Central Plaza Lat Phrao

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Central Plaza Lat Phrao

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caption =
location = 1691 Phahonyothin Rd., Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900
opening_date = 1982 (renovated in 1999)
developer =
manager = Central Group
owner = Central Group
number_of_stores =430+
floor_area =134,462 Sq/m
parking = 3500
floors = 7
website = [http://www.central.co.th Official website]

Central Plaza Lat Phrao is a shopping mall on Phahonyothin Road at the end of Lat Phrao Road in Chatuchak district, Bangkok. The mall opened in 1982 and was the first shopping mall of Central Group, Thailand's largest retail corporation.

Overview

The mall has a total of seven floors with a basement floor included. On the top floor is a food court selling different types of food from Thai food to international food. Further, there are international food restaurants as McDonald's and Starbucks.

The shopping mall and Sofitel Central Plaza complex also houses Bangkok's first convention center. The hotel features more than 600 rooms and six restaurants. In front of the mall is an outdoor market selling such items inexpensive watches and clothes.

Central Plaza Lat Phrao is the largest source of income for the Central Group, accounting for 27% of its revenues in 2004. [ [http://2bangkok.com/2bangkok/MassTransit/central.shtml SRT rejects Central lease extension] , "Than Setthakij", March 18-21, 2004, translated by 2Bangkok.com.] Plans have been made to expand the mall, with Central wants to buy Hor Wang high school next to the mall with a 23 rai plot of land. [ [http://2bangkok.com/2bangkok/MassTransit/central.shtml Central Pattana seeks to expand the Lat Prao branch into Hor Wang High School area] , "Prachachart Thurakij", September 29-October 3, 2003, translated by 2Bangkok.com.]

The mall is built on land leased by Central from the State Railway of Thailand, and the lease has been the subject of disputes. [ [http://2bangkok.com/2bangkok/MassTransit/central.shtml SRT to take over Central Lad Phrao unless new rental rates are paid] , "Manager Daily", June 20, 2005, translated by 2Bangkok.com.]

Renovation

Central Group has rented the SRT's 47.22-rai plot at the intersection of Phahon Yothin and Vibhavadi Rangsit roads for the past 30 years. Today it operates the Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok hotel and the Central Lat Phrao department store and retail plaza.On september the 30th, the board of the SRT extended the lease to Central Group for its shopping center and hotel for 20 years.
Centara Hotels and Resorts Plc is planning to spend 1 billion Bath ($30,50 dollar) to renovate the Sofitel Centara Grand Hotel and Central Plaza Lat Phrao.

Anchor

* Central Department Store
* TOPS Supermarket

Retail outlets

* B2S (selling stationery, books and CDs)
* Powerbuy (selling electronica)
* Marks & Spencer
* Super Sports
* Foodcellar
* HomeWorks

Entertainment

* SFX Cinema – On the seventh floor of Central Department Store; has nine screens and a total of 3,000 seats, as well as "First Class" seating.

Operation Hours

* 10:00 am to 22:00 pm everyday

Parking

The mall, hotel and convention center have parking space for 3,600 cars.

Transportation

* Bangkok Metro – Phahon Yothin station.
* Skytrain – Mo Chit station.

Nearby attractions

Opposite Central Plaza Lat Phrao is the eight-story Union Mall, which opened in February 2006. Index Living Mall is located nearby as is a Tesco Lotus and the Supalai Park Towers. About one kilometer away at Ratchayothin junction is Major Cineplex Ratchayonthin, 14-screen movie theater with a shopping arcade and a 38-lane bowling alley and karaoke parlor.

See also

* List of shopping malls in Thailand

References

External links

* [http://www.central.co.th Central Group website]
* [http://www.centralhotelsresorts.com/scp_default.asp Sofitel Central Plaza]