webfact Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Nai Lert Park hotel to close down early next year BANGKOK: -- Curtain to fall on the Nai Lert Park hotel early next year after 36 years in service when the Sombatsiri family has agreed to sell the hotel to Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand’s largest hospital operator, at a price tag of 10,800 million baht. BDMS filed a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Wednesday night saying that the company had entered into a deal to acquire the 15-rai prime land which includes a six-storey hotel, a 12-storey promenade office building and one-storey building used for a staff cafeteria. The company said it planned two billion baht to develop the property into a wellness clinic said to be the first in Asia to provide wellness services. Managing director of Nai Lert Park hotel, Naphaporn Bodiratmangkura, issued a note to employees informing them about the necessity to close down the hotel. She promised that the employees would receive the legal compensation plus a one-month bonus. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/nai-lert-park-hotel-close-early-next-year/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rheinwiese Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 What a shame. Most popular BKK hotel among my family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMartinHandyman Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 10.8 billion would have been so much easier for me,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggy Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Holy **** Batman. The last line of the original article says, "There are about 2,000 hotels in Bangkok, among them are 400 legitimate hotels with the rest being illegal without operating permits." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakhonandy Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, Wiggy said: Holy **** Batman. The last line of the original article says, "There are about 2,000 hotels in Bangkok, among them are 400 legitimate hotels with the rest being illegal without operating permits." About the same as Pattaya. Scary isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Another piece of Bangkok history and a nice open space (the hotel has extensive grounds) is lost. This reminds me of the loss of the stunning old Siam Intercontinental Hotel, and its extensive grounds and gardens, to build the Siam Paragon Mall. As they say they will develop a "wellness center," hopefully they will find a way to incorporate the gardens into their plans. PS: The annual flower show and festival put on by this hotel was quite an event as well. The location of this hotel, because of the road traffic patterns, general,congestion, and the lack of nearby BTS/MRT lines wasn't ideal, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I remember when the place opened. Am I really that old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingalfred Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Another expensive hospital to compete with bumrungradSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 5 hours ago, webfact said: .....said to be the first in Asia to provide wellness services..... Ratchadapisek establishments been doing that for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Was this originally the Hilton or somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 17 minutes ago, Jane Dough said: Was this originally the Hilton or somewhere else? Yes, originally the Hilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thainess Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 The fact is, nobody wanted to stay there any more after David Carradine topped himself with ropes around his neck and c**k in the closet. The rumour on the street is that the place was haunted by his tormented spirit. Nice buffet dinner though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, Thainess said: The fact is, nobody wanted to stay there any more after David Carradine topped himself with ropes around his neck and c**k in the closet. The rumour on the street is that the place was haunted by his tormented spirit. Nice buffet dinner though. Was he not murdered by some ladyboys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 1.8 million per square wah. That's about right really considering the British Embassy wants 1.9 million and is closer to Sukhumvit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Surely The Ambassador on Soi 11 will be next to go: once considered smart ( like the Dusit Thani, and the original Sheraton on Surawong, later a Ramada, and also that place on Surawong near Rama4, I forget its name)...now all cheap dinosaurs sitting on expensive land. None of them is a going concern in the current hotel market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 " The company said it planned two billion baht to develop the property into a wellness clinic said to be the first in Asia to provide wellness services. " so logically they will be preserving and even improving the Dildo shrine in the back garden....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 " The company said it planned two billion baht to develop the property into a wellness clinic said to be the first in Asia to provide wellness services. " so logically they will be preserving and even improving the Dildo shrine in the back garden....... sorry i meant the Fertility Temple which deserves to be preserved as a Thai cultural icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubby Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 is this the one with all the wooden phalluses? ............. i don't believe they are actually dildos fwiw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 On 1/10/2559 at 1:15 AM, bangon04 said: " The company said it planned two billion baht to develop the property into a wellness clinic said to be the first in Asia to provide wellness services. " so logically they will be preserving and even improving the Dildo shrine in the back garden....... sorry i meant the Fertility Temple which deserves to be preserved as a Thai cultural icon. Does anyone else find it strange that these fertility shrines you see throughout Thailand never have any vaginas? It must be due to the poor state of sex-education in Thai schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.