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Thailand: Comparing Bangkok's best hotels

We measure the virtues (and minor faults) of some of Bangkok's top accommodations.

By Susan Spano, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
04:43 PM PDT, March 19, 2008

THE PENINSULA BANGKOK

Address:

333 Charoennakorn Road, 011-66-2-861-2888, www.bangkok.peninsula.com.

Doubles as low as:

$244

Location:

West side of Chao Phraya River

Nearby site:

Boat trip on Chao Phraya to the Temple of Dawn

In a few words:

Elegant, classy

Spa:

*

Memorable eats:

Thiptara, alfresco Thai

Pure delights:

The long, beautiful, riverside pool

Best for free:

River shuttle boats

Nothing's perfect:

Cramped, crowded locker rooms at health club

THE ORIENTAL BANGKOK

Address:

48 Oriental Ave., 011-66-2-659-9000, www.mandarinoriental.com.

Doubles as low as:

$269

Location:

East side of river

Nearby site:

Where am I?

Known as the Shwedagon Pagoda, it's a key Buddhist site in a nation not known for its religiosity.


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