The Siam City Hotel and the Bangkok Guitar Society
Present

"7th Thailand International Guitar Festival 2007"

October 11-14, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
at Siam City Hotel’s Rattanakosin Lounge.

The Siam City Hotel and the Bangkok Guitar Society present Southeast Asia’s only gathering of international players and guitar enthusiasts. World-class guitarists entertain with a captivating and challenging repertoire by renowned Latin and European classical composers. Festival program also includes master classes and a competition with prizes consisting of original handmade guitars and performance at the Moisycos Festival in Italy. Internationally-acclaimed performers include Italy’s Angelica Loriga and Ermanno Bottiglieri, Ukraine’s Galina Vale, Czech Republic’s Leon Koudelak, Japan’s Mitsuo Yoshimoto, Gentaro Takada and the duo, Takami Kubota (Mandolin) and Gen Taguchi.

Concerts take place at 16:00 and 19:30 p.m. in the Siam City Hotel’s Kamolmart Room.
Tickets are Bht. 600 and Bht. 400 for students, includes a coffee break. Observers of master class and competition Bht. 200. To book,
please call 0 2247-0123.

For schedule, please click here
For details, please visit www.bangkokguitar.com

To Benefit the Chulalongkorn Craniofacial Center,
Thai Red Cross Society

November 15-17, 2007, at Kamolthip Ballroom,
The Siam City Hotel, Bangkok

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The Siam City Hotel’s annual fundraiser aims to raise over Bht. 2.8 million for the Thai Red Cross Society’s Craniofacial Center. An event packed with fantastic entertainment by Kamala Sukosol, President of Siam City Hotels & Resorts and one of Thailand’s leading jazz singers with an awesome stage presence. The “Queen of Big Band Jazz,” Kamala received well-deserved nation-wide acclaim for her performance of Boyd Kosiyabong’s “Live & Learn” in 2003. Written by Boyd Kosiyabong, the song went on to become one of Thailand’s greatest all-time inspirational hits. Joining her are the 20-member Prachin Songpow Big Band Orchestra and special guests, Pun-Paibuljkiat Kheokao, Ben Chalatit, Dolchai Boonyaratavej, Marisa Nunbhakdi and singer-actor, Krissada (Noi) Clapp, recipient of 2007 Suphannahong Award for the acclaimed movie, “13”. Together with the talented dancers of Aree School of Dance Arts, audiences are guaranteed to leave feeling alive and energized.

The 2007 concert programme will feature big band arrangements of timeless jazz standards: Cole Porter’s In The Still of The Night, Frank Sinatra’s For Once In My Life, When You’re Smiling, and the music of Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. Audiences will also be treated to the pop hits, Unbreak My Heart, I Can See Clearly Now, Lady Marmalade, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You and One Night Only from the movie, Dream Girls.

About Kamala Sukosol

Kamala Sukosol is one of Thailand’s leading jazz singers with an awesome stage presence. Her inimitable style has been showcased in 18 concerts and over 20 recordings. Her charity concerts never fail to leave audiences in awe of her powerful and contagious energy. If you happen to arrive feeling a little lethargic, we guarantee you’ll leave energized. Since 1982, Kamala Sukosol’s concerts have raised millions of baht for various Thai charities. (For nine consecutive years, the Thai Red Cross Society has successfully secured much needed funds for the care of needy patients.) Exuberant and charming on and off stage, Kamala has received well-deserved nation-wide acclaim for her performance of “Live & Learn” in 2003. Written Boyd Kosiyabong, the song went on to become one of Thailand’s greatest all-time inspirational hits.

Tickets are Bht. 2,500/ 2,000/ 1,500/ 1,000 and Bht. 400 for students with I.D. Tickets for the Gala Dinner Performance on Friday, November 16, are Bht. 40,000 and Bht. 35,000 a table. Tickets are on sale at the Siam City Hotel, Tel.
0 2247-0123 ext. 1928.

For more information please call the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok’s P.R. Department at 0 2247- 0123 ext. 1917-8.

07-12 January, 2008
City Gallery, the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok

Part of the Proceeds Will Benefit the Queen Sirikit Centre for Breast Cancer for the Underprivileged, Thai Red Cross Society

Thailand’s leading artist family presents 70 contemporary large and small scale bronze sculptures honouring the philosophy that unity and harmony are the means to achieving peace. On show are works by celebrated Thai sculptor and National Artist, Chamruang Vichienket, those of his wife and distinguished sculptress, Saovapa, and sons, sculptor, Yanpol and painter, Nithi.

Ajarn Chamruang displays a bronze casting of his award-winning piece title, “Group,” which was recently installed at the Bank of Thailand’s new wing. Saovapa presents her newest project, a sculpture of the Lord Buddha, in the graceful style of the Sukhothai period. She carries forward her signature theme of “Mother and Child” with a piece, titled, “Life Games” comparing the guidelines of mothering to the rules of a sporting game. Accomplished sculptor, Yannapol Vichienket, reveals a humoristic approach to his work, drawing on everyday household items. Nithi Vichienket, the only painter in the family, joins the sculptors with a display of unique paintings using unusual combinations of colour to represent the idea of “harmony.”

Exhibition hours are from 10:00 hrs. until 20:00 hrs. daily. The City Gallery is located on the 2nd level of the Garden Pavilion.

For more information, please contact the Siam City Hotel’s P.R. Department at
Tel. 0 2247-0123, ext. 1917-8.

Pages 1: Introduction | 2: Sculpture Workshop | 3: Biographies

BEGIN YOUR NEW YEAR WITH A LITTLE “THAI” LUXURY!
Celebrate the New Year with the “Quintessentially Thai” Suites Package

at The Siam City Hotel, Bangkok

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Setting the pace for a luxurious New Year, the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, is offering a special “Quintessentially Thai” package of its newly renovated Club Siam Suites. The package for two persons for two nights includes a host of complimentary Club privileges, a Thai wine dinner, a massage treatment and Thai cooking course.

Designed specifically to feed the senses and quiet the soul, guests enjoy personalized five-star service in the stylish comfort of the boutique accommodations located on the top levels of the hotel’s Siam Wing. In addition to exclusive Club privileges, guests also enjoy a 6-course Thai dinner, inclusive of Thai wines, at the Spice & Rice Thai restaurant, choice of Thai or aromatherapy massage at the hotel’s Lotus Spa of Siam and a Thai cooking course in a home-style kitchen located in the hotel’s beautiful colonial-style Garden Pavilion.

Priced at Bht. 19,999++ for two persons for two nights and available until January 31st, 2008 only, complimentary Club privileges throughout the stay include: daily breakfast, tea/coffee and snacks, evening cocktails, canapés, free unlimited use of broadband internet, one shoeshine and pressing per day, butler services, private check-in/out and late check-out until 4 p.m. when available.

Located in the centre of Bangkok, across the road from Phayathai BTS Skytrain station, the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, is two stops north of Siam Square and Siam Paragon. For reservations, please call 0 2247-0123, E-mail: reservations@siamhotels.com, or book online at www.siamhotels.com
Reservation click here

Suggested Itinerary

Arrive in time to enjoy complimentary early evening cocktails and appetizers in the Club Siam Lounge, followed by a leisurely 6-course Thai dinner at the hotel’s Spice & Rice Thai restaurant, inclusive of Thai wines.

Next morning, after a leisurely American breakfast in the Club’s dining room, head off to the Thai cooking class kitchen on the 2nd level of the Spice & Rice, located in the beautiful colonial-style Garden Pavilion, to discover the secrets of Thai food preparation and presentation. After lunch, relax with a choice of Thai or aromatherapy massage at the hotel’s “Lotus Spa of Siam”, followed by a work-out in the gym, a sunbathe or a swim.

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

2:00 p.m. – Private check-in in the Club Siam Lounge
3:00 p.m. – Leisure time for shopping around town
6:30 p.m. - Enjoy complimentary evening cocktails and canapé in the Club Lounge
7:30 p.m. – Discover Thai cuisine & Thai wines with a 6-course set Thai dinner at
Spice & Rice Thai restaurant. inclusive of wines

Day 2
9:00 p.m. – Leisurely breakfast in the Club’s dining room
10:30 a.m.- Thai cooking course at the Spice & Rice
1:00 p.m. - Lunch in any of the Siam City Hotel’s restaurants (price not
included in package)
3:00 p.m. - Swimming or Gym
5:00 p.m. - Choice of Thai or aromatherapy massage at the Lotus Spa of Siam
6:30 p.m. – Return relaxed and refreshed ready to enjoy complimentary evening
cocktails and canapés in the Club Lounge.

Description: Club Siam – Uniquely Thai, Boutique Comfort

Inspired by the exceptional tradition of Thai hospitality, dedicated staff clad in traditional attire dispense Thai-inspired services in surroundings of elegance and comfort. The contemporary Thai atmosphere, designed to blend Thai and European influences, offers an excitement and artistic expression of times past and present.

Located on the upper 4 levels of the Siam City Hotel’s Siam Wing, guests are welcomed in the Club Siam Lounge. A reminder of luxuries past, the home-style reception area is decorated with authentic colonial period furnishings and decorative accents. In the adjacent dining room, splashes of modernity mix with the simplicity and beauty of Thai craftsmanship. Original artwork and photographs fill niches alongside a collection of prehistoric pottery and modern Thai sculptures. An embodiment of art, culture and elegance, Club Siam is a wonderful place to discover the grace and warmth of Thailand.

Club Siam guests are entitled to a host of exclusive privileges including: free unlimited use of broadband internet; free daily breakfast; complimentary cocktails during daily happy hour; tea, coffee and snacks throughout the day; free local calls; daily newspaper; daily shoeshine and pressing of one outfit and free first-hour use of board room.

Reservation click here

“Wilderness,”
An Outstanding Collective of Glass Arts, Textile Design and Jewelry
Inspired by the Changing Seasons
13-24 March, 2008, City Gallery, The Siam City Hotel, Bangkok

Glass artist, Prapat Jiwarangsan, and textile artist, Arisara Dandprapai, present “Wilderness”, an outstanding collective of contemporary textile design, jewelry and glass arts, inspired by the changing seasons, March 13-24, 2008 at the City Gallerya of the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok.

The peacefulness of a woodland trek under a canopy of colourful leaves and branches plays muse to Arisara’s intricate textile designs consisting of large and small textured wall hangings, murals, carpets and soft furnishings. Each canvas is a kaleidoscope of naturally woven yarns, copper, leather and tree bark.

Considered one of Thailand’s accomplished few glass artisans, young and gifted glass designer, Prapat Jiwarangsan, displays a variety of bowls, vases and fused-glass jewelry with styles ranging from functional to the more expressive sculptural forms. Displays include elegant pieces with geometric art-deco motifs; free-form works that blend translucency, light and colour for a dramatic and novel effect; and trendy, “funky” jewelry pieces which combine glass with Arisara’s textiles.

Very few artists in Thailand have ventured into the ancient art of glassblowing and engraving with such conviction. Throughout its history, the production of glass has followed the ebb and flow of empires all over the world. Today, with the discovery of new glass production techniques, there has been a rebirth of glass-art studios and workshops that allow artists such as Prapat the use of small home-studio furnaces. This trend has accelerated the development of glass design both nationally and internationally. But each creation is as individual as the maker. Drawing on the concept of an intangible Dhamma, Prapat’s designs visually manifest themselves in the solid form of sculpted glass. Wilderness exhibition illuminates “Dhamma in nature” - the impermanence of all things.

The exhibition runs from the 13th to the 24th of March 2008 at the City Gallery located on the 2nd level of the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok’s charming colonial style Garden Pavilion. The Gallery in opened daily from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

For further information, please contact the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok’s P.R. Department at 0 2247-0123, ext. 1916-8 or log on to www.siamhotels.com

"Discover Royal Thai Cuisine & Thai Wine"
Thai Wine & Thai Cuisine Pairing

Presented by
The Siam City Hotel’s Spice & Rice Thai Restaurant &
PB Valley Khao Yai Wines
November 10th, 2007 to January 31th, 2008

The Siam City Hotel and PB Valley Khao Yai Wines are pleased to introduce a gastronomic event inspired by Thailand’s colourful herbs and spices, complemented with wines from its Northeastern countryside.

The hotel’s Spice & Rice Thai Restaurant pairs the unique flavours of Thai cuisine with PB Valley Khao Yai Wines, Thailand’s only fully accredited wine-maker and the country’s pioneer in “New Latitude Wines” - premium wines made from grapes grown in the exotic tropical latitude of 14.3 degrees north.

Authentic recipes accumulated from royal cuisine, notable occasions and traditional local herbs and spices inspire a fabulous menu created by Spice & Rice Chef Amornrat Sae-Heng. The 6-course suggested set menu paired with PB Valley Khao Yai Wines features “Yum Rim Taling Kab Mee Krob”, a spicy seafood salad with crispy noodles in a sweet and sour sauce; “Fong Sakuna”, a clear soup with sago kernels, sea bass and quail; “Praram Chom Preuksa”, grilled marinated beef or pork served with baked rice and basil pesto, and “Par Khee Riew Hor Thong”, sticky sesame pancakes filled with sweet egg yolk and pineapple. Highlights from the a la carte selection are “Pla Na Laeng”, a crispy fried fish with herbs; “Neau Yang Look Pak Chee Sauce Makham”, grilled striploin of beef with herbs and tamarind sauce, and “Moo Yang Choo Chee”, grilled tender pork in green curry with crispy brown rice pancakes.

The suggested 6-course set dinner superbly matched with PB Valley Khao Yai Wines is Bht 1,790++ per person (inclusive of wines). A la carte menu items are from 150++ to 310++ baht per dish.

Ladies receive a special gift during the promotion. Guests dining at Spice & Rice have the chance of winning a “Wine Tasting & Gourmet Tour” of PB Valley Estates for two people. The prize, sponsored by PB Valley Khao Yai Wines, includes transportation, lunch and wine tasting. There will be two prize drawings taking place at the end of December 2007 and February 2008.

A private upstairs dining room, seating 10-40 people, is available for personal or business entertaining.

For reservations, please call the Siam City Hotel, Tel. 0 2247-0123 ext. 1921
or 1116 (after 2 p.m.)

PB Valley Khao Yai Winery

Now in its sixteenth year, PB Valley Khao Yai Winery is Thailand’s only fully accredited wine-maker. With a professional, large scale operation that features state-of-the-art technology, PB Valley has successfully pioneered and produced a number of exciting wines which have yet to be explored by Thailand’s thriving tourism. Years of research, testing and development have opened up new frontiers in the viticulture resulting in a “New Latitude Wine” - premium wines made from grapes grown in the exotic tropical latitude of 14.3 degrees north.

No-longer perceived as a homegrown product, PB Valley Wines’ exceptional taste, quality and reputation have won the 2002 PB Khao Yai Reserve Shiraz a silver medal at the AWC Vienna in 2006, receiving an 86.9 rating. Then, in 2007, the 2005 Sawasdee Chenin Blanc received a silver shield at the Adelaide Wine & Beverage Competition in Australia. Making a huge return to the wine circuit is PB Valley’s introduction of Sawasdee Khao Yai Rosé 2006. Inspired by the traditional Thai greeting, this blush-pink hue wine has a delicious character which lends itself to an aperitif or dinner wine, offering a surprising crispness.

For reservations, please call the Siam City Hotel, Tel. 0 2247-0123 ext. 1921 or 1116 (after 2 p.m.)

Stefan Willimann
General Manager
The Siam City Hotel, Bangkok

Siam City Appoints
Stefan Willimann
as General Manager

Mr. Willimann brings to the Siam City over 25 years of valuable experience in the hospitality industry. After finishing Hotel School in Switzerland, he began his international career in Bangkok in 1991 and has since expanded his experience with prominent Asia-Pacific hotel chains in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. His last posting was General Manager of the Equatorial Hotel in Qingdao, P.R.C. “As one of the only Thai style hotels left in Bangkok to offer a five star service experience, I am excited about the great market potential,” said Mr. Willimann, who will play a key role in further establishing the Siam City as a unique Thai brand of world-class quality.

Join our team of talented chefs and learn how to cook Thai Cuisine, its easy!
Each of the Siam City Hotels & Resorts hotels can have guests cooking up a storm in just half a day. We offer a hands-on learning experience for all skill levels and introduce you to the delicious variety of ingredients and spices. Recipes are presented in amazingly simple steps ready for you to transfer to your own kitchen.

Minimal costs are involved, plus you get to bring home a souvenir apron, a beautiful certificate and enjoy the sumptuous feast you have prepared.

Half a day of great food and great fun!

• Siam City Hotel, Bangkok
• Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa and Siam Bayview Hotel, Pattaya
• Thai Cooking Classes Menu

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The Siam City Hotel Bangkok is offering an “Executive Meeting Package” for Bht. 1,200 net per person per day. The rate includes use of in-door or garden-view meeting rooms, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., three meeting breaks, free-flow coffee, lunch in one of the hotel’s award-winning restaurants and all meeting amenities and equipment including free use of LCD projector.

Special group room rates are Bht. 4,200 net (single) and Bht. 4,500 net (double) for a deluxe room inclusive of breakfast and free unlimited use of broadband WI-FI internet. For Bht. 500 per day (in addition to the room rate), guests can get an upgrade to the Club Floors with deluxe in-lounge breakfast, free happy hour cocktails, shoeshine and pressing, private greeting and late check-out (subject to availability) among other personalized services. One suite upgrade is offered for a designated VIP or organizer, with VIP recognition.

All package and room rates are net inclusive of service charge and tax. The package is valid for a minimum of 20 participants until October 31st, 2008. Flexible arrangements for smaller or larger groups are available. A special site-inspection room rate is offered for a maximum of two-night stay. The 500-room five star Siam City Hotel Bangkok is situated in the city centre at Phayathai BTS Skytrain Station, two stops north of Siam Square.

Hotel information can be accessed at www.siamhotels.com
For reservations and enquiries, please call +66 2247-0123, fax +66 2247-0165 or email: sales@siamhotels.com

Summer Spa Promotions
at the Lotus Spa of Siam, Siam City Hotel, Bangkok
and Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa, Pattaya.

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The Siam City Hotels & Resorts Lotus Spa of Siam, Bangkok and Pattaya locations, is offering specially-priced one-and-a-half hour packages valid until October 31, 2008. Special offers are the “Aromatherapy Package” which includes aromatherapy salt and green tea glow body scrub and an aromatherapy body massage, priced at Bht. 2,500; “Ancient Thai Experience” package that combines traditional Thai massage with a warm herbal compress costing Bht. 1,800; and a “Jet Lag Package” blending a tension-releasing massage with a Thai herbal compress, priced at Bht. 2,100. Herbal compresses consist of over 16 types of natural herbs to calm and balance your body’s circulation. Re-energize after or before a long journey or a busy day.

The Lotus Spa of Siam at the Siam City Hotel is located on the 6th floor of the hotel’s Siam Wing. The colonial style spa provides the serenity to indulge in a whole range of face and body treatments ranging from traditional Thai massage, aromatherapy and facials, to the ultimate half-day and full-day spa packages in one of the soothing spa suites. Pampering at the Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa is set amid tropical grandeur. Where meandering pathways, gentle flowing waters and lush greenery heighten the spa regimen. Managed by Avatar Spa, their professionally trained staff uses the purest spa products available for an ultimate spa experience.

Advanced reservations recommended. For bookings, please call the Siam City Hotel at (66 2) 247-0123, ext. 1606. Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa reservations, (66 38) 428 679-81, ext. 586. Package prices are subject to 10% service charge and applicable government taxes. Special offers are not applicable in conjunction with other discounts or promotions.

The Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa, Pattaya and The Siam Bayview Hotel, Pattaya Win ASEAN Green Hotel Recognition Awards 2008

Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi (centre), Vice President of Siam City Hotels & Resorts, congratulates Saran Nimihut (right), Regional General Manager and General Manager of the Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa, Pattaya and Surapan Somthai (left), General Manager of the Siam Bayview Hotel, Pattaya, on their hotels’ winning the ASEAN Green Hotel Recognition Award 2008.

The Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa and the Siam Bayview Hotel, Pattaya, were among only 10 hotels throughout Thailand selected based on their fulfilling of the ASEAN Green Hotel Standards, which include long-term commitment to protecting the environment through stringent environmental-friendly practices and energy conservation measures. The award was presented at the Eleventh Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers held in conjunction with the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2008 in Bangkok.

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Mrs. Kamala Sukosol, president of Siam City Hotels and Resorts and family present the cheque for 3,137,390 Baht raised from the Charity Concert “Kamala Sukosol : Silver Jubilee Concert”, to Khunying Priyangsri Watanakun, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of Fund Raising Bureau, Thai Red Cross Society, for the Chulalongkorn Craniofacial Center, Thai Red Cross Society at Siam City Hotel recently.

Picture shows Mrs. Kamala (4th right) presenting the cheque to Khunying Priyangsri ( 3rd left), and from left are, Ms. Saifon Angkanawin, Assoc. Prof. Aruneeprabha Homsettee; Deputy Director of the Fund-Raising Bureau, Thai Red Cross Society, Khunying Priyangsri, Dr. Charan Mahatumarat; Director of Chulalongkorn Craniofacial Center, Mrs. Kamala, Ms. Daranee Sukosol, Mr. Suki Sukosol, Mrs. Marisa Nunbhakdi and Krissada Sukosol looks on.

Thailand Beauty Project

Mr. Don James (left), Director of Food & Beverage of Siam City Hotel, Bangkok welcomes Japanese Comedian Ms. Nishioka Sumiko (right) on her arrival at the hotel, here to video tape Thai Cooking Class to promote “Thailand Beauty Project” by Thai Airways International Public Company Limited. at Spice & Rice Thai Restaurant of Siam City Hotel, Bangkok.  

The Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, and Dante Alighieri Association
Present
GIOVANNI FASSIO Prints Exhibition & Sale 2008
June 14 - July 10, 2008 at the Main Lobby of the Siam City Hotel

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The Siam City Hotel and the Dante Alighieri Association present a collection of beautifully detailed prints by Giovanni Fassio. Designer and painter, Giovanni shares his childhood passion for the world of nature in reproduction prints derived from original antique engravings and etchings of the 1600s through the 1800s, currently in private collections.

The artist’s visual illustrations pay homage to the importance of the artisans and engravers of the Late Renaissance, the ‘golden age’ that saw limitless discoveries of new species of plants, animals and forms of life. Working with scientists, the great artisans illustrated and recorded the discoveries. Their works gained widespread circulation and importance through reprints in catalogued studies, encyclopedias, books and dictionaries.

Giovanni’s works are an exploration of the old techniques and newly devised processes in printmaking. Very delicate and decorative, each piece is a creative reproduction, whereby every detail of the original image is painstakingly manipulated and adapted to contemporary tastes. Subjects include botany, insects, animals, architecture, furnishings, flowers, fruits, personages, landscapes and juvenilia. The collection, A2 (cm. 42 x 59) and A3 (cm. 29 x 42) in size, are presented on a natural highly durable acid-free paper that gives them a thickness and gloss.

Located on Si Ayuthaya Road at Phayathai intersection, the Siam City Hotel is just opposite the Skytrain Phayathai Station, take Exit #4 down to the ground level, cross the road and turn right.

For further information, please contact the Hotel’s Public Relations Department, Tel. 0 2247-0123, ext. 1916-8.

Siam City Hotel Ranked as One of World’s Best Hotels on Expedia Insiders’ Select List

ASEAN Green Hotel Recognition Awards 2008

Expedia travelers have ranked the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, among the world’s best hotels on this year’s Expedia Insiders’ Select list. The list formally recognizes individual hotels worldwide that consistently deliver excellent service, a great overall experience and a notable value. The full list represents about one percent of the nearly 80,000 hotel properties offered on Expedia.

“Delivering our guests consistent service at the five-star level is a top priority at the Siam City,” said vice president Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi (centre). “As an independently operated hotel, we are extremely pleased that our efforts are recognized by the web community and Expedia travelers and look forward to extending our high level of service to even more guests.”

Expedia has collected the insights of more travelers than any other online travel agency in the world. Drawing on Expedia’s hundreds of thousands of Traveler Opinions hotel reviews, combined with a value rating and the local market expertise of more than 400 Expedia employees in local markets worldwide, Expedia Insiders’ Select is an easy-to-browse list that provides travelers with a powerful way to find the perfect hotel using the trusted insight of other travelers like them. The list showcases the diverse selection of travel destinations and hotel properties.

The ‘Whiffs’ Are Back and Returning to The Siam City Hotel

The “Whiffenpoofs 2008”

Fourteen handsome young men from Yale University, known as The Whiffenpoofs, or as fans worldwide affectionately refer to them as “The Whiffs” , return to Bangkok to entertain audiences with their unique a cappella style.

If you missed the Whiffs’ previous performances, now’s your chance to catch these fine talented lads!

Tickets priced at Bht. 450 for adults & Bht. 200 for students. Enjoy a pre-show Buffet Dinner package at Patummat Restaurant. Dinner & Show Package: Bht. 1,300 for adults & Bht. 1,100 for students.
For reservations, please call 02 247 0123, ext. 1928, 1912.

Friday & Saturday,1 & 2 August, 8:30 p.m.

Celebrating their 10th biennial world tour, Harvard’s all-male Din & Tonics
a cappella group bring their impeccable musicality, snappy choreography
and hilarious antics to Bangkok for an evening of “a cappella with a twist!”

Tickets are Bht. 450 & Bht. 200 (students)
Pre-show dinner package at Patummat is Bht. 1,300 and Bht. 1,100 (students)
For bookings, please call 0 2247 0123, ext. 1928, 1912.

22 JULY - 1 AUGUST AT THE CITY GALLERY

View over 60 exquisite watercolours inspired by the simple pleasures of everyday life amid the architectural charms of Rattanakosin Island. The paintings are warm, reflective and fresh. Part of proceeds go to the Thailand Foundation of the Handicapped. The gallery is open daily, 10:00 - 20:00 hrs.

October 16-19 at Siam City Hotel, Bangkok

Southeast Asia brings together a gathering of exceptional classical guitar players, teachers, listeners and guitar makers from around the world. They join talents for inspiration, knowledge, competition and pure enjoyment. Festival program includes master classes, guitar exhibits, competitions and concerts by acclaimed world-class guitarists.

Thailand Guitar Society and The Siam City Hotel are joining hands to present the Asia International Guitar Festival and Competition 2008 held from October 16-19 at the Siam City Hotel. The upcoming annual festival promises to be one of the biggest and most comprehensive since its launch one year ago.

Events throughout the four-day festival include concerts by world-class award-winning international guitarists, master classes, exhibits by world guitar makers and the International Classical Guitar Competitions. Prizes consist of handmade original guitars from world-class guitar makers.

CONCERTS BY WORLD-CLASS GUITARISTS
The highlight of each daily event is a concert by a world-class award-winning international guitarist. Concerts held Afternoons and Evenings. Afternoon Concerts commence 16 October at 15:00 by Chen Xi (1st prize winner “Thailand Guitar Festival 2007) and Duet Tossimo Sakol Siripipattanakul, guitar & Bantoon Tangpaiboon, flute. Evening concerts begin at 20:00 with Gentaro Takada.

All concerts presented in the Rattanakosin Lounge, of the Ayuthaya Wing of the Siam City Hotel. ]]> http://www.siamhotels.com/news/TEM2008/index.asp http://www.siamhotels.com/news/TEM2008/index.asp Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:44:12 +0700 Thai Hotels Safeguard the Environment for the Long-Term: All Siam City Hotels & Resorts Properties Win “TEM - Total Energy Management” Award

Siam City Hotels & Resorts’ three hotels are winners of the TEM (Total Energy Management for Hotels) Award. Award-winning hotels are the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, the Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa, Pattaya, and the Siam Bayview Hotel, Pattaya.

Presented by the Energy Research Institute of Chulalongkorn University, in conjunction with the Ministry of Energy and the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the award was set up to train and evaluate energy management programs of hotels throughout Thailand.

To pass the evaluation and inspection criteria, all of the hotels replaced traditional chiller systems with new-generation air conditioning systems and switched from using bunker oil to environmentally-friendly biodegradable biodiesel fuel for water boilers.  The hotels also diligently applied energy control measures to efficiently manage their energy usage to levels that will least harm the environment.

Winning the TEM awards illustrates the hotels’ dedication and commitment to a cleaner and healthier environment for guests and employees. Continuous involvement in government-sponsored programs and investments in modern environmentally- friendly infrastructures show an ongoing commitment by management and the owner toward safeguarding of the environment for the long-term. 

Guest Master Chef Li Kam Hung visits the Siam City Hotel’s newly renovated Lin-Fa Chinese Restaurant until December 31st, 2008, to share his extraordinary cuisine.  The legendary Lin-Fa reopens its beautifully designed, chic minimalist interior, to one of Hong Kong’s leading chefs.  Highly trained throughout Taiwan, Beijing and Hong Kong, Chef Li’s menus represent the cultural richness found in China’s provincial foods. 

Founded on the principals of Imperial cuisine and regarded as being healthy, Chef Li’s dishes depend on the freshness and quality of the ingredients for taste and flavour. An appreciation for seafood and vegetarian cuisine, his menu combines and blends both in superb harmony.  Characterized for its simplicity of cooking styles, menu specialties include, Sautéed sliced Sea Whelk with assorted meats, Braised Lobster and E-Fu noodle, Sautéed Shark’s Fin with Crab Cream and Braised Shark’s Fin “Tang” style. Chinese imperial dishes are among the world’s top cuisines and represent a dynasty’s best cuisine. Served separately or together, they are beautiful and magnificent, carefully arranged with various tastes, appealing shapes and colours.

December 12th  – 23rd, 2008
at The City Gallery, Siam City Hote

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On the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Faculty of Art – Silpakorn University, in collaboration with the Siam City Hotel, and the Superior Color Production Artworks, project at Silpakorn University, a solo collection of  oil paintings entitled, “Landscape and the Spirit of Lanna” by Winai Phunumphon.

Paintings share the same intensity of colour as those of Winai’s predecessors Van Gogh and Cezanne. Applied by a series of violent stokes, which the artist applies by use of his palm and fingers, only. The collection, taken from real places, valleys and forests from Sarawin River on the West to Mekong River, express the unity of Lanna culture, history and nature that has occupied the artist’s life for more than 30 years.

Exhibition of oil paintings is on display throughout December 12 – 23 2008, at The City Gallery – Siam City Hotel from 10.00 hrs. to 20.00 hrs.

For further information please contact the Public Relations Department Tel. 02 247 0123 Ext. 1916 – 1918.

The new-look Lin-Fa offers charm and culinary excellence

Freshness is the name of the game in the highly competitive restaurant world. While new eateries try to catch public's attention by introducing fresh new styles, the older existing ones can't sit still without making over. Venues have been modernised and menus reconstructed in order to be "up-to-date".

Yet, not all women look better after a facelift, right? Same with restaurants. Several time· honoured eateries end up with peculiar new looks that simply make regulars whine for the bygone. Some reopen with just a paint job and different table arrangement and there's a party ~ for that. But there's a number of restaurants that have brilliantly brought in absolute new looks that have impressed both clients and the media. And Lin-Fa, a IS-year-old Chinese restaurant at Siam City Hotel. should definitely be counted among them.

Relaunched with a much brighter and more modern look, the legendary Lin Fa incorporates contemporary minimalist design with the elegance
of Chinese emperor culture. Seamless glass and stylish chrome panels blend beautifully with dark wood furniture and marble pillars. The solidity of stone and metal is softened by silk cushioned walls and graceful floral motifs as well as beautiful Chinese paintings. The 190-seater also features 10 private rooms that can accommodate 10-40 guests.

Whereas the place has gone through a major revamp, the menu was only slightly redressed. Over the years, the restaurant has been cherished
for its scrumptious variety of gourmet dim sum as well as well-executed Cantonese dishes prepared by master chefs. So, while several new dishes have been added, you can be assured that the old favorites remain.

From the comprehensive 2oo-item menu, the best-selling choices are still Pelting duck (900 baht), Hong Kong-style grilled suckling pig aka moo hun 1,400 baht) and deep-fried pigeon (480 baht per bird). If you're a fan, don't miss.

For Thais, dim sum is always a focus point when checking in at a Chinese restaurant for
lunch. We might not really mind a prosaic main course, but if a restaurant's dim sum delicacies aren't up to par, the place can easily be forgotten. As an aficionado of the treats myself, I was delighted to find Lin-Fa's dim sum menu featured as many as 35 steamed and deep-fried dainties (60-80 baht). The selection includes many well-loved
classics as well as the restaurant's own inspirational new creations.

The basic shu mal (steamed pork and prawn dumplings) and 1m gao (steamed prawn dumplings), with plump and fresh content and never mushy exterior, were of top quality and made with care.
Of all 12 items that we ordered, ham sui kok or deep-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables and steamed dumplings stuffed with scallop and spinach, got my highest marks. The first delicacy, looking like a tiny golden rugby-ball, was crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside with a light and grease-free glutinous
shell and very flavorful filling, while the other treat presented translucent dumplings with tasty a vegetable stuffing that yielded a great texture.

Also enjoyable were pan-fried turnip cake with chilli shrimp paste, pan-fried rice flour rolls in soy sauce, steamed crystal dumplings and pink and green goldfish dumplings.

On Saturday and Sunday, the restaurant features dim sum lunch buffet at 490 baht per
person. It includes unlimited order of steamed and deep-fried delicacies plus your choice of noodle dish, soup and dessert.

From the a la carte menu, we sampled five dishes. Two were highly satisfying but the rest weren't too thrilling. Highly recommended are fried white shrimp in egg yolk (480 baht), which featured succulent prawn coated with crunchy, slightly salty egg yolk, and stir-fried beef tenderloin with bitter cucumber in Chinese plum sauce (400 baht), which offered an impressively subtle combination of tastes.

Less appetising, however, was steamed fresh goby fish in soy sauce (150 baht per 100 grammes), of which both fish and sauce lacked captivating flavour, while baked marinated duck leg with morel sauce (300 baht), though finished with pleasure by my male companion, was a bit too eccentric for me.

Lin-Fa's dessert menu offers a dozen varieties of sweets. The recommended deep-fried spring rolls with banana and mango (l20baht per person) was light, refreshing and not too sweet, confirming the restaurant's culinary excellence.

Saturday 27th June, 8:30 p.m.
Siam City Hotel, Bangkok. Rattanakosin Lounge

Fourteen handsome young men from Yale University, known as The Whiffenpoofs or “The Whiffs” as fans worldwide affectionately refer to them, return to Bangkok to entertain audiences with their unique a cappella style. Siam City Hotel boasts a thirteen-year long relationship with the celebrated Whiffs, who perform entirely without instrumental accompaniment and in superb harmony. These charming and very talented young men will share their love of music, wit and comedic antics in one of their legendary fast-paced performances.

Formed by fourteen senior Yale University men who are chosen each year to form the Whiffenpoofs, the group is one of the world’s oldest and most famous American a cappella legends. Founded in 1909, the Whiffs began as a senior quintet that met for weekly concerts. “From the beginning, the emphasis has always been on singing and the fellowship of music-lovers,” said a Whiff member.

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The history behind the name reflects the light-heartedness of the group’s philosophy. The name was adopted from a nonsensical verse originally spoken of in a Victor Herbert musical comedy called “Little Nemo,” which had a run on Broadway. A comedian spoke of the exploits of big game hunting and fishing and told a fantastic tale of how he caught a “Whiffenpoof” fish. Unclear of the name’s true meaning, “Whiffenpoof” fitted in with the group’s mood of ‘free and exuberant fancy,’ and is repeatedly adopted with enthusiasm by the new members.

The group’s repertoire draws on a long tradition of original arrangements from many styles and eras, ranging from classical jazz to English folk songs and even Motown hits of the 60’s. New additions and original recordings are a popular feature and this year’s performance includes musical hits made famous by composers Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, and Cole Porter. The performance will also feature a host of notable recordings from Bob Marley, Jim Weatherly and the group’s most celebrated namesake, “The Whiffenpoof Song,”written by two of the founding members and later popularized in recordings by Rudy Vallee, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and others.

Widely celebrated across the globe, the Whiffenpoofs have performed for a range of spiritual and political leaders, including Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama and Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln centre. Always in the news around America, the Whiffs have featured in the New York Times, NBC Television and CBS affiliate KBTX, and Vanity Fair Magazine.

Tickets are priced at Bht. 450 for adults and Bht. 200 for students. A pre-show Buffet Dinner package at is available at the celebrated Patummat Restaurant, priced Bht. 1,300 for adults & Bht. 1,100 for students. Booking and dinner reservations are contactable on: 0 2247-0123, ext. 1928, 1912.