Bangkok Department Store Wars After Terminal 21 has captured the attention of all passengers, a new department store GATEWAY was opened at BTS Ekkamei Station. It is a Japanese brand and decoration style. It has not been visited by many tourists since its initial operation. In addition, the space is spacious and bright. Arranged in the itinerary.
Transportation: How to get to Gateway Ekamai shopping mall?
GATEWAY is located next to the Ekamai Skytrain Station. The shopping mall is connected to the BTS station by a sky bridge. After exiting the station, you can see the entrance of the department store. There is also a lucky cat welcoming guests when you step in.The department store has a total of 8 floors. The first to fifth floors are restaurants, nail art, SPA, women's clothing, skin care products, men's clothing, electrical appliances, and parent-child playgrounds. The three basement floors from B to M are mostly delicacies. Streets, coffee shops, desserts, etc. are all available. There is a theme park called Snow Town on the sixth floor, which is suitable for parents, children and couples.
This department store has to be distinguished from the exotic Terminal 21 and Central World, which is a European and American boutique route. When it opened, it was mainly based on the Japanese route. It not only entered several Japanese chain restaurants on the first floor, and sold Japanese brand desserts and biscuits, but also on different floors. The large-scale Japanese dolls in ancient costumes are very cute, and they are introduced in Thai, English, and Japanese on the back sign, such as the origin, background and what is a geisha.
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※ A view of the exterior of GATEWAY and the entrance
▲ The grand prize of the full lottery draw held by the department store at that time.
Atrium on the first floor of Gateway Ekamai
The atrium on the first floor is mainly for the event holding area. It is organized according to the event season of the department store GATEWAY. When we came to play this time, it was an event in Hokkaido. The scene was decorated with Japanese Hokkaido elements. Several cute Thai sisters also wore Japanese costumes. It’s cute, selling all kinds of sweets and biscuits, and the stage built in the middle also has taiko and Japanese dance performances in the afternoon, attracting many audiences.
※ Atrium on the first floor
Gateway Ekamai first floor restaurant gathering place
The restaurants on the first floor and the circle are mostly Japanese restaurants, such as ramen and sashimi, in addition to burgers, pasta, or steak. For newbies who are new to the first time and are not used to Thai cuisine. People of you can actually eat here!At present, there are several chain restaurants in Thailand for the first time, starting from Bangkok, the dining environment is very comfortable, the price of the meals is also very affordable, and there are not too many people waiting in line during the meal time, so it is quite recommended if you want to eat People, you can come here to eat and eat.
※ The restaurant on the first floor
▲ This bakery is delicious. Poppy and I came to buy it. It's delicious~~.
▲ A well-known Japanese ramen chain restaurant also chose GATEWAY in Bangkok, Thailand as the starting point for its first store.
The popular merchandise area on the second and third floors of Gateway Ekamai
The second and third floors are dominated by popular products, but the biggest difference from other department stores is that there are many nail and body sculpting shops!There are only five or six nail salons. The layout of the store is very careful and there are service staff who can provide Japanese communication. The price is about XNUMX to XNUMX% cheaper than that of nail salons in Taiwan. I want to try and see if their services can be. To experience.
When I visited at the end of the year, it may have just opened for trial operation. In fact, there are still many stores on the floor that have not yet been stationed. Just like when we went to Terminal 21, it will take about a year to complete the product, but for beauty lovers, There are already some Thai and Korean products available for purchase, as well as Watsons, Boots, etc. I would recommend buying some hairdressing products, mainly because the brands and product lines that Taiwan’s current physical channels enter are not new, and the product lines of major brands here in Thailand are more Many, the price is cheap and easy to use, I will buy shampoo products here and return to Taiwan.
The clothing part may have to wait. In addition, most people who come to Bangkok hope to buy back high-quality and low-cost goods. If you really want to buy more clothing, I suggest that you still use Chatuchak Weekend Market and Pratunam Market. Even the Zen department store next to Central World has many self-made Thai brands, which will meet your needs!
※ List of the second and third floors
▲ You can buy skin care products at Boots in Thailand, and the price is about 7% to 8% off in Taiwan.
▲ This is a Thai massage shop that was discovered by accident. A two-hour Thai massage is only 450 baht!
Although I haven't experienced it, I walked into the store to visit. The newly opened decoration and greeting service are not bad, so I must try it next time!
▲ Watson's open-shelf style is similar to Taiwan, but you can buy what I call shampoo products, "flavors" are much more than Taiwan.
▲ This is the signature character of GATEWAY, and you can see it on other floors.
▲The main reason I like Thailand is that their service staff are quite kind. ^^
Gateway Ekamai, electrical appliances and daily necessities area on the fourth floor
I visited Phuket in mid-May last year. The tour guide said that electrical appliances in Thailand are not as cheap as in Taiwan.However, when I saw that GATEWAY opened up a large floor, it was only set up for electrical products, plus major brands, such as Triple X, Taiwan Acer, HP, Big Camera, Apple, etc., to purchase tax refunds with foreign tourists, I think there should be solicitation Incentives for customers to come to your door.
The electrical appliances that I want to buy here on the fourth floor include photography, computers, and household appliances for the people’s livelihood. They all take the form of large counters, allowing customers to watch and shop slowly. However, there are not many crowds. I feel that shopping is a bit deserted, but if You like not to have a clerk next to you when you go shopping. It’s pretty ok here. Bobby and I just wandered around like this. Even if I saw the photography products I’m interested in, I still suffer from the dilemma of missing my purse. , If anyone visits, please leave a message and share with me how the price and quality are! (Because the monocular brand Nikon I use myself has a factory in Thailand, I always wonder if it will be cheaper to buy here)
There is also an area on the fourth floor for trendyday's daily necessities. There are all kinds of stationery, LOMO cameras & negatives, and small household items. Let us both enjoy shopping. It is suitable for collecting paper stickers, LOMO players, and wanting to buy more. The people of Thai-style housewares go!
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※ Electrical appliances area on the fourth floor
▲ Japanese animation will be played here, and seats are provided for the public to sit and watch.
▲ Dad is watching his own merchandise (pictured right), and the child is watching an animated movie playing on the screen (pictured left).
▲ My heart is good!At that time, I really wanted to go in and take a look at a few shots that had been waiting for a long time to see if it was cheap to buy here. T____T
▲ This is it!There are so many small things in it, so I want to lose home~
▲ Like a seal!There are so many cute seals inside!
▲ LOMO area.There are many works and a few special cameras on display. After comparison, I think the LOMO in Taipei East District is more complete.
▲ At that time, it was Christmas. As long as it was a large-scale store, it would be displayed and arranged. I felt it was quite festive.
Gateway Ekamai Underground Food Street
Finally, I came to the food street on the basement floor. The biggest difference between this place and the restaurant on the first floor is that the price of the meal ranges from 7, 80 to 150 baht. You need to buy a stored-value card at the counter first, and then go to each store to order and use the rest The balance will be refunded at the counter, and the price of the restaurant on the first floor is mostly around 150~350.We went through the disappearance of the leather bag and the last day in Bangkok, so we had to tighten our pockets, but also ate my favorite Hainanese chicken rice. A meal was only 35 baht. It was the best in Pratunam market if you really want to compare it. For the sake of such a cheap price, don’t really be too picky!
A small summary of GATEWAY, because the MRT can be reached, the stores are spacious and bright, and there are many Japanese cuisines. Although it was opened in August and has not been fully attracting business, I think that after the summer vacation of 8, I think everyone can He is included in the shopping itinerary to experience the difference from Terminal 2013, and those who want to go to Bangkok before the summer vacation can go to the large parent-child playground on the fifth floor that I introduced. Children will love it, really!
※ A view of Building G
◎GATEWAY Ekamai
– Address: 982/22 Sukhumvit Road Prakanong, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110 Thailand; BTS Ekkami Station
– Phone: +66-2-108-2888
– Official website: http://www.gatewayekamai.com/
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gatewayekamai
