For more than 135 years distinguished travelers have followed the legendary Chao Phraya River, through the heart of Bangkok, to the doors of one of the world?s most luxurious hotels, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok. A paragon of contemporary luxury and rich in history, this hotel is filled with stories of the celebrated guests who have considered the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok home during their world travels.

A vibrant metropolis with soaring skyscrapers, colourful temples, and mesmerising royal palaces, Bangkok is a city of contradictions. It is home to the world?s newest and largest airport and yet a place where flowers are still sold from wooden long-tail boats floating on the Chao Phraya River.

Long considered one of the world?s premiere destinations, Bangkok offers visitors so much to see and do - tantalizing feasts, breathtaking sites, romantic river cruises, intoxicating spa treatments - it can be difficult to choose. The best plan is to stay awhile and enjoy it all. And the perfect place to begin your Asian adventure just happens to be at the centre of everything ? the legendary Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.