Asia & India Hotels
Peninsula Bangkok
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333 Charoennakorn Rd., Klongsan
Bangkok, 10600
Tel. (66-2) 861-2888
Fax. (66-2) 861-1112
pbk@peninsula.com
The Peninsula Bangkok, part of an elite hotel chain with headquarters in Hong Kong, is housed in a skyscraper that looks unimpressive when you approach by car. That's because the automobile entrance is at the back door; the hotel actually fronts on the Chao Phraya River, with two low wings on either side of the main building. An alfresco cafe and orchid-festooned Thai restaurant face the waterfront, along with a pier.
In a few words:
Elegant, classy
Pure delights:
The long, beautiful, riverside pool
Best for free:
River shuttle boats
Nothing's perfect:
Cramped, crowded locker rooms at health club
wherever it appears.