Siam InterContinental Hotel explained

Hotel Name:Siam Intercontinental Hotel
Location:991 Rama I Road, Pathum Wan
Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Status:Demolished
Building Type:Hotel
Hotel Chain:InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
Architect:Joseph P. Salerno
Owner:Bangkok Intercontinental Hotels Company
Known For:Longest operating international chain hotel in the Thailand,
First hotel in 4-star hotel in Bangkok

The Siam InterContinental Hotel was a luxury hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It stood on Rama I Road, in the neighbourhood now known as Siam in Pathum Wan District, on land leased from Sa Pathum Palace. It opened as part of Pan Am's InterContinental hotel chain in 1966, operated by the Bangkok Intercontinental Hotels Company. It stood until 2002 when it was demolished to make way for the Siam Paragon shopping mall. The Siam InterContinental was Bangkok's first luxury international-brand hotel, and was also particularly known for the striking design of its main building, by American architect Joseph P. Salerno.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ünaldi . Serhat . Working Towards the Monarchy: The Politics of Space in Downtown Bangkok . 2016 . University of Hawaii Press . Honolulu . 9780824855758 . 149–151.