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The Amari Atrium Hotel is a
first-rate hotel situated less than a mile from the
shopping district and approximately 17 miles from Bangkok
International Airport. Local attractions include Queen
Sirikit Convention Center and Golden Jubilee Hall.
Hotel amenities include 24-hour business center, Internet
access, shuttle bus, laundry/dry cleaning, medical
service, babysitting, concierge, parking, currency
exchange, beauty salon, shopping arcade, tour agency,
taxi/limousine service, film processing, safe deposit box,
health club, sundeck, Jacuzzi, and outdoor pool. Onsite
drinks and dining are available at the Cascade Restaurant,
Cascade Lobby Bar, Vivaldi Italian Restaurant, and Mingles
Pub & Restaurant.
Guest rooms feature satellite TVs, in-room movies, private
bathrooms, in-room safes, mini-bars, hairdryers,
individual climate controls, dataports, bathroom
amenities, and international direct-dial telephones.
Rooms: 568
Floors: 23
Check-In:
1400
Check-Out:
1200
December 5:
On the King's birthday a parade of the colors is performed
in Bangkok by Thailand's elite Royal Guards.
December 31-January 2:
New Year celebrations are usually at their best around the
temples. In Bangkok, special ceremonies at Pramanae Ground
include Thai dances.
February:
Magha Puja commemorates the day when 1,250 disciples
spontaneously heard Lord Buddha preach the cardinal
doctrine on the full moon of the third lunar month.
February-April:
Kite-flying contests are held at the Pramanae Ground in
which barbs on the kite strings are used to destroy
opponents' kites.
April 6:
Chakri Day commemorates the enthronement of King Rama I,
founder of the present dynasty, in 1782.
Mid-April:
Songkran marks the Thai New Year and is an occasion for
setting caged birds and fish free, visiting family,
dancing, and water-throwing, in which everyone splashes
everyone else in good-natured merriment.
May:
Plowing Ceremony: At the Pramanae Ground, Thailand's king
and queen take part in a traditional ritual that opens the
rice-planting season.
May 5:
Coronation Day: The king and queen take part in a
procession to the Royal Chapel to preside over ceremonies
commemorating their coronation.
May:
Visakha Puja: On the full moon of the sixth lunar month,
the nation celebrates the holiest of Buddhist
days-commemorating Lord Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and
death. Monks lead the laity in candlelit processions
around their temples.
August 12:
Queen Sirikit's birthday is celebrated with religious
ceremonies at Chitlada Palace, and the city is adorned
with lights galore.
November:
Held on the full moon of the 12th lunar month, Loi
Krathong is the loveliest of Thai festivals. After sunset,
people throughout Thailand make their way to a body of
water and launch small lotus-shaped banana-leaf floats
bearing lighted candles. The aim is to honor the water
spirits and wash away one's sins of the past year.
November:
Golden Mount Festival: Of all the fairs and festivals in
Bangkok, this one at the Golden Mount is the most
spectacular, with sideshows, food stalls, bazaars, and
large crowds of celebrants.