Riverside hotel with rooftop pool near grand palace grand palace located on the eastern bank of the chao phraya the navalai river resort offers quick access to one of the citys most famous tourist sights the grand palace home to the temple of the emerald buddha its just 15 km south while there you can also stop by the national museum near phra arthit pier a 90 meter walk from the hotel brings guests to the phra arthit pier where they can take a picturesque ferry ride down the river