By Contributor - April 16, 2021
The minimalist riverside retreat offers a more relaxed approach when it comes to seeing two day-trip destinations from the Thai capital.
The terrace of a River View Pool villa at Sala Bang Pa-in. (All photos: Sala Hospitality Group)
If you’re planning to balance a city break in Bangkok with some downtime in the fertile hinterlands north of town, Sala Bang Pa-in may be just the ticket. Perched at the tip of an island in the Chao Phraya River not far from Bang Pa-in Palace, a onetime summer retreat for the Thai royal family, the hotel is also an ideal base for exploring the UNESCO-listed ruins of Ayutthaya’s old city, just 20 kilometers upstream.
Grand Palace, 5 other locations reopen Thursday
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published : 4 Mar 2021 at 16:56
2 The Grand Palace is now open and people can pay respects to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha inside it. The Royal Household Bureau on Thursday announces the reopening of the Grand Palace and five other tourist sites from March 4 onwards. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)
Visitors are allowed to pay respects to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha as the Grand Palace and five other popular sites are open to the public on Thursday.
The Royal Household Bureau announced on its website the reopening of the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, or Wat Phra Kaew, and the other locations Bang Pa-in Palace in Ayutthaya province, Bhubing Palace (Chiang Mai), Chang Hua Man Project (Phetchaburi), Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles (Bangkok) and Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre (Bangkok) from March 4.