Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok

Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok is a five star hotel at 991/9 Rama 1 Road in Pathumwan, in the centre of the city and linked to Siam Paragon and BTS Siam station. Built as a resort within the city, it sets 397 rooms and suites across the high rise Royal Wing and the low rise Garden Wing around landscaped gardens and free form pools. With a kids club, family suites and a spa, it suits families and couples who want the shopping on the doorstep and a garden to retreat to.

All 397 rooms and suites come with air conditioning, complimentary Wi-Fi and a complimentary mini bar, and most have private balconies over the gardens and pools. Deluxe and Premier Rooms sit on the lower floors of each wing, Executive Rooms rise to floors nine to fifteen with city skyline views and Executive Lounge privileges, and the Cabana Room opens straight onto the pool. Suites range from the Family Suite with its kitchen to the Terrace Suite with a private garden terrace, Jacuzzi and sundeck.

Kempinski Kids Club takes children up to twelve from nine until six, in a 275 square metre playroom on the ground floor of the Royal Wing with garden and pool views, arts and crafts, interactive games and a junior cooking class. Kempinski Health Club adds Muay Thai classes and personal training, and the Lady in Red, a dedicated concierge, plans your days in the city. A golf cart runs to BTS Siam station and the surrounding malls.

The free form saltwater pools sit in extensive landscaped gardens, open daily from seven until seven with lifeguards on duty, and there is a separate children's pool. Rotunda, the pool and garden bar, serves snacks and drinks beside the water. Kempinski The Spa blends Thai traditions with natural products in treatments such as the Radiance Journey and the Thai Compress Massage, and Kempinski Health Club is open from half past six until ten with Technogym equipment, personal trainers and Muay Thai classes.

Five restaurants and bars share the grounds. Sra Bua by Num Weerawat serves contemporary Thai fine dining built on seasonal ingredients, with lunch from Wednesday to Sunday and dinner nightly. ALATi is a chef led grill where fire and smoke shape dishes made for sharing, with a Sunday brunch. The 1897 Lounge in the lobby runs from morning coffee to evening cocktails with live music and an afternoon tea, and The Addition serves breakfast from half past six with artisanal coffee and pastries.

A covered walkway on the second floor leads straight into Siam Paragon, with Central World, Siam Center and Siam Discovery within walking distance. The Erawan Shrine is 1.6 kilometres away, Jim Thompson House 3.2 kilometres, Chinatown four and the Grand Palace and Wat Pho five, with Wat Arun at nine and Chatuchak Weekend Market at eleven. Suvarnabhumi Airport is 28 kilometres away. Bangkok has a tropical monsoon climate: hot from March to June, wet from July to October and cooler from November to February.