Amari Airport
If you have to stay out at Don Muang International Airport, or have business at IMPACT Arena and Convention Centre, this is a convenient hotel for both. Westerners might appreciate a room five minutes away from Terminal 1 by air-conditioned walkway and never having to venture outside. Rooms on the exclusive women’s floor, accessed by a private elevator, have a feminine touch in their decor and upgraded bathroom amenities. The look is modern and spacious. There are conference and banquet facilities for up to 1,000 guests and the business centre is open 24 hours.
(TWD 3200 - TWD 6500)
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Amari Atrium
This large hotel is famed locally for its space-age appearance and beautiful atrium lobby. Even though it’s close to the city centre and a short walk from the new underground, it might be a bit out of the way for some. To others, that’s the beauty of the place. Free shuttles are provided to Siam Square. The rooms are large, comfortable and elegantly understated, and some have terrific views of the city. Service is friendly and efficient. There’s broadband internet in every room and in the well-equipped business centre. Wi-fi is available only on the executive floor.
(TWD 3200 - TWD 6500)
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Amari Watergate
This spacious, cheerful business hotel doesn’t take its [name] from an American political scandal, rather from the busy central district in which it’s located— Prathu means gate in Thai, nam means water. It is surrounded by a busy shopping area and is a short walk from the huge Central World Plaza shopping centre. The interior is a classic blend of East and West, with large, understated rooms. The top three floors are reserved for executive rooms and have their own reception and lounge, butler service and complimentary breakfast buffet. The staffed business centre is open 24 hours.
(TWD 3200 - TWD 6500)
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Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa
This hotel is a little off the beaten track, sitting just across the river from downtown Bangkok and its hazy silhouette, but it feels more isolated than it actually is. With its rustic touches and hardwood everywhere, it’s a favourite with business travellers who want to feel like they are getting away from it all when the meetings end. And they can get still farther away by taking an exotic night cruise aboard the Manohra Song, the hotel’s restored rice barge, to the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya. If you love luxurious, sprawling resorts but hate cities, this could be your place.
(TWD 3200 - TWD 6500)
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Centre Point Silom
This is a no-tourist zone. The liberal use of wood and muted colours will tell you from the moment you enter the lobby that you’re among businesspeople. The luxurious apartments are more executive home than Holiday Inn and your neighbours are more likely hoping to make a good business deal than get the perfect tan. The comfortable rooms are well-equipped, with microwave ovens. If you feel more comfortable in a place like this, come even if you intend to stay only one night. Centre Point has five other locations in the city, all fairly similar, with apartments up to four bedrooms.
(under TWD 3200)
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Evergreen Laurel Hotel
Sitting amid drab office buildings in the heart of the Sathorn Road business district, this intimate hotel seems out of place. Step inside and you’re transported to a tranquil world before faxes and beepers. It’s unique, and popular with business travellers and airline crews. It’s not far from the Skytrain and the famed Patpong nightlife area on Silom Road. The business centre has translation and secretarial services, and the Evergreen Club upstairs has a conference room and small library. The lobby bar has live easylistening music in the evenings.
(TWD 3200 - TWD 6500)
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Four Seasons Hotel
This beautiful hotel is a work of art, the lobby majestic, the rooms stylish and serene. Everywhere you look, your eyes come to rest on traditional statues, figurines and paintings. You will sometimes forget that you’re in the heart of Bangkok, surrounded by shops and office buildings. The business centre is staffed round the clock and meeting rooms accommodate groups large or small. Conference facilities cater for up to 800. But work will seem miles away as you stroll the lush gardens that envelop the huge lap pool or allow a masseuse in the Madara Spa to melt life’s tensions away.
(over TWD 6500)
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Grand Hyatt Erawan
When the old Erawan Hotel was being constructed in the 1950s, a number of strange events caused workers to lay down their tools until the spirits were appeased. Astrologers were called in and work resumed after a shrine was built. Erawan Shrine is still popular with devotees. This palatial, luxurious hotel is built on the same site as the original, behind the shrine, and rumour has it the spirits will take good care of you. A business-oriented hotel with lovely decor and huge bathrooms.
(over TWD 6500)
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InterContinental Bangkok
If you like wide open spaces, you’ll love this hotel. The elegant rooms, restaurants, meeting places and ballrooms all share one characteristic—they’re huge. The hotel also boasts enormous conference facilities. The guest rooms have unobstructed views, enhancing the feeling of spaciousness that sets this hotel apart. Whatever brought you to Bangkok, business or leisure, this hotel is ideally located. It’s surrounded by bustling business and shopping districts, is next door to Gaysorn Plaza and the Skytrain and a short walk to Central World Plaza.
(TWD 3200 - TWD 6500)
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Metropolitan Hotel
The Metropolitan is the hotspot for those who want to be at the centre of the action. The hotel is positioned at one remove from Bangkok’s traffic, yet steps from the city’s buzzing nightlife, tucked away in the Central Business District minutes from the main shopping areas and a 30-minute drive to the International Airport. Guest rooms are some of the largest in Bangkok. A cool East-West aesthetic with modern Oriental accents is combined with award-winning cuisine, a spa and the chic Met Bar.
(over TWD 6500)
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