Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok

Bangkok’s legendary riverside hotel, opened in 1887: Le Normandie, The Bamboo Bar, The Authors’ Lounge and a spa across the water.

The Mandarin Oriental stands at 48 Oriental Avenue on the Chao Phraya, with its original 19th-century building, the Authors’ Wing, at its heart. Here are Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie (two MICHELIN stars), The Bamboo Bar with its live jazz, afternoon tea in The Authors’ Lounge, and the spa, reached by the hotel’s boat across the river (the hotel’s website and history).

• On the river since 1887
• Le Normandie, two MICHELIN stars
• The Bamboo Bar
• The Authors’ Lounge