The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok’s terrace.
★★★★★
Hotel reviews

This is one of the world’s few luxury hotels that deserves its icon status

A stay at this impeccable property is a unique experience steeped in history and indulgence.

  • byTrudi Jenkins
Hua Hin Station
★★★★½
Train journeys

Enjoy Thailand’s most-photographed train station while you still can

Thailand’s best-loved train station is a classic of South-East Asian railway history,but a huge new one will replace it.

  • byJohn Borthwick
The rooftop pool,sun lounges and an extraordinary swing.
★★★★
Hotel reviews

Swish Bangkok hotel has genuine wow factor (and glass-bottomed pool)

With a sensational pool and bar,this is a notable new addition to Bangkok’s hotel scene that offers a taste of the high life without the hefty price tag.

  • byRob McFarland
The rooftop pool - a high-rise favourite.

New Bangkok hotel has wow factor for business or pleasure

This new Bangkok hotel offers an easy switch from work to leisure to wellbeing.

  • byJulietta Jameson
The new terminal.
★★★★
Train journeys

This spacious new Thai station is futuristic and utterly generic

Bangkok’s new rail hub is impressive,even if it looks like a modern airport terminal minus the shopping mall.

  • byJohn Borthwick
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Thailand Railways Train No.9 sleeper saves you a night’s accommodation.
★★★½
Train journeys

Train review:Thai’s second class delivers a comfortable night’s sleep

Hurtling out of one city at sunset and arriving in a new one as it’s waking up is an underrated joy of travel.

  • byJustin Meneguzzi
M4R9JC Tourists hiring a Tuk Tuk,Khao San Road,Bangkok,Thailand Tourists get a tuk tuk

Six of the best ways to get around Bangkok

Bangkok has some of the world’s worst traffic,but there are ways to beat it – here are six of them.

  • byCaroline Gladstone
The Special Express 31 ‘Thaksinarath’,operated by State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
★★★★
Train journeys

Train review:First class on ‘the best train in Thailand’

Bangkok to Hat Yai in southern Thailand is a mammoth 16-hour,940-kilometre ride. But is it worth the journey?

  • byJohn Borthwick
Don Mueang's Terminal 1 is now a budget airline hub and Terminal 2 is used purely for domestic arrivals and departures.

Airport review:Don Mueang Airport,Bangkok

It's not nearly as busy or big as the domestic terminal.

  • byMark Daffey
Thai AirAsia X's premium seats convert to a lie-flat bed - something most other low-cost airlines'premium seats don't offer.

Airline review:Thai AirAsia X,Airbus A330 premium lie-flat (business class),Melbourne to Bangkok

This is not a business class experience,but you get what you pay for - and what you pay for here is a lie-flat seat.

  • byCraig Platt