Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand. Located on a quarter-mile of Chao Phraya riverfront, facing Saphan Taksin BTS station.
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The hotel opens with 716 rooms in a 25-storey tower designed by KKS Tokyo, inspired by the valley of James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon.
In its first year it joins the Mandarin Oriental and the Royal Orchid Sheraton to promote Bangkok to American, European and Australian event organisers.
A second building, the Krungthep Wing, named after the local name for Bangkok, is added.
Angelini opens, one of Bangkok’s first upscale Italian restaurants.
A US$17 million renovation refreshes rooms, lobby, entrance and spa.
A further US$60 million renovation blends contemporary touches with traditional Thai design in all public spaces.
Shang Palace, open since 1986, is renovated for 120 million baht.
The hotel co-founds the Bangkok Riverside Marketing Partnership with seven other five-star riverside hotels.
The hotel hosts the ASEAN summit organised by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.
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