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Tuesday, 4 July 2017

Ambassador Hotel Bangkok - a long tradition of warmth, hospitality and service

Ambassador Hotel Bangkok

The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok is an elegant hotel with 760 guest rooms and suites in the Tower Wing and Main Wing. The hotel offers a great choice of rooms complete with numerous and exciting food and beverage outlets.

The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok is a truly unique combination of a wide and varied selection of accommodation rooms, array of dining, entertainment and banquet, meeting & conference facilities. These are fused together with the Ambassador Hotel's long tradition of warmth, hospitality and service.

All non-smoking guest rooms and suites exude comfort and offer a kaleidoscope of choices to suit all lifestyles and fulfil any expectations. All rooms are eloquently furnished with a good range of amenities including satellite TV, a fully stocked bar size fridge and IDD telephone.

Complimentary Wi-Fi internet access is available in all guest rooms in the Tower Wing, Main Wing and throughout all public areas of the hotel.

The 352 guest rooms and suites in the The Tower Wing are decorated in fashionable shades. All rooms provide guests with superior decor and modern furnishings such as ergonomic chairs and adjustable reading lights. For those with a discerning level of luxury, the Privilege Floors provides guests with access to the extra private privilege lounge, located on the 26th floor with an expansive view of the city skyline.

My Privilege Room at Ambassador Hotel Bangkok

I was very comfortable in my spacious Privilege Room on the 26 floor with its upgraded amenities. The relaxing sitting area with sofa bed offered an elevated view of the city skyline. It had a flat screen TV with access to cable and international satellite channels, an executive writing desk with a lamp and leather chair and personal electronic safe. The air-conditioner kept the room at a comfortable temperature.

The king sized bed was very comfortable and gave a good nights sleep. The divine marble fitted bathroom had a vanity unit, toilet, shower and bathtub.

The guest rooms and suites in the Main Wing provide guests with contemporary decor and colorful furnishings. They feature a choice of junior suites, bathrooms with a shower cubicle or a bathtub. To accommodate guests with special accessibility needs, the Ambassador Hotel provides three wheelchair accessible standard suites/rooms in the Main Wing.

Privilege Lounge at Ambassador Hotel Bangkok

My Privilege room gave me access to the Privilege Lounge on the 26th Floor. Here I enjoyed Buffet Breakfast from 6.00 am – 10.00 am and evening Sunset Cocktails and Canapés served from 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm. The Privilege room also provided a free daily local English newspaper and exclusive meeting rooms equipped video conferencing facilities. It was a quite haven for me to rest in while enjoying the view out of the windows.

There are plenty of leisure and fitness facilities to choose from at the Ambassador Hotel Bangkok. The facilities include outdoor an swimming pool, sun deck, squash court, sauna and steam.

I enjoyed swimming in the large outdoor Swimming Pool each day located on the 3rd Floor of the Main Wing, open from 8.00 am – 8.00 pm. There were plenty of sun lounges to laze on around the pool.

The Spa offers exclusive therapy rooms where tranquility and skilled hands contribute to an overall feeling of wellness. A variety of beauty and body treatments are offered, including Mineral Moisturizer Baths, Aromatherapy, Swedish and Asian Blend Massages to soothing away tensions and a variety of spa packages. The Spa, with its Sauna, is located on the 2nd Floor of the Main Wing and is open daily from 9.00 am – 10pm.

Swimming Pool at Ambassador Hotel Bangkok

The Fitness Centre fitness facilities include a well-equipped gymnasium with professional instructors, outdoor swimming pool, sun deck, squash court, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, weight lifting and table tennis. Various classes are held, such as High-Low-Basic Impact Aerobics, Step, Yoga, Tai Chi Dances and are available to members and walk-in guests. There is a shower room, 2 towels/day, foam bath, shampoo, and temporary locker/day provided.

FBT Pro Muay Thai offers "one-on-one" personal training by professional Thai instructors. The boxing ring is located on the 3rd floor and is open mornings to night.

A feature that I liked at the Ambassador Hotel Bangkok was the Bird Sanctuary, a large three story bird aviary with a living tree that stretches behind a glass wall. There are rare species of exotic tropical bird life such as the scarlet and military Macaw in the bird aviary. Some of the birds are houses in individual avaries in the outdoor area of the hotel. Scattered throughout the public ares of the hotel are large fish tanks with interesting fish to see.

There is a wide choice of Restaurants & Bars to choose from at the Ambassador Hotel Bangkok. Whether you’re in the mood for a light bite or a substantial meal the extensive selection of Bars & Restaurants at The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok can cater to your needs.

Am Cafe’ at Ambassador Hotel Bangkok

The Am Cafe’ offers an all-day international buffet dining experience in a warm and pleasant atmosphere on the Ground Floor of the Main Wing from 6.00 am – 10.00 pm. This is where hotel guests enjoy a daily buffet breakfast. A Sushi Bar is located here and offers over 70 dishes of Japanese specialties from 11.00 am – 9.00 pm.

The Lobby Lounge is the ideal place at the end of a tiring day to relax and unwind with friends while enjoying pre-dinner drinks. It is open 8.00 am – Midnight. Beer & Bites offers a selection of beers and great food in an alfresco beer garden setting and is open from 5.00 pm – Midnight.

At Espresso 171 experienced baristas prepare the perfect cup of brewed coffee, authentic tea, tropical fruit blend, or energizer drinks from 8.00 am – 11.00 pm. Espresso 11 is a delightful terrace outside of the hotel within Am Plaza where passersby can drop in to enjoy the sunshine from 7.30 am – 10.30 pm. The Swimming Pool Bar compliments the relaxation of a dip in the pool with a sip of a cool refreshing fruit cocktail and a light snack or sandwich and is open from 8.00 am – 8.00 pm.

Hong Teh Chinese Restaurant at Ambassador Hotel Bangkok

At the Hong Teh Chinese Restaurant, open 12.00 – 9.00 pm, serves Cantonese Style dishes that are prepared by a Hong Kong Master Chef. The newly opened Bloom Chinese Restaurant is open from 11.00 am – 8.00 pm.

For entertainment there is Climax Bar and Disco connected to Ambassador hotel in the basement. This is open late and has a live band.

There is an array of banquet, meeting and conference facilities. The Grand Ballroom is a fine pillarless high ceiling convention hall which can accommodate up to 2,000 guests and is complemented by 15 function rooms. The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok also meets the requirements of corporate guests with conference, banqueting facilities and business centre. It is an ideal venue for events of different sizes, from meetings, seminars and exhibitions, to dinner & dance occasions and customized weddings.

The Ambassador Hotel and Convention Centre is perfectly located in a prime spot in the heart of fashionable Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok’s trendy restaurant, entertainment and shopping district.

It is located between Soi 11 and 13, just off Sukhumvit Road, a prime business strip in Bangkok. The fabulous location gives access to the business district of Bangkok. It is just minutes away from the nearby Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.

Terminal 21 Shopping Mall

For the leisure traveller, there are hundreds of local and international shopping stores, entertainment venues and restaurants. The surrounding area includes shopping across the road at Times Square, at the Robinson Department Store and Terminal 21 Shopping Mall at the next BTS Asok station, and the Central Embassy Mall at the next BTS Phloen Chit station. Adjacent to the hotel’s Main Wing, Am Plaza is onsite retail therapy. Here there are find travel agents, fine jewelers and various tailor shops, a branch of Villa Supermarket, a selection of International restaurants and traditional venders.

Ambassador Hotel Bangkok is very close to the Skytrain BTS Nana Station and 2 blocks away from the Subway MRT Sukhumvit Station.

The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok is a very comfortable hotel for leisure and business travellers to stay in for a short or longer stay. They will enjoy the guest rooms, dining, leisure and fitness facilities of the hotel.