The battle for the best New Year’s countdown staycation package is heating up as two of the city’s most luxurious hotels along the Chao Phraya River—the Mandarin Oriental on the east bank and The Peninsula on the west—are each launching an extravagant offer priced at a jaw-dropping one million baht.
The Mandarin Oriental package features an overnight stay in the newly-renovated, 376-square-meter two-bedroom Oriental Suite for six people, an in-suite dinner for 16 by executive chef Dominique Bugnand and Le Normandie chef de cuisine Arnaud Dunand Sauthier, and a private balcony to witness the New Year fireworks display along the Chao Phraya.
Across the river, The Peninsula is offering a package that includes a stay for four in a two-bedroom duplex suite with a private balcony (on which there’s a jacuzzi!), an in-suite five-course dinner prepared by executive chef Stefan Leitner with free-flow Champagne, roundtrip limo transfers, a facial treatment at the hotel spa, B188,000 donation to Operation Smile in the guest’s name and—here comes the really exciting bit—a 45-minute helicopter ride on New Year’s Eve to see the fireworks from the sky.
Both packages are still available. Contact each hotel for more information and to make a reservation, or to ask about their more affordable holiday deals.
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, call 0 2659 9000
- The Peninsula Bangkok, call 0 2020 2888