That was how I found this Thai gem to be on my one and only visit some 15 years ago with GG, Hetty and Little Kenny. We went there for dinner at their open-air Sala Rim Naam Terrace (pics below) and had a quick tour of the hotel grounds. It was elegant, genteel, and oh, so very lovely.
When it opened as The Oriental in 1876, it was the first hotel in the Thai Kingdom. For more than 135 years, many privileged guests have travelled along the Chao Praya River to stay at this legendary hotel, which has 339 elegant rooms, 35 luxurious suites, impeccably serviced restaurants and a world-class spa.
The hotel has played host to many world renown personalities. They include Joseph Conrad, Somerset Maugham, Noel Coward, Graham Greene, John le Carre, Barbara Cartland, Tennessee Williams, and that's just the authors.
Other famous guests were Neil Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, George Bush, Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor, Mel Gibson, Henry Kissinger, Sophia Loren, Richard Nixon, Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, David Beckham and Omar Sharif.
I will probably never have a chance to stay at this Grand Dame's of the Chao Praya River but I should at least visit again, maybe for a spot of tea at their Author's Lounge?
I will probably never have a chance to stay at this Grand Dame's of the Chao Praya River but I should at least visit again, maybe for a spot of tea at their Author's Lounge?
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