A view of the pool at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
The Mandarin Oriental hotel overlooks Chao Praya River in Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Five-star hotel limousine service at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

The Selandia Presidential Suite at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok was named after the legendary ship The Selandia. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

A living room in one of the Authors’ suite at the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

A Mandarin room at the Mandarin Oriental at Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

A Deluxe room at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

A view from the Authors’ wing, where suites are tributes to some of the great literary figures that have statyed at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

The Graham Greene suite in the Authors’ wing at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Inside one of the State Rooms located between the 3rd and 9th floors of the River Wing of Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

An Executive suite at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

The Spa at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok has been consistently voted among the best in the world. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

The Spa at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok includes 10 treatment rooms, five specialty suits and Moroccan rhassoul among others. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Above, the terrace of the Verandah restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Across the Chao Phraya River from the hotel, Sala Rim Naam restaurant serves traditional Thai cuisine. Courtesy Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group