Central Plaza Lat Phrao
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| Central Plaza Lat Phrao | |
| Mall facts and statistics | |
|---|---|
| Location | 1691 Phahonyothin Rd., Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 |
| Opening date | 1982 |
| Management | Central Group |
| Owner | Central Group |
| No. of stores and services | 430 |
| Total retail floor area | 103,000 Sq/m |
| Parking | 3600 |
| No. of floors | 7 |
| Website | Official website |
Central Plaza Lat Phrao is a shopping mall on Phahonyothin Road in Chatuchak district, Bangkok. The mall opened in 1982 and was the first shopping mall of Central Group, Thailand's largest retail corporation.
The mall has a total of seven floors with a basement floor included. On the top floor is a food court selling different types of food from Thai food to international food. Further, there are international food restaurants as McDonald's and Starbucks.
The shopping mall and Sofitel Central Plaza complex also houses Bangkok's first convention center. The hotel features more than 600 rooms and six restaurants. In front of the mall is an outdoor market selling such items inexpensive watches and clothes.
Central Plaza Lat Phrao is the largest source of income for the Central Group, accounting for 27% of its revenues in 2004.[1] Plans have been made to expand the mall, with Central wants to buy Hor Wang high school next to the mall with a 23 rai plot of land.[2]
The mall is built on land leased by Central from the State Railway of Thailand, and the lease has been the subject of disputes.[3]
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[edit] Retail outlets
- B2S (selling stationary, books and cd's)
- Powerbuy (selling electronica)
- Marks & Spencer
- Super Sports
- Tops Supermarket
- Foodcellar
- HomeWorks
[edit] Entertainment
- SFX Cinema – On the seventh floor of Central Department Store; has nine screens and a total of 3,000 seats, as well as "First Class" seating.
[edit] Parking
The mall, hotel and convention center have parking space for 3,600 cars.
[edit] Transportation
- Bangkok Metro – Phahon Yothin station.
- Skytrain – Mo Chit station.
[edit] Nearby attractions
Opposite Central Plaza Lat Phrao is the eight-story Union Mall, which opened in February 2006. Index Living Mall is located nearby as is a Tesco Lotus. About one kilometer away at Ratchayothin junction is Major Cineplex Ratchayonthin, 14-screen movie theater with a shopping arcade and a 38-lane bowling alley and karaoke parlor.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ SRT rejects Central lease extension, Than Setthakij, March 18-21, 2004, translated by 2Bangkok.com.
- ^ Central Pattana seeks to expand the Lat Prao branch into Hor Wang High School area, Prachachart Thurakij, September 29-October 3, 2003, translated by 2Bangkok.com.
- ^ SRT to take over Central Lad Phrao unless new rental rates are paid, Manager Daily, June 20, 2005, translated by 2Bangkok.com.
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