They say that a picture is worth a thousand words.  Well, there have been thousands of words already written about Bangkok's iconic Mandarin Oriental Hotel - the accommodation of choice for some of the world's most popular authors of the twentieth century.

Bangkok Scene therefore presents a few thousand words in picture form: a photographic tour of one of Asia's most acclaimed haunts.

Photos include outlets on both side of the Chao Phraya River.

Photos by Paul Hutton, Bangkok Scene.