Bangkok City Information
Asia's very own City of Angels, Thailand's vibrant capital city is a colorful montage with a history of culture and lifestyle. Bangkok has become one of the most popular business and tourism destinations in Asia; there's something for everyone, whether they are the expatriate resident, the adventurous tourist, or the discerning business traveller.
Shopping
Legacy Suites just a casual stroll away from Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road, which boasts the exciting Sukhumvit soi 24, a road lined with the best shopping places in Bangkok. World class brands, fine dining and sophisticated shopping can be found at the refined Emporium. Just next to it is a plethora of delightfully chic shops, including NaRaYa which boasts a collection of charmingly unique silk fabrics and handicraft items. The wide array of fashion and lifestyle malls continues at the nearby Central Chidlom, Gaysorn Plaza and Erawan Malls, and as an alternative there are more easily affordable shopping locations close by such as Siam Square and MBK Center, or the specialty lifestyle centers Siam Center and Siam Discovery Center. Explore Central World, one of the largest shopping complex in Southeast Asia, or the impressive Siam Paragon. Most of these shopping centers offer free delivery of goods to many of Bangkok's serviced apartments and hotels including Legacy Suites.
On weekends, treat yourself to some great deals from the famed Chatuchak weekend market, easily accessible by the BTS Skytrain or the MRT Underground Subway Train. For late night shopping sprees, the Patpong Night Market in Silom Road can be reached by taxi within 15 minutes from Legacy Suites.
Shopping in Bangkok is an enjoyable and unique all-round experience where you are privileged with easy access when staying at Legacy Suites.
Corporate, Meetings and Industry
Located within the financial and trade centers of Bangkok which are on Sukhumvit Road and Ratchadapisek Road, Legacy Suites is the perfect home base for the perceptive businessperson. Times Square and the new Exchange Tower, headquarters of many multinational businesses based in Bangkok, are just one train ride away. Further in Asoke, Ploenchit and Chidlom are the offices at Ocean Tower, GMM Tower, Q House Asoke, Sino-Thai, Lake Ratchada, CTI Tower and Q House Ploenchit. The city's financial district of Sathorn is only ten minutes away via Wireless Road, where All Seasons Place is also located.
If you're thinking about conventions, trade fairs and meetings in Bangkok, the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) is a ten-minute drive from Legacy Suites. Only five minutes away from Legacy Suites is the entrance to Bangkok's motorway and expressway, which can easily bring you northwards to the Impact Convention & Exhibition Center or eastwards to the Bangkok International Trade Exhibition Center (BITEC). Connections from Legacy Suites provide you added advantage for corporate meetings and industry business. Industrial sites and estates are also easily reached by going eastwards, such as the manufacturing plants in the Bangna-Sirinakarin, AMATA Industrial estate and the Sri Racha and Bang Saen areas. Even onwards to the Ayutthaya district, industrial sites are within easy reach by private car or by taxi. Visit the Rojana Industrial Park, Hi-Tech Industrial Estate, Bangpa-in Industrial Estate, Saha Rattana Nakorn Industrial Estate and others near Bangkok such as the Bang Poo and Bang Plee Industrial.
Entertainment
Not only lively in the day, Bangkok truly wakes up when the sun goes down, showing the more nocturnal residents a whole new city. Offering quality entertainment 24 hours around the clock, the stretch of Sukhumvit road near Legacy Suites offers the finest of leisure and entertainment choices in the after-dark city scene.
To just chill out in the evenings, visit the Renoir at Sukhumvit Soi 33 or Brown Sugar and Round Midnight in the Soi Sarasin, Soi Lang Suan area. The widely popular Patpong night district is one-of-a-kind, located between Silom Road and Surawong Road, it hosts various bars, clubs and dance shows with exciting Thai boxing (Muay Thai) bouts as well. For the younger crowd, Royal City Avenue which is known as RCA, is popular for dancing. Jazz can be enjoyed at Saxophone at The Victory Monument; Bobby's Arms in Patpong; Witch's Tavern in Sukhumvit 55 and Blue Moon at Gaysorn Plaza. Other choices are the Peppermint Bistro in Patpong I, and Rome Club at Patpong III and some discotheques around Ratchadaphisek Road such as Capital City.
Dining and Recreation
Legacy Suites is located in the center of the commercial districts of Silom, Siam Square and Sukhumvit. This prime location offers a great concentration of a diverse range of dining and recreation venues catering to the tastes of Bangkok's most upmarket clients. Linked together by the BTS Skytrain, the three districts offer a plethora of world class luxury recreation and dining spots.
Thanks to a huge (and growing) tourist and expatriate population, Bangkok maintains international standards and choices in products, places and service, yet prices remain relatively low.
Thai cuisine has earned respect worldwide, and the chefs of Bangkok restaurants whip up both fully authentic and innovative versions of local delicacies. In the incredibly diverse Bangkok dining scene, recognised chefs from all around the world bring culinary delights to this epicurean's paradise. Chinese, Japanese and Italian restaurants number in the hundreds, alongside dozens of other national cuisines, and many of the most celebrated restaurants are within walking distance of Legacy Suites.
The vivacious city of Bangkok also has its calmer and relaxed side. The wide availability of Thai massages perhaps is to be accounted for; Thai massages are perfect for easing away pent-up stress. Bangkok is home to some of the world's best spas, offering full-body pampering and gentle healing treatments. Highly praised, the Ananda Spa (http://www.anandaspa.net) located in Sukhumvit Soi 11 is just a ten-minute taxi ride away from Legacy Suites. An increasing number of visitors are taking courses in Asian meditation for insights into how to manage stress and pressure, learning how to keep any number of unwanted distractions from swamping the soul.
Golfing has become a favorite pastime, and there are now over 200 high standard golf courses throughout Thailand, many of them at world-class and championship standards. Golf course designers such as Jack Nicklaus, Robert Trent Jones Jr, Pete De Gar Player and many others have perfected their art here in Thailand, with modern layouts and the best materials and techniques resulting in some of the best courses in Asia, guaranteeing excellent facilities, memorable signature holes and regular maintenance to keep them in top-class condition. Many golf courses are reachable either on the North (Nonthaburi) or Eastern side of Bangkok, via the motorway.Culture and Tours
Bangkok is an intriguing city of paradoxes, with a constantly changing skyline and yet enchanting glimpses of the rich, ancient Thai heritage which appear as refreshing contrasts at every corner. Classical Thai teak houses, carved flourishes and all, are situated firmly in the heart of the city. Modern mass transit systems arrive at the river where wooden boats steer through ancient waterways. Modern, glass-paneled 5-star hotels stand next to brilliantly glittering temples.
The Thai culture is rich with Buddhist history, and from the "home base" of Legacy Suites, one of the most famous religious monuments in the city to visit is the Erawan Shrine. Located near the Chitlom Skytrain Station, which has an elevated walkway overlooking the shrine, it gathers flocks of devotees 24 hours a day. Also accessible by MRT Underground Subway is the Chinese temple in Sam Yan.
If it's true grandeur and ancient style which you came to Thailand to find, visit the stately Grand Palace or Wat Phra Kaew, the famous temple home to Thailand's most revered Buddha image, the Emerald Buddha. Built in 1782, Wat Phra Kaew is a royal temple built within the grounds of the Grand Palace. Nearby is the equally famous Wat Pho, with the Reclining Buddha statue and home to the most famous Thai massage school where expert masseurs can give weary travellers a welcome break.
Jim Thompson's legacy of fine Thai silk craftsmanship and design earned him the title of the "father of the Thai silk industry". Just a short walk from the National Stadium's BTS Skytrain station, his famous house, a unique structure of adjoining Thai wooden houses is a major tourist attraction, is another lasting legacy the American gentleman left behind after disappearing mysteriously during a walk in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia.
The Lumpini Stadium is one of Thailand's most famous sporting arenas and celebrated home of the traditional 'Muay Thai' or Thai boxing. Lumpini Station hosts many evening bouts of this gritty, artistic sport throughout the week.
Excursions away from the enchanting city lead to the ancient capital of Ayutthaya and the legendary Bridge over the River Kwai.
