THE OKURA PRESTIGE
57 Wireless Road, Lumphini okurabangkok.com There are times at The Okura Prestige when you could be forgiven for thinking you’re in Tokyo (reverent staff in kimonos will bow at you and Japanese-style bidets grace the marble bathrooms). But there’s a distinct Thai feel to this luxury Japanese chain. Take the hotel’s 25th-floor cantilevered infinity pool. Eminently Instagrammable, it wouldn’t look out of place at a Koh Samui beach resort – instead of sea vistas, though, bathers are treated to dramatic panoramas of Bangkok’s ever-evolving skyline. If this is up your street, you’ll be glad to know that all 240 swanky rooms and suites have city views through their triple-glazed windows. ↓ Business facilities There are four meeting and event venues, including a chandelierstrewn ballroom. Wi-fi Free throughout. Food and wine The hotel has three excellent restaurants, including Yamazato – for Japanese haute cuisine – and Elements, which specialises in creative molecular gastronomy. Fitness and wellbeing Organic teas, oils and balms feature in treatments at the in-house spa (open 10am to 10pm). All cardio machines in the 24-hour fitness centre have TV screens and music hubs. Run route Turn left and jog down Witthayu Road. It’s a busy street but the pavements are very wellmaintained and sporadically tree-shaded. It’s about 1.5 kilometres to Lumphini Park, which has a 2.5kilometre paved running loop.