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Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River

Name: Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
Telephone: 66-02-032-0887

A riverfront oasis with high design

VERIFIED LUXURY

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When Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River opened in the city’s burgeoning Creative District in 2020, it embraced the younger creative energy from its surroundings and channeled it into the design.

The river echoes throughout the property with ponds, pools and water features everywhere, including the enchanting central courtyard. Destination bar BKK Social Club goes glamorous with a Latin American art nouveau look. Palmier by Guillaume Galliot hews French tropical with black-and-white checkered flooring and palm motifs. The hotel even has its own gallery, ART Space, with rotating exhibits in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art Bangkok.

Of course, the Four Seasons goes beyond aesthetics. It offers 299 contemporary, light-filled accommodations; a 26,900-square-foot spa with a barbershop and salon; a private boat to visit attractions across the river; numerous restaurants and bars; and two riverfront infinity pools so you can get a reprieve from Bangkok’s steamy days.

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It’s worth visiting the Bangkok hotel just for BKK Social Club. Sit in one of the bar’s high-ceilinged alcove booths and sip creative Mexican cocktails like the Carretera (Los Siete Misterios Doba-Yej mezcal, pineapple Campari, coffee vermouth and olive saline).
Spanning two floors, the spa draws from Thai rituals for treatments like Nuad Pan Buran (Thai massage) or Traditional Thai (a facial that incorporates luk pra kob, or herbal compresses). For more active offerings, the facility provides a muay Thai (Thai boxing) lessons and a ring, aerial yoga in a dedicated silks room and paddleboard classes in the lap pool.
Savor authentic Cantonese fare like delectable crispy roasted pork belly with honey sauce, Peking duck or numerous dim sum at fine-dining restaurant Yu Ting Yuan. The Gathy-designed restaurant gives you views of the reflection pond from floor-to-ceiling windows and the busy open kitchen.
References to the river ripple throughout the property. In the lobby, Thai sculptor Dong Pongsatat’s walls carved with white elephants (which represent prosperity) hover over shallow reflection pools. Outside, thickets of lepironia articulata rise from the central courtyard pool, evoking the rice fields of Northern Thailand, while floating pathways lead to serene seating areas, two swimming pools below and the flowing river beyond. It really feel like an urban oasis.
A sense of calm pervades the accommodations, thanks to a soothing palette of taupe, gray and white; rich wood; and floor-to-ceiling windows (many face the pools and river). The best way to enjoy the room is to open one of the minibar’s BKK Social Club bottled cocktails and sip it while soaking in the inviting oval standalone tub.

The Restaurants

Lake Como inspired Riva del Fiume, but when you sit on the terrace at the hotel’s main restaurant, you’ll gaze at the bustling Chao Phraya River. The menu, however, is thoroughly Italian, like amatriciana ravioli stuffed with smoked pancetta, piennolo tomato and burrata; Milanese-style veal cutlet; pizzas; and limoncello, a recipe from a staff member’s grandma in Sicily. In the morning, Riva puts out an expansive international breakfast buffet.
For relaxed but hearty fare, visit Palmier by Guillaume Galliot. The décor skews tropical with palms and other greenery adorning the walls and chairs and plants sprinkled throughout, but it focuses on brasserie fare, like tartare, bouillabaisse and roasted whole chicken.
Overlooking a placid pool, the luxury hotel’s Lobby Lounge serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, but it’s most known for its afternoon tea. Local flavors find their way into the savories (like the blue belly prawn tart with mango, stracciatella and makrut lime), scones and sweets. A cup of soft-serve ice cream and a dessert on dry ice give the affair added flair.
The only thing better than the charming ambiance of the riverfront Café Madeleine, with its sage tiled counter and black stone tabletops, are the patisserie’s immaculately presented cakes and pastries. Try one of the namesake madeleines, like the coconut and passion fruit variety.
Seats at Sushi Saito Thailand’s intimate wooden counter are coveted. The Bangkok offshoot of the venerable Tokyo and Hong Kong restaurants specializes in omakase menus of Edomae-style sushi, featuring seafood flown in from Tokyo's Toyosu Market.

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