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Atlanta Hotel

Bangkok's oldest hotel pool, lapping an original 1952 Art Deco lobby

🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand·Est. 1952·Art Deco / Streamline Moderne·$
57 HHI Notable
Heritage Notable

About the Property

A defiant survivor on Bangkok's ever-changing Sukhumvit Road, the Atlanta has operated continuously since 1952 under its famously outspoken founder Dr. Charles Henn and now his successor Max Henn. Its original Art Deco lobby, complete with Streamline Moderne curves, a vintage writing room, and the oldest hotel swimming pool in Bangkok, remains completely unaltered. The Atlanta proudly refuses to modernize, banning sex tourism and maintaining its role as a cultural and literary gathering place.

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Original Purpose

Art Deco hotel

Highlights

Original 1952 Art Deco lobby unalteredOldest hotel swimming pool in BangkokAnti-sex-tourism policy since foundingFamily-run for over 70 years (Henn family)Vintage writing room and library

History Timeline

1952

Opened by Dr. Charles Henn as an Art Deco hotel on Sukhumvit Road

1960

Becomes gathering place for writers, journalists, and diplomats

1985

Max Henn takes over management, continues anti-sex-tourism stance

2000

Recognized as one of Bangkok's last surviving mid-century hotels

2018

Heritage preservation award from Bangkok Metropolitan Administration