You have to take off your shoes or sandals if you want to get into the temple proper. This is to show respect for the solemnity of the temple.

A must see when in Bangkok. Easily reached by River boat, and an interesting walk around the temples.

The dress code is not as strict as in Grand Palace, the price is 5 times cheaper (only 100 THB and you get a small bottle of water), quite, nice and impressive. They say Wat Pho has the best Thai massage school, but I haven't tried it. Anyway, it's worth a visit. If you don't have time to visit both... More

If you only have time for one temple in Bangkok this is the one to visit..the reclining Buddha is only one of its charms..beware of fake guides as his sems to be their centre of operations

Lots of nice temples and great picture opportunities. It's very hot so take water and find some shade.

Beautiful temples and TONS of Buddha statues. The reclining Buddha statue is quite impressive, but after a few months of traveling through Southeast Asia, it was really hard for me to find any more excitement from the temples.

Yes a nice experience seen and feeling Buddhism around you, and the statues are incredible, they feel big in powerful at a deeper level, I mean spiritual.

The Buddha is impressive, no matter from what angle you look at it. I found the soles of its feet particular beautiful; figures inlaid with mother of pearl. The only downside was that you have to almost fight for a few seconds of 'quiet time' as you try to take a picture. Most visitors are pretty polite and wait their... More

Very well kept Temple and good location for other attractions. Combine with palace etc to make the most out of it. We combined with a long tail boat ride through the canals, for a bit of James Bond feeling and actually seeing the other side of Bangkok live.