Bangkok's bastion of wholesome and culturally sensitive tourism
The oldest unaltered foyer in Thailand is at The Atlanta Hotel.
It is frequently used as a filmset.
The Atlanta Hotel
Bangkok's bastion of wholesome and
culturally sensitive tourism
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The Atlanta is run on conservative principles and
fosters traditional values.
The Atlanta caters to respectable families and couples
for whom there are attractive small (one bedroom) and
large (two bedroom) suites.
| 78 Soi 2 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok 10110, Thailand Tel: (+ 66-2) 252 6069 or 252 1650 Fax: (+ 66-2) 656 8123 or 656 8124 no e-mail |
Ethos
Run on conservative principles and imperiously heedless of fashions and trends, The Atlanta is untouched by pop culture and post-modern primitivism. Its style and atmosphere hark back to gentler and more cultivated times.The Atlanta is popular with cultured occidentals, with writers, academics, artists, cinema & theatre and other professional people, with dreamers and innocuous eccentrics, and their families, who can afford to stay at more expensive places but choose to stay at The Atlanta.
The Atlanta has a 'zero tolerance' policy with regard to trouble-makers and all illegal activities, including the use or possession of illicit drugs. Such miscreants are reported to the police without advance warning, without hesitation and without apology.
Those who object to this policy, and those who wish to spend their time in Thailand whoring, indulging in alcohol abuse, drugs or other illegal activities should stay elsewhere.
The Atlanta is against sex tourism.
Sex tourism is exploitative, socially damaging and culturally demeaning:
those who want to buy sex should do so in their own country.
Tourism is not about going on a rampage through other people's country: those who cannot go abroad without behaving badly should stay home.
SEX TOURISTS ARE NOT WELCOME
ExhibitionTo mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of The Atlanta's founder, Dr Max Henn, The Atlanta is hosting three exhibitions of old sepia photographs with annotations. Founders' Portraits The Atlanta - The Early Years The Swimming Pool at The Atlanta - The Early Years The exhibitions are open to room guests only. |
The Atlanta's Distinctive Features
1 The oldest unaltered hotel foyer in Thailand,
designed by Berliner Dr Max Henn (1906 - 2002) and his wife in the 1950s
and influenced by central European theatre architecture and set designs
of the 1920s and 1930s.
2 The most photographed and filmed hotel foyer in Thailand.
3 The first hotel swimming / diving pool in Thailand.
4 The first children's swimming pool in Thailand.
5 One of the oldest travel agencies in Thailand.
6 Attractive guests' writing room with art deco roll-top desks.
7 Large art deco light table for viewing photographic slides and negatives.
8 Among the best swimming pool water quality in Thailand.
9 Hammocks, deck chairs and sun-bathing beds by the swimming pools.
10 Luxuriant tropical garden.
11 The world's first menu with serious and learned annotations.
12 The world's largest selection of Thai vegetarian dishes.
13 Starred quality Thai food recommended by major guidebooks.
14 The largest selection of literary, scientific and news magazines of any
budget hotel (perhaps of any hotel) in Thailand.
15 The largest selection of video films relating to good food of any hotel or restaurant in Thailand.
16 The largest selection of western-made films relating to or filmed in East Asia
17 Well-selected Western classical music is played all day.
Absolutely no pop music.
18/ The only budget hotel in Thailand to offer the use of a gym on the premises.
19/ Probably the only budget hotel in Thailand to have
strongboxes in all bedrooms:
one per occupant, and 10- to 13-cubic-foot large strongboxes in suites.
20 Regular performances (seasonally) of the highest quality Thai classial dance,
Thai classical chamber music and other Thai classical performing arts,
presented in The Atlanta's own inimitable style
free for room guests (outsiders not admitted - not at any price)
with the compliments of Dr C Henn who is a patron of traditional performing arts.
21/ Talks on topics related to Thailand or the region,
classical music recitals and other shows
free for room guests (outsiders not admitted - not at any price)
22 The Atlanta is unlike most other hotels in that
outsiders (non-room guests) are not permitted to wander about at will
without prior permission from reception, and
the restaurant is not normally open to outsiders
though this rule may be waived in appropriate circumstances.
The privacy, security and sensibilities of room guests take supreme priority over
whatever gain may be made from curious passers-by or stray outsiders.
23 Free wireless internet access for guests who have their own notebook computers;
modest charge for use of the hotel's computers.
24 The Atlanta has incomparable character, charm, style and atmosphere.
25 The Atlanta is recommended by all major guidebooks.
26/ The Atlanta's history, inimitable style and genteel character, and reputation
have turned it into a Bangkok institution.
The Atlanta is the bastion of wholesome and culturally sensitive tourism and is run as a test of the viability of those principles and values that are associated with it.
The Atlanta is not run as a commercial enterprise with a view to maximising profits; its financial aim is merely to cover costs, which explains why tariffs are so low.
The loyal staff who worked under the direction of the founder still continue to work at The Atlanta: most have worked at The Atlanta for over 10 years, many for over 20, and some for over 30 years.