Plaza Athenee Bangkok, A Royal Meridien Celebrating 10 Years With 10,000 Square Metres!

April 16, 2009 - PRLog -- Plaza Athénée Bangkok, a Royal Méridien Hotel is one of Bangkok’s favourite special event hotels and in 2009 the property is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the announcement of new expanded meeting facilities.

Meeting planners are sure to discover world of choice for creative meetings and events in one of the city’s premier venues. The total of creative spaces now available is 26 including 2 impressive Grand Ballrooms!

Select the perfect venue from an array of unique, integrated spaces including the new and alluring Crystal Hall (dividable into 2), ideal for large meetings in theatre style for over 1,100 and spectacular banquets for up to 900. The impressive Grand Hall, a pillarless ballroom (dividable into 2) bathed in natural light flowing through towering 8 metre high bay windows, is popular for corporate meetings and conferences for up to 900 delegates theatre style. Or for something completely different try Star 29. Located on the 29th floor with polished wooden floors and floor-to-ceiling windows and views over the Bangkok skyline, at Star 29 you have found a unique space ideal for inspiring gatherings. An additional 21 fully-equipped meeting rooms offer all the flexibility needed to provide endless possibilities for breakout rooms and themed events.  

At Plaza Athénée Bangkok, a Royal Méridien hotel, you can keep your eyes on the agenda, whilst the dedicated event management staff take care of all the details. And, the talented team of international Chefs tailor theme breaks and menus to suit any occasion. For meeting ‘revivers’, dare to be different with unique breaks such as indulgent Illy Expresso Coffee with Chocolate Indulgences or keep the energy flowing with light & healthy ‘Spa Cuisine’ served with cleansing Tea, complete with attentive massage therapists performing mini head, shoulder and hand massages.

The Team is skilled at managing complexed programmes and regularly receive praise from delegates and event organizers. Following an event for Abbot Diagnostics, a personal note arrived to let management know what a great job the Associates were doing.

Wipa Parapat, Secretary to General Manager of Abbot Diagnostics, said, “I want to thank your team for their excellent support and remarkable service. The Staff professionally performed their duty delivering world class hospitality and displayed a genuine, positive attitude towards every task.  The team kept monitoring the status of preparations in both the meeting room and dining room. It is clear to me that you have great people working in your organisation and they definitely make Plaza Athénée Bangkok, a Royal Méridien Hotel a  world class  meeting destination”.

The property was also named in the Conde Nast Travelers Readers Choice Awards 2008 and cited for Excellence as a Top 25 Hotel in Asia 2008 by Smart Travel Asia.

State-of-the-art facilities include:
•   Experienced Event Managers
•   Global Kitchen Team
•   Conveniently installed Audio visual equipment
Pre-function space ideal for exhibitions
•   Huge cargo lift to access main convention floors
•   Versatile breakout rooms, some with natural light and open air terraces
•   Outdoor function space in tropical surrounds
high speed internet access

About the Hotel:
The prime location of Plaza Athenee Bangkok, A Royal Meridien Hotel acts as an oasis in a bustling metropolis. It is also an historic location associated with royalty as it is the origin site of Kandhamas, the residence of Her Royal Highness Princess Valaya Alongkorn Kromluang Patchburi Rachasirindorn, The Aunt of His Majesty King Bhumipol Adulyadej. Today, this exclusive address places the hotel alongside the embassies and trees framing Wireless Road, just steps from the BTS Phloen Chit Skytrain station.

Renowned for delivering on the high expectations of savvy business travellers, the spacious Le Royal Club on the 26th floor ensures a world class performance true to a leading corporate hotel. The Hotel’s Architect Dr Sumet Jumsai is Thailand's most famous and the country's leading architectural conservationist, but he is also a talented artist with many of his works on display in the Club Lounge.
Meeting Planners can also make their events a true masterpiece with the recent opening of dynamic new meeting facilities in Athenee Tower making this one of Bangkok’s largest conference hotels featuring over 10,000 square metres of versatile space with 26 meetings rooms including two stunning ballrooms offering the ultimate in style and flexibility.
Of course, any five star discovery would not be complete without world class cuisine and you are spoilt for choice with eight restaurants and bars including The Reflexions, for French indulgence and very memorable dining moments.  

ABOUT LE MERIDIEN
Le Méridien brand, currently represented by approximately 120 luxury and upscale hotels in 52 countries worldwide, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. The majority of Le Méridien properties are located in the world's top cities and resorts throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.    In the 2005 Luxury Brand Status Index survey Le Méridien was recognised as one of the top 15 luxury hotel brands. For more information, please visit www.lemeridien.com.

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 900 properties in more than 100 countries and 155,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched AloftSM, and Element SM.  Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Nareerat Thongsook/nareerat.thongsook@lemeridien.com / +66 2650 8800 ext. 6240
lemeridien.com/bangkokplazaathenee

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