Bangkok
Bangkok’s best places to stay, from budget to luxury
Bangkok has about 80,300 hotel rooms. You can check-in at any level, from backpacker bunkroom to presidential suite, and your stay never seems long enough.
- by John Borthwick
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In a city filled with luxury hotels, this is still the pinnacle
Once the height of Bangkok luxury, does The Siam still cut it in the city’s fiercely competitive luxury hotel market? Selflessly, I volunteered to find out.
- by Rob McFarland
★★★½
Hotel reviews
This good value hotel offers a relaxed vibe in bustling Bangkok
The design of this hotel creates a vibe that feels more like a resort than a city hotel.
- by Craig Platt
This dazzling complex is one of the world’s great architectural ensembles
Bangkok’s Grand Palace has been at the centre of ceremony for Thai kings since 1782.
- by Brian Johnston
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Aviation
Australian injured in Singapore Airlines flight speaks from hospital
Keith Davis spoke a day after staff surrounded him in a hospital cafe when it became apparent he was about to talk to the media.
- by Zach Hope and Jessica McSweeney
In Bangkok, the wounded of Singapore Airlines 321 recall flight’s horror
Some are evidently traumatised. Many are seriously injured. One man limps by in a gown, neck brace and sling.
- by Zach Hope
★★★★★
Hotel reviews
This is one of the world’s few luxury hotels that deserves its icon status
A stay at this impeccable property is a unique experience steeped in history and indulgence.
- by Trudi Jenkins
★★★★½
Train journeys
Enjoy Thailand’s most-photographed train station while you still can
Thailand’s best-loved train station is a classic of South-East Asian railway history, but a huge new one will replace it.
- by John Borthwick
★★★★
Hotel reviews
Swish Bangkok hotel has genuine wow factor (and glass-bottomed pool)
With a sensational pool and bar, this is a notable new addition to Bangkok’s hotel scene that offers a taste of the high life without the hefty price tag.
- by Rob McFarland
New Bangkok hotel has wow factor for business or pleasure
This new Bangkok hotel offers an easy switch from work to leisure to wellbeing.
- by Julietta Jameson
★★★★
Train journeys
This spacious new Thai station is futuristic and utterly generic
Bangkok’s new rail hub is impressive, even if it looks like a modern airport terminal minus the shopping mall.
- by John Borthwick
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