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Bangkok / Accommodation / Good Value


 

This hotel is a little off the beaten track, sitting just across the river from downtown Bangkok and its hazy silhouette, but it feels more isolated than it actually is. With its rustic touches and hardwood everywhere, it’s a favourite with business travellers who want to feel like they are getting away from it all when the meetings end. And they can get still farther away by taking an exotic night cruise aboard the Manohra Song, the hotel’s restored rice barge, to the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya. If you love luxurious, sprawling resorts but hate cities, this could be your place.

 

If you like wide open spaces, you’ll love this hotel. The elegant rooms, restaurants, meeting places and ballrooms all share one characteristic—they’re huge. The hotel also boasts enormous conference facilities. The guest rooms have unobstructed views, enhancing the feeling of spaciousness that sets this hotel apart. Whatever brought you to Bangkok, business or leisure, this hotel is ideally located. It’s surrounded by bustling business and shopping districts, is next door to Gaysorn Plaza and the Skytrain and a short walk to Central World Plaza.

 

If you love food, you don’t have to look any further. Whether your passion is Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Italian or a creative fusion of Asian and Western, the restaurants here are locally famous and have a reputation for treating you royally. Even the room-service meals are exceptional. This friendly hotel, with many government offices nearby, has long been popular with Thai businesspeople. It’s also close to Chitralada Palace and the Royal Turf Club. There is a Skytrain station across the street, so it’s never far from anywhere in central Bangkok.

 

The friendly staff in this small, welcoming, Swiss-managed hotel will do their best to make you feel at home, comfortable and safe. The great location, on pleasant Convent Road, is a short walk from Silom Road’s famous entertainment areas, shopping, restaurants and medical services, as well as both Skytrain and subway stations. If you like cheese fondue, the real thing is served in the Swiss Café. It just might leave you speechless, especially if you’ve tried fondue in Asia before. The efficient business centre offers translation and messenger services.