Bang Rak, Bangkok
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
The hotel that opened as The Oriental in 1876 on the Chao Phraya at Oriental Avenue, in Bangkok's riverside district: 331 rooms including 60 suites, across the historic Authors' and Garden Wings and the River Wing, which Jeffrey Wilkes redesigned in 2019. Writers and royalty have stayed here for 150 years, and it holds three MICHELIN Keys.
Mandarin Oriental Fan Club
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- Advice from our own stay, in September 2026
- Preferred-partner benefits through Mandarin Oriental Fan Club: a room upgrade, daily breakfast, a US$100 credit and a welcome amenity
- Industry insight on rates, seasons and timing
- One contact before, during and after the stay
About the property
- Opened
- 1876
- Rooms
- 271
- Suites
- 60
- Renovated
- 2019
- Interiors
- DesignWilkes (Jeffrey Wilkes)
- Owned by
- Italthai
From our stays
We stayed in September 2026
Rooms and suites
Chao Phraya Room
35 sq m · river or garden view · entrance area, bedroom and separate sitting area with sofa
Deluxe Balcony Room
37 sq m · pool and river view · private balcony
Deluxe Premier Room
43 sq m · river and city view · River Wing · sofa and sitting area
State Room
61 sq m · full river view · directly river-facing balcony · Jim Thompson silks and teak panelling
Mandarin Room
63 sq m · partial river and city view · balcony · dining table
Suites
Deluxe One-Bedroom Suite
83 sq m · pool and river view · balcony
Chao Phraya Suite
83 sq m · river and garden view · private terrace · dining for four
Junior Terrace Suite
97 sq m · river and city view · 17 sq m terrace
Authors' Suite
101 sq m · full river view · named after writers who stayed · balcony
Siam One-Bedroom Suite
107 sq m · river, embassy side view · Northern Thai décor
Family Suite
108 sq m · river view
Premier One-Bedroom Suite
108 sq m · river, over the French Embassy view · balcony · pantry
Deluxe Two-Bedroom Suite
125 sq m · pool and river view
Family Two-Bedroom Suite
150 sq m · river view
Premier Two-Bedroom Suite
150 sq m · river view · two marble bathrooms
Selandia Two-Bedroom Suite
169 sq m · river and city view · two balconies
Ambassador Two-Bedroom Suite
173 sq m · garden and river view · in the original 1876 building · private glass conservatory
Royal Suite
306 sq m · river, garden and pool view · historic one-bedroom suite
Oriental Two-Bedroom Suite
376 sq m · full river view · top-floor penthouse · 57.6 sq m wraparound terrace, private dining room, entertainment room, kitchen
Dining and wellness
- Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie
- French fine dining
- The China House by Chef Fei
- Chaoshan and Cantonese restaurant
- Baan Phraya
- Thai restaurant · historic riverside house
- Sala Rim Naam
- traditional Thai restaurant
- Lord Jim's
- international buffet restaurant
- The Verandah
- all-day restaurant · by the river
- Riverside Terrace
- open-air evening barbecue · by the river
- Ciao Terrazza
- Italian restaurant · alfresco over the river
- Terrace Rim Naam
- Thai restaurant
- The Authors' Lounge
- lounge · afternoon tea
- The Bamboo Bar
- jazz bar
- Wellness
- The Oriental Spa has 18 treatment rooms; the hotel also has two outdoor pools, a fitness and wellness centre with a recovery studio (cold plunge, infrared sauna), a Muay Thai and boxing studio, a yoga house and tennis courts.
Where it is
- ICONSIAM
- 5 min by boat
- Suvarnabhumi Airport
- 1 h by car
- Don Mueang Airport
- 1 h by car
48 Oriental Avenue, Bang Rak, Bangkok
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For the river, the State Rooms (61 sq m) face it directly from their balconies, where the larger Mandarin Rooms see it only in part; the Authors' Suites and the top-floor Oriental Suite have full river views, and the Ambassador Suite is in the original Oriental Hotel building.
Chao Phraya Room (35 sq m), Deluxe Balcony Room (37 sq m), Deluxe Premier Room (43 sq m), State Room (61 sq m) and Mandarin Room (63 sq m). Suites: Deluxe One-Bedroom Suite (83 sq m), Chao Phraya Suite (83 sq m), Junior Terrace Suite (97 sq m), Authors' Suite (101 sq m), Siam One-Bedroom Suite (107 sq m), Family Suite (108 sq m), Premier One-Bedroom Suite (108 sq m), Deluxe Two-Bedroom Suite (125 sq m), Family Two-Bedroom Suite (150 sq m), Premier Two-Bedroom Suite (150 sq m), Selandia Two-Bedroom Suite (169 sq m), Ambassador Two-Bedroom Suite (173 sq m), Royal Suite (306 sq m) and Oriental Two-Bedroom Suite (376 sq m).
We book Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok through Mandarin Oriental Fan Club, so you get a room upgrade when available; daily breakfast for two; a US$100 food, drink or spa credit each stay and a welcome amenity, at no extra cost to you. In Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta the hotel gives another benefit in place of the credit.
Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie, french fine dining (Two MICHELIN stars); The China House by Chef Fei, chaoshan and Cantonese; Baan Phraya, thai, in a historic riverside house; Sala Rim Naam, traditional Thai with a cultural performance; Lord Jim's, international buffet, seafood and prime cuts; The Verandah, all-day Thai and Western by the river; Riverside Terrace, open-air evening barbecue by the river; Ciao Terrazza, italian, alfresco over the river; Terrace Rim Naam, thai, river views; The Authors' Lounge, afternoon tea and The Bamboo Bar, jazz bar with live music, Bangkok's first.
The Oriental Spa has 18 treatment rooms; the hotel also has two outdoor pools, a fitness and wellness centre with a recovery studio (cold plunge, infrared sauna), a Muay Thai and boxing studio, a yoga house and tennis courts.
On Oriental Avenue on the Chao Phraya: a free shuttle boat runs every 30 minutes to ICONSIAM, five minutes away, and the Grand Palace, Wat Arun and Chinatown are a short boat ride; a boat to Sathorn Pier is available on request.
Suvarnabhumi International Airport is reached by expressway; the hotel arranges chauffeured transfers with meet-and-greet.
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok opened in 1876. It was last renovated in 2019: river Wing rooms and suites, lobby, both pools, Lord Jim's, The Verandah and Riverside Terrace, by Jeffrey Wilkes; March to October.
Opened as The Oriental Hotel in 1876; the Ambassador Suite sits in the original building. The Authors' and Garden Wings were restored in 2016, and in 2019 Jeffrey Wilkes of DesignWilkes redesigned the River Wing, cutting its rooms from 338 to 301 and raising suites from 30 to 46, all with river views.
