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The Okura Prestige

One of the Top 3 Hotels in the Thai capital and one of the most amazing pools in the world.

Bangkok, Thailand

This is definetly one of the three best luxury hotels in Bangkok and a fascinating experience. First because of the incredible suspended pool high up a skyscraper and second because you can experience authentic Japanese style and food right in the middle of Bangkok`s embassy and business district. The 240 room and suites property, opened in 2012, was the first superluxury hotel of the Japanese hotel chain Okura which runs 30 hotels, among them 6 luxury ones. There are several good reasons why we like this hotel. The location is top, no wonder that other luxury hotels like Park Hyatt oder Conrad are nearby. The rooms are really big (43 sqm is the size of the smallest ones). The service is impeccable. And yes Thai kitchen is great and we love it but nevertheless something different in great qualitiy is fine. The Okura Prestige boasts an international all day venue called “Up and above”, a Michelin starred french restaurant with a Japanese touch and a really authentic Japanese restaurant serving fish flown in from Tokyo`s most famous fish market. The gym offers like the rooms and the restaurants great views, the spa is compact but beautiful. And yes there is this incredible 25 meter pool up in the skies…

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November to February is the coolest season. May to october is the monsoon season with temperatures rarely dipping below 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit).
From 170 Euros.

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Deluxe corner room: great views, value for money. Premier club room: spacious (57 sqm) and access to the Club Lounge. Value for money. Best suites: Royal Suite (165 sqm; offers guests a remarkable view of Bangkok). Most expensive: Imperial suite (180 degree view, 302 sqm, a bit too big for two).
Immediate access to the city’s BTS SkyTrain network at Phloen Chit station. Business package: If you book an Okura Club Room or a higher category for two ore more nights you get a free oneway airport transfer using a Mercedes S Class.

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Eastern Oriental Express.
Travel in style to Singapore with the luxurious Eastern Oriental Express by Belmond. Departures once or twice from February to December. Prices start at around $3,100 per person for two people sharing or $5,440 for solo travellers, including private sleeper, tours and meals but excluding drinks.

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Jim Thompson House.
This jungly compound is the former home of the legendary American silk entrepreneur, architect, secret agent and art collector Jim Thompson who vanished mysteriously in the jungles of Malaysia in the 60ies. He left behind a fascinating complex of six traditional Thai teak houses in the middle of Bangkok one filled with treasures during his decades long love affair with Southeast Asia.Do on your own by taxi. Not far away from Okura Prestige. Adress: 6 Soi Kasem San 2. www.jimthompsonhouse.com

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Combine with:
The Bangkokian Museum.
An off the beaten track gem of a museum in Khet Bang Rak made up of several small charming homes built in the thirties. Time travel back almost 100 years.Few visitors. It is at house number 273 on Soi Charoen Krung 43, five minutes away from the Sheraton Hotel.

Not really.
Absolutely. Compared with luxury properties in London, Tokyo or New York and given the size of the rooms the Okura Prestige seems to be a real bargain (thanks to the general price level in Thailand).
Ironically the iconic pool disappointed us. In the dry season the water was simply a bit to chilly. Unexpected in a hot city like Bangkok.

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