The hotel is one of the oldest in Asia (1876) and was the first hotel in Thailand

Literary legends such as Somerset Maugham, Joseph Conrad, James Michener and Noel Coward have all visited the hotel.

Louis Thomas Leonowens, son of Anna Leonowens (Anna and the King of Siam) was once the hotel’s proprietor

Legendary Thai silk tycoon Jim Thompson was a one-time owner of the hotel along with a group of business partners

The hotel was voted “Best Hotel in the World” by Institutional Investor for a record-breaking consecutive ten years (1981-90)

All hotel guests are greeted upon arrival with a traditional Thai flower hand garland

The hotel has one of the highest staff to guest room ration in the hotel industry (3 staff per each guest room)

For the turn down service, the hotel provides a pillow card with inspirational quotes from famous authors. There are altogether 13 different cards.

All suites at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok are individually decorated. No two suites are alike. Even the flower arrangements, decorative items and Thai silk bath robes are all unique to each suite.

During the Christmas holiday season, each suite has its own live Christmas tree complete with ornaments that match the décor of the suite.