Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
A contemporary arts facility hosting art, music, theatre, film and design events in its exhibition and performance spaces. Also houses bookshops, restaurants, a café and an art library.
Park Hyatt Bangkok
Central Embassy, 88 Wireless Road, Pathumwan
Bangkok, Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand, 10330
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Arts and Culture
Chinatown
Crowded and chaotic, but worth a visit to sample street food you’ll find nowhere else in the city. The seafood is particularly delicious.
Erawan Shrine
850 m.
Erawan Shrine houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu God of Creation Lord Brahma. It is common to see performances by resident Thai dance troupes hired by worshippers in return for seeing their prayers answered.
Shopping
Central Embassy
0.1 km
The most luxurious mall in Bangkok featuring six floors of designer stores, fine-dining restaurants, a 5,000 square-meter food hall, and the swankiest cinema in town.
Central World
2.3 km
The largest mall in Thailand, housing over 500 stores, over 100 eateries, a 15-screen cinema, an ice rink and a gourmet supermarket.
Rod Fai Market
An authentic open-air bazaar selling vintage collectibles and memorabilia, alongside cool bars, restaurants and street-food stalls.
Bangkok Flower Market
Colourful and fragrant, Bangkok’s biggest fresh-flower market is open 24 hours and sells all types of blooms, alongside fruit and vegetables.
Siam Paragon
2.7 km
The sixth largest mall in Thailand featuring wide range of specialty stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theatre.
EmQuartier
4.7 km
EmQuartier is among one of the largest shopping malls in Bangkok adjacent to BTS Phrom Phong featuring over 50 restaurants, a world-class cinema and something for everyone.
Chatuchak Weekend Market
11.7 km.
Chatuchak Weekend Market has reached a landmark status as a must-visit place for tourists. Its sheer size (35-acre) and diverse collections of merchandise from more than 8,000 stalls will bring any seasoned shoppers to their knees.
Local Attractions
Lumpini Park
The largest green space in the city, often described as Bangkok’s Central Park. A great respite from the city’s hustle and bustle where you can rent boats to paddle around the artificial lake, stroll the 2.5 km of paths, or simply relax and people-watch.
Wat Pho
The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, famed for its giant 46 meter-long reclining Buddha covered in gold leaf. The Temple also houses the Thai Traditional Medical School, a great place for Thai massage.
Dusit Palace
Built between 1897 and 1901, this was the primary residence of King Rama V and includes Vimanmek Mansion, the largest teak house in the world.
Sea Life Bangkok
The largest aquarium in southeast Asia where you can ride in a glass-bottom boat through the shark tank, visit a 5D cinema, and view countless species of fish, penguins, and other marine life.
Tubtim Shrine (Fertility Goddess)
The 'Chao Mae Tuptim' shrine is a phallic shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, located behind the Swissôtel Bangkok hotel near the bank of the Khlong Saen Saep. Women who have difficulties having a child would come and pray here. If the wish is granted, the person will then bring phallic offerings to the goddess.
Nai Lert Park Heritage Home
450 m
Discover the century old house originally belonged to Phraya Bhakdi Noraset—better known as Nai Lert. Nai Lert Park Heritage Home is a great addition to your cultural journey with its traditional Thai architecture and various exhibitions.
Open House at Central Embassy
A multi-purpose space designed by Tokyo-based Klein Dytham Architecture. Open House blends restaurants with variety of books, work space, games and more in one creative atmosphere.
Lumphini Park
3.3 km.
The 'Green Lung' of Bangkok offers 360 rai (142 acre) of public space, trees and playground. Lumphini Park is a popular destination for morning and evening joggers as well as people who come to enjoy outdoor leisure activities. Easily accessible via MRT (Lumphini Station) and BTS sky train (Silom Station).
Wat Arun
10.7 km.
Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) is a Buddhist temple located on the west bank of the Chao Praya River. Its has a distinctive 70-meters high 'prang' (spire) decorated beautifully in coloured glass and Chinese porcelain. The temple had existed since at least the seventeenth century and is considered to be one of the most beautiful temples in Thailand.
Wat Saket (The Golden Mount)
10.7 km.
Wat Saket, commonly known as the Golden Mount or 'Phu Khao Thong', is built during the Ayutthaya period (1350-1767 AD) and underwent renovations. The temple's highlight is set atop a low hill crowned with a gleaming gold chedi offering a panoramic view of Bangkok. It also hosts an annual temple fair in November which lasts a week during Loy Krathong festival.
Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew)
12.9 km.
Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (officially known as Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram) is regarded as the most important Buddhist temple in Thailand. Located within the grounds of the Grand Palace, it enshrines Phra Kaew Morakot (the Emerald Buddha), the highly revered Buddha image meticulously carved from a single block of jade. It is one of the must see attractions in Bangkok.
Museums
Bangkok National Museum
The largest museum in southeast Asia and an excellent overview of Thai art, history and culture.
The Jim Thompson House
Six traditional Thai teak houses amid lush gardens showcasing architect Jim Thompson’s collection of Asian art and his dedication to the revival of Thai silk.
Outdoor Recreation
Outdoor Recreation
Spend the day outdoors at award-winning golf courses boasting design master pieces and stunning natural surroundings, float along the ‘Venice of the East’ on a traditional Thai boat, enjoy a world class cycling experience, or go adventurous with wakeboarding or skydiving.
Alpine Golf Club
56 km
With the impossible task of building grass-covered hills on the vast flatlands, this one of Thailand’s finest golf courses, designed by Ronald M. Garl is aimed to introduce golfers to many unexpected golf challenges in a world class setting. Exclusively to members only.
Thana City Country Club
29.8 km
Thana City Country Club has been recently refurbished in 2018 to provide families, couples and individuals with a complete range of athletic, recreational and lifestyle facilities. The golf facilities are inclusive and second to none of world class driving range, putting green, a short-game practice area and a golf academy that is recognized throughout the region as one of Thailand’s best golf training centers.
The Royal Gems Golf City
49.7 km
The Royal Gems Golf City is known to accommodate 3 different styles of golf courses meticulously created by the world's 3 most talented golf courses designers. It is also beautifully presented with natural parkland with mixture of American, Scottish and Thai touches.