Lebua at State Tower Bangkok Review (2026): Sky Bar, Sirocco

Q: How much are drinks at the Lebua Sky Bar?

There is no entrance fee, but standard cocktails run about 1,150 to 1,300 THB, roughly $33 to $38 each, and you pay once you are up on the 63rd floor. Prices sit high even by five-star Bangkok standards. Coming up for one drink around sunset is the way most guests get the experience without a large bill.

Almost every photo of Lebua at State Tower is really a photo of the Sky Bar. The gold dome, the drop to the Chao Phraya, the skyline going pink at dusk. We’d argue the stay underneath that rooftop is a separate question, and it’s the one most reviews skip past.

Here is the short take. Lebua is a tower of suites wrapped around Bangkok’s most famous rooftop, and the river views from the higher floors earn their reputation. The friction is consistent. Guests report long waits for elevators shared with Sky Bar visitors, and several call the furniture and fittings tired for a five-star rate.

Rooms start around $185 (about $195), which puts Lebua below the Mandarin Oriental across the water and close to the Shangri-La down the road. If you book it for the address and the view, the money makes sense. If you book it expecting a recent renovation, the mismatch shows up fast.

The quick take on Lebua at State Tower

Lebua occupies the upper floors of State Tower, a 2001 building in Bang Rak on the Silom side of the river. The concept is simple. Every room is a suite, the rooftop is the headline attraction, and the address does a lot of the selling. Here is what matters before you book.

The draw. Every room is a suite, most with a balcony over the river, sat below the Sky Bar and Sirocco at The Dome on the 63rd floor.
Rate. From about $185 ($195) for an entry suite, rising through the Tower Club tiers for club lounge access.
Location. Bang Rak, a short walk from Saphan Taksin BTS and the Sathorn pier on the Chao Phraya.
Works for. Travelers who want suite space and the rooftop address, and will forgive older interiors for both.
Think twice if. You want current design, a fast lift at peak hours, or the quiet of a garden resort.

The pattern across recent guest reviews rarely disputes the view or the setting. The argument is about value, and whether the room quality keeps up with a five-star price. That tension runs through the rest of this review.

State Tower on Silom seen across the Chao Phraya at dusk, the tower housing lebua at State Tower — State Tower on Silom, seen across the Chao Phraya, the address the upper Lebua suites and the rooftop occupy.

Inside the river suites and what feels dated

The suites are the honest strength here. Even the entry category splits a separate bedroom from a living room, and the footprint is genuinely large by central Bangkok standards. Returning guests consistently single out two things. The space, and the balcony, best at sunrise and again as the sun drops behind the river bend.

Breakfast draws steady praise too. Reviewers describe a wide spread that several rate among the better hotel breakfasts in the city, served with a view most rooftops charge a premium to match.

The caveat sits in the same rooms. State Tower opened in 2001, and several guests find the furniture and fittings scuffed and dated for the rate. A few point to worn edges you would not expect at this price. Opinions split on the Tower Club upgrade. Some guests value the lounge and the club floors. Others feel the premium did not buy enough over a standard suite, and a few were underwhelmed by the canned beer among the complimentary drinks. If a spotless recent refit is the point of a luxury stay for you, read the room photos closely before you commit.

Our read. Book a higher floor on the river side and the suite delivers on space and outlook. Book the cheapest option expecting a showroom finish and the age of the building becomes the story. Bangkok bloggers who have stayed the night, like the team at Traveller’s Elixir, land in much the same place, generous on the view and honest about the wear.

For a newer riverside room at a similar rate, the Shangri-La down at Saphan Taksin is the obvious comparison. We cover more options in our guide to the best SHA hotels in Bangkok.

Book by floor and orientation, not just by suite name. The value of a Lebua stay lives in the balcony view, so ask for a high floor on the river side when you reserve and again at check-in. The gap between a low inward-facing suite and a high room over the Chao Phraya is the difference between a fine stay and the one guests write home about, for the same category on paper.

Sky Bar and Sirocco, the rooftop everyone comes for

The Dome sits on the 63rd floor, and it is why most people know the name at all. Sirocco bills itself as the world’s highest open-air restaurant. The Sky Bar tucks onto the level just below the restaurant terrace, cantilevered out over the drop with the skyline wrapped around you. The view does the work. On a clear evening it is one of the great city panoramas in Southeast Asia.

Staying in the tower does not get you a reserved seat up there, and that surprises some guests. The rooftop is a public venue open to anyone who meets the dress code, so a hotel booking is convenience and proximity, not a private table. The scene is also busy. The Sky Bar draws a steady crowd. At peak hours it runs standing room only around the bar, which some find atmospheric and others feel undercuts the price of a drink.

The illuminated golden dome of The Dome at lebua at State Tower, home to the Sirocco rooftop and Sky Bar — The lit dome of The Dome complex, the level that holds the Sirocco terrace and Sky Bar and the single strongest argument for the address.

Dress code and drink prices at the rooftop

Two questions come up more than any others, so here are straight answers. The dress code is smart casual and it is enforced. No shorts, sleeveless tops, sportswear or sandals. Men need long trousers and closed shoes, though clean sneakers usually pass. Turn up in beachwear and you will be turned away at the lift, hotel guest or not.

On price, there is no entrance fee, but you pay once you are up on the 63rd floor. Reviewers and dedicated rooftop reviews such as Bespoke Unit and Thailand Magazine put a standard cocktail at roughly $35 to $39, about $33 to $38 each. That is high even by five-star Bangkok standards. The value math is really about whether one drink for the view lands as a memory worth keeping or a tourist tax for you.

Timing helps. Come up around 30 minutes before sunset for a spot at the rail. Order one drink, stay for the light rather than the round count, and you get the experience without the sting. Guests who arrive after dark in peak season more often meet the crush.

The catch with elevators, crowds and the address

The most repeated complaint has nothing to do with the rooms. It is the elevators. The lifts are shared between hotel guests and the flow of visitors heading up to Sky Bar and Sirocco. Guests report waits of around ten minutes in the evening, with cars arriving full of rooftop traffic rather than residents. On a normal night it is a minor tax on your patience. On a busy one it colors the walk back to your suite after dinner.

The crowd question follows the same line. What makes the address special, a globally famous rooftop on your own building, is also what fills your lobby and your lift with people who are not staying the night. Value-first guests feel that most sharply, since the room quality has to carry a five-star rate while the public spaces run like an attraction. View-first guests barely notice, because the panorama is the entire point of the trip.

Neither of these is a reason to write the place off. They are the trade you accept for the setting, and knowing them ahead of time is the difference between a shrug and a soured evening. If shared lifts and rooftop crowds would genuinely bother you, a quieter riverside address like the Peninsula on the Thonburi bank is built around calm rather than spectacle.

Location on the Bang Rak riverside near the BTS

Lebua sits in Bang Rak, on the Silom side of the Chao Phraya, and the location is more useful than the tower in the sky image suggests. Saphan Taksin BTS and the Sathorn pier are a short walk away. That puts the riverboats and the Silom business and dining district within easy reach, no taxi fight through Bangkok traffic.

Charoen Krung and the old Bang Rak streets at the base of the tower are worth the wander in their own right. You get street food, old shophouses and the kind of everyday city texture the rooftop view flattens into lights. From the pier you can run up the river to the Grand Palace and Wat Arun, or across to the Icon Siam mall. It is a genuinely central base, and it pairs well with a first Bangkok trip and our 3 days in Bangkok itinerary.

Bang Rak street life with shophouses and food vendors near State Tower in central Bangkok — Bang Rak at street level, the Charoen Krung shophouses and food stalls a few minutes from the tower’s base.

Skip the evening taxi and use the river. The Sathorn pier next to Saphan Taksin BTS is a few minutes on foot from the tower, and the Chao Phraya boats reach the Grand Palace, Wat Arun and Icon Siam faster than a car in rush hour. A standard riverboat hop runs around 16 THB (under $1), and the cross-river ferry to the Icon Siam side is a few baht more. It is the one bit of Bangkok logistics that consistently beats the road here.

Who Lebua suits, and three riverside alternatives

Lebua works best for a specific traveler. You want the suite space and the balcony. You rate a famous rooftop on your own roof as a real draw, and you can look past dated fittings for the address and the view. On those terms it delivers, and the higher river side floors are where it earns the rate. It fits a couple on a milestone Bangkok trip better than a guest chasing the newest design on the river.

It suits you less if you want a current renovation, resort quiet, or a fast lift at 9pm. If any of those sit near the top of your list, the room quality and the shared lift reality will nag at you. One of the alternatives below is the better call. All three carry current five-star rooms and live within the same riverside stretch.

The Mandarin Oriental is the heritage legend across the water. It is the priciest of the set and the one to book for the River Wing and the Authors’ Lounge tea rather than a tower in the sky. The Peninsula holds the widest river view rooms and the quietest stay, with the catch that it faces the skyline from the Thonburi bank and leans on its shuttle boat. The Shangri-La puts you steps from Saphan Taksin BTS with a big pool and garden, though at 802 rooms it runs busy and reviewers describe a breakfast scramble unless you go early. For a riverside stay a rung down on price, the Anantara Riverside Bangkok is worth a look. The central Athenee Hotel Bangkok trades the river for a garden address near the embassies.

SHA Extra Plus ★ 9.2

Riverside

Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

SHA Extra Plus ★ 9.2

Klongsan Riverside

The Peninsula Bangkok

Frequently asked questions

Is Lebua at State Tower worth it?

It is worth it for the suite space, the river balconies and the Sky Bar address, and less so if you expect current interiors. Several guests find the fittings dated and the shared elevators slow at peak hours, so the value depends on whether the view and the address matter more to you than a recent renovation. Book a high floor on the river side to get the most from the rate.

Is Lebua the hotel from The Hangover Part II?

Yes. The Sky Bar and the rooftop scenes in The Hangover Part II were filmed at Lebua at State Tower, which is a big part of why the bar draws such a steady crowd. Staying in the tower does not reserve you a table up there, since the rooftop is a public venue.

How much are drinks at the Lebua Sky Bar?

There is no entrance fee, but standard cocktails run about $35 to $39, roughly $33 to $38 each, and you pay once you are up on the 63rd floor. Prices sit high even by five-star Bangkok standards. Coming up for one drink around sunset is the way most guests get the experience without a large bill.

What floor is Sirocco at Lebua?

Sirocco, billed as the world’s highest open-air restaurant, sits at The Dome on the 63rd floor of State Tower. The Sky Bar tucks onto the level just below the restaurant terrace, so both share the same rooftop and the same skyline view.

What is the dress code for the Sky Bar?

Smart casual, and it is enforced. No shorts, sleeveless tops, sportswear or sandals. Men need long trousers and closed shoes, though clean sneakers are usually accepted. Turn up in beachwear and you will be turned away at the lift, whether or not you are a hotel guest.

About the writer

Fern Saetang Senior Hotel Reviewer

Fern reviews hotels the way a former front-desk hand does, from the inside out. She came up through guest relations at resorts in Phuket and Krabi, the kind of work where you learn fast that the gap between a property's marketing and a guest's actual morning is where the truth lives. She reads a stay in the details other people skip: how long a check-in really takes, whether the sound-proofing survives a 2am corridor, which rooms earn the "sea view" line and which are hoping you won't ask. She never writes a one-word verdict, because the honest answer is almost always conditional. A hotel that is right for a couple on a quiet week can be wrong for a family in high season, and she would rather tell you which one you are. She still swims a length of every pool she reviews, and keeps years of hand-written stay notes she refuses to digitize.

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