In my view, the Oriental is very 1970s in ambiance and convenience, poorly located for most people and over priced. It always reminds me of the India of old.  I prefer The Landmark or Grand Hyatt, both excellent hotels, well located and reasonably priced. If its a river location you are after and convenience is not an issue, The Peninsula beats the Oriental in my view.  As a final point, it is nowhere near to 'the best hotel in Asia'.  I could name at least 3 in Singapore and one in India that  offer a much better experience. 

 

easy when honest reviews are met with lawsuits...

14 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

Certainly agree about the rooms being rather small and also the Thai food being westernized. I believe one of the best attributes the hotel has is the service, which is absolutely excellent.

When I had lunch there, with some coworkers,  outside, they had these large umbrellas to shade you from the Sun. Of course the Sun is moving across the sky, so every 5 minutes or so, staff would come and move the umbrellas. to keep the shade in the right place.So I inquired how many staff the hotel has, after we had finished the meal i was escorted to the front desk and met the Manager, who told me they have 2.5 members of staff to every guest!

Well actually, no. The sun isn't moving anywhere. We're moving. Ask Galileo!

17 hours ago, webfact said:

according to The Telegraph’s Hotel Awards.

Who???

Anyone stay at the Raffles in Singapore?  How would you compare it to the Mandarin?

5 hours ago, bradiston said:

Well actually, no. The sun isn't moving anywhere. We're moving. Ask Galileo!

The Sun "moves across the sky" because the Earth spins. The Sun is moving as are all stars and planets and galaxies! I asked Galileo and he agreed!

6 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

The Sun "moves across the sky" because the Earth spins. The Sun is moving as are all stars and planets and galaxies! I asked Galileo and he agreed!

But not relative to the earth. It appears to rise and set, but as we've known for 600 years, this is an illusion, as you say, caused by the earth turning on its axis. 600 years ago the Catholic Church burned people at the stake for proclaiming this "heresy". They're still pretty much at it today, maybe only metaphorically. But the current Pope's unwarranted lobbying is extremely unwelcome, to me, at least. Millions, if not billions, of people live in dire poverty and ignorance because of his outrageous bs doctrines.

 

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanneshurvell/2024/09/17/50-best-announces-worlds-top-hotels-for-2024/

 

Didn't even make the top 50 on this list.

 

On 9/13/2024 at 5:49 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

Au contraire...  

 

I've stayed there and it was fantastic - I've eaten there at both the Authors lounge and Lord Jims, both excellent. 

I've been to weddings there, the events and catering were excellent and right up there with the other top hotels in Thailand (such as Kempinski & St Regis)

 

I've stayed a lots of excellent hotels:  the Oriental is in the top three that I've stayed at. 

I've also stayed at the Ritz Carlton, which was outstanding. 

Best hotel I've stayed at is the Dharmawangsa in Jarkarta (upgraded and had two private butlers !!)

 

 

If you don't know about hotels and just wanted to blabber on some some reverse snobbery because you don't like the price, then you've already done that......  

 

 

Only had one butler, but agree with your opinion of the Dharmawangsa