WORLD'S BEST HOTEL OFFERS 'LEGEND OF THE ORIENTAL PACKAGE' FOR RM 10,000 FOR 7 NIGHTS IN BANGKOK

KEE@FSWMAG.COM

The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok by Menam Chao Phraya is consistently voted Best Hotel in the World because all its facilities are the best! Makes Mandarin Oriental KL looks like its poor cousin!


THE NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE STAYED IN THE WORLD'S BEST HOTEL IE MANDARIN ORIENTAL BANGKOK IS PITIFULLY FEW AND CAN BE COUNTED WITH THE NUMBER OF FINGERS ON ONE HAND BUT EACH TIME I STAY OR EVEN VISIT, IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE COME HOME.

Explains a regular guest, "This is because people who are naturally high-class, have discerning taste and enjoy the best life can offer will always feel at home in Mandarin Oriental Bangkok as its service is sublime, its facilities unbeatable and your room is luxury personified!"

Very true since I love and enjoy and luxuriate in the best things in life due to the personal intercession of Buddha and Jatukarm.

However, a green-eyed jealous friend told me, "You feel at home there cos in your previous life, you worked there as a waiter."

As a devout religionist, I did not slap him but advised him to try which he eventually did and came to the same conclusion. So I said I was probably the Head Waiter and he my trainee waiter in our past life.

Anyway, since the world did not end on 21.12.12 we should celebrate the continuance of this kalpa by booking into Mandarin Oriental Bangkok for a week!

This offer lasts till 31 March so stop twaddling and dawdling and ask your minion to book. Of course this being Mandarin Oriental, when they say 'offer', it means RM 10,000 (thereabouts) for 7 nights with 1 room thrown in free! 

Trust me, you might think 8 days and 7 nights seem long as that was what I thought when I once stayed in Bangkok for a record 14 days and on the 14th day I felt like I had stayed only 4 days! There are plenty to shop, see, sup and spa especially when money is not the main worry and that applies in your case if you can afford to pay RM 10,000 for 7 nights!

Peasants and members of the lower classes can stay one night for RM 1,800 but without the perks of 'Legend of the Oriental Package' (see lengthy list below!). It's really worth it since we are all still alive despite 21.12.12!

The Spa is the best in the world

The Thai Classical performance at Sala Rim Naan is the best restaurant show in all Thailand and the best Thai restaurant in the world

The openair Riverside Terrace is the best international BBQ buffet in the world

The gardens are the best city gardens in the world

The lobby is the most famous in the world

The service is the best in the world

The Deluxe Room with riverine view is the best in the world. RM 1,300 a night

The Authors' Lounge with colonial decor serves the best Afternoon Tea in the world 

This corner Suite with river view of Chao Phraya river is the best in the world

The Executive Suite with river view is best in the world. RM 4,000 a night

The Heritage Authors' Suite is the best Thai suite in the world of its kind. RM 4,000 a night

La Normandie is the best French restaurant outside France in the world
The Verandah with river view is the best international casual dining in the world
Lord Jim's is the best city seafood restaurant in the world
The China House is the best Chinese restaurant in all Thailand
The Royal Oriental Suite is the best suite in all Thailand and best riverine Suite in the world. RM 15,500 a night
The Verandah is the best riverine cafe in the world
Sala Rim Naan is the best Thai restaurant in the world 
The Authors' Lounge serves the best Afternoon Tea in the world

The Thai Cooking School is the best Thai academy in the world

THE ‘LEGENDS OF THE ORIENTAL PACKAGE’ AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL, BANGKOK

The mystique of the Orient and the glories of yesteryear remain alive and cherished at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, where guests are welcomed with a special package that highlights the hotel’s unique, colonial-era legacy and showcases its renowned facilities.

Recently voted the ‘Best Hotel in Thailand’ in the Conde Nast Traveler ‘Readers’ Choice Awards’, and in tribute to 136 years of legendary service, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is delighted to offer a memorable, week-long Legends of The Oriental Package, valid until 31 March 2013. 

For one week guests can enjoy the exceptional services provided by the hotel’s talented staff and relax at their “home away from home” in the luxurious ambiance of one of Asia’s iconic “Grande Dame” hotels. 

Highlights of the package include two delectable dining experiences at the hotel’s famed restaurants and a pampering treatment at the award-winning Oriental Spa.  The Afternoon Tea Talk and Historical Tour of the premises, including the renowned Authors’ Lounge in the Old Wing, where the legend began, offers an insider’s view of this legendary hotel with insights into some of the celebrated authors who have stayed here. Guests will also return home with a fabulous souvenir book, “The Oriental Album”, a collection of pictures and stories of and about Thailand’s most beloved hotel.

Rates for the Legends of The Oriental Package start at Baht 14,849++ (Baht 17,477 nett) per room per night* (single or double occupancy) for a minimum seven-night stay.

The Package includes:

-          Personal butler service

-          Complimentary one night stay for every six paying nights

-          Two Dining Experiences:  One Set Dinner for two at Sala Rim Naam Thai Restaurant and one Set Lunch for two at Le Normandie French Restaurant (once per stay)

-          One 60-minute Spa Treatment for two (once per stay)

-          Complimentary internet access daily

-          Complimentary early check-in at 8 am (suites are subject to availability)

-          Complimentary late check-out until 8 pm (suites are subject to availability)

-          Afternoon Tea Talk/Historical Tour (once per stay)

-          The Oriental Album (one book per room per stay)

*(blackout dates:  20 Dec. 2012 – 6 January 2013)

For reservations, please visit www.mandarinoriental.com/Bangkok, contact Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok at +66 (2) 659 9000 ext. Reservations or email: mobkk-reservations@mohg.com.

 

About Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok

Built in 1876 and ideally located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, has been an inspiration to a host of world-renowned writers from Joseph Conrad, Somerset Maugham to Wilbur Smith and John Le Carre. Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok boasts an international reputation for splendid service, style and grace and facilities including eight restaurants. The hotel’s private teakwood shuttle boats provide daily access to the world famous Thai Cooking School, the hotel’s Thai restaurant, the award-winning Oriental Spa and Health Centre located across the River; as well as the nearest skytrain station (Saphan Taksin) and River City Shopping Centre.

About Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is the award-winning owner and operator of some of the world's most prestigious hotels and resorts. The Group now operates, or has under development, 45 hotels representing 11,000 rooms in 28 countries, with 19 hotels in Asia, 13 in The Americas and 13 in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. In addition, the Group operates, or has under development, 14 Residences at Mandarin Oriental connected to its properties.