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Location: Ratchadaphisek |
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Chin Y.,- Singapore: Conveniently located next to BTS and able to walk to few major shopping centre nearby and night life is just across the road.... more - Feb 22, 2010 |
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Location: Airport Suvarnabhumi / Bang Na |
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John R.,- United Kingdom: Clean hotel with excellent service and would rate it as a real 4* hotel... more - Feb 23, 2010 |
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Location: Sukhumvit |
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Designed by award winning architect Sumej Jumsai, this hotel combines comfort with a convenient location. The hotel is located just across from the... More |
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Location: Sukhumvit |
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Casey J.,- Australia: everything! spectacular views from 36th floor... more - Feb 20, 2010 |
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Location: Sukhumvit |
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YOON I.,- Vietnam: It's has very wide room and full-furnitured kitchen. DVD, Audio system with big LCD TV. Really great place.... more - Feb 21, 2010 |
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Location: Silom / Sathorn |
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Stephanie L.,- Singapore: Design - comfortable and feel like home. Service - Warm, friendly, prompt and excellent. Location - Convenient to... more - Feb 26, 2010 |
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Location: Sukhumvit |
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James W.,- United States: Large room, good location, friendly staff, kitchenette.Clean.... more - Feb 26, 2010 |
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Location: Airport Suvarnabhumi / Bang Na |
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Mark C.,- United States: Very luxurious, good food, good service, large rooms... more - Jan 15, 2010 |
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Location: Riverside |
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Raymond S.,- Australia: Next to an MRT station, and with a Shopping Center attached to the building. Room are spacious, and a reasonible standard. ... more - Feb 27, 2010 |
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Location: Sukhumvit |
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Located in posh Thonglor, this Somerset location puts you close to both the city center and the airport. The complimentary shuttle service helps... More |
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Thailand's bustling capital serves as the premier gateway not only for Thailand, but for all of Southeast Asia. Suvarnabhumi International Airport recently opened here in 2006 and quickly became one of Asia's busiest travel hubs. Hotels in Bang Na are popular with travelers making quick stopovers as this area provides easy access to the airport.
A sprawling city, Bangkok doesn't have a dedicated central district. Instead, the major activity follows Sukhumvit Road through the length of the metropolis. This avenue provides access to most of the accommodation in Bangkok and boasts world-class shopping complexes like Siam Square and Siam Paragon. It also cuts directly through prominent restaurant districts and a few sizzling after-hours neighborhoods.
Bangkok's financial district is bound to Silom and Sathorn roads and many five-star business hotels are located here. By day, Thailand's most successful businesspeople converge on these gleaming skyscrapers, but this part of the city assumes a new identity at dusk. Financial institutions close up and are replaced by neon rows of bars, restaurants and market stalls, culminating in the famous bar and club strip of Patpong.
Getting around Bangkok used to be tricky, but modern infrastructure continues to make transport easier. When booking a hotel in Bangkok, tourists are wise to choose a location close to the Skytrain (BTS) or Metro (MRT) lines. These are fast and inexpensive, and they travel between major districts along Sukhumvit and Silom roads. Express boats ply the canals and Chao Phraya River and for everything in between, motorcycle taxis provide the fastest – and most thrilling – ride from A to B.
The cosmopolitan energy in Bangkok is exhilarating, and it's easy to forget that this city also plays an integral role in Thai culture and history. No sooner do tourists round the corner of a brand-new skyscraper than they come face-to-face with a centuries-old temple or an eclectic open-air market. With unforgettable sites like Temple of Dawn, the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok remains endlessly fascinating and surprising, even to its residents.
For more information on hotels and landmarks in the different areas of Bangkok, click on the interactive Bangkok map on the left-hand side of the page.
Bangkok insider travel tip: How to do Bangkok's Chatuchak weekend market. |
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