| The Peninsula Bangkok | |
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| The Peninsula Hotel viewed from the opposite side of the Chao Phraya River. | |
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| Location | Charoennakon Road, Klongsan Thailand |
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| Opening date | November 1998 |
| Management | Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels |
| Owner | Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels |
| Rooms | 370 |
| Suites | 4 |
| Restaurants | 5 |
| Floors | 37 |
| Website | http://www.peninsula.com/bangkok/en/default.aspx |
The Peninsula Bangkok is a luxury hotel located at the end of the Charoennakon Road directly beside the Chao Phraya River. The hotel is part of The Peninsula Hotels Group based in Hong Kong who are owned by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited. The Hotel has won numerous awards for luxury including Asia's number one city hotel and the best hotel in Bangkok.[1] At the moment the structure is the 78th highest hotel in the world and the 2 cd tallest in the city of Bangkok after the Baiyoke Tower Hotel.[2] Due to the hotels W shaped structure, there is a view of the river from everyone of its 370 rooms.
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One of the hotels features is the private helipad that it owns on the top floor. The hotel provides transfers to and from the two main Bangkok airports; Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang International Airport.[3] Another feature that the Hotel has are the chauffeur driven Rolls Royce Silver Spurs and Mercedes-Benz S-Class limosuines that are available to hire on an hourly basis to all guests. The Hotel has 5 restaurants; Mei Jiang which specialises in Cantonese cuisine, Thiptara who specialise in Thai food, The River Bar who offer light snacks and drinks, The River Cafe and Terrace offers an international menu and Jesters whose menu consists of Mediterranean cuisine.[4]
The spa at the hotel offers full body treatments, massages and facials. In February 2010 the spa was voted in the top ten spas in asia and in 2008 it was placed number 5 by Travel and Leisure Magazine. On the grounds of the hotel, there is a three tiered 88 metre swimming pool along the banks of the river.[5] The centres facilities include a steam room, a sauna, a whirlpool and a cold plunge pool.
In the novel Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider, the main character stays in this hotel while he is in Bangkok.