The Salil Hotel Riverside is a five-star address on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, set in the Bangkholaem district and designed around riverside views. Shuttle boats reach ICONSIAM in around fifteen minutes, and Asiatique The Riverfront takes about twenty. Wat Arun, Songwat Road and Yaowarat Chinatown lie roughly twenty minutes away by car. Breakfast is included with selected packages, so you can build your days around your own pace and simply step out onto the river when the mood takes you.

There are 235 rooms and suites in twelve configurations, from Deluxe Atelier rooms of 30 to 36 sqm to the 157 sqm Penthouse Two Bedroom Suite with its own wine cellar and terrace. Rooms are equipped with Smart TVs, premium bedding and minibars, and the Deluxe categories add Nespresso machines and TOTO Washlet toilets, with bathtubs in the pool view and river view rooms. The 48 sqm Family Room adds a bunk bed, a kitchenette and separate living and dining areas, while river view suites bring a foyer, a living room and a balcony. Choose Club rooms and you gain a guaranteed late check-out until four.

Roll up your sleeves at a Thai Cooking Class or dress in traditional costume for the Thai Dress Experience, then unwind at HARNN Heritage Spa Riverside on the third floor, where treatments draw on five element theory and traditional Asian medicine. On Fridays at nine in the morning a Morning Ritual brings a Buddhist ceremony with alms giving. KARMAKAMET, a Thai brand, sells scents made from local herbs, spices and flowers on the ground floor of Building B.

Nine hydromassage stations with no fewer than fifty jet streams give the rooftop Rabbit Moon Aquatherapy pool its pull, while the ground floor pool adds sun loungers, a whirlpool and a separate children area. The fitness room is open twenty four hours and comes with a steam room, and a yoga studio hosts group sessions. Floor to ceiling windows fill the gym with natural light. Early check-in from twelve noon and late check-out until three in the afternoon are available, which helps when your flight times do not match the calendar.

Dining stretches to more than eight venues, led by NAVA, a collection of four food and drink outlets. Jumbo Lobster at Riverside serves seafood, BRIX Dessert and BRIX Mini Bar cover sweet treats and cocktails, and Taproom by the River suits a relaxed drink. Rintaro, Sushi Itto and Kanvela widen the choice, while MARs, The Wine Space, is the place to linger over a glass. Ray, Cocktail and Bite completes the line up for an evening out.

New Year's Eve celebrations are held at the hotel, and the meetings and events team can host gatherings by the river. Deluxe River View rooms are described as romantic, and the suites with balconies give couples a private corner above the water for anniversaries or a quiet dinner for two.