Ratchaprasong’s hotel partners offer a full range of business and convention services for business travelers. Hotels in Ratchaprasong district include Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, Holiday Inn Bangkok, InterContinental Bangkok and Centara Grand at CentralWorld.

MICE
Ratchaprasong, the meeting planner’s best friend! The recent opening of the Bangkok Convention Center and Centara Grand Hotel at CentralWorld makes Ratchaprasong Thailand’s hottest MICE destination: Dramatic city views, an innovative, state-of-the-art, fully integrated convention centre with room for 6,000 and over 10,000 sqm of exhibit space plus 500 luxury hotel rooms which is beautifully complemented by the convenient, connected, and contemporary facilities of the Convention Centre itself. For more, please go to Centara Grand at CentralWorld. In addition, premium hotel rooms and additional full conference services available in our four- and five-star hotel partners and easy access to Bangkok’s top businesses and best shopping. Only in Ratchaprasong, the heart of Bangkok!

Many Ratchaprasong shops and locations offer Wi-Fi and internet services, including every hotel. Free Wi-Fi is available at the McCafe (Amarin Plaza) and Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (Maneeya Plaza). Registering at Green Bangkok TrueMove Wi-Fi gets you free Wi-Fi access at 200+ locations in Thailand including Suvarnaphumi International Airport and in Ratchaprasong district including Starbucks (Amarin Plaza and CentralWorld), Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok and Senses Restaurant (Gaysorn). TrueMove Wi-Fi offers paid packages that give you Wi-Fi access at 15,000 spots around Thailand. The TNET, located in lobby of TOT Bldg on Ploenchit, next to Holiday Inn Bangkok, is a reasonably priced outlet with full Wi-Fi, internet and computer access. You can also get paid TOT Wi-Fi cards there, and at Café Amazons at PTT gas stations throughout Thailand.

Thailand’s postal services are generally reliant and efficient. Post offices are usually open Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm, some are open Saturday 8.30am to 12.00. Also, international express and logistics provider – DHL is available in Ratchaprasong. Ask your hotel or shopping concierge for more postal or express courier details or visit the www.thailandpost.co.th

Forget worrying about finding ways to pay for your purchase. At Ratchaprasong you will find numbers of Banks – domestics as well as internationals– ATMs, and Money Exchange ready to service you. Locate the nearest spot for your most convenience… Click here (.pdf 57 KB)

Metered taxis abound in Ratchaprasong. Simply flag one by waving your hand downwards or go to the taxi queue at InterContinental Bangkok Hotel and Amarin Plaza. The flagdown rate is 35 Baht, plus 2 Baht per kilometer traveled. Always ask the driver to turn the meter on! 24-hour taxi pickup also available for 20 Baht surcharge: 02.319.9911.

Sun up, sun down, there’s plenty to do when it’s time to entertain in Ratchaprasong. Start with cocktails al fresco at Aqua (Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok) or sample fine wines and whiskeys and savour a cigar at Bar@494 then trip the light fantastic with live bands at Spasso (Grand Hyatt Erawan), karaoke at Mango Bistro (CentralWorld) or enjoy cool DJ grooves at Holiday Inn Bangkok Lobby Bar.

Kids of all ages can enjoy Ratchaprasong’s entertainments from the savvy, urban teen cool of CentralWorld’s CenterPoint to the latest hits at 15-theatre multiplex SF World Cinema (CentralWorld) and bowling and karaoke at EGV Ratchadamri (Big C). Outdoors, there’s never-ending big screen, live-band action at CentralWorld Plaza, an outdoor pub in the heart of a dazzling Bangkok. Discover more…

Smoking is generally not permitted indoors in Bangkok. Outdoor smoking is allowed at CentralWorld’s outdoor plaza, the balcony of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (Maneeya Plaza), selected CentralWorld restaurants with outdoor balconies like Mango Bistro, and a few indoor locations like Aqua (Four Seasons Bangkok).

Many embassies and consulates are within easy walking or travel distance from Ratchaprasong. To find your embassy, please click here

Many of Ratchaprasong’s 1,000 shops offer direct VAT refunds to anyone holding a Thailand visitor’s visa and not residing in Thailand, including over 100 shops at Gaysorn and CentralWorld alone! Tourists are eligible for 7% VAT refunds on purchases over 2,000 Baht. With minimum purchase of 5,000 Baht, fill in the VAT refund form at time of purchase, keep your receipt and claim a rebate from the VAT Refund Tourists Office desk at the airport. However, participating stores will assist you in with the VAT refund process and any other questions you may have. Please note: VAT refunds forms cannot be completed without passport details and purchase receipts.

For info, contact the VAT Refunds for Tourists Office (02.272.9388) or VAT Refund Office at Suvarnphumi International Airport (02.535.6577-8).