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Is Bangkok An Odd But Good Choice For Christmas?

Where: 123 Charoennakorn Road, Bangkok, Thailand, 10600

HotelChatter's AmandaK is already looking forward to Christmas.

Thailand’s not exactly what we’d consider a Christmas destination--all those Buddhists aren’t really into the Santa Claus thing--but apparently that doesn’t stop the Millennium Hilton Bangkok putting together a bunch of Christmas offerings.

It’s going to start the second you walk into the hotel. The Millennium Hilton says it will be

adorning its lobby with an elegant centre piece of a gigantic gold Christmas tree hanging inverted from its ceiling.

An upside-down Christmas tree? It seems to match with the upside-down-ness of spending Christmas in Thailand. One smart point about this idea is that Bangkok is a great place to shop so bringing home gifts should be easy.

In the hotel restaurant they’ll have “Christmas feasts” as well as carol singing and a visit from Santa. A Thai Santa is something we’re kind of curious to see, we admit.

Getting a double room for a week over Christmas starts at 5,760 Thai baht (US$163) a night, or a bit less if you pay in full in advance. Probably low enough rates to have some Christmas shopping cash left over, or you can hope that the Thai Santa brings you a gift.

[Photo: susmis]

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One Night In Bangkok

Where: 333 Charoennakorn Road, Bangkok, Klongsan, Thailand, 10600

Daily Candy checks in on Thailand post tsunami and finds that the few provinces hit by last December's tragic storm are well on their way to recovery.

They mention a couple of different hotels, however, since Thailand is one place where the exchange rate can be quite favorable, we would try to snag a room at the Peninsula Bangkok. With a little finagling you may be able to get a room for under $200 a night, which is a deal at this five star, service oriented resort.  

Other Thai hotel options:

Banyan Tree Bangkok
Metropolitan
Katathani Thani Resort & Spa (Phuket)

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·   Thai One On [Daily Candy]
·   Peninsula Bangkok Reviews [TripAdvisor]