Central World, Bangkok Thailand

We prefer to stay in a hotel that is a short walk away from Central World, Bangkok, Thailand.  For this trip, we enjoyed the Courtyard by Marriott.  For future trips, we may try other nearby hotels, e.g. Intercontinental.

Here are some random pictures near and around Central World, Bangkok, Thailand.

The skywalk is easy to use, and safe.  We have kids, best to keep away from the sometimes heavy traffic.

The very famous junction.  Just a short while ago, Bangkok protestors had closed off this junction.  The grenade attack that killed two children also occurred somewhere near here.  Peace be with their souls.

Looking down from the skywalk.

Traffic.  Erawan Bangkok - a rather posh shopping centre.   The famous restaurant Thai High-tea restaurant is located inside Erawan.

This is what you see when you enter Central World from the skywalk.

Didn't buy any of these, from the shopping center on the 7th floor.  Vacuum Freeze-Dried Jackfruits, Mangosteen and Rambutans!

Din Tai Fung is a famous restaurant.  There was an outlet in Central World.  We didn't dine there though.

There is the Din Tai Fung.  Famous for Xiao Long Pao. (Dumplings).  We walked past this restaurant often because MK and Fuji was just around the corner.

Many restaurants and eateries located on this level of Central World.

This was on another day.  Welcome to Ratchaprasong District!

This time, we decided to take a closer look.  You can see tourists.

At the street level now.  The green car is a taxi.  Most Bangkok taxis are locally assembled Japanese makes, e.g. Toyota Corolla.

A large number of worshippers.

Thao Maha Brahma.

Another picture of the shrine.

Many stores selling flower garlands and other offerings for the shrine, for worshippers to purchase.

On this day, we were headed to the Big C, which was opposite Central World.

As there was no skywalk there, we had to go by the road.   Notice the street hawker pushing her cart of coconuts.  Street hawkers are prevalent in Bangkok.   We dare not patronize street hawkers though.

Here we are at the Big C.  Our reason for coming here was to do some shopping, for everyday clothes and stuff. Just a short walk from the junction. (Check Google Maps)

I got some underwear.

And some t-shirts for everyday wear.  At the counter, I found out that it was 99THB per piece.

The Big C also sold sold donuts - only 5 THB per piece.

When in Bangkok, my kids consume many donuts. Our favourite donut store would be Mister Donut.

Here is the Mister Donut in the Big C building.

This is back at the Central World.  We decided to try this store out for the Mango Sticky Rice.  Many mangos on display.  Looked rather alluring.

This store was called Mrs Amra Dessert Store.

Wife and I shared one of this.  Mango sticky rice.

I saw this machine, selling fresh orange juice.

Some night shots of the very famous junction.  All peace and calm now.

Still a good number of worshippers at the shrine.

Cars turning.

The road looked rather empty from this angle.  Central World is on the left.

Usually, the street is very busy.

Inside Central World. There is a lot to explore.  Many different parts.  Also rather easy to get lost.

Jim Thompson sells very high-end Thai goods.  Very expensive.  We didn't buy anything from here.

We even found an ice-rink which was rather big!  Many kids were enjoying.

Quite a number of kids were very good!

A very large ice-rink indeed.  It was located at a corner that we don't usually walk through.

That's all the pictures!

Another interesting area is Isetan.  Isetan is one of the anchor tenants of Central World.  On the 6th floor, they have 5-6 very interesting Japanese restaurants.  At the basement, they also have a Japanese food hall that we found very interesting.

Safe travels!

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Courtyard by Marriott Bangkok

Courtyard by Marriott, Bangkok
This Bangkok property has many very positive reviews on Tripadvisor. It is situated in a good location, within easy walking distance to Central World. We got a good rate (Internet booking, 6 months before) and decided to stay here for 3 nights in March 2014.

From the Mezzanine floor, the front desk. A relatively simple yet elegant lobby. Nothing very grand, but neat, like a good business hotel.

Lobby area. The hotel looked rather empty, probably due to the recent political unrest in Bangkok.

The Mezzanine floor, here are the conference rooms, as well as access to the gym and pool area.

Complimentary coffee available at the M floor.

Some sandwiches and salads for sale. The hotel's cafe (called Momo cafe) was closed for renovation. So they converted one of the convention meeting rooms into a temporary cafe. We had breakfast there every morning.

A closer look at the cold sandwiches, I didn't find them appetizing, but at least there is food, if you need some.

Advertisement for Happy Hour - 6pm to 8 pm.

Erawan refers to the convention/meeting rooms. Fitness centre on the left.

Some pictures of the gym. A good size. There was nobody at 4pm on a Saturday.

Four threadmills.

Free weights.

Lots of space in the gym.

Complimentary water in the gym.

8th floor walkway to the rooms.

We got a room with two double beds, as there were four of us. We found that many hotels in Bangkok did not allow four in a room, so our choices were limited.

The room wasn't very big, but acceptable in size. This was the two double beds.

Sink in the toilet.

Breakfast
A meeting room in the convention centre was converted into the temporary Momo cafe. Breakfast was very quiet the 3 day we were there. I think the hotel occupancy was very low.

Fruits.

Fresh fruits and cold cuts.

Thai food, we didn't try.

Cheese board.

Pastries and Danishes and cup-cakes. Kids lived the chocolate cupboard. Lots of jams, and also Nutella.

Breads and rolls.

Egg station. Always a favorite. It was helpful that breakfast wasn't crowded at all. So we got our eggs quickly.

They had some asian-style porridge that changed daily.

Of course, there was the usual selection of breakfast foods like bacon, sausages, potatoes as well as asian offerings like fried rice, chicken with cashew nuts and the like. Overall, a more than adequate breakfast.
This is the photo of some special offers from Cafe Momo menu. Other than breakfast, we didn't eat at Cafe Momo.

Conclusion
It was a very pleasant stay. For the price we paid, it was a good deal and I would recommend this hotel to any tourist visiting Bangkok. The proximity to Central World was very useful for us.

Safe Travels!