Aurum The River Place is Bangkok 's riverside boutique hotel on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. The hotel is located in Rattanakosin Island the preserved historical-cultural area in the heart of old Bangkok. We are only a few minutes walk from the Temple of the Reclining Buddha ( Wat Po ) - ( 300 m ) Wat Po Thai traditional massage school ( 100 m ) and the Grand Palace ( 1 km ) as well as a myriad of other fascinating buildings dating from Bangkok's origins as a capital city. Aurum The River Place is a four-storey European style edifice stylishly crafted as a modern yet classic luxurious hotel with 12 rooms only. It has all the conveniences and comforts you can expect. At Vivi The Coffee Place guests will have the stunning view on the opposite side of the river of the Temple of Dawn ( Wat Arun ) one of Bangkok's best-known landmarks and the neighboring temple as well. Watching the river life passing by -passenger ferries long-tail boats luxury tourist boats barges laden with goods - will give you a relaxed feeling of the peaceful pace of Thai river life.