PHRA NAKORN BAR

58/2 Soi Damnoenklang Tai. 02-622-0282. Open daily 6pm-1am.
If mom doesn’t have a lot of energy to climb four flights of stairs, the lower three floors feature pleasant enough décor, but the real treat is the view from the roof deck of the Golden Mount and the Bangkok skyline. Phra Nakorn’s food is tasty enough, and the old Bangkok neighborhood it is located in might bring your mother back to her younger days.

KRABI

Better Off Alone
From the Krabi la Playa Beach Resort (143 Moo3, Ao Nang, Krabi, 075-637-015/-02, 02-234-9400), walking to either one of Krabi’s popular beaches, Ao Nang and Nopparat Thara, takes the same short amount of time. The resort is designed in de rigueur modern-Thai style and they currently offer two packages for you to check it out. First, the Free & Easy Package (B7,000 net per room, or B5,00 for single occupancy) consists of two-night accommodation in a superior room, daily breakfast, one set dinner, roundtrip airport transfer and a 10% discount at the hotel bar. For a little adventure, choose a Standard Package (B7,998 net per room, B7,299 for single) for the added tour: either a full-day four-island tour, an emerald pond and hot spring tour or a kayaking tour to Hong Island.