Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

The luxury hotel Shangri-la Bangkok is next to the Chao Phraya River and the Taksin Sky Train station, and is also within 2 km of the Royal Palace. The Shangri-la boat departs from their Chao Praya pier for one of the best tours of the near-by ancient capital of Auyuttya which makes for a pleasant day strolling around the still active temple ruins.

The facilities

The luxury hotel has squash courts, tennis courts, two pools, meeting and conference rooms, five restaurants, three bars, river cruises, a health club and a spa. The Chi concept has permeated the hotel, drawing inh a fresh-faced crowd who eat healthy ‘spa cuisine’ from the room service menu, gorge on tropical fruits and sun themselves between treatments by the river-side swimming pool.

The spa crowd is wising up to the recently rejuvenated Bangkok Shangri-La. Chi Spa’s Chinese and Himalayan healing techniques are a huge hit.

The rooms

All 799 guestrooms of the luxury hotel, including 139 suites, have large windows with city and river views, large desks, internet access and marble bathrooms.

Large rooms with modern bathrooms and a fresh contemporary Thai design provide for a comfortable stay in the capital. Choose a room with a river view for immersion in the Bangkok bustle without the hassle.

The business travellers, for the most part, are separated from the leisure hunters in a separate wing of the luxury hotel. This ‘hotel within a hotel’ is complete with its own reception, entrance, décor and more business orientated services. A well equipped gym is located between the two wings of the luxury hotel.