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494 Rajdamri Road
BANGKOK 10330, THAILAND
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- Price Range:
Top end
- Neighbourhood:
Siam Square
- Atmosphere:
Opulent and Low-key
Lonely Planet Review
Catering beautifully to the modern obsession with inner and outer health, the Erawan provides a luxury inner city retreat. Come here to sanctify your body and soul, through spa treatments, fine dining and glamorous shopping. The mezzanine level displays some of the hotel's vast Thai art collection.
Be ushered through towering white pillars and a glass atrium and onwards to a better place. The rooms are small, but in this case good things come in small packages. They're cocoons of pale creamy colours, wood furnishings and silky fabrics. Think beige zebra crossed with Yves Saint Laurent and you're getting there. Antique decorations and high-tech gadgets will catch your eye once you get over the spectacular view - many rooms overlook the prestigious Bangkok Royal Sports Club racetrack. So the rooms are beautiful, though not astoundingly so considering their price. But what really makes the Erawan stand out is the total rejuvenation 'package' on offer. The brand new 'I.sawan' residential spa and club houses sumptuous spa services, private 'treatment bungalows', exquisite fitness areas and gorgeous nail bars. The new spa cottages, perched around the stunning pool, are really something.
Review by author Annabel Hart
How To Get There
From Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK):
Approximate travel time is 40 minutes and distance is 35 kilometers (21 miles).
The best way to get to the hotel is by car or taxi. Rental cars are not recommended for travelers unfamiliar with this area.
Turn left onto Bangkok-Chonburi Highway and continue straight onto the expressway.
Take the exit for Sukhumvit and turn left onto Ploenchit Road.
The hotel is at the corner of the Rajprasong/Rajdamiri intersection, next to the Erawan Shrine.
Nearby Points of Interest
- Shopping centers Adjacent
- Lumpini Park 100.0 meters
- Chatuchak weekend market 7.0 kilometers
- Erawan Shrine 100.0 meters
- Temples and river cruise 5.0 kilometers
- Grand Palace and the Emerald 10.0 kilometers
Facilities
- Sauna
- 24-hour reception
- Parking
- Spa
- Breakfast
- Business center
- Meeting rooms
- Air conditioning
- Swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Airport transportation
- Fitness facility
- Internet available
- Laundry facilities
- Security facilities
- Nightclub
- Audiovisual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Breakfast services
- Coffee in lobby
- Comp newspapers in lobby
- Computer rental
- Concierge services
- Conference Room(s)
- Currency Exchange
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Express Check-in
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Floor butler
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shop or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Internet public area - dial-up
- Internet public area - surcharge
- Internet public area - wireless
- Massage-treatment room
- Medical assistance available
- Meeting room (small groups)
- Parking (Complimentary)
- Parking (secure)
- Parking (valet)
- Parking garage
- Poolside bar
- Room service (24 hours)
- Secretarial services
- Security guard
- Self parking
- Shoe shine
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Wedding services
Check-in/Check-out
Earliest check-in:
2:00 PM
Latest check-out time:
12:00 PM
Author Tip
Once your body has been massaged, painted, polished and healed, you can go fill it with delicious food (there are several highly esteemed restaurants in the immediate vicinity) and dress it in divine clothing (international and local designer labels are all at your fingertips). The beautiful Erawan Tea Room is a must - very popular in Bangkok's swish circles.
Curious Fact
The Erawan Shrine out the front was built to ward off bad luck during the construction of the first Erawan Hotel (torn down to make room for the current one). When building didn't go to plan the original spirit house was replaced with the impressive Brahman shrine you see today. Bangkok residents flock here every day to make offerings and pray. When prayers come true commemorative performances are organised with musicians and dance.