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Updated: September 17, 2021
By Santorini Dave
Essentials
• Location: Ratchadamri Road, at the northeastern end of The Royal Bangkok Sports Club.
• Hotel website: anantara.com
• Hotel phone: +66 2 365 9110
• Check prices on Booking.com
Even though it is located in downtown, the luxurious Anantara Siam hotel offers resort-style facilities.
Anantara Siam – 5-star hotel offering Thai luxury in the city center.
Anantara Siam is a luxurious hotel in an excellent location with an opulent Thai-inspired design throughout, including chandeliered ceilings, silk murals, statues, and paintings. The elegantly-designed rooms and suites feature contemporary Thai touches, comfortable King-sized beds, large sitting areas with desks, and beautiful marble bathrooms, with an optional Executive Lounge access as well. There’s also a full-service spa, customized wellness programs, large health club, resort-style swimming pool, multiple dining options, and a salon on-site. The hotel is conveniently located opposite the race course and minutes from Lumpini Park, multiple mega malls, and great restaurants, bars, and cafes.
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Anantara Siam – Location
- Area: Convenient city center location. Within walking distance of Lumpini Park, multiple malls, and several great dining options.
- Address: 257/155 Ratchadamri Road.
- Nearest Metro Station: Ratchadamri – Exit 4 of the BTS sky train station is just steps from the hotel.
- How to Get There: From Suvarnabhumi Airport, take the Airport Link to Phaya Thai station, change to the sky train to Siam, and change again to the one going to Bang Wa. Ratchadamri is the next stop after Siam. Taxis take about 30 minutes (30 km) from the airport.
- Handy to: Lumpini Park, Central World, Siam Paragon.
Anantara Siam – The Basics
- Ages: Guests tend to be a mix of business travelers, couples on a romantic getaway, and families. All ages are welcome, and cribs are available on request.
- View: Rooms on higher levels and facing the Royal Sports Club have good views.
- Private Pools/Jacuzzis: No private pools or jacuzzis in any of the rooms or suites.
- Laundry: Laundry and dry cleaning services available.
- Parking: Free and secure valet parking.
- Extras: Several customized romantic or group dining options available. Ladies salon as well as renowned Truefitt and Hill Barber shop onsite. Customized dining menus and destinations – poolside, lounge, boat, etc.
- When to Book: Reserve 1-2 months in advance through the year and 2-3 months in advance for December-January.
- How to Book: Booking.com will have the best rates.
- Phone: +66 2 365 9110
- Email: reserveanantara@anantara.com
- Website: anantara.com
Anantara Siam – Amenities
- Pool: Large resort-style outdoor pool surrounded by trees and several sun loungers on the wooden deck.
- Spa: Full-service spa with luxurious suites offering a wide range of treatments and massages. Some suites feature a Roman-style tub or a steam room. Vivid IV drip bar offers anti-ageing, rejuvenating, and performance IVs. Customized wellness programs. Also a juice bar serving healthy drinks and herbal teas.
- Fitness Center: Large, well-equipped fitness club with yoga studio.
- For Disabled Guests: Several rooms and suites are disabled-friendly.
- For Families: Kids club. Kids’ cooking classes.
- Activities: Muay Thai kickboxing classes. Squash court. Spice Spoons – Thai cooking classes.
- Other Facilities: Business center with meeting rooms.
Anantara Siam – Food and Drink
- Restaurants & Bars: Biscotti – Michelin guide-listed trattoria serving contemporary Italian cuisine • Shintaro – Authentic Izakaya cuisine including sushi rolls and noodles. • Madison – Upmarket steakhouse renowned for its prime cuts of Kobe beef, Australian lamb chops, and Sunday brunches. • Mocha & Muffins – Charming all-day cafe serving freshly-baked cakes, ice creams, salads, and sandwiches, with indoor and al fresco dining. • Spice Market – Authentic Thai dishes using traditional recipes from across Thailand. • The Terrace – All-day poolside cafe serving Mediterranean and Thai dishes, cocktails, juices, and homemade ice creams. • The Lobby – Cheerful lobby cafe serving delicious snacks and signature afternoon teas. • Aqua – Cozy courtyard with al fresco seating to enjoy meals from any in-house restaurants as well as premium cigars, wines, cocktails, and whiskeys. • Manohra Cruises – Private or shared breakfast, lunch, sunset cocktails, or dinner cruises. Leaves from the sister Anantara Riverside dock.
- Lounge: The exclusive Kasara Executive Lounge for guests in Suites or Garden Terrace Rooms offers the following complimentary amenities: breakfast (6-10:30 am), canapes and premium drinks (5:30-7:30 pm), all-day refreshments, lounge check-in and check-out, personal concierge, late check-out, meeting room use for 1 hour per day, 10% discount on a la carte spa treatments, and free garment pressing (2 pieces per day).
- Breakfast: May be included in some rates while booking. Huge buffet with live stations. Also served complimentary in the Kasara Executive Lounge for guests in Suites and Garden Terrace Rooms with lounge access.
- Room Service: 24 hours.
Anantara Siam – Rooms
- Room Types: Deluxe Room • Premier Room • Kasara Club Room • Garden Terrace Room • Siam Suite • Garden Terrace Suite • One Bedroom Suite • One Bedroom Corner Suite • Two Bedroom Family Suite • Two Bedroom Jim Thompson Explorer Suite • Anantara Presidential Suite • Loy River Song Stateroom • Loy Dream Stateroom • List of all Rooms
- Smoking Rooms: All rooms are non-smoking.
- Best Room: Rooms and suites with Executive Lounge access. Garden suites offer private garden terraces. The Presidential Suite is the most opulent while the exquisite Jim Thompson Explorer Suite feels like a beautiful Thai summer home.
- For Families: Most rooms can sleep 1 child in addition to 2 adults. The Two Bedroom Suites and the Loy Dream Stateroom feature 2 bedrooms each and can sleep 4 adults plus 2 children.
Anantara Siam – Local Transport
- Walking: The hotel is located on Ratchadamri road, with a great selection of malls, restaurants, bars, cafés, and shops within walking distance.
- Metro and Bus: The nearest sky train station is Ratchadamri, just steps from the hotel entrance. There are bus stops on the main road on both sides of the hotel. It’s easy to take a bus in Bangkok if you know the route and stop, but the conductors and drivers don’t speak English.
- Taxis: Metered taxis are available in plenty, and the hotel staff will easily call one; or use the Grab taxi app. Tuk tuks also dot the street right outside the hotel, but they do not have meters, so bargain hard. Motorcycle taxis are available at every corner, but again, bargain hard.
Anantara Siam – What’s Nearby?
Recommended Nearby Tours
- Manohra Cruises – Anantara’s own cruises along the Chao Phraya river in restored traditional boats with curated dining. Upto 20 riverside attractions are covered in each cruise. Boats leave from the pier at the sister Anantara Riverside Resort.
- Grand Palace and Temples Tour – Private 8-hour guided tour of Rattanakosin Island, Grand Palace, Grand Temples, and Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha) with lunch, a boat ride through canals to the Royal Barge Museum, and hotel pick-up and drop-off.
- Day Trip to Ayutthaya – Shared 8-hour tour of the ancient city of Ayutthaya about 2 hours north of Bangkok, including guided tours of the Royal Palace, 2 temples, and a floating market. Tour also includes a longtail boat ride and lunch. Pick-up/drop-off is at Times Square building lobby on Sukhumvit Road.
- Pattaya Day Trip – Day trip to the famous beach destination of Pattaya by private air-conditioned chauffeured car and guide (optional) to see famous spots in the town, visit the beach, shop, and dine, with hotel pick-up and drop-off.
- Private and Small Group Tours – Context Travel offers great private and small group tours with certified guides covering Bangkok, its attractions, the local neighborhood, Chinatown, street food, and night markets.
Best Nearby Restaurants, Bars, and Cafes
- Central World – Upscale mall with several upmarket restaurants, cafes, and bars. 500m.
- Siam Paragon – Massive mall with a huge food court and lots of eateries catering to every budget and cuisine. 500m west of Central World.
Nearby Shopping & Cool Shops
- Central World – Opulent mall with high-end boutiques of renowned luxury brands from across the world, along with a terrific choice of restaurants and bars.
- Siam Paragon – Massive world-class mall with an IMAX theater, bowling alley, and a huge aquarium.
Nearby Attractions
- Lumpini Park – Bangkok’s answer to NYC’s Central Park, with a huge green oasis in the center of downtown. One can find people jogging, practicing Tai Chi, having a picnic, enjoying several leisure activities, reading in the public library, boating in the lake, and even ballroom dancing within the park.
- Jim Thompson House Museum – Former home of the “Thai Silk King” late James HW Thompson with adjoining art center. In a lane north of National Stadium BTS station.
Nearby Markets or Grocery Stores
- Several 7-Eleven and Family Mart outlets are close by. All are open 24/7.
Anantara Siam – The Hotel
The hotel lobby is massive with a huge sitting area.
The lobby bar has a beautiful traditional Thai design.
The lofty ceiling has been beautifully hand-painted with Thai designs.
A grand staircase leads up from the lobby and features a huge hand-painted mural showcasing Thai history.
There is a beautiful artificial pond with a small wooden bridge in the atrium.
Rooms are located around a central atrium with a café.
The Siam Suite is one of the more traditionally designed suites but is still very spacious and luxurious.
It has a marble bathroom with dual vanities and a separate bathtub and rain shower.
It also has a separate, beautifully appointed living room.
The bedroom of the Anantara Presidential Suite features a lot of colors, luxurious furnishings, and traditional paintings and furniture.
The living room is huge and features several traditional seating arrangements and artifacts.
Guests in Suites or Garden Terrace rooms get exclusive access to the Kasara Executive Lounge and its privileges.
Common areas have a lot of traditional Thai architecture, including ponds filled with fish.
Biscotti is a Michelin Guide listed Italian trattoria serving delicious food.
Shintaro serves authentic Izakaya cuisine in a traditional setting.
The huge outdoor swimming pool is surrounded by trees and sun loungers.
A small artificial pond is in the beautiful garden next to the pool.
The couple’s treatment suite in the spa features a Roman-style tub.
Another treatment room is traditionally designed.
The waiting lounge outside the spa is very elegant.
There is a luxurious full-service salon with authentic barber’s chairs next to the spa.
The huge fitness center features state-of-the-art equipment and garden views.
A squash court is located next to the fitness center.
There is even a Metropolitan Museum of Art store within the hotel.
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