Pathumwan Princess

Overview

This is a great base for your Bangkok adventure - a central stay with some pretty incredible facilities. The whole 8th floor is taken up by a spa, an 'Olympic' fitness centre and a huge swimming pool with views across the city... so if you don't fancy venturing far, you can do most of your sightseeing from a sun lounger. Throw in four restaurants, a bar and a place for afternoon tea, and we've found ourselves a winner.

Location

• The Grand Palace - 15-minute taxi ride, and whilst you're here you can tick off the Reclining Buddha, too, it's just next door!

• Khaosan Road - around a 20-minute taxi or stretch your legs and take on the hour-long walk as you see the city's sights

• Lumphini Park - only 25 minutes' walk away and a lovely place to spend the afternoon

• Bangkok Airport - 30 minutes' drive from the hotel

Rooms

• Room types range from Deluxe Classic and Grand Deluxe to Grand Deluxe Corner rooms and Suites

• Every room comes with...

  • City views

  • Smart TV to Netflix the night away

  • Telephone

  • Chaise longue (where you can sit all day long if you really want to)

  • Complimentary coffee and tea

  • Electronic safe for valuables

  • Iron and ironing board

  • Bathtub or shower and toiletries

Food & Drink

• Kongju Korean Restaurant - lunches and dinners with a selection from the buffet and a tasty à la carte menu of Korean cuisine

• CiTi BiSTRo - serving à la carte lunches daily and buffet dinners every Friday and Saturday night

• Ping's Thai Teochew Restaurant - a fusion of Thai and Chinese cuisine, with fresh seafood dishes and the yummiest Fried Curry Crab

• The Secret Exclusive Club - not so secret, and not particularly exclusive either, but the Thai street food here is off the charts so we'll let them off

• Studio Bar - sip a cosmopolitan at this, coincidentally, pretty cosmopolitan bar

• T @ Lobby - bakery, serving afternoon teas and homemade ice creams

Sports & Entertainment

• Outdoor swimming pool with city views, high up on the 8th floor!

• Jacuzzis by the pool

• Bangkok Spa - located on the hotel's 8th floor, you an head here for aromatherapy and massages, with treatments until as late as 9pm

• The Olympic Club - also on the 8th floor (there's a lot going on there), you'll find a huge variety of fitness facilities, like a gym, spin classes, squash courts and even Muay Thai martial arts