Shangri-La Bangkok
Photograph: Shangri-La Bangkok

Review

Shangri-La Bangkok

5 out of 5 stars
  • Hotels | Chain hotels
  • Charoenkrung
  • Recommended
Prowd Issarasena Na Ayuddhaya
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Time Out says

A city landmark for decades now, the hotel encompasses 802 luxurious rooms spread across two elegant towers - the Krungthep Wing and the Shangri-La Wing. Each room and suite is beautifully adorned in contemporary Thai design, offering a perfect blend of modern style and local heritage. Dining at the Shangri-La is an experience in itself with seven exceptional restaurants to choose from, including an exquisite Italian eatery, a Chinese restaurant renowned for its delectable dim sum and the Thai-inspired Salathip. Guess what, the hotel’s establishment drew inspiration from the fantastical vision of the 1973 American film Lost Horizon, which introduced the utopia of Shangri-La.

Best for: Award-winning architectural design and stylish, cozy rooms.

89 Wat Suan Phlu Alley, Bang Rak, Bangkok, Thailand 10500

Details

Address
89
Soi Wat Suan Plu
Bangkok
Cross street:
Charoenkrung Road

What’s on

Shangri-La Bangkok Celebrates Dragon Boat Festival

In the hushed calm of Shang Palace, the Dragon Boat Festival arrives not with pomp, but with poise. A chef in starched whites folds sticky rice with a quiet reverence, his hands moving instinctively – learned, not taught. There’s no flamboyance here, just the quiet ritual of something passed down. Rice dumplings, filled with abalone or crab, pork and salted egg or the understated charm of something sweet, are wrapped with leaves and a kind of pride only tradition affords. They arrive in boxes designed less for show than for significance – a gift, yes, but also a gesture. In conversation, the kitchen team speaks less of flavour and more of memory. These are parcels of care, handed from generation to generation, stitched with history and served warm. Not a trend, but a return. May 28-Jun 8. B668-3,188. Shangri-La Bangkok.
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