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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Travel
Lydia Swinscoe

Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok: inside the glamorous Thai hotel adored by authors and Hollywood royalty

No stranger to Thailand’s well-worn backpacking trail, I’ve long been enamoured with the hospitable country’s capital, Bangkok.

It’s a city that provides the jumping off point for many a fresh-faced and eager adventurer. But unlike on my previous visits, when I was backpacking on a seriously low budget, my latest layover in the city earlier this year was an altogether novel experience. I experienced Bangkok through a more refined, shall we say, White Lotus-esque lens.

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