The Pool at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok

"View the entire 2011 Gold List of the world's best places to stay › Also appeared in the Gold List in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Amenities: Pool, Spa, Tennis"

"" The oldest hotel in Thailand, it's on the Chao Phraya and has a colonial Authors' Wing, a contemporary River Wing, and a Garden Wing overlooking the pool"

"The hotel’s award-winning Oriental Spa features 14 private treatment rooms and a long list of pampering body treatments, while other facilities include two landscaped swimming pools — one surrounded by private cabanas — two outdoor tennis courts and a fully equipped fitness center"

"Over the years it has added a couple of swimming pools, a new wing, a venue for dinner shows, and a superb spa"

"The hotel has one of Thailand's best spas, a world-class fitness center and tennis court, and several large swimming pools"