Bangkok

LGBTQ+ weddings at Capella Bangkok:
Thai-ing the knot

With Thailand’s historic leap forward in marriage equality, Bangkok has transformed from enchanting to entirely iconic for LGBTQ+ travellers looking to say “I do.” And the Capella Bangkok is leading the charge.

Capella Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand

There’s something intoxicatingly poetic about the Chao Phraya River at dusk. It shimmers like a silken ribbon flung...

Rosewood Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand

The Rosewood Bangkok is a sleek, avant-garde and design-forward reverie of Thai metropolitan decadence – a towering promise...

MUU Bangkok Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand

As a visitor to Bangkok, there’s a vast difference between staying in the city and living in the...

Hotel Muse Bangkok Langsuan – MGallery Collection
Bangkok, Thailand

If location is everything then this vibrant, contemporary boutique property has it all. Hotel Muse Bangkok Langsuan, part...

Loy Pela Voyages
Bangkok, Thailand

Experience a bygone era of river cruising along the Chao Phraya River with Loy Pela Voyages.

Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand

Trendy Bangkokians are all about the Kimpton Maa-Lai, which opened during the pandemic and has risen in notoriety...

Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
Bangkok, Thailand

When the original Four Seasons shuttered, it was a great loss to the Bangkok hospitality scene… but years...

Pangina Heals
Bangkok, Thailand

What makes Thailand the progressive queer paradise it is? Empowered performers like Pangina Heals pushing society’s boundaries, says...

RAKxa
Bangkok, Thailand

RAKxa, the world’s first fully-integrated luxury medical, aesthetic and holistic wellness retreat, is by very definition a sanctuary....

Wisharawish Akarasantisook
Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok’s fashion dynamo, Wisharawish Akarasantisook, stresses the need for craftsmanship and authenticity in the era of social-media-driven fashion,...

Peninsula Bangkok:
Bangkok’s urban resort

We just adore the city of “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon” (aka Bangkok). It’s the perfect mix of experiential...

Escape to wellness island
Bangkok, Thailand

Not everyone travelling to Bangkok does so in the single-minded pursuit of pleasure. In a bend in the...

Sindhorn Wellness by Resense:
Sin city to Zen city

We review Bangkok's latest high-tech and ultra-luxurious wellness destination. Does it live up to the hype?

Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand

It’s somewhat telling that the enormous orchids in the foyer at the Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok are regularly...

The Siam
Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok isn’t shy of heritage homes, but when you’re done visiting Jim Thompson’s House and M.R. Kukrit’s teak...

Under the skin
Bangkok, Thailand

The Siam Bangkok forms part of a new generation of hotels offering travel experiences that provide one-off cultural...

Bill Bensley
Bangkok, Thailand

What planet is Bill Bensley on? Most definitely this one and he’s passionate about saving it, especially since...

Waldorf Astoria
Bangkok, Thailand

This futuristic modern hotel with 360º views of the city – the Waldorf Astoria Bangkok – was designed...

Oriental Residence
Bangkok, Thailand

Hotels in Bangkok have long traded on their ‘Orientalness’. After all, it was here in the Thai capital...

Siam@Siam Design Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand

This old Bangkok favourite – the Siam@Siam Design Hotel invited us to try out the top suite on...

Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand

The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok has long been the bastion of luxury on Bangkok’s ‘River of Kings’, arguably the...

Remote Lands x Bill Bensley:
Best of Bensley

It’s often said that what counts is not the destination, but the journey. Perhaps it was with this...

The Peninsula
Bangkok, Thailand

We guarantee you’ll gasp out loud as your beautiful, clasped-handed hostesses and army of butlers check you into...

VIE Hotel Bangkok – MGallery
Bangkok, Thailand

Right in the centre of the Bangkok bustle, this confident, urban property couldn’t be more at the heart...

Tower Club at lebua at State Tower
Bangkok, Thailand

For experientialists who like to live life large, this Bangkok property needs no introduction. The lebua at State...

The Sukhothai
Bangkok, Thailand

Pulling off the busy main road of car horns and motorcycle engines on to a private avenue made...

Park Hyatt
Bangkok, Thailand

The family who runs the ‘Central’ empire of upscale shopping malls in Thailand are among the country’s most...

137 Pillars Suites & Residences
Bangkok, Thailand

This is the long-awaited Bangkok sister property to the exquisite Chiang Mai heritage getaway, the 137 Pillars House....

Neuromancer
Bangkok, Thailand

Thai style is synonymous with sharp tailoring and silky fabrics. Paying tribute to Bangkok’s fashion history in a...

U-Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand

OutThere travellers in the know headed for Bangkok are looking for smaller, more intimate properties in new parts...

Wisharawish Akarasantisook and Ston Tantraporn
Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand is one of – if not the most – cutting-edge South East Asian nation when it comes...

Hansar Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

As Bangkok addresses go, you don’t really get more central than this. Nestled in a quiet, exclusive, residential...

Siam Kempinski, Bangkok, Thailand

This property has become known as one of Bangkok’s most notable urban-resorts, except the Siam Kempinski really takes...

Supanniga Cruise:
Gastro cruising

To experience Bangkok is to ride the mighty Chao Phraya River. There are a number of cruise operators...

Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand

Here’s a tip… There is more than one Sheraton in Bangkok, so know which you booked. The Grande is the...

Banyan Tree, Bangkok, Thailand

Rising up above the Bangkok skyline is the magnificent Banyan Tree. This is how you know you’ve made it to...

Riva Surya, Bangkok, Thailand

Insiders love old-world Bangkok – palaces, temples, flower and food markets, bustling streets and dilapidating buildings, close to the historic and...

Chakrabongse Villas, Bangkok, Thailand

A beautiful villa owned by one of the Thai Princesses, this is easily one of Bangkok’s best kept secrets. Requiring special...

COMO Metropolitan
Bangkok, Thailand

This minimalist and serene oasis – the COMO Metropolitan Bangkok – is a true getaway in the heart...

Sofitel SO, Bangkok, Thailand

If ever you needed to be reassured about Bangkok’s gay-friendly credentials, you need look no further than the check-in lounge at...

Shangri-La Bangkok, Thailand

On the banks of the Chao Praya River stands this majestic hotel synonymous with Bangkok luxury. The Shangri-la is a...