The Peninsula Bangkok

As usual, the best hotel chain in Asia. Everything perfection. Prices are to be expected but in no way abusive. Staff with the classic Thai courtesy and hospitality. Will come back again and again

The Peninsula is one of the grand old hotels of Bangkok. It is luxurious and a great experience. We don't usually stay in hotels like this - 5* big hotels as we prefer smaller boutique type hotels. This trip we stayed for a week at another more contemporary hotel and decided to spend our last 3 days on the river. In that regard the riverfront location cannot be beat. Fabulous views and the terrace bar/restaurant sits right on the water's edge. The style of the hotel is old fashioned and could use a bit of an upgrade to more contemporary furniture but it is well maintained, pristine condition. The pool is spectacular, the pool bar service amazing and unparalleled. Actually all the staff were incredibly helpful and friendly. The boat service at your request (with no planning) gets you across the river, to Icon Siam and to the BTS station, which is so helpful and fun. Our only real criticisms, minor as they are, include lack of plugs next to both sides of the bed, toilet seats that aren't soft closing, and the kind of sappy old pop music they sometimes played in the lobby. Sometimes, it was nice quiet classical music, sometimes a small live group, so it varied. The breakfast buffet was spectacular. We didn't eat at the Thai restaurant or Chinese restaurant so can't comment. We got an upgrade to a suite which was HUGE and with spectacular 180 degree view of the river. What ever you do, get a room on the riverside with a view. I'd highly recommend for a spectacular riverside experience with great service.

This is a beautiful old hotel in a good location. It could use some updating in some areas, but the room was spacious with a lovely river view. The hotel provides a boat shuttle to the nearby shopping mall. The open air restaurant was the perfect place to enjoy the delicious buffet breakfast every morning. The largest negative is that the elevators are woefully inadequate. There are not nearly enough elevators for a hotel this size and they are not synchronized or modernized in any form. We repeatedly stopped on floors where no one got on or off the elevator, making every ride take forever. Also, wait times for an elevator to arrive exceeded 10 minutes more than once.

A luxurious hotel with excellent service. The staff were very attentive, the room was extremely comfortable, and the breakfast was outstanding.

I’ve been coming here on and off since it opened and it is still excellent. The location offers a tranquil setting in the busyness of BKK. There is nothing bad I can say about this hotel - comfortable and clean rooms, very good service, amazing breakfast, lovely swimming pool and the boats which take you across the river are just fab fun. A big thanks to Khun Kai who gave my husband and I a warm welcome when I returned to celebrate my birthday. A definite recommendation and I can’t wait to go back.