Top Incentive Attractions

The business service centre at the hotel is a fully functional state-of-the-art office that is accessible 24 hours a day. Facilities include secretarial assistance, computer, fax, scanner, and copier rentals, an international courier service and reference library. The business centre has private meeting rooms that can hold 14 people with audiovisual and conference-calling equipment. For larger events the Oriental prides itself on carrying out an efficient and professional service in organising conferences and meetings for small intimate gatherings to large-scale events. A range of resources can be provided including a laser pointer, podium with microphone, table lectern, portable stage and a technician can be available on stand-by. The staff can cater for up to 800 guests in the five different meeting rooms and the Royal Ballroom. The catering staff have been providing feasts for the highest order of kings and queens, international diplomats and captains of industry and finance for 125 years. The master chefs can cater for informal cocktail parties to lavish wedding ceremonies.

Unique Selling Points

The hotel is a 30 minutes drive from Bangkok’s Don Muang International Airport.
The Oriental Bangkok is located on the banks of the picturesque Chao Phraya River.
360 rooms and 35 suites.
Easy access to the Silom business centre and shopping district and close to the Saphan Taksin sky train.
The award-winning Best Business Hotel of the World (Business Traveller 2001).
Thai cooking school and cultural centre.
A professional and dedicated team of incentive organisers.
The hotel’s conferencing facilities have been the host to HM Queen Elizabeth II and ex-US president Bill Clinton.

Group Contacts

For meetings and incentive enquiries at this hotel contact:

Great Hotels Meeting & Incentive Sales Department
E:mis@ghorg.com
T: +44 (0)20 7380 8572

About Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

The Oriental Bangkok is located on the banks of Bangkok's Chao Phraya river. The hotel is 120 years old and has a reputation as one of the best hotels in the world, having hosted Thai and international royalty. Business travellers will appreciate the hotel's proximity to the Silom business centre of Bangkok, as well as the Saphan Taksin sky train.

Luxury Hotel Facilities

The hotel’s leisure facilities cater for all fitness enthusiasts with two swimming pools, tennis and squash courts, aerobics, a state of the art fitness centre, a jogging track, and sauna and steam room. Complimentary yoga classes are also available to de-stress after a day of meetings. The Oriental Spa, set in a restored century old teakwood house, is a tranquil oasis using ancient traditions to rejuvenate mind, body and spirit. The Spa has been voted ‘Best in the World’ by Travel and Leisure magazine, and uses techniques based on Thai and modern western practices in a heavenly environment. With 14 private suites, guests can choose between Oriental massages, herbal body wraps, polishes using warm fruit and the Oriental Body Glor, a unique body wrap of honey, seeds and flowers. Guest can experience this nirvana with day packages or two or three day programmes.
The in-house Thai cooking school teaches guests to create fine Thai cuisine themselves in a four-day programme. Established 15 years ago, the school guarantees that guests will graduate with skills to create mouth-watering Thai feasts. The Oriental hotel has a childcare centre on site operating throughout the day.

Room Options

24hr room service, colour TV with movie channels, daily international newspapers, en suite luxurious bathroom, hair dryers, personal safe, mini bar refrigerator, high-speed broadband, CD player and radio, same-day laundry and valet one hour pressing, IDD telephones, valet service, personal butler service.
Superior River Wing Room: twin or king bed, work desk with in-built international plugs and internet access, three IDD telephones with two lines, remote control TV with in-house movies, high-speed broadband, CD player and CD library, radio, personal mini bar refrigerator, in-room safe, hair dryer, bathrobe and slippers, spacious bathroom and separate bathtub and walk in shower, fresh flowers and fruits daily, private butler service. 
Executive Suite: located in river wing, sitting area, semi-private work area, large walk-in closet, facilities same as superior river wing suite.
Deluxe Room – Garden Wing: split level, sitting area, chandeliers, twin or king bed, work desk, facilities same as superior river wing suite. 
Deluxe Suite: balcony, sitting room, walk-in closet, ten author-themed suites.
Deluxe Two Bedroom Suite: facilities same as superior river wing suite.
The Siam Suite: two bedroom suite, foyer, living and dining space, facilities same as superior river wing suite.
Selandia Suite: two bedrooms, jacuzzi baths, sitting room, dining room, four IDD telephones with two lines, facilities same as superior river wing suite.
The Oriental Suite: two bedrooms, sitting room, dining room, service pantry, four-poster bed, four IDD telephones with two lines, facilities same as superior river wing suite.

Dining at Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

There are ten different restaurants and bars at the hotel. The Normandie is one of Asia’s best French restaurants, favoured for its splendid cuisine and impeccable service. The Normandie commands a classy and lavish atmosphere with superb wines, an evening pianist and a menu created by highly rated master chefs. The Normandie has a business menu with a choice of three courses from an a la carte menu. Ciao serves Italian dishes under the stars on the marble riverside terrace beside the tropical gardens. Favourites from the menu include salmon carpaccio with aromatic herbs and linguine pasta with lobster, king prawns and spicy chillies. The ultimate dining experience can be had at the Sala Rim Naam on the opposite side of the river, set in a traditional Thai pavilion where guests can enjoy lavish Thai feasts and classical Thai dance. An ideal evening can be spent on the Oriental River Cruise on the traditional 'Maeyanang' rice barge where guests can take in starlit temples and monuments.

Business Facilities

Business Service Centre
· 24hr self service
· secretarial assistance
· financial market reports
· computer and fax machine rentals
· copier availability
· supplies
· portable phones
· multi translators
· VCR (American NTSC System and Pal System)
· Internet service
· Courier service
· ISDN
· Private meeting rooms seating max 14 people

Things to do in Bangkok

The best attractions in Bangkok include the old royal residence - the Grand Palace - which houses many ornate temples and buildings as well as Wat Phra Kaeo, the temple of the emerald Buddha. Also close to the Grand Palace is the impressive Wat Pho where the huge reclining buddha rests. For Thai culture, Jim Thompson’s residence houses an amazing collection of art. An evening trip to a Thai boxing arena is not for the faint-hearted but is an exciting and traditional part of Thai culture. Another is the floating market of Bangkok. Bangkok is the ultimate shopping experience with open-air markets, night markets, street stalls and huge shopping mall complexes where bronzeware, Thai crafts, ceramics and silks can be purchased.

Getting to Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

A car or taxi to the Bangkok’s Don Muang International Airport takes only 30 minutes from The Oriental, Bangkok. A public bus or airport bus will take 1 hour. A train from Hua Lumpong station takes 35 minutes to the Airport station. A short ride by helicopter can get guests to the airport in 10 minutes.

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