About Bangkok
Thailand's capital city, Bangkok, also known as The City of Angels, features a vibrant picture of colors, history, culture and lifestyle. Recognized as one of the most popular business and tourism destination in Asia, Bangkok is a haven for the discerning business traveler, the expatriate resident and the adventurous tourist. In Bangkok, there's always something for everyone:
Shopping
Adelphi Suites is within a stroll away from Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road where you can find Nana's all-day and night market stalls. Choices from tourist souvenirs, to affordable gifts and buys along with traditional Thai products are best found in the area. For sophisticated shopping, the Emporium is less than 10 minutes away by taxi, and experience world-class brands, fine dining and quality shopping experience. Fashion and lifestyle options are also available at nearby Central Chidlom, Gaysorn Plaza and Erawan Mall. There are also the alternative affordable areas of Siam Square and MBK, or the specialty lifestyle centers of Siam Discovery Center and Siam Center. Most of these shopping centers offer free delivery of goods to Bangkok's serviced apartments and hotels including Adelphi Suites. Guests can further enjoy at Central World, which is one of the largest shopping complex in Southeast Asia, or at the much-heralded Siam Paragon, which is a shopping, and leisure destination by itself.
On weekends, try the BTS Skytrain or the MRT Underground Subway Train to visit the famous Chatuchak weekend market. At late nights, going to the Patpong Night Market in Silom Road can be reached by taxi all within 15 minutes from Adelphi Suites.
Shopping in Bangkok is unique all-round experience where you can enjoy great value of time especially when staying at Adelphi Suites
Corporate, Meetings and Industry
If your business meetings are within the financial and trade centers located in Sukhumvit Road and Ratchadapisek Road, Adelphi Suites is the perfect home base for you. Beside it is the Pacific Place, which features city club memberships for its business guests. Nearby business centers include Times Square and the new Exchange Tower, which is headquarters to many multinationals located in Bangkok. Further in the streets of Asoke. Ploenchit & Chidlom are the offices at Ocean Tower, GMM Tower, Q House Asoke, Sino-Thai, Lake Ratchada, CTI Tower and Q House Ploenchit, The city's financial district of Sathorn is less than 10 minutes away via the Wireless Road which is also home to All Season's Place.
Think about conventions and meetings in Bangkok, the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) is a 10-minute taxi ride from Adelphi Suites. The entrance gate to Bangkok's motorway and expressway is about five minutes from Adelphi Suites; it can easily connect you to the Impact Convention & Exhibition Center in the North and Bangkok International Trade Exhibition Center (BITEC) in the East.
Off through Bangkok's motorway and expressway in the East, traveling to the Industrial sites and estates are an easy link from the location of Adelphi Suites. Driving to the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand ranges from 30 minutes onwards to destinations like the manufacturing plants in Bangna-Sirinakarin, AMATA Industrial estate to Sri Racha and Bang Saen areas. Even onwards to the Ayutthaya district like the Rojana Industrial Park, Hi-Tech Industrial Estate, Bangpa-in Industrial Estate, Saha Rattana Nakorn Industrial Estate and other near Bangkok such as the Bang Poo and Bang Plee Industrial Estate are within easy reach by private cars and taxi. Connections from the location of Adelphi Suites provide you the added advantage for corporate meetings and industry business.
Entertainment
Bangkok is not only full of life at daytime but is more alive when sunset takes the city on a different light offering amusement 24-hours around the clock. Adelphi Suites is within the immediate circumference of Bangkok's nightlife and entertainment spots. Along the stretch of Sukhumvit road are the finest of leisure and entertainment choices in the after-dark scene of clubbing and partying.
Across the location of Adelphi Suites are the world-renowned Bed Supperclub and Q Bar both in Sukhumvit Soi 11 catering to affluent Thais, expatriates and fashionable party-goers. We would not like to mention these places for obvious reasons
For chilling out, visit the Renoir at Sukhumvit Soi 33 or Brown Sugar and Round Midnight in the Soi Sarasin, Soi Lang Suan area.
There is no other like the widely popular Patpong night district located between Silom Road and Surawong Road with various bars, clubs and dance shows with exciting Thai boxing (Muay Thai) bouts as well.
Dancing is the mainstream fun at Royal City Avenue which is known as RCA, popular among the young. Jazz can be enjoyed at Saxophone at The Victory Monument; Bobby's Arms in Patpong; Witch's Tavern in Sukhumvit 55 and Blue Moon at Gaysorn Plaza. Other choices are the Peppermint Bistro in Patpong I, and Rome Club at Patpong III and some discotheques around Ratchadaphisek Road such as Capital City.
Office Buildings
Adelphi Suites is located at the heart of one of Bangkok's leading commercial avenues - Sukhumvit Road. Regional offices of major multinational companies are within easy reach, in offices that include Sermmit Tower, One and Two Pacific Place, Times Square, UBCII, and The Emporium office tower.
Dining and Recreation
Adelphi Suites is centrally located within the commercial districts around Silom, Siam Square and Sukhumvit offering the greatest concentration of venues catering to up market tastes and clientele. Linked by the BTS Skytrain, the trio host luxury recreation and dining spots regularly judged among the world's best.
With such a huge tourist and expatriate population, Bangkok maintains international standards and choice in venues, products and services. Yet prices remain relatively low. At hotels and restaurants, bars and spas, customers can luxuriate amid svelte contemporary Thai design or contemporary space-pod surrounds.
Banking on the worldwide acceptance of Thai cuisine, Bangkok restaurants cook up both authentic and innovative versions of local delicacies. In an incredibly diverse dining scene, celebrated chefs bring culinary specials from all continents to this gourmet paradise. Chinese, Japanese and Italian restaurants number in the hundreds, alongside dozens of other national cuisines. Most of them are a few strolls away from Adelphi Suites.
Even in the midst of all the social happenings, it is a wonder Thais remain so calm. The wide availability of Thai massage helps ease pent-up stress. There is also pampering and holistic healing at some of the world's best spas. The Ananda Spa located in Sukhumvit Soi 11 is within walking distance from Adelphi Suites. For insight into managing pressure, increasing numbers of visitors take courses on meditation to learn how locals keep distractions from swamping their souls. The hustle and bustle appearance of Bangkok disguises a body, mind and spirit of wellness - which a huge following of tourists are getting attracted into.
Golfing is evidently a popular recreation with over 200 high standard golf courses nationwide, many of them championship standards. From golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, Robert Trent Jones Jr, Pete De Gar Player and many others have perfected modern layouts, using the best grass and latest techniques. The result is some of the most attractive courses in Asia, with excellent facilities, memorable signature holes and regular maintenance to keep them in top-class condition. Golf courses are reachable either on the North in Nonthaburi or the Eastern side of Bangkok, easily connected through the motorway from Adelphi Suites.
Culture and Tours
The skyline of this fast-moving metropolis undergoes constant change, yet amid the rush for modernity, nostalgic glimpses of the rich Thai heritage continue to charm the senses. Refreshing contrasts appear at every turn. Glittering temples stand adjacent to five-star hotels. Classical Thai teak houses nestle in the heart of the city. Modern mass transit systems arrive at piers where boats still disappear down ancient hidden waterways.
Discover a local culture rich with Thai Buddhist history in Bangkok. From your base at Adelphi Suites, the Erawan Shrine is one of most famous religious shrine monuments in the city where devotees flock 24 hours a day (mention about easy access from BTS & stations names). Further accessible by MRT Underground Subway is the Chinese temple in Sam Yan.
If the real grandeur of Thailand is what you seek, come to the stately Grand Palace - a myriad of temples to the hustle and bustle of riverine life and colorful street markets. Or the Grand Palace, or Wat Phra Kaew - home to the Emerald Buddha, Thailand's most revered Buddha image. Built in 1782, Wat Phra Kaew is a royal temple built within the grounds of the Grand Palace. Nearby is the equally famous Wat Pho, with its famous Reclining Buddha statue and home to the most famous Thai massage school. There, expert masseurs are on hand to give weary travelers a well-earned break from their sightseeing escapades.
Considered by some to be the father of the Thai silk industry, Jim Thompson not only left a legacy of fine craftsmanship and design, but also his famous residence - a structure of adjoining traditional Thai wooden houses. Listed as a major tourist attraction, The Jim Thompson House is a lasting legacy from the American gentleman who mysteriously disappeared while going for a walk on Easter Sunday in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia. The Jim Thompson House is just a short walk from the National Stadium's BTS SkyTrain station.
Visit one of Thailand's most famous sporting arenas - the Lumpini Stadium, home of 'Muay Thai' or Thai boxing. Throughout the week, Lumpini Stadium hosts many evening bouts of this artistic sport, which remains steeped in tradition and culture.
Bangkok is a wonderland waiting for you to discover. Excursions away from the city lead to the ancient capital of Ayutthaya and the legendary Bridge over the River Kwai.
