It was here, at the age of 20, that my grandmother had her first job: an intern at the hotel, which was then called The Oriental ... my grandmother. 22 Best Things to Do in Bangkok, Rooftop ...

Downtown features Silom Road (Bangkok's commercial heart), Patpong (its biggest night market), the Oriental Hotel (4 ... at 16 Sukhumvit Soi 5 (00 66 2253 4300; www.royalprincess.com) which ...

The Mandarin Oriental on Oriental Avenue (0066 2 659 9000; www.mandarinoriental.com; doubles from £274 per night), of course. Otherwise, The Eugenia, 267 Soi ... Bangkok in one of the hotel's ...