Siam Suite
Key selling points: A supremely spacious living room and dining room combine with fine appointments for a truly sumptuous, inviting suite complete with floor-to-ceiling windows, private balconies touting wide views of Bangkok’s magnificent River of Kings, and access to the exclusive Horizon Club Lounge.
Standout service: To celebrate the birthday of a young Malaysian princess, staff decorated the suite’s living area with pink rabbit balloons, created a playhouse full of snacks, and served a birthday cake in the shape of a Barbie doll.
Style: Elegant East-meets-West, by Wilson & Associates, 2010
Special amenities: Bulgari bath amenities, 50-inch Samsung flat-screen TV, Grohe bathtub and Jacuzzi, TOTO shower, in-room exercise machine
Square footage: 2,529
Number of bedrooms in suite: One
Number of bathrooms: Two
Number of rooms and suites in hotel: 802, including 72 suites
Who’s slept here?: Heads of state and royalty from China, Brunei, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, UAE, and beyond
Nightly rate: About $4,708
Location: 89 Soi Wat Suan Plu, New Road, Bangrak
Vice President and General Manager Kieran Twomey
66-2-236-7777 ext. 6000
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