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The Regent Bangkok .

Regent Bangkok has unveiled a new Regent Club facility, claimed to be the only “executive club” in the industry with 24-hour service.

Wolf Hengst, president of Regent International Hotels, mentioned once : “This new hospitality concept redefines the luxury benchmark for executive club accommodations. Our concept offers much more than free breakfast and cocktail hour. The Regent Club provides an exceptional level of highly personalized service in a responsive environment.”

Guests pay a $40 premium for the Regent Club services, which include 24-hour concierge and business center services, special check-in and out, unlimited pressing on arrival, full daily breakfast and evening cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

The Regent Bangkok, located across the street from a golf course and racetrack, is an elegant oasis with a large swimming pool. If you want to get an idea of how Bangkok is growing, just go for a swim, lie on your back and you’ll see half a dozen construction cranes all around.

Inside the hotel, however, the 363 rooms are quiet and spacious. A $20 million refurbishment has just been completed giving the marbled bathrooms a separate glass-enclosed shower and good-sized tub. A new category, the junior suite, has been added, which offers a teak walk-in wardrobe, two double-sized beds, handcrafted teak TV cabinet and generous sitting area and desk. Suites are accented with silks from the famous Jim Thompson company and unique Thai appointments.

The hotel has five restaurants including the very popular Thai restaurant, the Spice Market. A fleet of new Mercedes limousines allows for comfortable journeys through Bangkok’s infamously congested traffic.

Regent International Hotels also operate luxury hotels and resorts in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei, Sydney, Fiji and Los Angeles. The Regent Resort Chiang Mai, a boutique resort in northern Thailand, opened last year, and the Regent Jakarta, which also has a Regent Club, is the newest property. Rates at the Regent Bangkok start at $225. The booming capital of Thailand is a busy destination for vacation and business travelers from around the world.