Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Hotel
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Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Hotel is a luxury hotel in Wireless Road, Bangkok
, Thailand
. It is operated by Swissôtel
, as part of the Fairmont Raffles Hotels International chain of 98 hotels and was established in 1984, originally as a Hilton Hotel. It contains 338 rooms. Lonely Planet
says of the hotel, "a mishmash of bygone styles, the Nai Lert is a bit disappointing in the cramped rooms, but glorious underneath a shady tree in its private garden-park."
The hotel was awarded Thailand’s Leading Business Hotel by the World Travel Awards Asia in 2008. The hotel restaurant Ma Maison has been named as Best Restaurant by Thailand Tatler’s Best Restaurants. In June 2009, actor David Carradine
was found hanged in the wardrobe of his room in the hotel.
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It is operated by Swissôtel
Swissôtel
Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts is a group of hotels pitched at the higher end of the hotel market. The chain currently includes 28 properties in 15 countries....
, as part of the Fairmont Raffles Hotels International chain of 98 hotels and was established in 1984, originally as a Hilton Hotel. It contains 338 rooms. Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher in the world. The company is owned by BBC Worldwide, which bought a 75% share from the founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler in 2007 and the final 25% in February 2011...
says of the hotel, "a mishmash of bygone styles, the Nai Lert is a bit disappointing in the cramped rooms, but glorious underneath a shady tree in its private garden-park."
The hotel was awarded Thailand’s Leading Business Hotel by the World Travel Awards Asia in 2008. The hotel restaurant Ma Maison has been named as Best Restaurant by Thailand Tatler’s Best Restaurants. In June 2009, actor David Carradine
David Carradine
David Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
was found hanged in the wardrobe of his room in the hotel.