The Spa at The Peninsula 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"

"Because the hotel is in Thonburi, its spacious rooms have impressive views of the Bangkok skyline"

"Located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, the spacious rooms at The Peninsula (especially those on higher floors) offer guests stunning views of the River of Kings and the Bangkok skyline"

"The lovely riverside gardens shelter a three-tiered pool, a beautiful spa run by ESPA, a fitness centre and tennis courts"

"" The spa is in a three-story colonial-style building with reflecting pools lined with silk lanterns—"the only drawback is that it's across the river"