2 Best Hotels in The Old City, Bangkok

The Siam is truly Bangkok’s dreamiest villa escape, set across three full, riverbank acres, with only 38 suites. The architecture honors the Art Deco period––a towering white façade gives way to a lobby atrium dominated by a linear black water feature showcasing two-story tropical foliage––and the creative interiors are by famed, ground-breaking hotelier/designer, Bill Bensley. The property is a feast for the eyes, as you move around collections of antiquities. These range from 16^th century archeology finds to framed, vintage Star Wars posters. The Siam proves that luxury doesn’t have to be so buttoned up.