For those who are looking for a chance to get off the beaten path and skip the standard complimentary breakfast of fruit, cereal, and coffee that most chain Bed and breakfast's and smaller inns are often more peaceful than your standard accommodation options, as they generally cater for couples or individual travellers, rather than families. For those who are looking for a chance to get off the beaten path and skip the standard complimentary breakfast of fruit, cereal, and coffee that most chain hotels offer, choose to stay on their vacation. Bed and breakfast's and smaller inns are often more peaceful than your standard accommodation options, as they generally cater for couples or individual travellers, rather than families. For those who are looking for a chance to get off the beaten path and skip the standard complimentary breakfast of fruit, cereal, and coffee that most chain hotels offer, choose to stay on their vacation.
Bed and breakfast's and smaller inns are often more peaceful than your standard accommodation options, as they generally cater for couples or individual travellers, rather than families. For those who are looking for a chance to get off the beaten path and skip the standard complimentary breakfast of fruit, cereal, and coffee that most chain hotels offer, choose to stay on their vacation. Bed and breakfast's and smaller inns are often more peaceful than your standard accommodation options, as they generally cater for couples or individual travellers, rather than families. There are so many different types of facilities that people can choose from when they want a smaller, quainter place to stay on their vacation.
While hotels and motels will offer all the conveniences of modern life, a B and B and B locations in the world you are, and the United States of America is no exception.
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วันพุธที่ 25 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2552
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News The 12th Amari Watergate Hotel & BMW Thailand Charity Midnight Run
The 12th Amari Watergate Hotel & BMW Thailand Charity Midnight Run
On Saturday, October 10, 2009, what has become an annual institution will once again take place on city streets – at Midnight. This Annual Amari Watergate Hotel & BMW Thailand Charity Midnight Run.
It is the only race in Bangkok to be held at Midnight, and offers competitors a choice of 2 distances – 6k or 12k. The City streets will be closed and protected by a police and security contingent of about 400 officers, and supported along the route by local residents, and shop owners, together with the management and staff of the Amari Watergate Hotel. The atmosphere is tremendous, with over 5,000 runners, both the local and the foreign.
The winners for the best record in 12k. of male and female championship will graciously receive the Royal trophy of HRH Princess Sirindhorn. Winners in each age category including the family team and the fancy team will receive a trophy. Everyone who crosses the finishing line will receive a special commemorative medal. Amari Watergate Hotel will celebrate with all the participants at a cocktail party afterwards at Henry J. Bean’s Bar & Grill, at which there will be a raffle with lots of prizes.
All the proceeds from the event will go to charitable causes, firstly “Chalerm Prakiat HRH Princess Sirindhorn school which supports the education of children whose parents have very tragically passed away due to HIV infection and the second beneficiary will be donated to Baan Gerda, the Children's Village project which supports HIV-infected orphans children in Nongmuang, Lopburi province.
Entry forms can be obtained and purchased at 300 Bht. and 1,000 Bht. with the entitle of a huge of prizes such as a various round-trip air-tickets both domestic and international flight, Oris watch, Each catergory winners will receive personal accident insurance at 200,000Baht for one year contract from Assets Insurance Co.,Ltd., accommodation and dining gift vouchers from Amari Hotels & Resorts Group and etc. together with a complimentary of running shirt.
วันเสาร์ที่ 17 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2552
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok is a five-star hotel in Bangkok owned by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River at 48 Oriental Avenue, the hotel is well-known for the excellence of its service, which consistently places it in surveys among the world's best hotels. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel is the number one hotel in Bangkok.
History
When Siam opened up to foreign trade after the signing of the Bowring Treaty the sailors that populated the ships which conveyed this trade though Bangkok required accommodation on shore. To meet this demand Captain Dyers, an American and his partner J.E. Barnes opened a hotel called the Oriental Hotel. This burnt down in 1865.[1].
Several years later a partnership of Danish captains opened a replacement hotel.[2]. In the 1970’s the board of the Oriental Hotel decided with the opening of the new River Wing, upon 1876 as the official establishment date of the Oriental Hotel.
H. N. Andersen
In 1881 29 year old Hans Niels Andersen, a Danish businessman bought the premises.[3] His various business ventures lead to him becoming a much respected member of the Western community in Siam. Andersen identified a need for a respectable hotel with good accommodation, a bar and a western menu to meet the needs of travellers and businessmen visiting to Siam.
Encouraged by Prince Prisdang Jumsai, Hans Niels Andersen formed a partnership with , Peter Andersen and Frederick Kinch to build a luxury hotel. Designed by Cardu & Rossi, a team of local Italian architects, the Oriental was the first luxury hotel in Siam. The hotel opened on 19 May 1887 with 40 rooms and features which at the time had never been seen in Siam outside of a royal palace: a second floor (during a time of single storey bungalows), carpeted hallways, smoking and ladies rooms, a billiards room and a bar capable of seating 50 patrons. [4]. To ensure the success of the restaurant and a satisfactory level of service the owners lured the chef and butler away from the French Consulate to work at the hotel.
The first major event that the hotel hosted was a grand banquet on 24 May 1888 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. After personally inspecting the hotel’s facilities in December 1890 King Chulalongkorn decided the hotel was up to the standard necessary to host visiting royalty. The hotel’s first royal guests were the entourage of Crown Prince Nicholas of Russia, (later Tsar Nicholas) in April 1891.
A succession of owners followed until Marie Maire took over the ownership in 1910. She immediately went to work revamping the hotel. She sold it in 1932. During the Second World War the hotel was leased to the Japanese Army who used it as an officers club (who under the management of the Imperial Hotel of Tokyo). At the end of the war it was used to house liberated Allied prisoners of war, who in the belief that it was a Japanese property ransacked the building.
Germaine Krull
At the end of the war a six person partnership each contributed US$250 to buy the hotel. The partnership consisted of Germaine Krull (1897-1985), Prince Bhanu, General Chai Prateepasen, Pote Sarasin a Thai lawyer and John Webster and Jim Thompson, two Americans who had served in the Organization for Strategic Security (OSS) and who had stayed on in Thailand. Krull took the position of manager in 1947, despite no prior experience in the hotel field. Born in France, she had been best known as a photographer during the 1920s before service in the Pacific as a war correspondent for Agence France Presse. Badly rundown after its wartime service the partnership immediately began restoration and restocking of the hotel which offered to put Thompson’s an opportunity to use his architectural and artistic abilities.
The hotel reopened for business on 12 June 1947. Krull turned out to be a natural hotelier and during her reign restored the hotel to it position as the premier hotel in Thailand. Thompson soon left the partnership over a plan to build a new wing, though he stayed on in residence at the hotel for some time. To complete with popular clubs and a new local bar called Chez Eve, Krull established the Bamboo Bar, which soon became one of the leading bars in Bangkok [6].
In 1958 the 10 storey Garden Wing was built. It featured the city’s first elevator and was home to the Le Normandie Restaurant.[2]. In 1967 fearful that Thailand would fall to the communists Krull sold her share to Italthai which at the time was well on its way to becoming one of the country’s most significant mercantile groups eventually totally some 60 companies involved in almost all aspects of the Thai economy.
Italthai
Italthai had been founded in the mid-fifties by Giorgio Berlingieri, an Italian born in Genoa and Dr Chaijudh Karnasuta, a Thai. Berlingieri felt that the Oriental had began to rest on its laurels and had dropped behind its competitors. He wanted to develop the Oriental into one of the best hotels in the world. Too involved with his various businesses to devote time to the project Berlingieri in November 1967 appointed 30 year old Kurt Wachtveitl (1937 -), at that time manager of Nipa Lodge, (a hotel that Italthai owned in Pattaya) as general manager of the Oriental.
In 1972 the hotel acquired an adjacent property upon which it erected the 350 room River Wing.
Mandarin Oriental
In the early 1970s Jardine Matheson owners of the Mandarin Hotel in Hong Kong set up the Mandarin Hotels Group and decided to expand into Southeast Asia. In 1974 after negotiations in which Wachtveitl, was instrumental they bought a 49% stake in the Oriental Bangkok and the company was renamed the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
In September 2005 a major refurbishment of the hotel was completed.
As of 2007 Kurt Wachtveitl is still general manager of the hotel, a reign of 40 years.
In September 2008, the hotel formally changed its name from The Oriental, Bangkok to Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok.
The Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok has a sister resort in Chiang Mai, Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai.
Famous hotel guests
The hotel is a favorite of celebrity visitors to Bangkok. Joseph Conrad, Somerset Maugham, Noel Coward Graham Greene, John le Carré, Barbara Cartland, and James A. Michener are among the famous authors who have stayed at the Oriental.
Other famous guests have included Neil Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, George H. W. Bush, Jacques Chirac, Sean Connery, Mel Gibson, Václav Havel, Audrey Hepburn, Mick Jagger, Henry Kissinger, Helmut Kohl, David Beckham, Niki Lauda, Sophia Loren, Yehudi Menuhin, Richard Nixon, Pelé, Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Diana and Prince Charles, Omar Sharif and Elizabeth Taylor.
The hotel
The hotel contains 358 rooms plus 35 suites.
The only part of the original 19th century hotel is the 2-storey Authors’ Residence whose upper storey houses suites named after Joseph Conrad, Somerset Maugham, Noel Coward and James Michener. The River Wing contains deluxe two bedroom suites named and themed after former guest or personages associated with the hotel including: Barbara Cartland, Gore Vidal, Graham Greene, Wilbur Smith, John le Carré, Jim Thompson, Graham Greene, Captain Anderson, Norman Mailer, Giorgio Berlingieri and Thai author Kukrit Pramoj. Other suites are named after ships associated with the early Bangkok trade such as Otago (once captained by Joseph Conrad), Melita, Vesatri and Natuna.
Dining and drinking
* Riverside Terrace.
* The Verandah Coffeeshop.
* Le Normandie. Offers French cuisine.
* Lord Jim’s. Offers seafood cuisine.
* The China House. Offers Chinese cuisine.
* The Bamboo Bar.
* Sala Rim Naam Restaurant. Offers Thai cuisine.
* Terrrace Rim Naam.
* The Author's Lounge, on the ground floor of the Author's Residence, where afternoon tea is provided.
* Ciao (open from mid-October - end of May)
Hotel facilities and services
* The Oriental Spa. Opened in 1993. This is located in the Ayurvedic Penthouse on the opposite bank of the Chao Phraya from the hotel, across which patrons are conveyed on the hotel‘s private ferry
* Thai Cooking School. Opened in the 1990s.
* A hotel private ferry is consistently in rotation between the sky train boat dock and the hotel dock for its guest.
Sofitel Centara Grand Hotel
Sofitel Centara Grand Hotel
Sofitel Centara Grand is a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand adjacent to Central Plaza Lat Phrao. It is run by Accor Hotels. It was first opened in 1982 with 607 rooms. Nearby is a large convention center.
Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok
1695 Phaholyothin Road , Chatuchak , 10900 BANGKOK, THAILAND
Conveniently located in downtown Bangkok, this luxury hotel is close to the Bangkok Convention Center, plentiful shopping opportunities and provides the perfect setting for business, leisure and relaxation.
Special features
This magnificent hotel is ideally located in the center of Bangkok, 10 minutes from Donmuang Airport and 30 minutes from Suvarnabhumi Airport, opposite the famous Chatuchak Park and Market.
Hotel manager
Mr Martin REED welcomes you
Hotel contact details
1695 Phaholyothin Road Chatuchak 10900 BANGKOK, THAILAND
(+66)2/5411234 - (+66)2/5411087
scp@chr.co.th
วันจันทร์ที่ 1 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2551
Thailand Hotels - What should you look for when booking Thailand Hotels
Travel Thailand Are you looking for a place to stay when you travel Thailand? If you are planning your first trip to Thailand, it might be confusing what to expect and what to concentrate on to make sure you get the most out of your experiences.
What you should pay attention to.
1. Budget.
Traveling Thailand is not expensive, mainly because living expense in Thailand is not much compared to that in the US. However, if budget is you concern, this following guide will give you a rough idea to help you decide. Hotel rate in Thailand range from $10 - $200 per night, depending on locations and amenities. Assign your budget for hotels first before you actually look for ones. Look at quick overview below to see what you can expect with your budget.
5 stars hotel $120-$200 per room per night
4 stars hotel $60-$120 per room per night
3 stars hotel $25-$60 per room per night
2 stars hotel $10-$25 per room per night
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2. Safety.
Thai tourism ads never tell you that Thailand is not safe. It is indeed pretty safe country compared to others in South-East Asia. However, Bangkok, like all big cities in the world, can be dangerous. If you are going to invest any money at all on high-standard Thailand hotels to secure your life and properties, do it in Bangkok. Other cities, including beach cities, are acceptably safe.
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3. Experiences.
When traveling abroad, don't you always want to look at those various little exotic things you can memorize and tell your friends? Hotels decoration style, surroundings, and amenities are important in this regard. Most high-standard hotels are decorated with Thai crafts and statues that are adorable to explore. These kinds of ornaments are not seen anywhere on the street. Also, only 3 star and up hotels have in-room television set. Thailand has only 5-6 national free tv channels which are not like any tv channel in the world! If you are willing to pay for 4-5 stars hotel, you are pretty much guaranteed these experiences.
Travel Thailand
4. Locations
Well, of course, you have to make sure the hotel you book locate in the same province as the tourism you are interested in. Other than that, you need not to worry. Each province of Thailand is relatively small. Most tourism can be reached within an hour or two and transportations are fairly cheap. As long as you stay inside the province, you are fine.
Book a good hotel and enjoy traveling Thailand!
About the Author
Visit the author's blog at www.travel--thailand.blogspot.com
What you should pay attention to.
1. Budget.
Traveling Thailand is not expensive, mainly because living expense in Thailand is not much compared to that in the US. However, if budget is you concern, this following guide will give you a rough idea to help you decide. Hotel rate in Thailand range from $10 - $200 per night, depending on locations and amenities. Assign your budget for hotels first before you actually look for ones. Look at quick overview below to see what you can expect with your budget.
5 stars hotel $120-$200 per room per night
4 stars hotel $60-$120 per room per night
3 stars hotel $25-$60 per room per night
2 stars hotel $10-$25 per room per night
Travel Thailand
2. Safety.
Thai tourism ads never tell you that Thailand is not safe. It is indeed pretty safe country compared to others in South-East Asia. However, Bangkok, like all big cities in the world, can be dangerous. If you are going to invest any money at all on high-standard Thailand hotels to secure your life and properties, do it in Bangkok. Other cities, including beach cities, are acceptably safe.
Travel Thailand
3. Experiences.
When traveling abroad, don't you always want to look at those various little exotic things you can memorize and tell your friends? Hotels decoration style, surroundings, and amenities are important in this regard. Most high-standard hotels are decorated with Thai crafts and statues that are adorable to explore. These kinds of ornaments are not seen anywhere on the street. Also, only 3 star and up hotels have in-room television set. Thailand has only 5-6 national free tv channels which are not like any tv channel in the world! If you are willing to pay for 4-5 stars hotel, you are pretty much guaranteed these experiences.
Travel Thailand
4. Locations
Well, of course, you have to make sure the hotel you book locate in the same province as the tourism you are interested in. Other than that, you need not to worry. Each province of Thailand is relatively small. Most tourism can be reached within an hour or two and transportations are fairly cheap. As long as you stay inside the province, you are fine.
Book a good hotel and enjoy traveling Thailand!
About the Author
Visit the author's blog at www.travel--thailand.blogspot.com
วันจันทร์ที่ 30 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2551
Belmont Park In San Diego
Located in sunny San Diego, the Belmont Park is one of the best amusement parks in San Diego. With plenty for the entire family, this Park has something for everyone. With rides for the entire family and basically everything in between, Belmont Park makes for a very exciting adventure.
The most distinctive attraction in the Park is the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster. The coaster was built in 1925 and has been restored over the years. This coaster is truly one of a kind, as it offers quick drops, steep hills, and insane speed!
Belmont Park in San Diego also offers the endless wave, which is perfect for wave riders. The Flowrider offers hourly rides, even lessons for beginners. If waves aren't your sort of thing, you may find the raceway bumper cars or the Chaos enticing. Chaos resembles a ferris wheel, although it creates a random three dimensional rocking and rolling. Anytime you get on it, no two rides are every the same!
For arcade enthusiasts, there is a family fun arcade and gamelords. This creates the ultimate gaming experience, keeping kids, teenagers, and even adults occupied for hours on end.
Other rides at the park include the Vertical plunge, krazy kars, and the infamous "plunge". The plunge is a great attraction, and actually happens to be the largest indoor heated pool in San Diego. Perfect for swimming, diving, and just enjoying yourself, the plunge is a blast.
To feel the sensation, the Crazy Submarine and the Trampoline can help you. To truly test your limits, the Rock Wall will offer a unique challenge. Anyone wanting to give it a try, can get to climbing the wall and see if they truly have what it takes to get to the top.
Once you've had your fill on rides, there are plenty of other entertainment and events to keep you occupied. In Belmont Park, there is always something going on. With San Diego being a tourist attraction, you can bet the entertainment in Belmont Park is nothing short of spectacular.
For the kids, Belmont Park offers some truly unbeatable deals on birthday parties or private parties. If you decide to have a party here, you can pretty much rent a chunk of the park for yourself. For kids, this can truly be an unforgettable memory.
Closed Monday - Thursday, Belmont Park is open Friday and Saturday 11 AM - 10 PM and Sunday 11 AM - 8 PM. Although the park is closed on major holidays, you can visit on the weekends and enjoy the best in entertainment.
To round out your fun, make sure you do a little shopping and take in some of the food. Belmont Park in San Diego has great food and shopping, giving you more than a few reasons to visit the park and be amazed - truly amazed.
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The most distinctive attraction in the Park is the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster. The coaster was built in 1925 and has been restored over the years. This coaster is truly one of a kind, as it offers quick drops, steep hills, and insane speed!
Belmont Park in San Diego also offers the endless wave, which is perfect for wave riders. The Flowrider offers hourly rides, even lessons for beginners. If waves aren't your sort of thing, you may find the raceway bumper cars or the Chaos enticing. Chaos resembles a ferris wheel, although it creates a random three dimensional rocking and rolling. Anytime you get on it, no two rides are every the same!
For arcade enthusiasts, there is a family fun arcade and gamelords. This creates the ultimate gaming experience, keeping kids, teenagers, and even adults occupied for hours on end.
Other rides at the park include the Vertical plunge, krazy kars, and the infamous "plunge". The plunge is a great attraction, and actually happens to be the largest indoor heated pool in San Diego. Perfect for swimming, diving, and just enjoying yourself, the plunge is a blast.
To feel the sensation, the Crazy Submarine and the Trampoline can help you. To truly test your limits, the Rock Wall will offer a unique challenge. Anyone wanting to give it a try, can get to climbing the wall and see if they truly have what it takes to get to the top.
Once you've had your fill on rides, there are plenty of other entertainment and events to keep you occupied. In Belmont Park, there is always something going on. With San Diego being a tourist attraction, you can bet the entertainment in Belmont Park is nothing short of spectacular.
For the kids, Belmont Park offers some truly unbeatable deals on birthday parties or private parties. If you decide to have a party here, you can pretty much rent a chunk of the park for yourself. For kids, this can truly be an unforgettable memory.
Closed Monday - Thursday, Belmont Park is open Friday and Saturday 11 AM - 10 PM and Sunday 11 AM - 8 PM. Although the park is closed on major holidays, you can visit on the weekends and enjoy the best in entertainment.
To round out your fun, make sure you do a little shopping and take in some of the food. Belmont Park in San Diego has great food and shopping, giving you more than a few reasons to visit the park and be amazed - truly amazed.
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วันศุกร์ที่ 16 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2551
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