Hilton Worldwide has today announced the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok – the global hospitality group's 100th property in Asia. This new hotel is situated 400 metres from Phrom Phong Skytrain station on Sukhumvit Soi 26, and is a 40-minute drive from the Suvarnabhumi airport.
Facilities available include an outdoor swimming pool and a 24-hour fitness centre. For meetings and events there is also a 351 sqm conference room – which can be divided into smaller function rooms – a 56 sqm multi-purpose room and a business centre.
The 23-storey hotel has 177 rooms which range from 28 sqm guestrooms and 38 sqm superior rooms to 58 sqm suites. Each room is equipped with an iPod dock (but not compatible with iPhone), although in-room wifi is not free. Food and beverage outlets include Dee-Lite, an all-day restaurant serving Thai, Vietnamese and Western food and featuring a private meeting room, and pool-side lounge and cocktail bar Mosaic with live DJs on select nights.
Hilton Worldwide has more than 170 hotels in the pipeline for the next five years, including Hilton Yangon, Conrad Manila (see story here) and Waldorf Astoria Bangkok.
For more information visit www.doubletree.com and www.hiltonworldwide.com
Alex Andersson
