Baiyoke Tower, Bangkok

Take a picture of Thailand tallest building, the Baiyoke Tower II. It was right beside our hotel so taking a picture during the sunny summer day was a cinch.

Tower has the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia and the third-tallest all-hotel structure in the world, with 673 guest rooms.

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We decided to go to the Baiyoke Tower for dinner... we ended up on the 78th floor. The rooms were covered with some stuff that affected our views. The food was cold once you sat down at your table, it was from a buffet, and not that good, and expensive compared to what you can find in Bangkok. So I would suggest to only go to the Baiyoke Tower for the views on the viewing deck on the 84th floor!

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The Baiyoke Tower II, located on 222 Rajprarop Road in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok, Thailand, is the country's tallest building. It contains the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia and the third-tallest all-hotel structure in the world, with 673 guest rooms.

The building is 304 m (997 ft) tall, or 328 m (1,076 ft) tall if its antenna is included. It has 85 floors, with a public observatory on the 77th floor, a bar called "Roof Top Bar & Music Lounge" on the 83rd floor, and a 360-degree revolving roof deck on the 84th floor. Construction on the building ended in 1997, with the antenna being added two years later, in 1999.

The Baiyoke Sky Hotel website itself lists the height without the antenna as 309 m (1,014 ft), but the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Emporis, and SkyscraperPage list it as 304 m (997 ft), with SkyscraperPage stating that this height was supplied by the structural engineering company.

Be prepare to enjoy the magnificent night scenery of Bangkok at the top of Biyoke Sky Tower. Since the platform at the top of tower able to rotate 360 degree, visitors don't need to walk around the clock, just stand still and have a good time.

If you are tired enjoy the night view under open roof, drop by to the down stair cafe / pub, sit tight enjoy the drinks or food while observe through the window.

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The Baiyoke Sky Tower building is 309m (1,013 ft) tall, or 328m (1,076 ft) tall if its mast is included. It has 85 floors, with a public observatory on the 77th floor and a 360-degree revolving roof deck on the 84th floor. The view in the Top is Breathtaking since you can see the various expressways of bangkok and the chao phraya river and grand palace complex but I was not that Impressed since I've been to many Tower's Including the Highest being the CN Tower in Toronto Canada (see my toronto page) and Stratosphere Tower in Vegas and Macau Tower.

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It is certainly worth while going to the Baiyoke Sky Hotel and up to the viewing area on the 84th Floor.

The views are amazing and up a bit further is the revolving deck.

Great photo opportunities and when your finished theres a little bar up there to sit and have a drink and take in the view.

The Baiyoke Tower was opened in 1998 and the building is 309 metres high.
There are 2060 steps from the bottom to the top and if you did this it would take you more than an hour to reach the top. (Much easier by lift).
The piling runs 60 metres deep underground or about the height of a 22 storey building.

Go up the lift from the lobby to the 77th floor.
There is another lift to the 83rd floor for the revolving deck on the 84th floor.

Open Monday - Friday: 10.30 a.m. - 10.00 p.m. and weekend + holidays: 9.30 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.

Adults 120 baht and children (up to 120 cms.) 60 baht

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Next to here is a night market, Pratunam. So after shopping, you can go there and see the entire city from 83rd floor.
It cost 200 bath, but in the rotary bar just downstairs from the terrace, you can take a soft or alcohol drink showing the same ticket that you've already paid at the entrance while you see the entire city at your feet.
Enjoy it, better at night!!!.

The first time I went to Bangkok I stayed at the Indra Regent and amazingly was oblivious to the fact thet the Baiyoke Skytower was only a few hundred metres away. On my second trip to Bangkok I made sure I didn't miss it. It really is one of the things you should do. We went to the 77th floor observation deck but apparently you can go to the 84th floor roof deck for an open air experience. After you've checked this out have a look around Partunam. Some people hate it but I loved it. It was a real bustling part of town...