Pathumwan Princess Hotel
by the TopOfHotel team
A classic Pathumwan 5-star wired straight into MBK Center, with roomy 38 sq m rooms and two downtown tennis courts — shoppers and morning-sport travelers will love it. Score 9.3.
A classic Pathumwan 5-star wired straight into MBK Center, with roomy 38 sq m rooms and two downtown tennis courts — shoppers and morning-sport travelers will love it. Score 9.3.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Reviewers describe the Deluxe room at a generous 38 sq m, larger than the 5-star average in this part of Bangkok. It comes with a big King bed, thick soft carpet, a long desk with a reading lamp, and classic cream-and-gold wallpaper that reads a touch dated but is spotless. Tall windows open onto the green sweep of Chulalongkorn University, with the lit King Power Mahanakhon tower visible in the distance at night. The marble bathroom splits the tub from the shower and stocks L'Occitane toiletries.
Food and amenities
This is where the hotel pulls ahead. The 8th-floor pool is a clear 20 metres, the gym has a window-side running track facing the city, and the 11th floor holds two full-size outdoor tennis courts — genuinely hard to find in central Bangkok, and bookable for around $14 an hour with racquets and balls thrown in. Reviewers weigh up the in-house Spa Cenvaree against a foot massage in MBK, and many pick the mall for being half the price.
Location and getting there
MBK Center attaches straight to the hotel — seven floors selling everything from phone cases and secondhand iPhones to jewellery and T-shirts, plus a 6th-floor food court where lunch lands around $3. BTS Siam is 500 m away past Siam Discovery and Siam Center, and the covered Skywalk runs the other way to BTS National Stadium. Jim Thompson House, the Thai silk museum, is a 10-minute, 700 m walk via Soi Kasem San 2.
Things to know before booking
The Pathumwan streets clog during the morning and evening rush, so leave extra time for any taxi. Parts of the building feel more 90s-classic than the glassy newer towers nearby, even if the upkeep is solid. And it sells out in high season — the better rates and higher floors go first, so book a few weeks ahead.
Our take
We'd send families shopping MBK hard, business travelers with meetings near Chula, and morning-sport types here above all. Rooms are roomy, the facilities are complete, and the covered walk straight into MBK is something you simply won't get anywhere else in the area. Guests score it 9.3 to 9.4, and that consistency shows.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- Physically attached to MBK Center, one of Asia's best-known malls — seven floors of phone cases, jewellery, T-shirts and a 6th-floor food court where lunch runs about $3.
- Elegant, well-kept interiors with Deluxe rooms at 38 sq m, noticeably larger than the typical 5-star room in this part of Bangkok.
- High windows frame clear city views over Chulalongkorn University's green campus, with the lit King Power Mahanakhon tower visible in the distance at night.
- An 8th-floor 20-metre pool and a gym with a window-side running track, so you can keep your routine without leaving the building.
- Two full-size outdoor tennis courts on the 11th floor — bookable around $14 an hour with racquets and balls included, and genuinely rare for a downtown hotel.
- Traffic around Pathumwan gets heavy during the morning and evening rush, so build in extra time for any taxi or ride-hail.
- The building and some of the cream-and-gold styling feel more 90s-classic than the glassy newer hotels nearby, even if it's clean and well maintained.
- Rooms sell out fast in high season; the better rates and higher floors go early, so book a few weeks ahead.
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Insider Tips
- Walk straight into MBK from the hotel and use the 6th-floor food court for a full lunch under $3, or its foot-massage shops for about half the price of the in-house Spa Cenvaree.
- Book a court time on the 11th-floor tennis courts or grab the window-side treadmill early — both are quietest before the morning shopping crowd arrives.
- Ask for a high floor facing the university for the clearest green views and a glimpse of King Power Mahanakhon after dark.