Shopping Malls

Shopping Malls and Department Stores There are a lot of Malls and Stores all over Bangkok some offering a wide variety of goods some more specialized. Nearly all are what you would expect from a modern shopping mall, air conditioned, huge, some themed malls, food court and so on.
Note: Several malls are very close to each other Siam Paragon, Siam Center, MBK Center, Platinum Fashion Mall and Pantip Plaza. Skytrain - CentralWorld is located between Chit Lom and Siam stations.

CentralWorld is a huge shopping mall . In 2006, after three years of design and renovation, the expanded, 550,000-square-meter mall was opened, topping its nearby rival Siam Paragon in terms of size.
The mall is the largest shopping center in Southeast Asia and larger than Hong Kong's Ocean Terminal. Making it one of the largest in the world. Isetan A branch of The Only one Japanese department store in Thailand. It's includes a 6 level of Japanese product Supermarket and Restaurant. Zen - A department store. It’s only one Asia Trendy Mega Store in Thailand conclude 7 Levels of Great Merchandise with 7 Concept styles.
Location Skytrain - CentralWorld is located between Chit Lom and Siam stations.

The Emporium is a giant upscale 6 story shopping mall which opened in 1997. As well as The Emporium department store. All the latest international designer items of clothing can be found here as well as the latest concepts in the world of leisure and furnishings, it also contains a cinema multiplex and book, record, fashion and trinket shops, a grocery store, a food court and many restaurants Location Sukhumvit Soi 24 beside Queen's Park Phrom Phong station of the Skytrain.

Siam Center and Siam Discovery Center are twin shopping malls. Siam Center was built in 1973 and was one of Bangkok's first shopping malls. It has undergone renovation several times the latest renovation features a concept of "Magical Glass Box" and gives the four-story mall a new food court and a market position as a "fashion center" for teenagers

Siam Discovery Center The six-story Center is positioned to serve a slightly more mature market than Siam Center. It's latest theme is "One Floor, One Concept", which groups similar stores on one floor. Among the stores is Thailand's only Diesel designer clothing store as well as Asia's only branch of the Habitat home furnishings retailer. Loft, a popular Japanese gift shop is also located there.

Location Skytrain's Siam Station, the malls are part of a large shopping district being opposite Siam Square, next to Siam Paragon and adjacent to MBK Center. A skybridge connects the fourth floor of Siam Center with Siam Discovery. A courtyard between the two malls is often host to concerts and special events. Additionally, a skybridge from the Skytrain's National Stadium station and MBK Center connects to Siam Discovery.

Erawan adjacent Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel , this is defiantly an upmarket mall only highest quality goods on offer from the many boutique stores on five levels, fine dining and a first class feel to the mall make this a must see for the more discerning shopper Location best by helicopter to the rooftop helipad, or if yours is being serviced skytrain Chidlom station.

Claiming back V.A.T. for tourists.
You need to have been in Thailand for less than 180 days and be leaving via an international airport.
The goods must be purchased from stores one of the many stores displaying the "VAT REFUND FOR TOURISTS" logo.
Refund only applies to goods taken out ofThailand within 60 days from the date on receipt.
You need to spend at least 2000 in any one store and the total you claim back must be more than 5000.
When paying present your passport and ask the store to complete the VAT Refund Application for Tourist form (P.P. 10) and attach the original receipt to the form. On departure show these forms to customs officers for inspection before check-in.
You can claim a cash refund there and then, a refund can be made to your card (later), or a draft sent to your home. Claiming under 10,000 any method, over 10,000 can not be issued in cash. There is 100 fee for the refund. About the only thing you can’t claim a refund for are gemstones.

We can start with our favourite a very specialized mall Pantip (Panthip) Plaza a giant 5 story IT mall selling everything from games to movies to computer hardware, phones, basically anything tech you can find here. Defiantly computer geek heaven Location near Ratchathewi sky train station. and air-con buses 5, 11 and 12

Siam Paragon is an upscale shopping mall in. It is one of the biggest shopping centers in Asia. It includes a wide range of stores and reastaurants as well as a multiplex movie theater (consisted of 15 large size theaters with one of the them having the biggest screen and seating capacity in Asia) and the Siam Ocean World aquarium and an exhibition hall and also an opera concert hall. It also has a large bowling alley and karaoke center. Siam Paragon has attracted large crowds since it opened.

MBK Center is an enormous marble shopping mall. At eight stories high and 330 meters long, with 2,500 shops using a total selling area of 89,000 square meters. This shopping mall used to be one of the biggest malls in Asia. It is particularly well known for its many vendors of mobile phones and other electronics, as well as furniture stores. The four-story Tokyu department store is located at the northern end Location Skytrain (BTS) - National Stadium station.