Bangkok riverside hotels
on the star-studded river of kings

Bangkok riverside hotels has some of the best 5 star hotels in Bangkok in the older part of the city with a panoramic view of the Chao Phraya River. The riverside hotels are on the Bangkok bank unless otherwise stated. Those on the Thonburi bank are shown as (T).

Charoen Krung Road, the oldest road in Bangkok, built in 1861 in the reign of King Rama IV, runs along the Bangkok banks of the Chao Phraya where these riverside hotels are located. This road is ironically called the New Road in English.

Here’s the complete list of the riverside hotels including the cheaper ones.

Bangkok Marriott Resort and Spa (T) Bossotel Hotel

Centre Point Silom Hotel Chatrium Suites Hotel King Royal River II (T)


Lebua at State Tower

Lebua at State Tower Mandarin Oriental Hotel Millennium Hilton (T)


Millennium Hilton


Navalai River Resort

Montien Riverside Hotel Navalai River Resort Peninsula Hotel (T)


The Peninsula Bangkok

P & R Residence Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside Riverfront Residence Hotel


Royal Orchid Sheraton

Royal Orchid Sheraton Royal River Hotel (T)

Shangri-la Hotel Tongtara Riverview Hotel


Shangri-la Bangkok

For the location of these riverside hotels by the Chao Phraya, please see the map to the Bangkok riverside hotels which will display an interactive Bangkok hotels map of the area.


Background information on riverside hotels

The Millennium Hilton Hotel Bangkok opened on 1 March 2006 after a 9-year delay. A victim of the financial crisis in 1997, the partially constructed hotel was taken over by the state asset management corporation.

Since then, new owners have taken over and completed the construction of the 543-room hotel. Located on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya River, the hotel is just across the river from the Royal Orchid Sheraton.

The Centre Point Silom Hotel is actually in Charoen Krung Road. It is part of the Centre Point chain which manages serviced apartments in six other prime locations in Bangkok at Petchaburi 15, Langsuan, Saladaeng, Sukhumvit 10, Sukhumvit - Thong Lor and Wireless Road.

The Lebua at Tower Hotel located within the 65 storey State Tower, has a breath-taking view of the city and the Chao Phraya River from its roof top restaurants.

Most of the Bangkok riverside hotels are located near piers where river transport is available. For details of the Chao Phraya River piers, tourist boats, regular boat services and ferries, please see River cruise in Bangkok.

The Oriental Pier is probably close to where Joseph Conrad docked when he sailed to Bangkok in 1888, stayed at the Oriental and made it famous.

Bangkok skytrain services (BTS) are available at the Taksin Bridge Station located at the bridge of the same name just 50 meters south of the Shangri-la Hotel.

The bridge and the train station are named after King Taksin who established Thonburi on the western bank as the capital of Thailand in 1768 before Bangkok became the capital.

Bangkok riverside hotels are located in areas that are steeped in history on of the river of kings where the Kings of Thailand have sailed their Royal Barge Processions for hundreds of years.


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