| Press Reviews
Time Magazine, February, 2005:
‘Thai capital’s best-kept secret….Exquisite views of the Temple of the Dawn… Guests are ferried around Bangkok by the villas’ own longboat, or river launch…
Morgan Ommer.
In Residence Magazine, April, 2005:
Traditional Thai furnishings, an abundance of dark wood fittings, silk cushions, sumptuous beds and polished floors ensure style and splendor on a scale rarely seen today… Family portraits, antiques and Benjarong porcelain are still housed at Chakrabongse, transporting guests back to the atmosphere of early 20th Century regal grandeur.
Thailand Tatler:
The setting at night, when candles and oil lamps glow along walkways and in alcoves, is magical.
Riverside Villa boasts from its private veranda a fine view of the riverfront.
Bangkok 101, November 2008:
This spacious, lovingly restored oasis of calm – formerly a worker’s residence – ticks all the traditional Thai house boxes: gabled roof, flame-shaped eaves, polished teak everything, tropical landscape….
It also juts sublimely over the city’s Chao Phraya River, and sits lodged with the serenely lush 100-year-old residence of Prince Chakrabongse.
Smilingalbino.com, December 2007:
In a class of its own, Chakrabongse gets our vote for simply the coolest place to sta….Now it’s a gorgeous private luxury hideaway nestled amongst the most regal real estate in Asia.
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