b'Elevate your travel experience when you book a room at an art hotel. Many hotels worldwide weave an astonishing visual story with their collections of exclusive paintings, artworks, ON POiNT and sculptures. they often also support emerging and established local artists. Staying at one of these fine hotels is like living in an art gallery with eye-catching exhibits and contemporary and fine art collections everywhere.Stay at an Art HoteltHe siaMbangkok, thailandThe Siam sits by the Chao Phraya River in Bangkoks historic dusit district. This Art deco hideaway filled with exquisite art and antiques is set amid sprawling gardens. Conceived by celebrity musician and actor krissada Sukosol Clapp and designed by the renowned landscape architect Bill Bensley, the hotel features a Spanish Revival courtyard lobby under a glass pyramid. The owners massive collection of art, artifacts, historic maps, statues, and antiques are scattered throughout the property, against a black-and-white color palette. Walking through The Siam is like exploring an exhibition galleryClassic Thailandof Thai antiques. Rooms may have Thai pottery,(10 nights from $ 3,990 / vintage curios, and museum-worthy antiques,person)while public spaces have maps, old photos ofenchantingtravels.com/thesiammonarchs, and jazz memorabilia on the walls. Note a tiny sculpture of ET in the cinema and PHoToS: THE SIAMthe 19th-century military helmets behind the reception desk. Youll also find first-edition Beatles albums in the vinyl room and brass musical instruments in the deco Bar and Bistro. highLight: Antique maps of the Siam Empire under king Rama VENCHANTING TRAVELS\x1a21'