Uber-luxury hotel group Aman has just started accepting reservations for its newest property. It looks gorgeous, though is priced on a completely different level than anything else in the city…
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Basics of the new Aman Nai Lert Bangkok
The Aman Nai Lert Bangkok is now accepting reservations for stays as of April 2, 2025. The property was first announced back in 2019, with an anticipated 2022 opening. As you can see, there was quite the delay, but it seems the property will finally be opening.
The Bangkok property will be Aman’s second property in Thailand, after Phuket’s Amanpuri, which was the brand’s first-ever resort.
Aman Bangkok will be situated in the seven-acre century-old tropical gardens of Nai Lert Park, and will feature 52 accommodations, all of which are suites, in addition to residences. The property is in a 36-story building, with guest rooms on floors 11 through 18 (the property also has residences, which are located on higher floors). The property’s interior has been designed by Jean-Michel Gathy.
What’s impressive is that all accommodations at the hotel will be a minimum of 92 square meters (990 square feet). So the hotel isn’t taking liberties with referring to it as an all-suite property. These really are all massive, full suites.
As far as amenities go, the property will boast a wellness area taking up 1,500 square meters (16,150 square feet), including seven treatment rooms, a hydrotherapy area, a fitness, and more. Then there will be a 25-meter (82-foot) outdoor pool.
As far as dining goes, Aman Bangkok will have quite the array of options. These include Arva (an Italian restaurant open for lunch and dinner), Seusi (a sushi omakase experience open for dinner), Hiori (a 14-seat Japanese teppanyaki experience open for dinner), 1872 (a lounge and bar serving Western classics, Thai cuisine, and afternoon tea), and Aman Lounge (an all-day lounge serving light bites).
This will be Aman’s 36th property. Admittedly Aman isn’t what it once was, under the leadership of founder Adrian Zecha. He was an absolute trendsetter in hospitality, and opened hotels in locations that other hotel groups wouldn’t even consider.
Under the current ownership, the focus is definitely on cashing in on the Aman name, and selling residences, club memberships, and more. Rather than building peaceful resorts in remote places, we’re seeing openings in places like New York, Miami, Bangkok, Los Cabos, etc. Still, Aman is a high quality hotel brand.
Aman Bangkok rates & inclusions
Bangkok is one of the best value luxury hotel markets in the world, as you have some incredible properties that are relatively reasonably priced (compared to cities like London, Paris, Tokyo, etc.). So, what are rates at Aman Bangkok like?
Well, they’re very high. Like, way higher than anything else you’ll currently find in the city. Of course rates are dynamic and can change over time, but currently I’m seeing the absolute lowest rates of $1,200+, while in the peak season we’re looking at rates of $2,000+. If you are going to book the property, I’d recommend doing so through a Virtuoso travel advisor, who can add extra perks, like a property credit and an upgrade.
Stays at Aman Bangkok include flexible check-in, daily breakfast, a complimentary minibar (including alcohol), and daily cultural programming. Furthermore, stays of two or more nights also include arrival fast track airport services and limousine transfers.
On the one hand, I’d be surprised if the hotel can actually sustain these kinds of rates. On the other hand, the price isn’t that bad when you consider the size of the suites we’re talking about. The pricing is comparable to what you’d pay for a suite of this size at the city’s other top properties.
That being said, often it can be hard to get people to pay such a high rate when that’s the entry level cost, rather than the cost for an upgraded room. Only time will tell. For what it’s worth, the Capella Bangkok recently took the number one spot on The World’s 50 Best Hotels list, and rates there start at about half as much, with entry level rooms being 61 square meters.
Certainly the opening of Aman Bangkok is well timed. The White Lotus Season 3 will be premiering shortly, and was filmed in Thailand. While that partnership is with Four Seasons rather than Aman, I imagine the show will create quite the demand for travel to Thailand (as we’ve seen in the past, with Hawaii and Sicily).
Bottom line
Aman Nai Lert Bangkok is opening in April 2025, and should set a new standard for luxury hotels in Thailand’s capital. The property will feature 52 suites, all of which will be massive, at a minimum of 92 square meters. The hotel will also feature several dining outlets, a huge wellness area, and more.
Rates here are super expensive, which I suppose isn’t surprising, given the size of the rooms, plus Aman’s reputation. At least quite a few things are included. I’m still not convinced Aman will be able to sustain these rates, but I guess we’ll see!
What do you make of Aman Bangkok? Do you think the hotel will be able to command such a premium?
How many idiot farang will happily pay the asking price? As a Thai, it's amazing to me that people come to my country and pay more than the average person's monthly income to stay for one night at a mediocre "luxury" hotel.
Initially long before, it was a wide spread rumor that Aman will take the location of Bangkok Old Custom House at Chao Phraya River side which will be extremely exciting stacking up to MO Bangkok, FS Bangkok and Capella Bangkok. But that location was spoken for Langham and Aman instead chose Nailert park which one of the old piece of land and a former hotel in Bangkok.
On one hand, the property is located in...
Initially long before, it was a wide spread rumor that Aman will take the location of Bangkok Old Custom House at Chao Phraya River side which will be extremely exciting stacking up to MO Bangkok, FS Bangkok and Capella Bangkok. But that location was spoken for Langham and Aman instead chose Nailert park which one of the old piece of land and a former hotel in Bangkok.
On one hand, the property is located in a relatively quiet neighborhood in Bangkok city center. It is not close to any public transportation apart from a bus stop but I fathom that people who can afford this rate in Bangkok would rather go by car than public transportation.
On the other hand, the property lack cultural heritage and landmark view. We are possibly stacking this against Suites at Four Seasons Bangkok, Capella Bangkok, Sindhorn Kempinski, St. Regis Bangkok, Waldorf-Astroria Bangkok, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and Ritz-Carlton One Bangkok. All of which either sport a spectacular view of Chao Phraya River, the view of Lumphini Park (One of the biggest park in the city center) or the view of Royal Bangkok Sport Club (The only golf course in the city center). Whilst Aman will probably sport a view of skyscrapers, busy Phetchaburi Road and Chitlom Road. Nothing to write home about here.
I'll say Aman Bangkok is not in a favorable location comparing to other top luxury hotel in the city. If we are talking about wellness retreat, the main competitor would be Sindhorn Kempinski in my opinion and that's a very tough one to beat.
I hope Aman Bangkok live up to the "Aman" name but I am not holding my breath over its success.
Good luck keeping these prices long term... The location is nothing to write home about...
The competition is never ending... A new development, sorta hotel/retail/residential combo, is probably somewhere around the corner... As much as BKK is charming, who's going to pay a couple of grand to stay in a city property when you'd spend most of the time out and about (unless the air quality reaches unhealthy levels, like nowadays)
Wait till you see prices in Phuket and Samui.
Bangkok is developing at a speed of a decade~ a year.
'23 prices don't reflect '25.
You want '23 prices in '25 Go to Manila, KL or Jakarta. You will probably even get '19 prices over there. No one wants to go back there.
Ask the random arrival at BKK or HKT how many times he's been back and he will say...
Wait till you see prices in Phuket and Samui.
Bangkok is developing at a speed of a decade~ a year.
'23 prices don't reflect '25.
You want '23 prices in '25 Go to Manila, KL or Jakarta. You will probably even get '19 prices over there. No one wants to go back there.
Ask the random arrival at BKK or HKT how many times he's been back and he will say dozens.
Bangkok, Dubai, Singapore and Taipei are some of the hottest cities post covid and China-HK decline.
Bangkok/Thailand are probably the biggest winners in the work from anywhere era.
The Aman price doesn't surprise me and the hotel will be sold out.
A decade a year? Easy there, tiger. Lets start with having potable water, walkable sidewalks, streets that don't flood and not having people kidnapped and shipped off to Myawaddy.
Here's what is under development in Bangkok right now:
The Ritz-Carlton Lhong 1919
Ritz-Carlton Reserve Asiatique
Marriott Bangkok Asiatique
JW Marriott Bangkok Sukhumvit
JW Marriott Marquis Asiatique
The Edition Bangkok
Autograph Collection Sukhumvit 53
The Plaza Athenee Nobu Hotel and Spa Bangkok
The Okura Prestige Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel and Spa
Grand Nikko Bangkok Sathorn Hotel (Q3 2025)
Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit (2025)
Swissôtel Bangkok Pratunam
Here's what is under development in Bangkok right now:
The Ritz-Carlton Lhong 1919
Ritz-Carlton Reserve Asiatique
Marriott Bangkok Asiatique
JW Marriott Bangkok Sukhumvit
JW Marriott Marquis Asiatique
The Edition Bangkok
Autograph Collection Sukhumvit 53
The Plaza Athenee Nobu Hotel and Spa Bangkok
The Okura Prestige Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel and Spa
Grand Nikko Bangkok Sathorn Hotel (Q3 2025)
Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit (2025)
Swissôtel Bangkok Pratunam
Pullman Ratchada
Pullman Living Sukhumvit 16
Andaz One Bangkok (Q2 2025)
Conrad Bangkok Sukhumvit Queen Park
Canopy by Hilton Bangkok Sukhumvit
The Langham Custom House Bangkok
Dusit Central Park (2025)
Radisson Hotel Ploenchit Bangkok
The Ozone Signature, A Registry Collection Hotel
Eastin Grand Hotel Phyathai
That's just the 5* hotels. Similar activity in condos, Shopping malls, public transport and airports.
Just like Tokyo in the 60's
Hong Kong in the 70's
Chinese cities in 2000~-2016.
They had their cycle, you rarely see cranes in the skies of those cities nowadays.
It's now Bangkok's turn to go through it's one of a lifetime leap forward.
Enjoy the ride.
It's the same with every big hotel opening, the rates are set as high as possible and the first few months a very popular hotel can even keep them, but most don't and the rates fall very quickly, often even before the opening. Who can blame the owners and operators for wanting to make money after all these years? I don't.
$2000/night is crazy - everywhere - but especially in Bangkok. I guess there are people who are more than happy to pay that rate but not sure if it makes any sense. My favourite is Mandarin Oriental ( next year it has its 150th anniversary ! ) and recently opened Capella and Four Season's.
Jesus tap-dancing Christ. It’s just a frickin’ hotel. No room, let alone in Bangkok of all places, is worth $2K per night. But I suppose like any business they will charge what the market will bare, so if enough fools buy into the hype then they get what they charge. There are better options for far less money in Bangkok.
Exactly, this looks like they're going for Veblen-goods style pricing, hoping to create hype by virtue of being expensive. I can never get my head around the idea of a 'true' luxury city hotel - when I'm travelling to a big city, I want to be out and about. A clean, spacious room and a nice bed are very useful, but I want to be eating in popular spots and mixing with the locals (or...
Exactly, this looks like they're going for Veblen-goods style pricing, hoping to create hype by virtue of being expensive. I can never get my head around the idea of a 'true' luxury city hotel - when I'm travelling to a big city, I want to be out and about. A clean, spacious room and a nice bed are very useful, but I want to be eating in popular spots and mixing with the locals (or at a minimum be people-watching).
I do appreciate that there are some people who are extremely time-poor, so whenever they get a chance to travel they choose to pay for the most expensive services they can get in order to maximise the experience, but, unless we're talking something like a private island resort, this sort of thing really is a case of diminishing returns.
Another behavioral experiment about how much people are willing to pay for things like James Perse charging $120 for a plain white T-shirt or Tom Ford charging 400 for a tie. Sad.......
It looks bland. Everything is in "international beige", with unremarkable furniture and fittings in the latest contemporary style. All very "right now" when it comes to hotel interior design, with no real point of distinction other than big rooms at high prices. I hope to god that Park Hyatt Tokyo isn't being converted into one of these Palace of Meh properties that are blighting the landscape.
I've stayed in €90-a-night junior suites in Spain that were furnished in the same style and still managed to have more personality.
Ridiculous prices for Bangkok in a property that's not even in an interesting part of the city with windows looking at other high rises. Ill be keeping my loyalty with the grand dame The Peninsula for an outstanding value along the river with impeccable service and food for less than 400 bucks a night with breakfast and transfer included. Aman is absolutely not what it used to be.
Aman Nai Lert opening prompts a key question: Who's the true heir to Zecha-era Aman quality? Not sure I've found one yet.
Oetker is solid at Bristol but seems to be slipping at du Cap (catering to influencers now), Rosewood is inconsistent. Cheval Blanc cheaps out on the little things. Belmond Mallorca and Six Senses Rome both delivered of late. BVLGARI Rome was mediocre. Trying Capella Singapore soon.
Obviously some of those are city properties...
Aman Nai Lert opening prompts a key question: Who's the true heir to Zecha-era Aman quality? Not sure I've found one yet.
Oetker is solid at Bristol but seems to be slipping at du Cap (catering to influencers now), Rosewood is inconsistent. Cheval Blanc cheaps out on the little things. Belmond Mallorca and Six Senses Rome both delivered of late. BVLGARI Rome was mediocre. Trying Capella Singapore soon.
Obviously some of those are city properties and what we really want are those remote unicorns.
Having said that, would appreciate the vox populi on this.
Try Zannier hotels. Exactly how Aman started. VEry few properties still but the ones already open are amazing.
Bet. Thanks for the Zannier tip - their small portfolio approach does echo early Aman. Will check them out.
Airelles. Not an heir, but great properties at very special locations.
Scoped Airelles, that tracks as well. Chagrined that I chose Cheval Blanc in St. Tropez over the Airelles there.
I'm staying here in May just to check it out at the end of a trip. I think the price will come down a bit over time, I think there's demand at the start for new Aman openings from the Aman obsessed.
Even if you don't stay there, I highly recommend booking a tour of the Nai Lert home. It's just as unique as the Jim Thompson house but it seems like no one goes there! My husband and I had the place to ourselves and the guide even let us sit on the furniture! (We stayed at the PH and it was an easy walk there)
Good luck keeping these prices long term... The location is nothing to write home about...
The competition is never ending... A new development, sorta hotel/retail/residential combo, is probably somewhere around the corner... As much as BKK is charming, who's going to pay a couple of grand to stay in a city property when you'd spend most of the time out and about (unless the air quality reaches unhealthy levels, like nowadays)
I meant it as a freestanding comment... Sorry
BKK is definitely becoming less of a bargain than it once was. Hardly a chain hotel under $150/night, the luxury options are edging $400-500, so not at all surprised to see the pricing they’re going for here
It's not that bad, during my last real visit in '23 I was paying 3600THB for a 69 sq.m. suite at a 4* chain hotel near Asok. Went back for one night in November during the SAS challenge and stayed in the very nice Silver Palm Resort in Hua Mak for 2400 (base room but still a full 45sq.m.). I do recall some stupidly low prices the first time I went, but that was 15 years ago now and there's been a lot of inflation in between.
You must not be looking very carefully.
I was just there last fall, and going again this fall, and even properties like the Shangri La, Mandarin Oriental, and the new Dusit Thani, weren't charging that.
New York, Miami Beach, Cabo, Bangkok……Aman is just mailing it in these days.