Bayok Sky Tower in Bangkok - Viewpoints, Restaurants, Hotel

Bayok Sky in Bangkok is the place recommended to visit by most guidebooks on the Thai capital. It is a three hundred and nine meter tall skyscraper consisting of 85 tiers. It offers its visitors many services: a hotel, a chain of restaurants ranging from fast food to traditional Thai cuisine of Southeast Asia, and two observation decks, one of which is revolving.

Bayok Sky Tower, built in 1997, is the second tallest after MahaNakhon, and can serve as a visual landmark no matter where you are in the capital.

Viewing platforms

The main flow of visitors to the skyscraper is at these.

Sky Walk, an open and rotating observation deck that serves as a parapet of the spire tower that completes the building, is located 250 meters above the ground. The total height of the Bayouk Sky Tower is 309 meters.

Observation Deck is an observation deck, located on the 77th floor. Tourists get there via a high-speed elevator that runs along the outer wall of the building. The rear wall is transparent, so it can be considered a separate observation deck. It is equipped with telescopes, which you can look through for a small fee. There are also several interactive maps of Bangkok to make orientation easier. Of some interest is the museum, which tells about Thai capital life in the middle of the 20th century.

Admission to the observation decks begins at 10:00 a.m. on weekdays and 9:30 a.m. on weekends. You can stay there until 11 p.m. But after 9:30 p.m. their doors are only open to exit.

A ticket to Bayok Sky is required for those who are only interested in the viewpoints. Hotel guests and restaurant patrons have free admission to them. Daytime admission costs 300 baht and evening admission, from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm, is four hundred baht. This also includes “one drink”, a cocktail served at the Roof Top Bar.

Tickets are sold both at the entrance to the building, next to the panoramic elevator, and on the 18th floor, where the hotel reception is located. The best time to visit is from 5 to 7 p.m., when you can watch the sunset and the lights come on in the Thai capital.

Height as a condiment to the main course

Restaurants at Bayok Sky are located from the 75th to the 82nd floor. They delight their visitors not only with a variety of cuisine, but also with a beautiful panoramic view of the Thai capital. All catering outlets in the skyscraper work in buffet format. The Fruit buffet on the 18th floor offers fruit and desserts in a gourmet paradise.

75th Floor. Traditional Thai cuisine restaurant Baiyoke floating market, styled as a floating market.
76th-78th floors. Bangkok Sky Restaurant. International cuisine. Closed in the mornings to serve hotel guests. Fixed entrance fee of 800 baht.
79th Floor. Stella Palace Chinese restaurant, where you can try exotic dishes like seafood sachet, Hong Kong piglet or Peking duck. Dinner for one person costs 826 baht.
81st Floor. Bangkok Balcony Restaurant with four open-air lounges, where reservations cost 1,280 baht, and one indoor lounge, where dinner costs 720 baht.
82nd Floor. Crystal Grill Restaurant. Most dishes are cooked there over an open fire, including fresh seafood. Dinner costs 700 baht.
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Dinner at Bayok Skye is a very successful item of Bangkok’s tourist program.

Sky Hotel

Baiyoke Sky Hotel in Bangkok (Baiyoke Sky Hotel) is rated four stars, with rooms for accommodation located from the 18th to 74th floor. Below are stores, souvenir shops and parking. The cost of rooms depends on the altitude – the higher the higher, the more expensive. The most affordable are in the so-called Standard Zone, beginning on the 22nd floor and ending on the 45th floor. Next, from the 45th to the 63rd floor, there is the Heavenly zone, and above it, up to the 74th floor, there is the Space zone.

Satellite TV, minibar, kettle and coffee service are standard. For an additional fee (approx. 400 baht per day) you can connect to the internet, order a massage, transfer to the metro or Aeroexpress platform, late check-out. Booking a room will allow you to save significantly, as there are always promotions, package offers and other bonuses. Read more about how you can book at Hotellook.ru or RoomGuru.ru.

The pool in the Bayok Sky Tower, the store, the golf course, the fitness club and the spa make the stay at this hotel very comfortable. Its prime location in the heart of Bangkok’s Pratunam shopping district, with several major shopping malls, markets and outlets nearby, has made it very popular with shopaholics.

How to get ther

There are many online resources about how to get to Bayok Sky in Bangkok. The main reference point is the Ratchaprarop station of the red line metro City Line leading to Suvarnabhumi Airport. It’s a five-minute walk from the tower, and it’s not hard to find as it’s the tallest. The nearest BTS Sky Train elevated subway (green line) stations are Ratchathewi and Phaya Thai.