Amari Watergate marks 28 years with a major transformation

Pratunam may not be your first idea for a getaway in the city but Amari Watergate Bangkok proves to be a respite from the hustle and bustle, and a convenient base for city exploration, thanks to its prime location in Bangkok’s shopping district.

First Impressions

Watergate delivers a sense of arrival through its four-storey lobby hall, which makes the round entryway table with minimal white phan phum look puny (note the bilingual alliteration). My eyes are automatically drawn to a ceiling installation titled “Water Of Life”, which, in layman’s terms, is a huge chandelier containing 847 crystal drops, a nod to the nearby Khlong Saen Saeb and the hotel’s address. They are beautifully hung from the high ceiling, coming down like glittering rain. The lobby hall…