The Peninsula Bangkok

The Peninsula Bangkok

The Peninsula Hotel viewed from the opposite side of the Chao Phraya River.
Location within Bangkok
General information
Location Charoennakon Road, Klongsan
Thailand
Coordinates 13°43′32″N 100°30′58.9″E / 13.72556°N 100.516361°E / 13.72556; 100.516361
Opening November 1998
Owner Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
Management Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
Technical details
Floor count 37
Other information
Number of rooms 370
Number of suites 4
Number of restaurants 5
Website
www.peninsula.com/bangkok/en/default.aspx

One of the finest hotels in Asia, The Peninsula Bangkok perfectly mixes timeless elegance and sophistication with contemporary comfort and technology. Its distinctive waved-shape design offers each of the 370 rooms and suites stunning panoramic views over the historic Chao Phraya River.

The Peninsula Bangkok is just 45 minutes by car from Suvarnabhumi Airport. Four beautifully restored rice barges are also available to ferry guests across the river to and from the Peninsula Pier Lounge and BTS Skytrain Saphan Taksin Station daily.

Features

The hotel offers a remarkable selection of world-class cuisines that includes Thai home-style dishes at Thiptara, authentic Cantonese cuisine at Mei Jiang, an extensive menu of local and international dishes at River Cafe & Terrace and a wide selection of light meals and traditional Peninsula Afternoon Tea, accompanied by live music, at The Lobby. Along with The Bar, The Pool Bar and The River Bar, the hotel’s outlets are ideal for relaxing and unwinding.[1]

The Peninsula Spa

The Peninsula Bangkok features the magnificent Peninsula Spa, which offers treatments that layer Thai, European and Ayurvedic philosophies for an entirely new experience. Guests can relax in a Thai pavilion by the 88-metre three-tiered swimming pool or indulge at the Fitness Centre with a gymnasium, sauna, whirlpool and steam rooms. [2] The centres facilities include a steam room, a sauna, a whirlpool and a cold plunge pool.

In popular culture

In the novel Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider, the main character stays in this hotel while he is in Bangkok.

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Dining, The Peninsula Bangkok". The Peninsula Bangkok. January 2011. Retrieved March 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Peninsula Bangkok". The Peninsula Bangkok. January 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.

Coordinates: 13°43′32″N 100°30′58.9″E / 13.72556°N 100.516361°E / 13.72556; 100.516361

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