The takeaway — The Siam feels like an Aman resort without the minimalism. Open for two years, it has just 28 suites and 11 Pool Villas. Room layout resembles Aman rooms with the same horizontal symmetry, but both the styling of guest rooms and the decoration of the resort (I would call it French Colonial) is filled with interesting and attractive details. Guestrooms have one-of-a-kind antiques, and the owner’s collection of memorabilia is displayed throughout the resort — everything from Ming vases to antique typewriters to photographic equipment from many decades ago.

But this is only half of the story. GM Jason Friedman (who has previously worked both with Aman and FS Tented Camp) is utterly passionate about The Siam and Bangkok. Jason will gladly sit down with guests and help them plan their stay. Here’s his own description:

Our location is distinctive because you can access most points of interest by foot, Siam Boat or short tuk-tuk ride. Bangkok’s Old Town, Historic District and Riverside have some of the Kingdom’s finest restaurants, markets, artists, galleries, shopping, temples, neighborhoods and architecture - most of which are off the tourist track. Slow travel is the norm here where the journey is just as important as the destination.

Room

Lead-in Siam Suites are a large 80 sqm. The doorway leads directly into the living room with the sofa, centered against the front wall of the suite, facing a flat screen tv (a non-Aman element). Moving into the bedroom, the King bed is centered in the room facing an even larger flatscreen TV. The desk and workspace are behind a short room divider at the foot of the bed. The bathroom is beyond the bedroom and equipped with a soaking tub centered against the far wall, two vanities, step-in shower, and WC.

Siam Suites upgrade to Riverview Suites, 25% larger at 100 sqm and with a different floor plan. The living area is at the far end of the room to take advantage of the river view.

There are eleven Pool Villas, each featuring a private plunge pools in its courtyard. Their interior space of the villas is on two levels, the living room on the lower level and the bedroom on the higher level.

Amenities

In addition to a wonderful restaurant (we enjoyed our lunch immensely), The Siam has a spa, fully equipped gym (with a small boxing ring!), a beautiful pool, a library anda business center, and a screening room (a living room like setting in which small groups can watch movies on a large projection screen).