Every city has its iconic hotel and The Mandarin Oriental is Bangkok’s. Generations of notables have walked through its doors and today it offers an exquisite riverfront experience that will leave you in transportations of delight.
‘The Oriental is the most glamorous hotel in the world!’ declared that doyenne of all things fabulous Barbara Cartland. The hotel’s guest list spans three centuries of celebrities, from Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, to Neil Armstrong, Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Diana, Johnny Depp and David Beckham.
Afternoon tea (ohhh… those home-made scones!) in the Writers Wing is a moment straight from your dreams. Be waited on hand and foot and relive the most lost charms of a bygone era.
The nearest Skytrain station is just a few minutes walk. And you can go down river straight to the Grand Palace by boat from the hotel’s pier.