. Cons on traffic…

Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Review (2026): Walking Street Beachfront
Hotel Reviews

Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Review (2026): Walking Street Beachfront

Beachfront resort in Bophut Bay, 5-minute walk to Fisherman.s Village, with Beachfront Pool Villas from $610/night. Real cons…

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