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The City Around the Hotel

Bang Rak, the river and the landmarks that define this part of Bangkok.

Wat Arun beside the Chao Phraya River at sunset with a long royal barge on the water
Wat Arun on the Chao Phraya River, BangkokPhoto: Tee-12838 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons · resized
The Old Customs House on the Chao Phraya River with the Oriental Hotel beside it
The Old Customs House on the Chao Phraya River, Bang RakPhoto: Ninara · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons · resized
ICONSIAM and its residential towers seen from the Chao Phraya River
ICONSIAM seen from the Chao Phraya RiverPhoto: Slyronit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons · resized

  • district

    Bang Rak

    The district the hotel calls home — one of the older quarters of central Bangkok.

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  • river

    Chao Phraya

    The river that orders this part of the city.

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  • landmark

    ICONSIAM

    A riverside landmark on the Thonburi bank.

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  • guide

    Getting Here

    Directions and arrival guidance.

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These are short entries, not a guide. Distances and travel times are not published yet — we would rather leave them out than estimate. Fuller writing on each place will follow.