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142.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;}.has-normal-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--normal) !important;}.has-larger-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--larger) !important;}
143/*# sourceURL=global-styles-inline-css */
144</style>
145
146<style id="wpxpo-global-style-inline-css">
147:root {
148			--preset-color1: #037fff;
149			--preset-color2: #026fe0;
150			--preset-color3: #071323;
151			--preset-color4: #132133;
152			--preset-color5: #34495e;
153			--preset-color6: #787676;
154			--preset-color7: #f0f2f3;
155			--preset-color8: #f8f9fa;
156			--preset-color9: #ffffff;
157		}{}
158/*# sourceURL=wpxpo-global-style-inline-css */
159</style>
160<style id="ultp-preset-colors-style-inline-css">
161:root { --postx_preset_Base_1_color: #f4f4ff; --postx_preset_Base_2_color: #dddff8; --postx_preset_Base_3_color: #B4B4D6; --postx_preset_Primary_color: #3323f0; --postx_preset_Secondary_color: #4a5fff; --postx_preset_Tertiary_color: #FFFFFF; --postx_preset_Contrast_3_color: #545472; --postx_preset_Contrast_2_color: #262657; --postx_preset_Contrast_1_color: #10102e; --postx_preset_Over_Primary_color: #ffffff;  }
162/*# sourceURL=ultp-preset-colors-style-inline-css */
163</style>
164<style id="ultp-preset-gradient-style-inline-css">
165:root { --postx_preset_Primary_to_Secondary_to_Right_gradient: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--postx_preset_Primary_color) 0%, var(--postx_preset_Secondary_color) 100%); --postx_preset_Primary_to_Secondary_to_Bottom_gradient: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--postx_preset_Primary_color) 0%, var(--postx_preset_Secondary_color) 100%); --postx_preset_Secondary_to_Primary_to_Right_gradient: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--postx_preset_Secondary_color) 0%, var(--postx_preset_Primary_color) 100%); --postx_preset_Secondary_to_Primary_to_Bottom_gradient: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--postx_preset_Secondary_color) 0%, var(--postx_preset_Primary_color) 100%); --postx_preset_Cold_Evening_gradient: linear-gradient(0deg, rgb(12, 52, 131) 0%, rgb(162, 182, 223) 100%, rgb(107, 140, 206) 100%, rgb(162, 182, 223) 100%); --postx_preset_Purple_Division_gradient: linear-gradient(0deg, rgb(112, 40, 228) 0%, rgb(229, 178, 202) 100%); --postx_preset_Over_Sun_gradient: linear-gradient(60deg, rgb(171, 236, 214) 0%, rgb(251, 237, 150) 100%); --postx_preset_Morning_Salad_gradient: linear-gradient(-255deg, rgb(183, 248, 219) 0%, rgb(80, 167, 194) 100%); --postx_preset_Fabled_Sunset_gradient: linear-gradient(-270deg, rgb(35, 21, 87) 0%, rgb(68, 16, 122) 29%, rgb(255, 19, 97) 67%, rgb(255, 248, 0) 100%);  }
166/*# sourceURL=ultp-preset-gradient-style-inline-css */
167</style>
168<style id="ultp-preset-typo-style-inline-css">
169:root { --postx_preset_Heading_typo_font_family: Helvetica; --postx_preset_Heading_typo_font_family_type: sans-serif; --postx_preset_Heading_typo_font_weight: 600; --postx_preset_Heading_typo_text_transform: capitalize; --postx_preset_Body_and_Others_typo_font_family: Helvetica; --postx_preset_Body_and_Others_typo_font_family_type: sans-serif; --postx_preset_Body_and_Others_typo_font_weight: 400; --postx_preset_Body_and_Others_typo_text_transform: lowercase; --postx_preset_body_typo_font_size_lg: 16px; --postx_preset_paragraph_1_typo_font_size_lg: 12px; --postx_preset_paragraph_2_typo_font_size_lg: 12px; --postx_preset_paragraph_3_typo_font_size_lg: 12px; --postx_preset_heading_h1_typo_font_size_lg: 42px; --postx_preset_heading_h2_typo_font_size_lg: 36px; --postx_preset_heading_h3_typo_font_size_lg: 30px; --postx_preset_heading_h4_typo_font_size_lg: 24px; --postx_preset_heading_h5_typo_font_size_lg: 20px; --postx_preset_heading_h6_typo_font_size_lg: 16px; }
170/*# sourceURL=ultp-preset-typo-style-inline-css */
171</style>
172<style id="jetpack-stats-inline-css">
173img#wpstats{display:none}
174/*# sourceURL=jetpack-stats-inline-css */
175</style>
176<link rel='stylesheet' id='infinity-fonts-css' href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Cormorant+Garamond:400,400i,700|Raleway:700&#038;ver=1.3.2' media='all' />
177<link rel='stylesheet' id='infinity-ionicons-css' href='//code.ionicframework.com/ionicons/2.0.1/css/ionicons.min.css?ver=1.3.2' media='all' />
178<style id="jetpack_likes-inline-css">
179#jp-post-flair{padding-top:.5em}#content div.sharedaddy,#main div.sharedaddy,div.sharedaddy{clear:both}div.sharedaddy h3.sd-title{display:inline-block;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 1em}div.sharedaddy h3.sd-title:before{border-top:1px solid #dcdcde;content:"";display:block;margin-bottom:1em;min-width:30px;width:100%}div.jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper{min-height:50px;position:relative;width:100%}div.jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper .sd-link-color{font-size:12px}div.jetpack-comment-likes-widget-wrapper{min-height:31px;position:relative;width:100%}div.jetpack-comment-likes-widget-wrapper iframe{margin-bottom:0}#likes-other-gravatars{background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #dcdcde;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:none;display:none;height:auto;max-height:240px;min-width:220px;overflow:auto;padding:9px 12px 10px;position:absolute;z-index:1000}#likes-other-gravatars *{line-height:normal}#likes-other-gravatars .likes-text{color:#101517;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding-bottom:8px}
179#likes-other-gravatars :is(li,ul){list-style-type:none;margin:0;padding:0;text-indent:0}#likes-other-gravatars li:before{content:""}#likes-other-gravatars ul.wpl-avatars{display:block;max-height:190px;overflow:auto}#likes-other-gravatars ul.wpl-avatars li{float:none;height:28px;margin:0 0 4px;width:196px}#likes-other-gravatars ul.wpl-avatars li a{align-items:center;border-bottom:none!important;display:flex;gap:8px;margin:0 2px 0 0;text-decoration:none}#likes-other-gravatars ul.wpl-avatars li a span{color:#2c3338;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap}#likes-other-gravatars ul.wpl-avatars li a img{background:none;border:none;border-radius:50%;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0!important;padding:1px!important;position:static}div.sd-box{border-top:1px solid #00000021}.jetpack-likes-widget-loaded iframe,.jetpack-likes-widget-loading .likes-widget-placeholder,.jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded .likes-widget-placeholder{display:block}.jetpack-likes-widget-loaded .likes-widget-placeholder,.jetpack-likes-widget-loading iframe,.jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded iframe{display:none}.comment-likes-widget,.entry-content .post-likes-widget,.post-likes-widget{border-width:0;margin:0}.comment-likes-widget-placeholder,.post-likes-widget-placeholder{border-width:0;margin:0;position:relative}.comment-likes-widget-placeholder{display:flex;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif;height:18px;position:absolute}.comment-likes-widget-placeholder:before{background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24'%3E%3Cpath fill='none' d='M0 0h24v24H0z'/%3E%3Cpath fill='%232ea2cc' d='m12 2 2.582 6.953L22 9.257l-5.822 4.602L18.18 21 12 16.89 5.82 21l2.002-7.14L2 9.256l7.418-.304'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:16px 16px;color:#2ea2cc;content:"";display:inline-block;height:16px;padding-right:5px;position:relative;top:3px;width:16px}.post-likes-widget-placeholder .button{display:none}:is(.comment-likes-widget-placeholder,.post-likes-widget-placeholder) .loading{color:#999;font-size:12px}.comment-likes-widget-placeholder .loading{align-self:center;color:#4e4e4e;margin-top:4px;padding-left:5px}div.sharedaddy.sd-like-enabled .sd-like h3{display:none}div.sharedaddy.sd-like-enabled .sd-like .post-likes-widget{float:none;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%}.comment-likes-widget{width:100%}.cs-rating,.pd-rating{display:block!important}.sd-gplus .sd-title{display:none}@media print{.jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper{display:none}}
180/*# sourceURL=https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/_inc/build/likes/style.min.css */
181</style>
182<link rel='stylesheet' id='infinity-pro-gutenberg-css' href='https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/themes/infinity-pro/lib/gutenberg/front-end.css?ver=1.3.2' media='all' />
183<link rel='stylesheet' id='sharedaddy-css' href='https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/sharedaddy/sharing.css?ver=16.3' media='all' />
184<link rel='stylesheet' id='social-logos-css' href='https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/_inc/build/social-logos/social-logos.css?ver=16.3' media='all' />
185<script id="jquery-core-js" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1"></script>
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185
186<script id="jquery-migrate-js" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1"></script>
186
187<link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories/12" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://noworkalltravel.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
188<style type="text/css">
189/* BoardingPack Ad Manager */
190.div-gpt-ad-above-content { margin-top: 24px; text-align: center!important; }
191.div-gpt-ad-below-content { margin-top: 24px !important; margin-bottom: 24px !important; text-align: center!important; }
192.div-gpt-ad-dynamic-content { margin-bottom: 30px; }
193</style>
194
195<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"><link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin><link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Arimo:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
196	<!-- Google Publisher Tag -->
197	
197<script type="text/javascript" async src='https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js'></script>
197
198		
198<script>
199				// bidder appnexus
200var placement_id = 29409078;	</script>
200
201			
201<script>
202		var googletag = googletag || {};
203		googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];
204	</script>
204
205
206	
206<script>
207		var gptadslots = [];
208		var gptdynamicadslots = [];
209		var gptadhesionadslots = [];
210		var gptrichmediaadslots = [];
211		googletag.cmd.push(function() {
212			var width = window.innerWidth;
213			var gptmappings = [];
214			gptmappings['AboveContent'] = (function () {
215				if (typeof gptabovecontentsizes !== 'undefined') {
216					return gptabovecontentsizes;
217				}
218
219				if (width >= 1024) {
220					return [[728, 90], [970, 90], [970, 250]];
221				} else if (width >= 768) {
222					return [728, 90];
223				} else {
224					return [300, 250];
225				}
226			})();
227			gptmappings['SidebarTop'] = (function () {
228				if (typeof gptsidebartopsizes !== 'undefined') {
229					return gptsidebartopsizes;
230				}
231
232				if (width >= 1024) {
233					return [[160, 600], [300, 250], [300, 600]];
234				} else if (width >= 768) {
235					return [[160, 600], [300, 250], [300, 600]];
236				} else {
237					return [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]];
238				}
239			})();
240			gptmappings['SidebarMiddle'] = (function () {
241				if (typeof gptsidebarmiddlesizes !== 'undefined') {
242					return gptsidebarmiddlesizes;
243				}
244
245				if (width >= 1024) {
246					return [[160, 600], [300, 250], [300, 600]];
247				} else if (width >= 768) {
248					return [[160, 600], [300, 250], [300, 600]];
249				} else {
250					return [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]];
251				}
252			})();
253			gptmappings['SidebarBottom'] = (function () {
254				if (typeof gptsidebarbottomsizes !== 'undefined') {
255					return gptsidebarbottomsizes;
256				}
257
258				if (width >= 1024) {
259					return [[160, 600], [300, 250], [300, 600]];
260				} else if (width >= 768) {
261					return [[160, 600], [300, 250], [300, 600]];
262				} else {
263					return [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]];
264				}
265			})();
266			gptmappings['InContent'] = (function () {
267				if (typeof gptincontentsizes !== 'undefined') {
268					return gptincontentsizes;
269				}
270
271				if (width >= 1024) {
272					return [300, 250];
273				} else if (width >= 768) {
274					return [300, 250];
275				} else {
276					return [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]];
277				}
278			})();
279			gptmappings['BelowContent'] = (function () {
280				if (typeof gptbelowcontentsizes !== 'undefined') {
281					return gptbelowcontentsizes;
282				}
283
284				if (width >= 1024) {
285					return [728, 90];
286				} else if (width >= 768) {
287					return [728, 90];
288				} else {
289					return [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]];
290				}
291			})();
292
293			var gptadhesionmappings = [];
294			gptadhesionmappings['AdhesionLeaderboard'] = (function () {
295				if (width >= 768) {
296					return [728, 90];
297				} else {
298					return [320, 50];
299				}
300			})();
301
302			gptadslots[0] = googletag.defineSlot('/1019006/BoardingArea_AboveContent', gptmappings['AboveContent'], 'div-gpt-ad-1556913755435-0').addService(googletag.pubads());
303			gptadslots[1] = googletag.defineSlot('/1019006/BoardingArea_SidebarTop', gptmappings['SidebarTop'], 'div-gpt-ad-1556913755435-1').addService(googletag.pubads());
304			gptadslots[2] = googletag.defineSlot('/1019006/BoardingArea_SidebarMiddle', gptmappings['SidebarMiddle'], 'div-gpt-ad-1556913755435-2').addService(googletag.pubads());
305			gptadslots[3] = googletag.defineSlot('/1019006/BoardingArea_SidebarBottom', gptmappings['SidebarBottom'], 'div-gpt-ad-1556913755435-3').addService(googletag.pubads());
306			gptadslots[4] = googletag.defineSlot('/1019006/BoardingArea_InContent', gptmappings['InContent'], 'div-gpt-ad-1556913755435-4').addService(googletag.pubads());
307			gptadslots[5] = googletag.defineSlot('/1019006/BoardingArea_BelowContent', gptmappings['BelowContent'], 'div-gpt-ad-1556913755435-5').addService(googletag.pubads());
308
309			gptrichmediaadslots[0] = googletag.defineSlot('/1019006/BoardingArea_RichMedia', [1, 1], 'div-gpt-ad-1734093393123-0').addService(googletag.pubads());
310
311						gptadhesionadslots[0] = googletag.defineSlot('/1019006/BoardingArea_AdhesionLeaderboard', gptadhesionmappings['AdhesionLeaderboard'], 'div-gpt-ad-1569340738539-0').setTargeting('refresh', 'true').addService(googletag.pubads());
312
313			googletag.pubads().setTargeting('blogname', ['noworkalltravel']);
314						googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();
315			googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad();
316			googletag.enableServices();
317		});
318			</script>
318
319
320		
320<script type="text/javascript" defer src='https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/plugins/boardingpack/public/js/asc_prebid.js?ver=2.3.5'></script>
320
321	
321<script type="text/javascript" data-cfasync="false" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://static.kueezrtb.com/latest.js" id="kueezrtb_latest"></script>
321
322	
323		<style type="text/css">
324		.div-gpt-ad-above-content {
325			min-height: 90px;
326		}
327		@media (max-width: 1023px) {
328			.div-gpt-ad-above-content {
329				min-height: 90px;
330			}
331		}
332		@media (max-width: 767px) {
333			.div-gpt-ad-above-content {
334				min-height: 250px;
335			}
336		}
337
338		.div-gpt-ad-sidebar-top {
339			text-align: center;
340			min-height: 250px;
341		}
342		@media (max-width: 1023px) {
343			.div-gpt-ad-sidebar-top {
344				min-height: 250px;
345			}
346		}
347		@media (max-width: 767px) {
348			.div-gpt-ad-sidebar-top {
349				min-height: 50px;
350			}
351		}
352
353		.div-gpt-ad-sidebar-middle {
354			text-align: center;
355			min-height: 250px;
356		}
357		@media (max-width: 1023px) {
358			.div-gpt-ad-sidebar-middle {
359				min-height: 250px;
360			}
361		}
362		@media (max-width: 767px) {
363			.div-gpt-ad-sidebar-middle {
364				min-height: 50px;
365			}
366		}
367
368		.div-gpt-ad-sidebar-bottom {
369			text-align: center;
370			min-height: 250px;
371		}
372		@media (max-width: 1023px) {
373			.div-gpt-ad-sidebar-bottom {
374				min-height: 250px;
375			}
376		}
377		@media (max-width: 767px) {
378			.div-gpt-ad-sidebar-bottom {
379				min-height: 50px;
380			}
381		}
382
383		.div-gpt-ad-in-content,
384		.div-gpt-ad-dynamic-content {
385			text-align: center;
386			min-height: 250px;
387		}
388		@media (max-width: 1023px) {
389			.div-gpt-ad-in-content,
390			.div-gpt-ad-dynamic-content {
391				min-height: 250px;
392			}
393		}
394		@media (max-width: 767px) {
395			.div-gpt-ad-in-content,
396			.div-gpt-ad-dynamic-content {
397				min-height: 50px;
398			}
399		}
400
401		.div-gpt-ad-below-content {
402			min-height: 90px;
403		}
404		@media (max-width: 1023px) {
405			.div-gpt-ad-below-content {
406				min-height: 90px;
407			}
408		}
409		@media (max-width: 767px) {
410			.div-gpt-ad-below-content {
411				min-height: 50px;
412			}
413		}
414	</style>
415					<style type="text/css">
416			body.adhesion { padding-bottom: 92px !important; }
417			@media (max-width: 767px) {
418				body.adhesion { padding-bottom: 52px !important; }
419			}
420
421			.div-gpt-ad-adhesion-leaderboard-wrap {
422				background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.90);
423				border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
424				border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;
425
426				bottom: 0;
427				left: 0;
428				right: 0;
429				position: fixed;
430				text-align: center;
431				width: 100% !important;
432				z-index: 2147483647;
433
434				display: flex;
435				flex-direction: row;
436				align-items: center;
437				justify-content: center;
438
439				-webkit-transition: background-color 150ms;
440				-moz-transition:    background-color 150ms;
441				-ms-transition:     background-color 150ms;
442				-o-transition:      background-color 150ms;
443				transition:         background-color 150ms;
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535	<div class="site-inner"><div class="content-sidebar-wrap"><main class="content" id="genesis-content"><div class="archive-description taxonomy-archive-description taxonomy-description"><h1 class="archive-title">Food &amp; Drink</h1></div><article class="post-14700 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-food-and-drink category-review tag-dubai tag-middle-east tag-ritz-carlton entry" aria-label="Restaurant Review: Café Belge, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai DIFC"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/08/15/restaurant-review-cafe-belge-the-ritz-carlton-dubai-difc/">Restaurant Review: Café Belge, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai DIFC</a></h2>
536<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">August 15, 2026</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/author/noworkalltravel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">NoWorkAllTravel</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/08/15/restaurant-review-cafe-belge-the-ritz-carlton-dubai-difc/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Disclaimer</span>: I was invited to lunch at Café Belge, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/ri2rdvRb3HSamSME9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">located at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai DIFC</a>.</p>
537<p>Open daily from 12pm to 1am, Café Belge is the The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai DIFC&#8217;s riff on a Belgian brasserie. Think: airy, wooden bar, classic movie posters, and smokers dining al fresco.</p>
538<figure id="attachment_14684" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14684" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14684" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-scaled.jpg" alt="Café Belge interior" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-300x300.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-150x150.jpg 150w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-768x768.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-75x75.jpg 75w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154818-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100v
538w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14684" class="wp-caption-text">Café Belge interior</figcaption></figure>
539<p>As much as I enjoy walking for many miles at a time, eventually I relented and took a break in the hotel lobby from the 46°C (115°F) Dubai heat. Once my reservation time came, I was warmly greeted at the entrance.</p>
540<figure id="attachment_14685" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14685" style="width: 2383px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14685" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_125321-scaled.jpg" alt="Café Belge entrance" width="2383" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_125321-scaled.jpg 2383w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_125321-279x300.jpg 279w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_125321-953x1024.jpg 953w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_125321-768x825.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_125321-1430x1536.jpg 1430w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_125321-1906x2048.jpg 1906w" sizes="(max-width: 2383px) 100vw, 2383px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14685" class="wp-caption-text">Café Belge entrance</figcaption></figure>
541<p>I chose to sit at a corner table by the threshold to the patio, which was nice until the (cigar) smoke wafted in.</p>
542<figure id="attachment_14687" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14687" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14687" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134912-scaled.jpg" alt="Tabelware" width="2560" height="1967" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134912-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134912-300x231.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134912-1024x787.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134912-768x590.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134912-1536x1180.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134912-2048x1574.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
542w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14687" class="wp-caption-text">Tabelware</figcaption></figure>
543<p>That was pretty much the only negative to my lunch; well, I suppose if they had ingredients <a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2023/01/14/emirates-inaugurates-the-worlds-largest-vertical-farm-in-dubai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grown in the United Arab Emirates</a>, it would have been neat. Regardless, the service was good, the noise level tolerable, and the food&#8230;let&#8217;s take a look.</p>
544<p>I started off with a cocktail called <em>Bel Gem</em>.</p>
545<figure id="attachment_14689" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14689" style="width: 2356px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14689" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135816-scaled.jpg" alt="&quot;Bel Gem&quot; cocktail" width="2356" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135816-scaled.jpg 2356w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135816-276x300.jpg 276w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135816-943x1024.jpg 943w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135816-768x834.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135816-1414x1536.jpg 1414w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135816-1885x2048.jpg 1885w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2356px) 100vw, 2356px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14689" class="wp-caption-text">&#8220;Bel Gem&#8221; cocktail: brown butter-washed bourbon, orange essence, Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur), maple syrup, bitters</figcaption></figure>
546<p>Based on the composition of the cocktail, you could say I should have known it would have been sweet. Yeah, well&#8230;what can I say, brown butter and maple syrup stood out. The drink was good, but there wasn&#8217;t much variety in the sweetness. Now that I think about it, I should have tried a <em>white russian</em> with Frangelico instead of Kahlúa.</p>
547<p>At this point, one of the waiters brought over bread, herbaceous butter, very good olive oil, and vinegar from Modena (Italy). By the way, I recommend trying Modena vinegar with vanilla ice cream.</p>
548<figure id="attachment_14688" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14688" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14688" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-scaled.jpg" alt="Bread with olive oil, butter, and Modena vinegar" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-300x300.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-150x150.jpg 150w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-768x768.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-75x75.jpg 75w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_135214-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
548w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14688" class="wp-caption-text">Bread with olive oil, butter, and Modena vinegar</figcaption></figure>
549<p>The Café Belge menu was in part designed to reflect guests coming in upright, and leaving after having a bit to drink.</p>
550<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14700 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
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558				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/img_20260812_140513/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="886" height="1024" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140513-886x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Back of the menu (tipsy)" aria-describedby="gallery-1-14691" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140513-886x1024.jpg 886w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140513-260x300.jpg 260w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140513-768x888.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140513-1329x1536.jpg 1329w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140513-1772x2048.jpg 1772w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px" /></a>
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561				Back of the menu (tipsy)
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564
565<p>It&#8217;s a <a href="https://linktr.ee/CafeBelge" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sizable menu</a>, too, with too many delicious-sounding choices, with an emphasis on meat and seafood. But there are some pizza, pasta, and vegetarian options as well.</p>
566<p>Right, and since it&#8217;s a Belgian brasserie, moules-frites and beer are mainstays.</p>
567<figure id="attachment_14686" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14686" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14686" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134112-scaled.jpg" alt="Café Belge menu" width="2560" height="1879" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134112-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134112-300x220.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134112-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134112-768x564.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134112-1536x1127.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_134112-2048x1503.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
567w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14686" class="wp-caption-text">Café Belge menu</figcaption></figure>
568<p>Knowing that<em> steak frites</em> is a staple of brasseries, I was compelled to order it, along with a couple of starters.</p>
569<figure id="attachment_14693" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14693" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14693" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140707-scaled.jpg" alt="Wagyu croquettes with truffle mayo" width="2560" height="1295" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140707-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140707-300x152.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140707-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140707-768x388.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140707-1536x777.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140707-2048x1036.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
569w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14693" class="wp-caption-text">Wagyu croquettes with truffle mayo</figcaption></figure>
570<p>These fried wagyu croquettes with black truffle mayonnaise were quite tasty. Quite surprised to see the word <em>cecina</em> on the menu, listed as the topping for each croquette; in this case, the cecina was salted and dried beef.</p>
571<figure id="attachment_14692" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14692" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14692" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-scaled.jpg" alt="Artichoke salad with gorgonzola chip" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-300x300.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-150x150.jpg 150w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-768x768.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-75x75.jpg 75w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_140554-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
571w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14692" class="wp-caption-text">Artichoke salad with gorgonzola chip</figcaption></figure>
572<p>Artichokes, watercress, and a gorgonzola chip, fun combination.</p>
573<p>Having a lot of meat made for an inevitably heavy meal, so the salad helped provide some respite between the two courses. I think mustard greens also could have worked here, bring an entirely new level to the flavors and textures.</p>
574<p>At this point, I tried my second cocktail, <em>Off the Fire</em>.</p>
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580				&#8220;Off the Fire&#8221; cocktail
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586				&#8220;Off the Fire&#8221; cocktail #2
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590<p>Off the Fire has tequila, mezcal, grilled chili-pineapple shrub, lime, and a rim coated with charcoal salt.<br />
591This drink was excellent for a chilihead like myself. Even though it had pineapple juice, the natural sweetness was nicely balanced with the smokiness of the mezcal and charcoal salt. Definitely would order this one again.</p>
592<figure id="attachment_14696" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14696" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14696" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-scaled.jpg" alt="Steak frites" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-300x300.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-150x150.jpg 150w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-768x768.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-75x75.jpg 75w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_150608-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
592w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14696" class="wp-caption-text">Steak frites</figcaption></figure>
593<p>The final boss: steak frites. I haven&#8217;t had this combo in a <em>long</em> time&#8230;possibly because steak in Japan generally isn&#8217;t served with fries.</p>
594<p>The steak, although good enough on its own merit, warmly welcomed the addition of green peppercorn sauce. However, as condiments are rarely spicy enough outside of a handful of countries, I requested something hot (not pictured).</p>
595<p>Both the regular and Belgian fries were crispy, sufficiently salty, and had a buffet of sauces awaiting their destinies. Now that I think about it, horseradish would have been another worthy accompaniment.</p>
596<p>After taking a short break from stuffing myself, I aimed right for the tiramisu.</p>
597<figure id="attachment_14698" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14698" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14698" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154714-scaled.jpg" alt="Tiramisu" width="2560" height="2445" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154714-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154714-300x287.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154714-1024x978.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154714-768x733.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154714-1536x1467.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154714-2048x1956.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
597w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14698" class="wp-caption-text">Tiramisu</figcaption></figure>
598<p>The tiramisu was so-so. It was simply sweet, without any of the rum or espresso.</p>
599<p>Now that I look back at the dessert menu, I should have gone with some pistachio gelato. Oh, well.</p>
600<figure id="attachment_14697" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14697" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14697" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154029-scaled.jpg" alt="Dessert menu" width="2560" height="1985" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154029-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154029-300x233.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154029-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154029-768x595.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154029-1536x1191.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_20260812_154029-2048x1588.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
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601<hr />
602<p>In all, I had a good meal and a good time at Café Belge. Save for the dessert, the food worked out quite nicely. In hindsight, I would have chosen a seafood dish to try instead of two meats, but at the same time I can&#8217;t complain about them lacking flavor.</p>
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694<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">July 22, 2026</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/author/noworkalltravel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">NoWorkAllTravel</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/07/22/restaurant-review-riva-del-fiume-at-four-seasons-bangkok/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Disclaimer</span>: I was invited to lunch at Riva del Fiume, Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya, in exchange for this review.</p>
695<p>It was a nice change of scenery to take in a meal at Riva del Fiume, the <a href="https://www.fourseasons.com/bangkok/dining/restaurants/riva-del-fiume-ristorante/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">signature Italian restaurant</a> at <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/XyYExC8PGFTfeAmy9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River</a>. I&#8217;m not usually in the riverside part of town, so I was curious to see how much it has developed in comparison to fiercely urban Sukhumvit.</p>
696<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Operating Hours</span><br />
697Breakfast, 06:30 &#8211; 10:30<br />
698Lunch, 12:00 &#8211; 14:30 (L.O. 14:00)<br />
699Dinner, 18:00 &#8211; 22:30 (L.O. 22:00)</p>
700<h4>Ambience</h4>
701<p>
701Diners at Riva del Fiume can choose from terrace seating overlooking the Chao Phraya River, or the open-kitchen, high-ceiling atmosphere of the dining room. Given the <a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2023/06/23/trip-report-gx-airlines-nanning-nng-to-bangkok-bkk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangkok</a> humidity this time of year, I opted for the dining room.</p>
702<figure id="attachment_14468" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14468" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14468" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-scaled.jpg" alt="Riva del Fiume restaurant, Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-75x75.jpg 75w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-8-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
702w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14468" class="wp-caption-text">Riva del Fiume restaurant, Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya</figcaption></figure>
703<p>I was seated at a window-side table, with good views of both the open kitchen, and the bar. I should emphasize that all restaurant staff were very nice and professional.</p>
704<p>I was asked beforehand about food allergies, and was served the restaurant&#8217;s prix fixe lunch set, what they call <em>Un Viaggio</em> (&#8220;a trip&#8221;). It includes a welcome drink, amuse-bouche, a seafood starter, an appetizer, a main dish, and dessert. In charge of the menu is Italian-born executive chef Andrea Accordi, who has been with the hotel since 2019.</p>
705<figure id="attachment_14477" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14477" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14477" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-scaled.jpg" alt="&quot;Un Viaggio&quot; Menu" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-1-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
705w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14477" class="wp-caption-text">&#8220;Un Viaggio&#8221; Menu</figcaption></figure>
706<p>&nbsp;</p>
707<h4>Welcome Drink</h4>
708<hr />
709<figure id="attachment_14478" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14478" style="width: 1445px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14478" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-2-scaled.jpg" alt="Welcome drink: peach, sparkling water, gin and tangerine" width="1445" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-2-scaled.jpg 1445w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-2-169x300.jpg 169w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-2-578x1024.jpg 578w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-2-768x1360.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-2-867x1536.jpg 867w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-2-1156x2048.jpg 1156w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1445px) 100vw, 1445px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14478" class="wp-caption-text">Welcome drink: peach, sparkling water, gin and tangerine</figcaption></figure>
710<p>Soon after having been seated, a welcome drink was offered. It used French peaches, tangerines, sparkling water, and Thai gin. As a big fan of peach, this cocktail started off the dégustation on a high note.</p>
711<h4>Bread Basket</h4>
712<figure id="attachment_14479" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14479" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14479" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-scaled.jpg" alt="Three types of just-baked bread" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-75x75.jpg 75w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-3-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
712w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14479" class="wp-caption-text">Three types of just-baked bread</figcaption></figure>
713<p>Uh oh, one of my main weaknesses: bread and olive oil.</p>
714<p>The grissini (breadsticks) had the right proper amount of crunch, and the focaccia was billowy, and excellent for sopping up the sauces of each dish. The third type of bread, which looks more like a neatly-folded napkin, turned out to be a parmesan cracker. The texture and flavor reminded me of Mexico&#8217;s <a href="https://theothersideofthetortilla.com/2012/03/chicharron-de-queso/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><em>chicharrón de queso</em></a>, basically a (Gouda) cheese crackling. Mmm&#8230;all three hit the spot.</p>
715<h4>Amuse-bouche</h4>
716<figure id="attachment_14480" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14480" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14480" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-4-scaled.jpg" alt="Amuse-bouche: Tartelletta Pomodoro e Capperi Tomato and eggplant tart, fennel, caper leaf Toast di Sardine Marinated sardines, Tropea onion, Senise pepper crisp Paté di Fegatelli e Ciliegie Duck foie gras and chicken liver parfait, cherry, Noto almond cookie" width="2560" height="1949" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-4-300x228.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-4-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-4-768x585.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-4-1536x1170.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-4-2048x1560.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
716w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14480" class="wp-caption-text">Three amuse-bouche</figcaption></figure>
717<p>From left to right&#8211;</p>
718<p><em>Tartelletta Pomodoro e Capperi: Tomato and eggplant tart, fennel, caper leaf<br />
719</em>The texture was excellent, but the overall flavor was too sweet.</p>
720<p><em>Toast di Sardine: Marinated sardines, Tropea onion, Senise pepper crisp<br />
721</em>Also quite sweet, but good mouth feel.</p>
722<p><em>Paté di Fegatelli e Ciliegie: Duck foie gras and chicken liver parfait, cherry, Noto almond cookie<br />
723</em>My favorite of the three, albeit slightly sweet. You might have noticed by now that I really only like sweet flavors around dessert time (err, after the rest of the meal), or occasionally as cocktails.</p>
724<h4>Cocktail #1</h4>
725<figure id="attachment_14467" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14467" style="width: 1799px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14467" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-7-scaled.jpg" alt="Cocktail #1: Aperol, Montenegro digestif, Monkey Shoulder the Original, lime juice" width="1799" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-7-scaled.jpg 1799w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-7-211x300.jpg 211w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-7-720x1024.jpg 720w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-7-768x1093.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-7-1079x1536.jpg 1079w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-7-1439x2048.jpg 1439w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1799px) 100vw, 1799px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14467" class="wp-caption-text">Cocktail #1: Aperol, Amaro Montenegro digestif, Monkey Shoulder the Original, lime juice</figcaption></figure>
726<p>Case-in-point. I asked one of the bartenders to make whatever he wanted. The way I see it&#8211; if I don&#8217;t like a food/drink, it was just one time. If I do, I&#8217;ll write it down.</p>
727<p>For cocktail #1, he used lime juice, Amaro Montenegro (a digestif made with orange peels, eucalyptus, and vanilla, among other botanicals), Aperol, and Monkey Shoulder the Original scotch whiskey.</p>
728<p>It was a good follow-up to the peach welcome drink, and delighted me since I had never heard of Amaro Montenegro. The cocktail was sweet, but the scotch whiskey held back much of the saccharine and medicinal potential of the two Italian liquors.</p>
729<h4>Seafood Starter</h4>
730<figure id="attachment_14481" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14481" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14481" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-5-scaled.jpg" alt="Tonno Tonnato: Akami Tuna Tartare, Kristal Caviar, Bergamot, Tonnato Sauce" width="2560" height="1467" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-5-300x172.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-5-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-5-768x440.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-5-1536x880.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-5-2048x1174.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
730w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14481" class="wp-caption-text">Tonno Tonnato: Akami Tuna Tartare, Kristal Caviar, Bergamot, Tonnato Sauce</figcaption></figure>
731<p>Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted the <em>after</em> photo, that is, the one with the tonnato sauce poured to make look like the &#8220;fish&#8221; was swimming again. Nevertheless, this was a good&#8230;catch, as the saltiness of the Kristal Caviar balanced the smoothness of the raw tuna. Definitely a hit with the focaccia, although toast would&#8217;ve been next level.</p>
732<h4>Appetizer</h4>
733<figure id="attachment_14466" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14466" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14466" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-6-scaled.jpg" alt="Tortelli allo Scoglio: Tortelli Filled with Seafood, Lettuce Sauce, Pepper, Brown Crab Broth" width="2560" height="2107" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-6-300x247.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-6-1024x843.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-6-768x632.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-6-1536x1264.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-6-2048x1686.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
733w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14466" class="wp-caption-text">Tortelli allo Scoglio: Tortelli Filled with Seafood, Lettuce Sauce, Pepper, Brown Crab Broth</figcaption></figure>
734<p>Perhaps I should&#8217;ve tried moonlighting as a chef, as I tend to mix flavors with all of the spices I&#8217;ve accumulated while traveling. For now, I better leave that up to the folks with the toques.</p>
735<p>The tortelli and brown crab broth made for a very nice pairing, with only a scant taste of a brine. I&#8217;m not sure that the lettuce sauce added anything, but let&#8217;s just say that the focaccia once again stepped up to the plate. (terrible pun)</p>
736<h4>Main Dish</h4>
737<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-14482 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
738			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
739				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/riva-del-fiume-restaurant-four-seasons-bangkok-9/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="844" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-9-1024x844.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Gallinella di Mare: Charcoal-Grilled Red Gurnard, Liquid Caponata, Caper Sabayon, Black Garlic" aria-describedby="gallery-3-14469" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-9-1024x844.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-9-300x247.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-9-768x633.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-9-1536x1265.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-9-2048x1687.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
740			</div>
741				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-14469'>
742				Gallinella di Mare: Charcoal-Grilled Red Gurnard, Liquid Caponata, Caper Sabayon, Black Garlic
743				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
744			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
745				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/riva-del-fiume-restaurant-four-seasons-bangkok-10/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="970" height="1024" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-10-970x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Fried potato with two types of asparagus and other vegetables" aria-describedby="gallery-3-14470" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-10-970x1024.jpg 970w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-10-284x300.jpg 284w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-10-768x811.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-10-1455x1536.jpg 1455w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-10-1940x2048.jpg 1940w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px" /></a>
746			</div>
747				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-14470'>
748				Fried potato with two types of asparagus and other vegetables
749				</figcaption></figure>
750		</div>
751
752<p>For those unfamiliar with the red gurnard (myself included), it is commonly found in the eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Black Sea, and croaks like a frog would. With that said, grab the fork.</p>
753<p>My charcoal-grilled red gurnard was both seared and raw, but I&#8217;m not sure that it was supposed to be raw on the inside. Regardless, I was really enjoying combining bites of it with the fried potato accompaniment.</p>
754<p>As mentioned earlier, I&#8217;m not such a fan of sweetness in non-desserts, so the caponata threw me off. But the black garlic and caper sabayon were good times.</p>
755<h4>Cocktail #2</h4>
756<p>Dessert time, so let&#8217;s up the sugar game.</p>
757<p>I was telling the same bartender about one of my favorite cocktails, the White Russian (milk, vodka, Kahlúa), so I asked him to make some &#8220;tropical&#8221; riff on it.</p>
758<figure id="attachment_14474" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14474" style="width: 1799px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14474" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-14-scaled.jpg" alt="Cocktail #2: Frangelico, coconut foam, vanilla liqueur, vodka, PATRÓN XO Cafe" width="1799" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-14-scaled.jpg 1799w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-14-211x300.jpg 211w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-14-720x1024.jpg 720w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-14-768x1093.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-14-1079x1536.jpg 1079w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-14-1439x2048.jpg 1439w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1799px) 100vw, 1799px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14474" class="wp-caption-text">Cocktail #2: Frangelico, coconut foam, vanilla liqueur, vodka, PATRÓN XO Cafe</figcaption></figure>
759<p>Darn good! Frangelico (a hazelnut liquor), coconut foam, vanilla liqueur, vodka, and straight out of one of my favorite countries, PATRÓN XO Cafe.</p>
760<p>Good job, mate! The coconut foam hit differently, and the hazelnut flavor was the cherry on top.</p>
761<h4>Table-side Lemon Sorbet &#8220;Digestif&#8221;</h4>
762<p>A new one for me: lemon sorbet as a palate cleanser. But it was <span style="text-decoration: underline;">really</span> good.</p>
763<figure id="attachment_14471" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14471" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14471" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-scaled.jpg" alt="Tableside lemon sorbet palate cleanser" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-768x768.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-75x75.jpg 75w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-11-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
763w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14471" class="wp-caption-text">Tableside lemon sorbet palate cleanser</figcaption></figure>
764<p>The fellow who prepares the lemon sorbet adds a touch of grappa, house-made limoncello, champagne, and a few shavings of Sardinian lemon. He then turned into a work of art:</p>
765<figure id="attachment_14472" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14472" style="width: 1764px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14472" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-12-scaled.jpg" alt="Lemon sorbet" width="1764" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-12-scaled.jpg 1764w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-12-207x300.jpg 207w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-12-705x1024.jpg 705w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-12-768x1115.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-12-1058x1536.jpg 1058w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-12-1411x2048.jpg 1411w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1764px) 100vw, 1764px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14472" class="wp-caption-text">Lemon sorbet</figcaption></figure>
766<p>An absolutely delicious work of art.</p>
767<h4>Dessert</h4>
768<figure id="attachment_14473" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14473" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14473" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-13-scaled.jpg" alt="Ravioli al Pistachio: Cherry Sorbet, Pistachio Mousse, Pistachio Crunch, Cherry Jus" width="2560" height="2188" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-13-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-13-300x256.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-13-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-13-768x657.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-13-1536x1313.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-13-2048x1751.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
768w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14473" class="wp-caption-text">Ravioli al Pistachio: Cherry Sorbet, Pistachio Mousse, Pistachio Crunch, Cherry Jus</figcaption></figure>
769<p>I must (and will) say, that the dessert was my favorite of the <em>viaggio</em>. Cherries, pistachio, more cherries, more pistachio. Every texture and bite felt like a new eating experience. Plus, I feel like there was a hint of orange in the &#8220;raviolo&#8221; shell. Mmm.</p>
770<h4>Unexpected Dessert</h4>
771<figure id="attachment_14475" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14475" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14475" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-15-scaled.jpg" alt="Strawberry lemon tart, and chocolate pecan praline" width="2560" height="2250" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-15-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-15-300x264.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-15-1024x900.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-15-768x675.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-15-1536x1350.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Riva-del-Fiume-restaurant-Four-Seasons-Bangkok-15-2048x1800.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
771w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14475" class="wp-caption-text">Strawberry lemon tart, and chocolate pecan praline</figcaption></figure>
772<p>I finished off the very good lunch with a glass of milk, a chocolate pecan praline, and a strawberry lemon tart. That works!</p>
773<hr />
774<p>It would be great to have service like that at Riva del Fiume wherever I eat. Since that&#8217;s not likely, I will just have to return to try their pizza, more lemon sorbet, and more cherry pistachio desserts.</p>
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866<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">April 10, 2026</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/author/noworkalltravel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">NoWorkAllTravel</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Disclaimer</span>: In exchange for a review, I was invited to stay at Chatrium Grand Bangkok.</p>
867<p>How is it that, after countless visits to the three shopping centers of Central World, Siam Paragon, and the MBK Center, I never knew that the Chatrium Grand Bangkok existed? It&#8217;s not a small property, but to give myself the benefit of the doubt, I&#8217;m generally in that area just to food shop.</p>
868<h3>Location</h3>
869<p>It&#8217;s also a little difficult to explain how to access it. That&#8217;s probably why, when going to that hotel, I gave up and took a tuk-tuk from Siam Paragon.</p>
870<figure id="attachment_14035" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14035" style="width: 1441px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14035" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hotel-tuk-tuk-to-Siam-Paragon-shopping-center-scaled.jpg" alt="Chatrium Grand Bangkok tuk-tuk to Siam Paragon shopping center" width="1441" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hotel-tuk-tuk-to-Siam-Paragon-shopping-center-scaled.jpg 1441w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hotel-tuk-tuk-to-Siam-Paragon-shopping-center-169x300.jpg 169w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hotel-tuk-tuk-to-Siam-Paragon-shopping-center-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hotel-tuk-tuk-to-Siam-Paragon-shopping-center-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hotel-tuk-tuk-to-Siam-Paragon-shopping-center-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hotel-tuk-tuk-to-Siam-Paragon-shopping-center-1153x2048.jpg 1153w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1441px) 100v
870w, 1441px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14035" class="wp-caption-text">Chatrium Grand Bangkok tuk-tuk to Siam Paragon shopping center (ignore the need to call them)</figcaption></figure>
871<p>You see, Google Maps, as it often does, chose not to reveal the entire truth. The app told me that it was about a 26-minute walk.</p>
872<p>I called shenanigans. Indeed&#8230;it turned out to be just a few minutes walk <em>thru</em> the Siam Kempinski (another hotel) roadway to access Chatrium Grand Bangkok.</p>
873<figure id="attachment_14062" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14062" style="width: 1267px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14062" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bad-directions.png" alt="Bad directions (source: Google Maps)" width="1267" height="593" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bad-directions.png 1267w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bad-directions-300x140.png 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bad-directions-1024x479.png 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bad-directions-768x359.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1267px) 100vw, 1267px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14062" class="wp-caption-text">Bad directions (source: Google Maps)</figcaption></figure>
874<p>Just follow the black line I drew for you:</p>
875<figure id="attachment_14063" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14063" style="width: 197px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-14063 size-full" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Follow-the-black-line.png" alt="Follow the black line (source: Google Maps)" width="197" height="422" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Follow-the-black-line.png 197w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Follow-the-black-line-140x300.png 140w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14063" class="wp-caption-text">Follow the black line (source: Google Maps)</figcaption></figure>
876<p>Google Maps sends you to the entrance from the busy Phetchaburi Road, hence the longer walking route.</p>
877<p>It&#8217;s somewhat far from a handful of <a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2025/04/10/bangkok-food-scene/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">my favorite Bangkok eats</a>, but it&#8217;s also a stone&#8217;s throw from many, <em>many</em> other food options.</p>
878<p>Anyway, let&#8217;s check out the hotel.</p>
879<p>Second thing you should know, there are two towers.</p>
880<p>Again, I had no idea which one was the main entrance, so I happen to have checked-in at Tower #2. Whoops. Tower #2 has the gym, spa (and meeting rooms), but most of the fun stuff is at Tower #1, i.e. the main tower. More on the facilities later.</p>
881<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-14021 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
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885				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-14054'>
886				Main entrance (tower #1)
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889				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/chatrium-grand-bangkok-exterior-1/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-1-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-4-14053" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
890			</div>
891				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-14053'>
892				Entrance to tower #2
893				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
894			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
895				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/chatrium-grand-bangkok-exterior-4/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-4-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-4-14056" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-Exterior-4-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
896			</div>
897				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-14056'>
898				Exterior #2
899				</figcaption></figure>
900		</div>
901
902<p>Depending on whether or not your room includes Club Lounge access, you will receive up to two info sheets at check-in. Given that my room type was Club King, I therefore had Club Lounge access.</p>
903<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-14021 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>
904			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
905				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/chatrium-grand-bangkok-room-7/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1775" height="2560" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-7-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-5-14022" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-7-scaled.jpg 1775w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-7-208x300.jpg 208w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-7-710x1024.jpg 710w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-7-768x1108.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-7-1065x1536.jpg 1065w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-7-1420x2048.jpg 1420w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1775px) 100vw, 1775px" /></a>
906			</div>
907				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-14022'>
908				Main info sheet
909				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
910			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
911				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/chatrium-grand-bangkok-room-8/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1775" height="2560" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-8-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-5-14023" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-8-scaled.jpg 1775w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-8-208x300.jpg 208w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-8-710x1024.jpg 710w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-8-768x1108.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-8-1065x1536.jpg 1065w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-8-1420x2048.jpg 1420w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1775px) 100vw, 1775px" /></a>
912			</div>
913				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-14023'>
914				Club Lounge sheet
915				</figcaption></figure>
916		</div>
917
918<figure id="attachment_14032" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14032" style="width: 1418px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14032" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Elevator-scaled.jpg" alt="Elevator" width="1418" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Elevator-scaled.jpg 1418w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Elevator-166x300.jpg 166w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Elevator-567x1024.jpg 567w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Elevator-768x1386.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Elevator-851x1536.jpg 851w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Elevator-1134x2048.jpg 1134w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1418px) 100vw, 1418px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14032" class="wp-caption-text">Elevator (but there&#8217;s no express elevator)</figcaption></figure>
919<p>&nbsp;</p>
920<h3>Room</h3>
921<p>There are a <a href="https://www.chatrium.com/grandbangkok/rooms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">number of room types</a> at the Chatrium Grand Bangkok, spread across its two towers. There are many long-stay guests, particularly from the Middle East; I specify the Middle East because there&#8217;s an in-house chef from that region who specializes in dishes from that part of the world. That food rarely disappoints, so that&#8217;s a big plus in my book.</p>
922<p>Right, back to the room.</p>
923<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Club King Room at #Chatrium Grand #bangkok" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8XsVrSdrsBU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
924<p>For that time of year (early April), good a/c was indispensable. Fortunately, it was working on all cylinders.</p>
925<p>The bed was nice, the shower&#8217;s water pressure good, and the robe very cozy. Oh, and the minibar contents are all included&#8230;can&#8217;t complain about gratis coconut water!</p>
926<p>Negatives were the inconvenient shape of the desk for working, and the dubious quality of water in the complimentary water carafes. But the worst offender by far is &#8220;technology.&#8221;</p>
927<p>Look at this thing&#8211;</p>
928<p>&nbsp;</p>
929<figure id="attachment_14024" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14024" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14024" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-9-scaled.jpg" alt="In-room spy" width="2560" height="1445" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-9-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-9-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-9-768x433.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-9-1536x867.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-9-2048x1156.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
929w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14024" class="wp-caption-text">In-room spy</figcaption></figure>
930<p>I unplugged it as there was no obvious <em>off</em> button, so unless you brought a homemade Faraday cage, have fun with your calls being (more transparently) recorded.</p>
931<figure id="attachment_14059" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14059" style="width: 8160px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14059" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-4.jpg" alt="Club King room bed" width="8160" height="4592" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-4.jpg 8160w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-4-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 8160px) 100vw, 8160px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14059" class="wp-caption-text">Club King room bed</figcaption></figure>
932<figure id="attachment_14060" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14060" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14060" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-5-scaled.jpg" alt="Tableware" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-5-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
932w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14060" class="wp-caption-text">Tableware</figcaption></figure>
933<figure id="attachment_14058" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14058" style="width: 8160px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-14058 size-full" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-3.jpg" alt="Room view (the big mall in the middle is the Siam Paragon)" width="8160" height="4592" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-3.jpg 8160w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-3-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 8160px) 100vw, 8160px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14058" class="wp-caption-text">Room view (the big mall in the middle is the Siam Paragon)</figcaption></figure>
934<p>
934For foodies, pralines with locally sourced ingredients are a Chatrium Grand Bangkok mainstay.</p>
935<figure id="attachment_14061" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14061" style="width: 1563px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14061" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-6-scaled.jpg" alt="Pralines with local flavors" width="1563" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-6-scaled.jpg 1563w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-6-183x300.jpg 183w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-6-625x1024.jpg 625w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-6-768x1258.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-6-938x1536.jpg 938w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-room-6-1251x2048.jpg 1251w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1563px) 100vw, 1563px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14061" class="wp-caption-text">Pralines with local flavors</figcaption></figure>
936<h3></h3>
937<h3>Club Lounge</h3>
938<p>For club room guests, Club Lounge entry is complimentary. However, any guest can pay to enter, depending on availability.</p>
939<p>I was able to visit it at the tail end of afternoon tea, cocktails, and breakfast (in that order). Breakfast was pretty good, but I&#8217;m indifferent to the other two aspects.</p>
940<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-14021 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
941			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
942				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/club-lounge-at-chatrium-grand-bangkok-4/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-4-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-6-14028" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-4-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
943			</div>
944				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-14028'>
945				Chatrium Grand Bangkok Club Lounge
946				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
947			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
948				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/club-lounge-at-chatrium-grand-bangkok-2/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-2-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-6-14026" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
949			</div>
950				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-14026'>
951				Secondary seating area
952				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
953			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
954				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/club-lounge-at-chatrium-grand-bangkok-6/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-6-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-6-14030" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-6-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
955			</div>
956				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-14030'>
957				Overflow seating area
958				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
959			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
960				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/club-lounge-at-chatrium-grand-bangkok-1/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-1-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-6-14025" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
961			</div>
962				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-14025'>
963				snacks
964				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
965			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
966				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/club-lounge-at-chatrium-grand-bangkok-3/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-3-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-6-14027" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-3-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
967			</div>
968				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-14027'>
969				Breakfast
970				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
971			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
972				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/club-lounge-at-chatrium-grand-bangkok-7/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="513" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-7-1024x513.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-6-14031" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-7-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-7-300x150.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-7-768x385.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-7-1536x770.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Club-Lounge-at-Chatrium-Grand-Bangkok-7-2048x1026.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
973			</div>
974				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-14031'>
975				View from Club Lounge
976				</figcaption></figure>
977		</div>
978
979<p>And before you ask, young children aren&#8217;t allowed in after 19:30&#8230;or at least that&#8217;s what I was told.</p>
980<h3>Hotel facilities</h3>
981<p>As mentioned upthread, the spa and gym are in Tower #2. The towers are accessible both from inside (just a couple of quick elevator trips), or simply hop across the covered outdoor entryway.</p>
982<figure id="attachment_14052" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14052" style="width: 8160px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14052" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THANN-Spa-Chatrium.jpg" alt="THANN Spa Chatrium" width="8160" height="4592" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THANN-Spa-Chatrium.jpg 8160w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THANN-Spa-Chatrium-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THANN-Spa-Chatrium-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THANN-Spa-Chatrium-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THANN-Spa-Chatrium-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THANN-Spa-Chatrium-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 8160px) 100vw, 8160px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14052" class="wp-caption-text">THANN Spa Chatrium</figcaption></figure>
983<p>I don&#8217;t care about spas or saunas or onsen, for that matter, but THANN Spa Chatrium did look like a nice place to spend an hour or two.</p>
984<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-14021 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
985			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
986				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/gym-2-3/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-2-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-7-14034" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
987			</div>
988				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-14034'>
989				Gym, view #1
990				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
991			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
992				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/gym-1-2/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-1-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-7-14033" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gym-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
993			</div>
994				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-14033'>
995				Gym, view #2
996				</figcaption></figure>
997		</div>
998
999<p>I was surprised to see such a sizable gym, but didn&#8217;t have any time to use it.</p>
1000<p>As for the pool, it&#8217;s on the 7th floor of Tower #1. Right by the pool entrance, there&#8217;s a place to grab drinks, and even snag oven-fired pizza.</p>
1001<figure id="attachment_14071" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14071" style="width: 406px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14071" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pool.png" alt="Pool (source: hotel PR)" width="406" height="466" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pool.png 406w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pool-261x300.png 261w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 406px) 100v
1001w, 406px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14071" class="wp-caption-text">Pool (source: hotel PR)</figcaption></figure>
1002<h3>Dining</h3>
1003<p>There are a few places to eat on-site at the Chatrium Grand Bangkok. There&#8217;s <em>Flow</em> by the pool, the Club Lounge, and <em>Etcha</em>, the 1-Michelin star avant-garde restaurant helmed by Chef Giacomo Primante.</p>
1004<p>Finally, on the ground floor of Tower #1, there&#8217;s <em>Savio</em>, which offers buffet and à la carte options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I ate there a lot, because it was quite good overall.</p>
1005<figure id="attachment_14050" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14050" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14050" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-15.jpg" alt="Savio, view from the main lobby" width="2560" height="1736" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-15.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-15-300x203.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-15-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-15-768x521.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-15-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-15-2048x1389.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1005w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14050" class="wp-caption-text">Savio, view from the main lobby</figcaption></figure>
1006<figure id="attachment_14049" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14049" style="width: 8160px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14049" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-14.jpg" alt="Savio seating area" width="8160" height="4592" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-14.jpg 8160w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-14-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-14-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-14-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-14-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-14-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 8160px) 100vw, 8160px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14049" class="wp-caption-text">Savio seating area</figcaption></figure>
1007<p>Not to mention, every day of the week there&#8217;s a new theme buffet section; while I was there, Mexico and Lebanon seemed to be the stars, as well as Spain (standby for more on this one).</p>
1008<p>Whereas I forgot to take a video of Savio&#8217;s dinner choices, I did remember to take ones of breakfast and lunch.</p>
1009<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Breakfast</span></p>
1010<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Savio restaurant, Chatrium Grand Bangkok" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q4OzJCMvE5Y?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
1011<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lunch</span></p>
1012<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Savio #lunch #buffet , Chatrium Grand Bangkok" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Hw3fQB7pzE?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
1013<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-14021 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
1014			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1015				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/savio-2/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-2-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-8-14037" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1016			</div>
1017				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-14037'>
1018				Savio dessert area
1019				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1020			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1021				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/savio-10/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-10-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-8-14045" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-10-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-10-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-10-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1022			</div>
1023				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-14045'>
1024				My breakfast
1025				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1026			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1027				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/savio-9/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-9-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-8-14044" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-9-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1028			</div>
1029				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-14044'>
1030				More breakfast
1031				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1032			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1033				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/savio-3/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-3-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-8-14038" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-3-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1034			</div>
1035				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-14038'>
1036				More tacos
1037				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1038			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
1039				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/savio-4/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="576" height="1024" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-4-576x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-8-14039" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-4-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-4-169x300.jpg 169w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-4-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-4-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-4-1153x2048.jpg 1153w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" /></a>
1040			</div>
1041				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-14039'>
1042				Tacos
1043				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1044			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1045				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/savio-5/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="712" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-5-1024x712.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-8-14040" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-5-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-5-300x209.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-5-768x534.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-5-1536x1069.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-5-2048x1425.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1046			</div>
1047				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-14040'>
1048				Meat and potat&#8217;as
1049				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1050			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
1051				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/savio-8/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="576" height="1024" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-8-576x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-8-14043" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-8-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-8-169x300.jpg 169w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-8-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-8-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-8-1153x2048.jpg 1153w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-8-scaled.jpg 1441w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" /></a>
1052			</div>
1053				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-14043'>
1054				Fruit and desserts
1055				</figcaption></figure>
1056		</div>
1057
1058<p>As my stay occurred during April, there was one special dish in honor of <em>Songkran</em>, i.e. the upcoming Thai New Year. The dish is called &#8220;khao chae,&#8221; and translates in Thai as soaked rice. It originated from the <a href="https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/features/what-is-khao-chae-songkran" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mon people (of present-day Myanmar)</a> as a meal for festive occasions. Makes sense that it became popularized during Songkran, when people are out getting soaked with water guns (don&#8217;t fret too much; under that Bangkok sun it dries pretty quickly). Anyway, khao chae includes a variety of raw produce, and some prepared snacks such as shrimp paste spheres and fried salted egg yolk, served alongside rice in a bowl of jasmine-scented water.</p>
1059<figure id="attachment_14042" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14042" style="width: 1441px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14042" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-7-scaled.jpg" alt="Khao chae" width="1441" height="2560" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-7-scaled.jpg 1441w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-7-169x300.jpg 169w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-7-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-7-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-7-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-7-1153x2048.jpg 1153w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14042" class="wp-caption-text">Khao chae at Savio</figcaption></figure>
1060<p>For dinner on the last night, there was a Savio collaboration with a local Spanish chef, Roberto González Alonso, of Albricias restaurant. In fact, Albricias happens to be the marquee restaurant at the other local Chatrium property, Chatrium Sathon Bangkok.</p>
1061<p>To sum up that dinner, there&#8217;s not enough Spanish gastronomy around the world.</p>
1062<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-14021 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
1063			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1064				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/savio-11/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="610" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-11-1024x610.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-9-14046" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-11-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-11-300x179.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-11-768x458.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-11-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-11-2048x1221.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1065			</div>
1066				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-14046'>
1067				Some solid choices from Albricias chef Roberto González Alonso
1068				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1069			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1070				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/10/hotel-review-chatrium-grand-bangkok/savio-1/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-1-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-9-14036" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1071			</div>
1072				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-14036'>
1073				Pernil
1074				</figcaption></figure>
1075		</div>
1076
1077<p>Oh yeah, since this section is about food, and it&#8217;s in Thailand, I probably shouldn&#8217;t forget to throw in one of these photos.</p>
1078<figure id="attachment_14051" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14051" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14051" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-16-scaled.jpg" alt="Mango sticky rice" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-16-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-16-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-16-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-16-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-16-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Savio-16-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1078w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14051" class="wp-caption-text">Mango sticky rice</figcaption></figure>
1079<p>&nbsp;</p>
1080<h3>Tally &#8217;em up</h3>
1081<p>Reflecting on my stay at Chatrium Grand Bangkok, it was one of the better ones I&#8217;ve experienced lately. The staff were mostly pleasant, the food a hit, and the room relaxing. Sure, the pool had some rowdy guests, my room had some AI device slop, and the water didn&#8217;t taste good, but given the location and eats, I&#8217;d definitely consider another stay here.</p>
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1173<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">April 9, 2026</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/author/noworkalltravel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">NoWorkAllTravel</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/xiamen-airlines-domestic-business-class/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>Join me in as I offer a brief glimpse into a Xiamen Airlines domestic business class flight, from Tianjin to Guangzhou.</p>
1174<figure id="attachment_13921" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13921" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13921" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-14-scaled.jpg" alt="Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B-20EK)" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-14-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-14-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-14-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-14-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-14-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-14-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1174w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13921" class="wp-caption-text">Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B-20EK)&#8230;what kind of atmosphere is that?</figcaption></figure>
1175<p>Flying in China is no fun. Unless you&#8217;re an Olympian smoker, crave getting frisked, accept the challenge of &#8220;drinking water,&#8221; or enjoy 10 other people suddenly &#8220;joining&#8221; you at the check-in counter, don&#8217;t get used to it. But look, the country&#8217;s huge, and its high-speed rail is basically the same experience, only on terra more firma.</p>
1176<p>Nevertheless, before QR codes took over the reigns from Xi Jinping, I had a great time traveling in China. The history and writing system alone kept me captivated, while the mysterious skewers and <a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2023/01/14/guangzhou-circle-modern-chinese-architecture/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bizarre</a> &#8212; thoroughly bizarre &#8212; <a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2020/07/18/the-neptunus-group-building-shenzhen-china/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">architecture</a> sealed the deal.</p>
1177<p>But then, it was November 2019, when I was wandering around the boonies of Guangzhou&#8217;s Baiyun district, and noticed a forlorn sweet potato vendor whip out a QR code for payment. The death knell of mainland enjoyment tolled that night.</p>
1178<p>Palaver aside, I had to get to Guangzhou after 10 days in Beijing and Tianjin. By the way, Tianjin&#8217;s kinda neat; it&#8217;s another massive city that barely has any tourists. A Ferris wheel-in-a-bridge is one of its symbols.</p>
1179<figure id="attachment_14064" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14064" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14064" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Eye-Ferris-wheel-on-the-Yongle-Bridge-China-scaled.jpg" alt="Tianjin Eye (Ferris wheel) on the Yongle Bridge, China" width="2560" height="1869" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Eye-Ferris-wheel-on-the-Yongle-Bridge-China-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Eye-Ferris-wheel-on-the-Yongle-Bridge-China-300x219.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Eye-Ferris-wheel-on-the-Yongle-Bridge-China-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Eye-Ferris-wheel-on-the-Yongle-Bridge-China-768x561.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Eye-Ferris-wheel-on-the-Yongle-Bridge-China-1536x1121.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Eye-Ferris-wheel-on-the-Yongle-Bridge-China-2048x1495.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1179w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14064" class="wp-caption-text">Tianjin Eye (Ferris wheel) on the Yongle Bridge, China</figcaption></figure>
1180<h3></h3>
1181<h3>Getting to Tianjin Binhai International Airport</h3>
1182<p>Here&#8217;s where China mogs much of the rest of the world (and by that, I specifically mean the United States). Just go to urbanrail.net &#8212; i.e. my homepage &#8212; and you&#8217;ll see how rapidly China has developed its metro systems.</p>
1183<p>But <em>muh centralized government</em>. OK, and?</p>
1184<p>The day before, I headed from Beijing South railway station on high-speed rail to Tianjin station, from where I took <a href="https://www.urbanrail.net/as/cn/tian/tianjin.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">line 2 of the metro</a> to Tianjin Binhai International Airport.</p>
1185<p>Since my flight was domestic, I headed to Terminal 2 (Terminal 1 is international).</p>
1186<figure id="attachment_14065" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14065" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14065" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Binhai-Internatioanl-Airport-domestic-terminal-scaled.jpg" alt="Tianjin Binhai Internatioanl Airport, domestic terminal" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Binhai-Internatioanl-Airport-domestic-terminal-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Binhai-Internatioanl-Airport-domestic-terminal-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Binhai-Internatioanl-Airport-domestic-terminal-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Binhai-Internatioanl-Airport-domestic-terminal-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Binhai-Internatioanl-Airport-domestic-terminal-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Tianjin-Binhai-Internatioanl-Airport-domestic-terminal-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1186w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14065" class="wp-caption-text">Tianjin Binhai Internatioanl Airport, domestic terminal (Terminal 2)</figcaption></figure>
1187<h3></h3>
1188<h3>Check-in and Security</h3>
1189<p>It was an early flight, so fortunately at that time it wasn&#8217;t busy. Xiamen Airlines has a mini-hub in Tianjin, so that also explained why they had a lounge in the terminal.</p>
1190<p>Business class/SkyTeam Priority had its own check-in, or rather, would have its own line, if I had my druthers. But it&#8217;s China, so expect passengers depositing (that is, turning from gas to solid) alongside you at any moment.</p>
1191<p>There was also a distinct security check for business class/first class travelers, which worked out nicely because I was the only one there at the time. At the same time, expect a thorough pat down.</p>
1192<p>More flying in China advice: keep in a separate bag/bin umbrellas, coins, electronics/wires, power banks, and apparently, TUMS, too. I swear, I had to wait an extra five minutes for not having placed TUMS in a separate tray.</p>
1193<h3>Xiamen Airlines Lounge and Boarding</h3>
1194<p>After security, follow the small sign for Xiamen Airlines First Class Lounge (23). Don&#8217;t be fooled by the 23, for the lounge is really near <span style="text-decoration: underline;">gate 230</span>.</p>
1195<figure id="attachment_13925" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13925" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13925" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-2-scaled.jpg" alt="Tianjin Airport Domestic Terminal" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1195w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13925" class="wp-caption-text">Tianjin Airport Domestic Terminal</figcaption></figure>
1196<p>I was there at 5:15am, although the sign mentioned an opening time of 6am. In spite of that formality, it opened at 5:30am. Whatever.</p>
1197<p>The lounge offered a small buffet &#8212; for breakfast, and eventually for lunch and dinner &#8212; and had some drinks and weird snacks. But, it was still something to sate me before the flight, so there we are.</p>
1198<p>Trying to access wi-fi was a joke, as you&#8217;d have to scan the passport for the password. Yeah, no thanks (and no thanks to Turkey for doing the same thing).</p>
1199<p>Staff was nice enough, but I find Chinese airport lounge staff to be more level-headed than in many other countries.</p>
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1223				Buffet hours
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1235
1236<p>As the lounge was at gate 230, and the boarding gate was 229, the walk was barely a minute. I waited until everyone else boarded, then headed to my seat.</p>
1237<figure id="attachment_13926" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13926" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13926" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-3-scaled.jpg" alt="Tianjin domestic boarding gate (to Guangzhou)" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-3-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1237w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13926" class="wp-caption-text">Tianjin domestic boarding gate</figcaption></figure>
1238<h3></h3>
1239<h3>In-flight</h3>
1240<p>I lucked out as the only section (of four pairs of two seats) without a seatmate. I took a window seat to get a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvlwAOxsR8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">take-off video of the dystopian sky</a>, and dug into a movie on my phone.</p>
1241<p>Given that my last experiences with Xiamen Airlines &#8212; albeit in economy class &#8212; were rubbish, I expected the meal to be inedible. It helped that the business class in-flight breakfast was mostly recognizable; especially amusing was having a bowl of cereal alongside a bowl of bread. What, no rice and noodles to complement the marathon training?</p>
1242<p>Really, though, there&#8217;s not much to nitpick. Service was decent, the flight took-off and landed on time, and the seat was comfortable enough for the three hour trip.</p>
1243<p>Fine, the nitpick is a China thing. Flight attendants start landing procedures so early &#8212; for this flight, it was around 50 minutes before touchdown &#8212; that I was told twice to take my headphones off. The heck, why is <em>that</em> still a thing?</p>
1244<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-13946 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
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1247			</div>
1248				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-13922'>
1249				Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-800 First (business) class
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1252				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/xiamen-airlines-tianjin-to-guangzhou-16/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-16-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-11-13923" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-16-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-16-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-16-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-16-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xiamen-Airlines-Tianjin-to-Guangzhou-16-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
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1255				Orange juice
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1261				In-flight breakfast
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1264
1265<p>After touchdown, I took the metro to Guangzhou East station, wherein I boarded high-speed rail to Shenzhen station (right by the Hong Kong border).</p>
1266<p>Xiamen Airlines domestic business class wasn&#8217;t so bad, but I really wish something could be done to make check-in less of a pill, and to improve food offerings.</p>
1267<p>&nbsp;</p>
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1359<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">April 9, 2026</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/author/noworkalltravel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">NoWorkAllTravel</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Disclaimer</span>: In exchange for a review, I was invited to enjoy one of the new guest rooms at the Tower Club at lebua, Bangkok.</p>
1360<p>The last time I stayed at the Tower Club at lebua,  the focus was<a href="https://noworkalltravel.com/2025/11/15/lebua-bangkok-michelin-weekend/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> on the food</a>. Given its Michelin-starred pair of restaurants, as well as other fine dining options, it&#8217;s easy to see why the hotel trumpets itself as <em>the</em> culinary &#8220;<a href="https://lebua.com/about-us/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">
1360vertical destination</a>.&#8221;</p>
1361<p>But this time, I&#8217;m going to center more on the guest experience, especially the newly refreshed guest rooms. In fact, they&#8217;re so new that I had to stay in the model room, seeing as some finishing touches were being placed on the real deal.</p>
1362<h3>Location</h3>
1363<p>First, to clear up one potential miscommunication, both the Tower Club at lebua, and lebua at State Tower are under the same roof. The latter has fewer floors, and Club access, but they&#8217;re both in the same building.</p>
1364<p>The property is <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/KiGqcoeWWTYRsfJ36" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">close to the Chao Phraya River</a>, Si Lom shopping and nightlife, and Saphan Taksin BTS Skytrain station. During much of the day, the hotel provides a free tuk-tuk to this BTS station. As I had to make a souvenir run before check-out, I was glad to know that there was a &#8220;Tops&#8221; supermarket located on the way to Saphan Taksin, an under-10 minute walk.</p>
1365<h3>Room</h3>
1366<p>After check-in, which was simple, and included a welcome drink and a moist towel (late March &#8211; May is Bangkok&#8217;s summer, so it&#8217;s more sweltering than usual), it was time to see what the fuss about the new Tower Club Suites was.</p>
1367<figure id="attachment_13967" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13967" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13967" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-2-scaled.jpg" alt="Welcome towel and drink" width="2560" height="1475" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-2-300x173.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-2-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-2-768x443.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-2-1536x885.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-2-2048x1180.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1367w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13967" class="wp-caption-text">Welcome towel and drink</figcaption></figure>
1368<p>To be candid, for this review I&#8217;m borrowing a few photos from my first stay (a rainy November 2025), but the views would be the same.</p>
1369<p>And by the same, I mean spectacular.</p>
1370<figure id="attachment_13983" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13983" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13983" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-3-scaled.jpg" alt="View from Tower Club at lebua Bangkok guest room" width="2560" height="826" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-3-300x97.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-3-1024x330.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-3-768x248.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-3-1536x495.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-3-2048x661.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1370w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13983" class="wp-caption-text">Chao Phraya River view from a Tower Club at lebua Bangkok guest room</figcaption></figure>
1371<p>Those iconic balconies &#8212; and indeed, the building itself &#8212; are the work of Thai architect Rangsan Torsuwan.</p>
1372<figure id="attachment_13981" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13981" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-13981 size-full" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-1-scaled.jpg" alt="lebua façade (taken from breeze restaurant)" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1372w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13981" class="wp-caption-text">lebua façade (taken from breeze restaurant)</figcaption></figure>
1373<p>But the room, wow, what an improvement over my first experience.</p>
1374<p>The new design is minimalist, and uses Thai woodwork and crafts to augment the stay. You might be in crazy Bangkok, but while you&#8217;re in the room, you&#8217;re in your own quiet and clean environment, perhaps even inspiring some to head out of the city.</p>
1375<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Renovated Room, Tower Club at #lebua  #hotel #bangkok" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AXeq7s0iVuQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
1376<p>This isn&#8217;t to say that the older rooms are in bad shape; far from it. It&#8217;s more that their evolved forms look that much more welcoming, and feel quieter.</p>
1377<p>There may have been a couple of hiccups here and there, but it <em>was</em> a model room. I expect that the minor nuisances such as a non-working iron, slightly leaky shower head in the tub, and unnecessarily-stocked fridge would get sorted out before other guests get to stay in the new rooms <strong>later this month</strong>.</p>
1378<figure id="attachment_13966" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13966" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13966" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Bed" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1378w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13966" class="wp-caption-text">Bed</figcaption></figure>
1379<figure id="attachment_13965" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13965" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13965" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-16-scaled.jpg" alt="Living room" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-16-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-16-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-16-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-16-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-16-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-16-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1379w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13965" class="wp-caption-text">Living room</figcaption></figure>
1380<figure id="attachment_13964" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13964" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13964" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-15-scaled.jpg" alt="&quot;Welcome back&quot; chocolate cake" width="2560" height="1381" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-15-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-15-300x162.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-15-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-15-768x414.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-15-1536x829.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-15-2048x1105.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1380w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13964" class="wp-caption-text">&#8220;Welcome back&#8221; chocolate cake</figcaption></figure>
1381<h3></h3>
1382<h3>Dining</h3>
1383<p><em>Sirocco</em></p>
1384<p>As noted earlier, a huge draw to lebua in Bangkok is the dining scene. This time, I coincidentally caught another chef collaboration at Sirocco by lebua, the hotel&#8217;s <a href="https://lebua.com/sirocco-gambero-rosso-award/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">premier Italian restaurant</a>. On this occasion, called &#8220;Beyond the Bar, Beyond Dessert,&#8221; working alongside Sirocco Executive Chef Brian Rodriguez was Seoul-based pastry chef Justin Lee.</p>
1385<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-13980 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
1386			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1387				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260328_211840/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_211840-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Chef Justin Lee dessert #1" aria-describedby="gallery-12-13997" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_211840-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_211840-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_211840-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_211840-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_211840-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1388			</div>
1389				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-13997'>
1390				Chef Justin Lee dessert #1
1391				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1392			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1393				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260328_215012/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_215012-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Chef Justin Lee dessert #2" aria-describedby="gallery-12-13998" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_215012-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_215012-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_215012-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_215012-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_215012-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1394			</div>
1395				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-13998'>
1396				Chef Justin Lee dessert #2
1397				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1398			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
1399				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260328_221001/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="576" height="1024" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_221001-576x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Chef Justin Lee dessert #3" aria-describedby="gallery-12-13999" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_221001-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_221001-169x300.jpg 169w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_221001-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_221001-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_221001-1153x2048.jpg 1153w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260328_221001-scaled.jpg 1441w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" /></a>
1400			</div>
1401				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-13999'>
1402				Chef Justin Lee dessert #3
1403				</figcaption></figure>
1404		</div>
1405
1406<p>Not to mention, it&#8217;s hard to beat that Sirocco setting, en plein air.</p>
1407<figure id="attachment_13971" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13971" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13971" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-6-scaled.jpg" alt="Bangkok nightscape from Sirocco" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-6-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1407w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13971" class="wp-caption-text">Bangkok nightscape from Sirocco</figcaption></figure>
1408<p>The restaurant happens to hem in Sky Bar by lebua, that oh-so photogenic and famous Bangkok rooftop bar.</p>
1409<p>Note to those who disdain smoking: if you&#8217;re about to dine at Sirocco <strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">don&#8217;t ask</span></em></strong> to seat next to Sky Bar by lebua. Not pleasant.</p>
1410<figure id="attachment_13970" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13970" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13970" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-5-scaled.jpg" alt="Sky Bar by lebua" width="2560" height="1373" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-5-300x161.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-5-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-5-768x412.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-5-1536x824.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lebua-at-State-Tower-5-2048x1098.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1410w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13970" class="wp-caption-text">Sky Bar by lebua (lit up in blue), adjacent to Sirocco</figcaption></figure>
1411<p><em>Chef&#8217;s Table</em></p>
1412<p>The 2-Michelin starred French restaurant using many Thai ingredients provided another delicious dinner. The restaurant interior is sleek, with an open-kitchen concept. And that ice cream scoop of butter&#8230;oh, yes. Definitely looked forward to having that again.</p>
1413<figure id="attachment_14002" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14002" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14002" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185911-scaled.jpg" alt="The butter!" width="2560" height="1441" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185911-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185911-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185911-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185911-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185911-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185911-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1413w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14002" class="wp-caption-text">The butter!</figcaption></figure>
1414<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-13980 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
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1416				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260329_185102/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="568" height="1024" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185102-568x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185102-568x1024.jpg 568w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185102-166x300.jpg 166w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185102-768x1385.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185102-851x1536.jpg 851w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185102-1135x2048.jpg 1135w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_185102-scaled.jpg 1419w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px" /></a>
1417			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1418			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1419				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260329_190809/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190809-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-13-14004" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190809-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190809-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190809-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190809-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190809-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1420			</div>
1421				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-14004'>
1422				Calvados
1423				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1424			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1425				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260329_192124/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="718" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_192124-1024x718.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_192124-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_192124-300x210.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_192124-768x538.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_192124-1536x1077.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_192124-2048x1435.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1426			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1427			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1428				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260329_190355/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190355-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190355-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190355-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190355-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190355-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_190355-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1429			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1430			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
1431				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260329_201551/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="631" height="1024" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_201551-631x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_201551-631x1024.jpg 631w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_201551-185x300.jpg 185w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_201551-768x1247.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_201551-946x1536.jpg 946w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_201551-1261x2048.jpg 1261w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260329_201551-scaled.jpg 1577w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px" /></a>
1432			</div></figure>
1433		</div>
1434
1435<p><em>Breeze by lebua</em></p>
1436<p><a href="https://lebua.com/restaurants/breeze/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Breeze by lebua</a> is the hotel&#8217;s contemporary Chinese restaurant. This was my first time eating there; in spite of the open-air setting, I really wasn&#8217;t looking forward it. I find eating Chinese food outside of China to be a waste. Ultimately, it wasn&#8217;t my favorite place &#8212; and probably was never going to be &#8212; but I still had some good dishes.</p>
1437<p>The tasting menu, which I tried, included Hokkaido scallop, crispy orange chicken, and wagyu tenderloin. I&#8217;d just about never turn down scallops or wagyu, but orange chicken, what the?</p>
1438<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-13980 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
1439			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1440				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260330_182225/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="627" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_182225-1024x627.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-14-14009" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_182225-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_182225-300x184.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_182225-768x470.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_182225-1536x941.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_182225-2048x1255.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1441			</div>
1442				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-14009'>
1443				Condiments during a Bangkok golden hour
1444				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1445			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1446				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260330_191217/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_191217-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-14-14007" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_191217-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_191217-300x169.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_191217-768x432.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_191217-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_191217-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1447			</div>
1448				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-14007'>
1449				Breeze by lebua restaurant
1450				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1451			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1452				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260330_193004/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="651" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_193004-1024x651.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-14-14006" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_193004-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_193004-300x191.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_193004-768x488.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_193004-1536x976.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_193004-2048x1302.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1453			</div>
1454				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-14006'>
1455				Crispy orange chicken
1456				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1457			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
1458				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/20260330_184236/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="576" height="1024" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_184236-576x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-14-14008" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_184236-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_184236-169x300.jpg 169w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_184236-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_184236-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_184236-1153x2048.jpg 1153w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260330_184236-scaled.jpg 1441w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" /></a>
1459			</div>
1460				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-14008'>
1461				Scallops
1462				</figcaption></figure>
1463		</div>
1464
1465<p><em>Café Mozu</em></p>
1466<p>Café Mozu is the buffet restaurant at lebua, for both Tower Club by lebua and State Tower at lebua guests. However, Tower Club by lebua guests can also use the 52nd floor lounge for breakfast, light afternoon bites and drinks.</p>
1467<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery galleryid-13980 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
1468			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1469				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/cafee-mozu_breakfast-2025_519/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafee-Mozu_Breakfast-2025_519-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-15-14011" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafee-Mozu_Breakfast-2025_519-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafee-Mozu_Breakfast-2025_519-300x200.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafee-Mozu_Breakfast-2025_519-768x512.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafee-Mozu_Breakfast-2025_519-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafee-Mozu_Breakfast-2025_519-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafee-Mozu_Breakfast-2025_519-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafee-Mozu_Breakfast-2025_519-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1470			</div>
1471				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-15-14011'>
1472				Café Mozu indoor seating (source: lebua PR)
1473				</figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1474			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1475				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/cafe-mozu_interior_02/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafe-Mozu_Interior_02-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-15-14012" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafe-Mozu_Interior_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafe-Mozu_Interior_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafe-Mozu_Interior_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafe-Mozu_Interior_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafe-Mozu_Interior_02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafe-Mozu_Interior_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cafe-Mozu_Interior_02-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1476			</div>
1477				<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-15-14012'>
1478				Café Mozu buffet area (source: lebua PR)
1479				</figcaption></figure>
1480		</div>
1481
1482<p>I wouldn&#8217;t say it&#8217;s among the best buffets in the city, but I think the Indian dishes were easily the standouts. Regardless, if you&#8217;d like to see some videos about Café Mozu, check out my four related videos <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@noworkalltravel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>.</p>
1483<p>As a bonus, here&#8217;s a video of the Tower Club lounge&#8211;</p>
1484<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Tower Club breakfast buffet, lebua at state tower Bangkok" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qopeu5EKeTM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
1485<h3>Hotel Facilities</h3>
1486<p>Lebua&#8217;s pool is perched upon the outdoor seating area of Café Mozu.</p>
1487<figure id="attachment_14013" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14013" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14013" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NYE24_Cafe-Mozu_18-scaled.jpg" alt="lebua swimming pool" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NYE24_Cafe-Mozu_18-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NYE24_Cafe-Mozu_18-300x200.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NYE24_Cafe-Mozu_18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NYE24_Cafe-Mozu_18-768x512.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NYE24_Cafe-Mozu_18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NYE24_Cafe-Mozu_18-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NYE24_Cafe-Mozu_18-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NYE24_Cafe-Mozu_18-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
1487w, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14013" class="wp-caption-text">lebua swimming pool (source: lebua PR)</figcaption></figure>
1488<p>The property&#8217;s gym and spa are getting a big redo, too&#8230;but you&#8217;ll need some patience to experience them. For now, my hotel PR contact sent me some renderings of the facilities, to be tentatively ready by the end of the year:</p>
1489<div id='gallery-16' class='gallery galleryid-13980 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>
1490			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1491				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/fitness-spa-salon-07/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="724" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-07-1024x724.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-07-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-07-300x212.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-07-768x543.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-07-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-07-2048x1448.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1492			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1493			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1494				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/fitness-spa-salon-01/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="724" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-01-1024x724.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-01-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-01-300x212.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-01-768x543.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-01-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-01-2048x1448.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1495			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1496			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1497				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/fitness-spa-salon-02/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="688" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-02-1024x688.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-02-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-02-300x202.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-02-768x516.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-02-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-02-2048x1377.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1498			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1499			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1500				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/fitness-spa-salon-03/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="728" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-03-1024x728.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-03-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-03-300x213.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-03-768x546.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-03-1536x1092.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-03-2048x1456.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1501			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1502			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1503				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/fitness-spa-salon-04/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="791" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-04-1024x791.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-04-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-04-300x232.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-04-768x593.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-04-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-04-2048x1582.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
1504			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
1505			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
1506				<a href='https://noworkalltravel.com/2026/04/09/hotel-review-tower-club-at-lebua-bangkok/fitness-spa-salon-05/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="724" src="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-05-1024x724.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="" srcset="https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-05-300x212.jpg 300w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-05-768x543.jpg 768w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-05-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https://noworkalltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fitness-Spa-Salon-05-2048x1448.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a>
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1514<p>I think the key to my second very nice stay at lebua was the pleasant staff. I&#8217;m prone to asking ridiculous questions about the city, my room, Thai food, but I was typically met with helpful employees.<br />
1515It seems that a lot of the folks working at lebua have been there a while, which I think would instill more confidence in guests about their choice of Bangkok hotels.</p>
1516<p>The new rooms looked and felt great, the rooftop restaurants were good times, and my dip in the pool has scarcely been more desired than on a Bangkok summer day.</p>
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