Hotel review · Bangkok
Capella Bangkok, in pictures
By Mads Nordsveen
Plaques at the entrance: Forbes Travel Guide Five Star 2025, The Leading Hotels of the World and The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025.
The Living Room, the guests-only lounge where check-in happens over a welcome drink.
The way to the Living Room, with wooden screens and still water lit by candles.
The corridor toward The Living Room, lined with wooden lattice screens.
Stone artwork on a wooden wall in one of the hotel’s corridors.
The daybed on our balcony on the 7th floor, with the river just beyond.
The minibar, with crystal glasses and an espresso machine. Soft drinks and snacks are included, and only the alcohol costs extra.
Longans on the marble table, with a card explaining where in Thailand they come from.
The bathroom has a double vanity and its own view of the river.
The Chao Phraya at dusk, seen from our room on the 7th floor.
Peek gai thod and spring rolls at Phra Nakhon. The chicken wings were our favorite.
Sun nai nuea pad grapao, beef tenderloin wok-fried with holy basil.
The lawn in the riverside garden, next to Phra Nakhon.
Cakes at Kin, the hotel’s patisserie next to Phra Nakhon.
Breakfast by the river at Phra Nakhon: avocado toast, smoked salmon, mango sticky rice and a fresh coconut.
Cin Cin Hour in the Living Room. The pale drink on the right with the dried lemon is the White Lotus.
The Living Room terrace, a shaded deck above the pool.
The long bar at Stella, under a mirrored ceiling.
The bar counter at Stella, with marble walls and a mirrored ceiling.
The small garden outside the spa and gym.
The gym is open 24 hours and looks straight out into the garden.
Cabanas with curtains beside the pool.
The view from our balcony on the 7th floor: the pool, the villas and the Chao Phraya River.
Mango shake and mango sticky rice from Yenly Yours at ICONSIAM.
The Capella sign by the entrance, lit up at night.
A Capella cart with flowers and gold tins, lit up in the evening.
The white peacock at Stella, seen from the side under the chandelier.
The Capella Bangkok sign by the shaded riverside terrace.
A fresh coconut by the pool, with the Capella logo on the shell.
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