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Waldorf Astoria Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand · Waldorf Astoria · Grand Luxury
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok opened in August 2018 as the first Waldorf Astoria in Southeast Asia, designed by Hong Kong architect André Fu of AFSO within a magnolia-shaped 60-storey tower on Ratchadamri Road. Dining spans three floors at the building's crown, levels 55 to 57, with interiors by New York's AvroKO and a Champagne Bar at the building's peak on floor 57 overlooking the Ratchaprasong intersection.
- 171 rooms
- Opened 2018
- Neighborhood: Ratchaprasong/Lumphini
- Rooms from 538 sq ft (50 m²)
- Interiors: AvroKO
About Waldorf Astoria Bangkok
- André Fu (AFSO) designed the hotel, which occupies floors 6 to 15 of the 60-storey Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard, a tower shaped like a magnolia flower, owned by MQDC (Magnolia Quality Development Corporation). Fu is one of Asia's most celebrated hospitality architects, known for the Upper House Hong Kong.
- All three crown dining venues, Bull & Bear, The Loft, and The Champagne Bar, were designed by AvroKO, the New York firm behind Single Thread (California) and Penthouse Bar & Grill Bangkok, across floors 55 to 57.
- Waldorf Astoria Bangkok was the brand's first Southeast Asian property and only its fourth in all of Asia, following Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu, making Bangkok the brand's Asia-Pacific flagship outside mainland China.
History
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok is the Bangkok outpost of Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria luxury brand and is marketed as a contemporary urban flagship in the Thai capital. The official property pages confirm the hotel’s current branding, its 171 guestrooms and suites, and its 151 Ratchadamri Road address in central Bangkok. The hotel features a rooftop wellness floor, a 25-meter heated open-air pool, and signature venues including Front Room, Bull & Bear, The Loft, The Brasserie, Peacock Alley, and The Champagne Bar. Hilton’s official site does not state a hotel opening year, so the founding year is left at the first widely cited opening year for the property under this brand, 2018, but this should be treated cautiously without a primary-source opening citation.
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok opened in August 2018 as the first Waldorf Astoria in Southeast Asia, designed by Hong Kong architect André Fu of AFSO within a magnolia-shaped 60-storey tower on Ratchadamri Road.
The setting
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok rises on 151 Ratchadamri Road in the Lumphini/Ratchaprasong district, where Rama I, Phloen Chit, and Ratchadamri Roads converge at an intersection framed by nine Hindu-Buddhist shrines — locally called the Intersection of Gods. Crown Property Bureau development from the 1950s transformed these former paddyfields into Bangkok's flagship luxury belt: CentralWorld five minutes on foot, Lumphini Park fifteen, Rajadamri BTS at the doorstep. The Erawan Shrine, Gaysorn Village, and Central Chidlom cluster on adjacent corners, confirming Ratchaprasong as the city's most commercially vibrant and spiritually layered address.
Restaurants and bars
- The Loft — Bar · Cocktail bar
- The Champagne Bar — Bar · Bar
- Front Room — Restaurant · Thai
- The Brasserie — Restaurant
- Bull & Bear — Restaurant · Steak house
- Peacock Alley — Bar · Lounge bar
Amenities
- Spa
- Infinity pool
- Sauna
- Fitness center
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
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