Amenity highlights: Ten restaurants and bars offer diverse dining options, from Thai and Japanese to Italian and Vietnamese. Landscaped gardens house a 15-meter (50-ft) outdoor pool, spa tub, and pool bar. A fitness center with saunas and complimentary exercise classes overlooks the garden. High-speed wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in meeting spaces and other public areas.

Insider tip: The sprawling, 35-acre weekend market at Chatuchak Park sells items from Thailand and other countries, including silks, vintage clothing, handicrafts, produce, and plants. Bargaining is encouraged. The hotel provides complimentary scheduled shuttles to the market, which is one km (0.5 mile) away.

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Rooms

The 22-story Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok has 607 guestrooms, all of which offer high-speed Internet access (surcharge), satellite TVs, in-room safes, coffeemakers, and minibars. Rooms have contemporary decor with Thai touches, including rosewood fittings and silk fabrics. Amenities include complimentary bottled water, bathrobes, slippers, and evening turndown service. Rooms have pool, garden, or city views.

Room Amenities

• Internet access - high speed
• Cable/satellite TV
• Pay movies
• Complimentary newspaper
• Air conditioning
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Internet access - surcharge
• Internet access - dial-up
• Voice mail
• Bottled water in room (complimentary)
• Minibar
• Coffee/tea maker
• Remote lighting/drapery/curtain control
• Wake-up calls
• Housekeeping
• Turndown service
• Bathroom telephone

• Bathrobes
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• Shower/tub combination
• Bathroom scale
• Massage - available in room
• Sewing kit
• Slippers
• Bidet
• Child care (in room, surcharge)
• In-room safe
• Iron/ironing board (on request)
• Clock radio
• Desk
• Rollaway beds
• Cribs (infant beds) available
• Smoking rooms

Recreation

A landscaped garden with Thai pavilions and palm trees surrounds a 15-meter (50-ft) outdoor pool, spa tub, and gazebo with evening performances of Thai folk music. Overlooking the gardens, the hotel's fitness center offers cardiovascular equipment, saunas, spa tubs, and complimentary yoga and aerobics classes.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Swimming on site
• Aerobics on site
• Yoga classes/instruction on site

Property Amenities

Set in landscaped gardens, Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok has a 15-meter (50-ft) outdoor pool and spa tub, a fitness center with complimentary yoga and aerobics classes, and a health spa offering a variety of massage and body treatments (surcharge).

The on-site business center provides printing, faxing, copying, and high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Meeting and event space includes a ballroom for 2,000 guests, with audio-visual equipment, event catering, and high-speed wireless Internet access available (surcharge). Dining choices include 10 restaurants and bars, including Thai, Japanese, Italian, and Vietnamese cuisine. The hotel provides complimentary scheduled shuttle service to downtown and a Skytrain station 1.5 km (one mile) away.

• Swimming pool - outdoor
• Poolside bar
• Spa tub
• Full-service health spa
• Massage - treatment room(s)
• Sauna
• Technology helpdesk
• Concierge desk
• Health club
• Room service (24 hours)
• Coffee shop or café
• Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Bar/lounge
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Parking (free)
• Self parking
• Limo or Town Car service available
• Parking (secure)
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Banquet facilities
• Ballroom(s)
• Exhibit space
• Business center
• Conference room(s)
• Event catering
• Audio-visual equipment

• Cell phone/mobile rental
• Computer rental
• Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Internet access - wireless
• Express check- in
• Safe-deposit box - front desk
• Porter/bellhop
• Express check-out
• Doorman/doorwoman
• Security guard
• 24-hour front desk
• Multilingual staff
• Number of rooms: 607
• Number of floors: 22
• Hair salon
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Tour assistance
• Currency exchange
• Medical assistance available
• Dry cleaning service
• Shoe shine
• Coffee in lobby
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Elevator/lift
• Wedding services
• Airport transportation (surcharge)

Policies

Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

• Pets not allowed
• Check-in time is 2 PM
• Check-out time is Noon

Fees

Mandatory New Year's Eve Gala Dinner Fee
New Year's Eve - 31 December 2007:
THB7650 per adult
THB3825 per child

Fee will be collected from guest at hotel upon check-in.

Dining

Don Giovanni - Stained-glass doors open into this Italian restaurant, with black-marble floors, hand-painted murals, and wooden columns. An open kitchen serves cuisine from throughout Italy, and there is a good selection of wines from Italy and elsewhere. A piano and violin duo performs most evenings. Open for lunch and dinner.

Dynasty - Three 2-meter (7-ft) dragons made of hundreds of mirrors guard the entrance to this fine-dining restaurant, which serves classic Cantonese cuisine for dim sum lunch and a la carte dinners.

Le Danang - The retro decor includes green-striped walls, studded leather chairs, dark-wood panels, and black-and-white prints of jazz musicians. Serving Vietnamese and other Asian dishes for lunch and dinner.

Chatuchak Café - This two-tier coffee shop offers an extensive a la carte menu prepared in an open kitchen, as well as lunch and dinner buffets with local and international cuisine. Open 24 hours.

Suan Bua - A traditional Thai restaurant with ceiling fans, wooden floor panels, and red silk cushions. An outdoor pavilion overlooks a lotus garden. Open for lunch and dinner. Hagi - Styled after a Japanese house, with green-marble floors, water features, plants, and white pebbles. Specializing in teppanyaki and other dishes from throughout Japan. Open for lunch and dinner. Cappuccino Corner - A small coffee shop with white-marble floors and windows overlooking the street. Serving coffee, tea, and pastries from early morning until late evening. Lobby Lounge - The decor is warm, with bronze chandeliers and table lamps, deep sofas and chairs, and a big-screen TV. Open from early morning until late evening. Gio’s - Coffee, tea, and baked goods are served in this small restaurant with silk wall panels, frosted-glass panels, and high-back chairs. Open from early morning until late evening. Pool Bar - Surrounded by flowers and potted plants, this pool bar serves snacks, health drinks, and cocktails from morning until evening.

Address

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1695 Phaholyothin Road

Chatuchak

Bangkok, 10900

Thailand

Nearest major airport:

Bangkok, Thailand (BKK-Suvarnabhumi)

Area:

Bangkok (and vicinity), Thailand