The Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok is one of my favorite hotels in Thailand. The location is excellent, the hotel itself is beautiful, nice large pool, and the rooms are well appointed and nicely furnished.
When you first arrive at the Erawan hotel, probably by taxi, you are swept up the driveway (after the security detail checks the trunk and under your car for bombs (!) ), to be greeted by two large elephants which are the symbol of the nearby Erawan shrine.
When the doors are opened for you, the spectacular lobby will blow you away. It is huge and elegant and really befits the “Grand” in Grand Hyatt. The lobby is 3 storeys high and contains a lot of marble and wood as well as lots of plants and is very pleasant indeed.
To the left is “The Dining Room”, where they serve the breakfast buffet as well as lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch buffets. There is also a lounge area to the right of the lobby where you can meet and greet people and beverages are available.
The 40 sq. m rooms are beautifully appointed and furnished with very comfortable King size beds and comfortable work table with leather reclining work chair by the window. The bathrooms are marble and feature a separate bath and shower. The bathroom is of course fully stocked with luxury amenities as well as bathrobes, slippers, distilled water, bathroom scales and everything else you’d expect from a luxury 5 star hotel.
There were fresh flowers and fruit in the room which was replenished daily. The huge bed was very comfortable and the television had all the satellite TV stations you would want. They will even bring you an iPod docking station of you request it.
Click the image above to see an enlarged version for a clearer view of the rooms and facilities of the Grand Hyatt Erawan.
Although I haven’t stayed in one yet, they also have five 100 sq.m spa cottages located in their i.Sawan garden. This is what I found out about them:
Each cottage covers 100 m² and consists of a bedroom, living room, spa treatment room, bathroom with oversized tub together with wall mounted TV, rain shower with steam,in-room yoga mat with YogaAway DVD, scrub table for body treatments and private outdoor patio for relaxing and dining. They can be used as a daytime relaxation escape, or for an overnight pampering get-away-from-it-all spa package. Blending contemporary flavours with timeless details, these cottages are a completely unique concept for Bangkok.
They are right by the pool as well, so you could slide straight off the massage table into the pool.
Speaking of the pool, one of my favourite memories of the Grand Hyatt Erawan is sitting by the pool on the teak deck, reading a book and enjoying the Fish and Chips along with one of the tropical fruit drinks from The Breezeway, located by the pool.
The location of the hotel is also very convenient, not only closely located to but connected by covered walkway to many shopping areas and skytrain stations.
There is direct access from the hotel to Erawan Bangkok, a graceful upmarket boutique shopping mall that carries only the most exclusive lifestyle brands. There are also a number of eating establishments on the lower ground floor.
The hotel is also connected by covered walkway to many other shopping malls including Gaysorn, Central World, and Siam Paragon, which also features a new aquarium.
This is one of my favourite hotels in Bangkok, which is just around the block from another of my favourites in Lang Suan, which I will be reviewing next week.
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