Amy Adejokun
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The Holiday Inn Bangkok is a modern and contemporary style hotel with an Asian touch. It is very well located for lovers of shopping centres ! The majority of the guests are businessmen and foreign tourists. But you almost never see families there.
Holiday Inn Bangkok - © EASYVOYAGE
Holiday Inn Bangkok - © EASYVOYAGE
The Holiday Inn of Bangkok is located 20.5 miles away from the airport of Suvarnabhumi, which is around thirty minutes by car, if you do not drive during rush hours. You can reach it by cab (around 13 $ per transfer), by train, by bus ... The hotel is located in the cross-road between the business and the shopping areas.
The 379 rooms are divided in two parts: the most ancient is located just next to the reception while you will have to walk a bit more to reach the most recent part. Avoid the rooms with a view on the street as they are a bit noisy because of the car traffic; the same applies for the 14th floor ! The view might be less beautiful, but it will be more peaceful. However, the interior is very comfortable and of a fair size. The king-size bed or twin beds depending on your needs are in the middle of the room opposite the TV. The furniture including the bedhead is in fair wood and the floor is covered with a thick fitted carpet. The room is equipped with safe, air conditioning, minibar with tea and coffee kit, direct international line, hairdryer and room service 24 hours a day. The bathroom is also of reasonable size, all in beige marble. You will also find welcome products. Finally, note that every morning you will find a newspaper at your door !
A few stairs with a glass banister will lead you into the establishment, whose doors will always be opened by the hotel staff. A vast hall with elaborate lights will welcome you. The white floor and walls reflect the lights embedded in the flower vases and in the smoked glass pillars. The reception is located at the end of the lobby, constituted by two white desks. On your right, the lounge is composed of a huge yellow seat and modern furniture. Behind this area there is the hotel bar, The Lobby Bar. Thanks to its big bay windows, it benefits from a beautiful view of Ploenchit street. Here as well, there is a very contemporary and lovely decoration. The hotel has a rather small square swimming pool. It would be more fair to call it a pool ... However, it is decorated with a beautiful fountain where water streams along a small wall.
Two restaurants are available. The Cafe G is a huge restaurant located on the ground floor of the hotel; it is also open to the general public. It serves buffet style, with different counters according to the chosen cuisine. In fact, you can eat both Thai and international cuisine. It is open for the three meals of the day, from 6 am to 11 pm. Concerning Charm Thai, it serves traditional Thai cuisine a la carte in a softened atmosphere. It is located next to the reception, very close to the outdoor swimming pool. The Lobby Bar will take care of the aperitifs and, why not, of the liqueurs!
There are two Holiday Inn hotels in Bangkok. We are at the Holiday Inn located in Chit Lom, just opposite the InterContinental Bangkok hotel. The second one is in the Silom district. The establishment is surrounded by shopping centres and have a sky train station nearby. The Holiday Inn does not have a spa in its building, but guests can go to the Royal Health Spa of the InterContinental. In addition, note that there are many massage centres in the shopping centres surrounding the hotel. The Thai massage will only cost you 250 baths (which is a bit more than 5 euros).
massage, beauty salon, (nearby), sauna, hammam, keep fit, spa, Turkish bath
tennis, gym, aerobics, basketball, golf, water-polo, fitness, sports
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