Best Bangkok NYE fireworks views

All the photos on this page were taken on New Years Eve last year from the Lebua at State Tower Hotel, which was featured in The Hangover 2. I also used one of these photos for my December 2011 desktop calendar wallpaper.

While the views from the balconies of the Lebua Club rooms in the 63 story hotel are spectacular, Lebua isn’t the only Bangkok hotel which offers fantastic views of the NYE fireworks display over the Chao Phraya River.

Bangkok has plenty of riverside hotels (a full list of Bangkok riverside hotels can be found here), however not all of them are in an optimal position to view the fireworks display.

While the Lebua is not literally on the waterfront, but a block or two back, the height and the large open air balconies offer truly spectacular views of the whole river as well as the revelers in the surrounding areas. This hotel would be one of my top recommendations for New Years Eve.

Other popular hotels right on the river include The Shangri-La, The Penninsula Bangkok, and the Mandarin Oriental.

A little further up the river is the Millennium Hilton Bangkok Hotel. If you are going to stay here on New Years Eve I would recommend reserving one of the Executive Plus Suites, as these are located at the front of the hotel overlooking the river. While regular rooms on the downriver side of the hotel will also have great views of the fireworks, if you get a room on the opposite side of the hotel, facing upstream, you won’t be able to see anything.

Another great hotel from which to view the fireworks in Bangkok on New Years Eve is the lesser known Chatrium Suites. The spacious rooms here, like the Lebua at State Tower, feature large open balconies from which you can view the fireworks. In fact, I think the balconies here are better as the balcony guard rail is lower and made of glass, as opposed to the Lebua, which has tall concrete balustrades, which can make it a little difficult for children, or people in a wheelchair to see down to the river.

You can read my review of Chatrium Suites here.

Have been in Bangkok on New Years Eve? Do you have any recommendations for great spots to catch the Bangkok NYE fireworks show? Let us know by sharing below.