The Queens Garden Resort is situated on
short finals to runway 19R at the new Bangkok Airport. The management
are very welcoming to plane spotters and have made every effort to make
their stay as easy and enjoyable as possible. The reception will even
supply you with a print out of the days timetable if requested !
The hotel has a balcony facing the approach.
If you state at the time of booking what you are doing they will open
the balcony up 24 hours a day so that you can see the busy night
movements. As a bonus they have also agreed to allow plane spotters
exclusive access to the hotel roof area so that you can have
unobstructed views and photos of the arrivals when using this runway
along with vies of movements from 19L (you must book directly with the
hotel or through their website for this)
The hotel management realises that the
hotel has potential to be up there with the likes of the Old Emantina
Hotel in Athens and the Sheraton Deira in Dubai.
Location *** Only 2 miles from the airport
terminal and even nearer to the threshold of the landing runway. A
airport transfer service is available to the terminal area (£2.50 for
the taxi)
Spotting *** This hotel hopes to become one
of the worlds favourite spotter airports. After consulting with the
owners of this website they have agreed to open up the roof area of the
hotel for exclusive access to plane spotters allowing you to spot and
photograph movements in peace ! From the rooftop the approach to
the more distant 19L left can be seen, inbounds could be read off with a
telescope, or an SBS unit would be useful. Spotters are also supplied
with a list of the days due arrivals to help you plan your day.
Photos *** A 200/400 zoom
will catch most inbounds
Value *** What can
you say ! A double room from £15 a night
The manager was so keen to show us how close the
airport is to the approach he took the following from the airport car
park on a 50 standard lens. The roof area of the hotel gives an even
better perspective (see below for a 200 zoom shot).
