Bells,whistles and wellness – Anantara Riverside.

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.

  • byJohn Borthwick
The Siam remains one of Bangkok’s finest luxury hotels.

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.

  • byRob McFarland
The Movenpick makes great use of its rooftop space.
★★★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.

  • byCraig Platt
The temple complex Wat Phra Kaew.

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.

  • byBrian Johnston
The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok’s terrace.
★★★★★
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.

  • byTrudi Jenkins
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Hua Hin Station
★★★★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.

  • byJohn Borthwick
The rooftop pool,sun lounges and an extraordinary swing.
★★★★
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.

  • byRob McFarland
The rooftop pool - a high-rise favourite.

New Bangkok hotel has wow factor for business or pleasure

This new Bangkok hotel offers an easy switch from work to leisure to wellbeing.

  • byJulietta Jameson
The new terminal.
★★★★
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.

  • byJohn Borthwick
Thailand Railways Train No.9 sleeper saves you a night’s accommodation.
★★★½
Train journeys

Train review:Thai’s second class delivers a comfortable night’s sleep

Hurtling out of one city at sunset and arriving in a new one as it’s waking up is an underrated joy of travel.

  • byJustin Meneguzzi