In Oct. 2008, for 8 days my...
In Oct. 2008, for 8 days my wife and I visited the Shangri-La Bangkok. This was our second visit, after a previous 6 day visit in May 2005.
Everything about this Shangri-La is 5-star, from the hotel's ambience, to the beautifully decorated rooms to the very polite, well trained and always helpful staff.
As before, we stayed at the Horizon Club. I believe, that our room category, as booked through AsiaRooms,
did not include a balcony. But the concierge at the
Horizon Club, where we checked in, spend a considerable time at the reservation computer, and finally located for us a corner room with a balcony on the 20th floor.
Every early morning we spend some time on the balcony, watching the fascinating river traffic and the awakening city below.
Several nights we sat by the panorama windows of the Horizon Club Lounge on the 24th floor, enjoying the
amazing sight of nighttime Bangkok.
At night,guests staying at the Horizon Club, are offered free hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and non alcoholic beverages.
Airport pick-up by a hotel driver went smoothly.
Unfortunately the pool at river level and the adjacent restaurant were closed for renovations.
Breakfast, incl. in the room rate, was served buffet-style in the lobby, instead by the river.
The hotel is located right by the Chao Phraya River, and within a short walking distance( most of it through the 2 hotel towers ) to the river ferries, a fast and cheap transportation to many tourist attractions, incl. the Royal Palace, the flower markets, Chinatown and many temples, and a Skytrain station, that offers a convenient connection to the inner city and the subway( minus the mad traffic and non-English speaking taxi drivers ).
A must tour: By bus to the 400 year old ruins of
Ayutthaya, the former capital, and the return by a
beautiful teak boat, operated by the Shangri-La, on the Chao Phraya River. The trip includes a great lunch buffet on the boat.
This is the first time we have used AsiaRooms to book a hotel room. We were impressed by its efficiency, good service and savings offered.
Great, easy-to-use website as well.
Looking forward to doing business again with AsiaRooms.
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