Bangkok is a lively city and at times it can feel a little overwhelming. Finding the right place to stay can make a real difference to your overall experience and Oriental Residence Bangkok is a great choice thanks to its safe, central location, great service and stylish rooms.
Oriental Residence Bangkok, Thailand
The Oriental Residence Bangkok is truly a hidden gem. This five star hotel is popular with diplomats due to its location between the American and Dutch embassies on Wireless Road.
In fact many of the rooms overlook the beautiful embassy gardens. Security is excellent, with a guard on the gate.
Stepping inside, you’ll immediately appreciate the feeling of light and space. The stylish decor looks straight out of the pages of a magazine. Pride of place is given to the guest book, revealing the emphasis placed on customer service here.
Check in at Oriental Residence Bangkok
The friendly staff offered us a refreshing drink and cold flannels as they swiftly checked us in. We were shown to our suite and settled in to enjoy the facilities.
Accommodation at Oriental Residence Bangkok
The same attention to detail that you’ll notice in the lobby is carried through to the rooms. We loved the geometric bedroom wallpaper and the vintage style chest in the lounge area. When considering where to stay in Bangkok, we’d found that many hotels have sumptuous communal areas but rather bland bedrooms. We chose Oriental Residence Bangkok partly on the basis that their rooms have real personality.
Our one bedroom park view suite felt very spacious with 70 square meters. It has superb views over the embassy gardens from the bedroom as well as the living room balcony. It’s extremely peaceful and thanks to the comfy bed you’ll get an excellent night’s sleep.
The marble bathroom has his and hers vanity units on each side of the room, always a plus! There is a large bath and separate power shower.
The living area has a cosy atmosphere thanks to the steamer trunk and comfortable sofa. There’s a handy desk area and iPod docking station.
An added bonus was the fully equipped kitchen and dining area, with a microwave, washer-dryer and tea and coffee making facilities. Although we preferred to eat out, this would be a real plus for anyone staying for a while.
In fact, Oriental Residence is more than just a hotel – many guests stay for extended periods, and there are 46 private residential units.
Facilities at Oriental Residence Bangkok
Another reason for choosing Oriental Residence is its fantastic Play Deck – a sizeable outdoor swimming pool. with an adjacent bar, only open to residents. The pool itself is uncrowded, nicely heated and bordered by funky pods and comfy sun loungers.
You can catch the sunset from the loungers at the far end.
There’s an adjacent well-equipped fitness centre with TechnoGym equipment.
Dining at Oriental Residence Bangkok
Café Claire is a casual but chic eatery on the ground floor that specializes in French bistro classics. It’s also a great place for afternoon tea. Many of the fresh ingredients come from the hotel’s rooftop kitchen garden.
We enjoyed a relaxing dinner there on one evening, starting with a wonderful scallop salad with a caper and raisin emulsion and caramelized cauliflower.
For our main course, we savoured a tasty honey roasted duck breast with stuffed tomato and spinach pancakes.
Dessert was a real treat – a chocolate cake with coconut sorbet and raspberry coulis with a crispy tuile. It’s definitely one of our favourite places to eat in Bangkok.
Breakfast is also served at Cafe Claire and there’s an excellent buffet with many hot and cold options. We ordered from the a la carte menu and savoured an omelette and Eggs Florentine that were cooked just right.
There are plenty of great options nearby if you’re wondering where to eat in Bangkok. Moreover, within the grounds of Oriental Residence, there’s also Savelberg Thailand, whose chef Henk Savelberg held multiple Michelin stars in his native Holland.
It focuses on French cuisine and is very highly rated by food critics and locals alike.On the 2nd floor of Oriental Residence, there’s the intimate Oriental Bar with low lighting, decorated in gold and red.
We hear that the cocktails in here are legendary!
