At night, when the sky is dark
and the air is cool, Bangkok is brightly lit with sparkling lights of the city
and skyscrapers. Towering buildings of varied heights and shapes flashes
attention-seeking lights that are too hard to be miss. Curves and twirls of
mega-structure roads of the city will catch your eye glimpse. Even billboards
bombarding in every city skyline hungers for your eyesight! It was a sight that
is too much amazing to forget.
How about seeing Bangkok that
way from the highest view deck of the city?
How about seeing Bangkok from a
bird’s eye view like having a view over the city? Or how much more when you can
have a 360 degree view of Bangkok while enjoying music and chilled piña colada?
Spectacular sight and amazing experience, isn’t it? That is what you will just
experience when you reached the 360 degree revolving view deck of Baiyoke Sky Hotel towering over the
city of Bangkok!
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| 360 degree of Bangkok from the Sky... |
Baiyoke Sky Hotel dubs itself
as Thailand’s tallest tower is located at the center of Ratchathewi, one of
Bangkok’s busiest and tourist center district. The hotel is also located within
the area of Pratunam Market making it one of the must-visit spot in the area
for Bangkok visitors. It boasts 658 rooms including suites that promise each
room in its three zones will have a magnificent panoramic view over the Bangkok
skyline. The Standard Zone (22nd - 45th floors) guarantees
a wonderful Bangkok in a glimpse of sunny dazzling city by day and a glittering
city lights at night. The Sky Zone
(46th – 63rd floors) promises to provide an incredible
view of City of Angels while being in spacious and comfortable rooms from
magical sunrise to lingering sunset of indefinable aura of the graceful city.
The last zone is Space Zone (64th
– 74th floors) where the highest and most spectacular rooms are
located as guests will have an experience of being in the “top of the capital”
because of the magnificence of the glamorous view of the kingdom and its
gorgeous skyline. I’m sure any zone of
Baiyoke Sky Hotel that guests will choose to stay will definitely have a
luxurious experience because of this magnificent panoramic view of Bangkok.
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| The City of Angels by morning. |
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| Bangkok before it all burst in light at night time. |
In reaching the tower you have
to take a long ride up to the 77
th floor of the tower to buy ticket
first at the reception area. Upon entering the 77
th floor area,
you’ll be greeted with wide wall-like windows of the floor where you’ll have a
wide view of the city of Bangkok! The flashing lights of the city’s
skyscrapers, highways, commercial billboards and street lights is bombarding to
my eyesight! I don’t know what window I will look upon first as all the views
around the viewing deck is a stunning sight of Bangkok at night! And though I
had difficulty of taking photos because of the glass cover, it did not stop me
to appreciate the beauty the view that I am seeing in front of my eyes.
Everything is flashing in light, colors and shapes of Bangkok at night!
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| A "Welcome" landmark ay Observation Deck of 77th Floor. |
The
Observation Deck of 77th floor also has nook areas where
you can sit and stop for a while to admire the stunning view of Bangkok. While
I roam around, I also noticed that there are numerous memorabilia of Thai
culture and heritage like the traditional masks used in puppet shows and
vintage photographs of Thai history. I also saw models of Thai public
transportations like the Tuktuk where you can have souvenir photographs. The
observation deck is not just a great way to appreciate the views of the city
but also a learning opportunity to know more about Thailand and Bangkok.
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| Stunning and sparkling lights of the City of Angels! |
While some find that seeing
the view of Bangkok’s skyscrapers is enough. Others enjoyed it the most while
having dinner or lunch with family and friends. This is what visitor’s should
not miss in
Bangkok Sky Restaurant located
at 76
th and 78
th Floor of the tower. Diners will
definitely have an awesome experience while having a buffet dining of various
cuisines amidst a panoramic view of Bangkok from the wide windows. Visitors who
choose to eat in the restaurant will have complimentary access to the
Observation and Revolving view decks of Baiyoke Sky Hotel.
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| Traditional Thai mask used in theater plays on display. |
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| Private nook section at 77th floor for reflective viewing of the city. |
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| Locating the skyscrapers you are seeing... |
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| Bangkok's most symbolic public transportation - Tuktuk! |
I know that my viewing of the
city doesn’t end up in Observation Deck of 77
th floor, so together
with my companions we headed to the most exciting section of the tower included
in the ticket, the
Revolving View Deck
at 84th floor. The view deck boast a 360 degree view of Bangkok
in open air while on the revolving platform that slowly moves you around to let
you savour the experience of having a sky view of the city.
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| Play of lights at the Revolving View Deck of Baiyoke Sky Hotel. |
A ticket to the observation
decks of Baiyoke Sky Hotel comes with a complimentary drink to
Roof Top Bar and Music on 83
rd
floor. So we proceeded to the bar after the revolving view deck from 84
th
floor to chill and relax before going back to our accommodation. The Roof Top
Bar and Music is the night life spot in Baiyoke Sky Hotel. There are daily live
band that croons popular songs to entertain its visitors and patrons while
still having a magnificent view of the city. What I like in the bar is that
whatever seat you took, you will always have a glimpse of the sparkling city at
night because of its wall height glass windows that surrounds the bar. During
my visit, there are no live bands but they were playing mellow songs that are
just perfect for me to chat with my travel mates and just relax after a tiring
day tour to Ratchaburi and Samphran. Choices of complimentary drinks from the
ticket are both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
I choose a pi
ña colada for me.
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| The view of Bangkok from my eyesight as I relax and listen to the crooning music of Roof Top Bar and Music. |
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| Spending last night in Bangkok with a piña colada... |
The view decks of Baiyoke Sky
Hotel should not be missed when in Bangkok. The 360 degree magnificent
panoramic view of Bangkok is such an amazing sight that I won’t forget! It
literally gave me a view of Bangkok from the sky - on the top of the capital
and over the gorgeous skyline of the kingdom! My last night in Bangkok is best
spent here – viewing the stunning and sparkling lights of the City of Angels
and relaxing on the crooning music while sipping a pi
ña colada.
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360 degree of Bangkok from the Sky is part of my Thailand's Amazing Smiles series
where I share my wonderful trip to the land of amazing smiles last
October 25-28, 2011. For a helpful trip to Bangkok visit Bangkok for Visitors website for more information. You might also like the other parts of the series:
Baiyoke Sky Hotel
222 Soi Ratchaprarop 3, Ratchaprarop Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok,
Thailand, 10400
Contacts: +66.2656.3456/+66.2656.3555 (Fax)
*This is not a paid
article.
another beautiful sharing of your travel! thanks sa visit Ian...bangkok is on my travel list...kelan kaya ako makapunta doon! hehe..
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winner yung mga night shots! :)
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