A small, hand-built retreat
made of clay and community
just outside Chiang Mai.
What you experience at Little Forest is simple: good food, kind people, and the feeling of belonging.
Slow days. Long meals. There is always a quiet corner for a nap. As night falls, the garden softens and frogs call from the fields.
There are only four clay houses here, enough for company and still room to breathe.
Home, when you’re far from yours
Little Forest feels familiar the moment you arrive.
Auntie Orn steps out of the kitchen in greeting, with something set on the table, ready to welcome you.
Our dog, Lilly, trots by to check on you.
Our cats, Min Min, Richie, Khun King, and Ong At, sit in their favorite sunny spots ready for attention.
Sustainability should feel good and do good
Raw clay walls breathe with the climate, so rooms stay naturally cool and calm.
Meals come from the garden and nearby farms, cooked simply and shared at the long table.
Most things you see were made by neighbors and friends.
With only four private houses, the days stay unhurried and personal, and our footprint stays light.
Experiences that stay with you
Every day includes an experience that ties you to this place.
Like real village life, the daily experiences change with the seasons.
Cook with Auntie Orn in the open kitchen, with herbs you picked minutes ago.
Or hop in the electric tuk tuk to the village market where local farms sell fresh greens and meat.
Grab moo ping or a kanom for the ride home, and plan dinner around whatever looked best.
Learn a craft from one of our talented neighbors.
On quiet days, take a bicycle and follow the back roads by the fields.
Or relax in an herbal steam or bath.
Evenings end at a long table set under warm light.
Or a snack by the fire
How Little Forest began
Little Forest was born from friendship, curiosity, and a love for simple village life.
Leah first met Orn more than 10 years ago on Orn’s permaculture farm outside Chiang Mai, where she taught her Thai cooking.
Over the years, their paths kept crossing- cooking classes, shared friends, and countless meals in the countryside.
When Orn dreamed of creating a homestay rooted in sustainability and community, Leah wanted to help bring it to life.
The land seemed to choose us.
What began as a chance visit to a newly built clay house quickly turned into a shared vision.Within weeks, plans were in motion — clay cabins rising from the soil, furniture handmade by village grandmothers and carpenters, hammocks woven by neighbors, and pillows sewn in nearby homes.
Almost everything at Little Forest is crafted with local hands and care.
Each stay is unique, shaped by the rhythms of the village and the warmth of its people.
Little Forest isn’t meant to be a resort. It’s a small retreat — a place to slow down, cook together, nap in hammocks, and listen to frogs at night.Join Auntie Orn in her outdoor kitchen, explore the village, meet the talented people we’re lucky to call neighbors, and share meals that come from the land around us.