Central Plaza Lat Phrao

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Central Plaza Lat Phrao
Central Plaza Lat Phrao
Facts and statistics
Location 1691 Phahonyothin Rd., Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900
Opening date 1982 (renovated in 1999)
Management Central Group
Owner Central Group
No. of stores and services 430+
Total retail floor area 134,462 Sq/m
Parking 3500
No. of floors 7
Website Official website
Central Plaza Lat Phrao (in the front: construction of a new parking garage
Central Plaza Lat Phrao (in the front: construction of a new parking garage
Entrance with vendor's and taxi's
Entrance with vendor's and taxi's
Inside the complex
Inside the complex
The Sofitel Central Plaza Hotel and Bangkok Convention Center is part of the mall property.
The Sofitel Central Plaza Hotel and Bangkok Convention Center is part of the mall property.
overview of Central Lat Phrao
overview of Central Lat Phrao

Central Plaza Lat Phrao is a shopping mall on Phahonyothin Road at the end of Lat Phrao Road in Chatuchak district, Bangkok. The mall opened in 1982 and was the first shopping mall of Central Group, Thailand's largest retail corporation.

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[edit] Overview

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 stationery, books and CDs)
  • Powerbuy (selling electronica)
  • Marks & Spencer
  • Super Sports
  • 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] Operation Hours

  • 10:00 am to 22:00 pm everyday

[edit] Parking

The mall, hotel and convention center have parking space for 3,600 cars.

[edit] Transportation

[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 and the Supalai Park Towers. 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

  1. ^ SRT rejects Central lease extension, Than Setthakij, March 18-21, 2004, translated by 2Bangkok.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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Coordinates: 13°49′1″N, 100°33′36″E

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