# The best family hotels in Bangkok Written 2026-11-03 by Play Day. Bangkok hotels with a riverside family room that has its own playhouse and slide, and suites themed on Thai animals and the sea. Bangkok has tons for kids: [Safari World](https://ourplayday.com/places/safari-world-bangkok-bangkok), where you spot lions and giraffes from the bus, and a [history museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/museum-of-siam-bangkok) with a room full of traditional Thai toys. Some of its hotels have built suites just for families, themed on Thai animals or the sea, and one has a playhouse with a slide in a room over the river. For a pool a small kid can stand up in, see [Bangkok hotels with pools that make sense for young kids](https://ourplayday.com/guides/thailand/bangkok/family-hotels-with-childrens-pools). ## On the river Charoen Krung became Bangkok's first paved street in 1864, and it still runs along the river, past galleries and cafés. Down here you get around on the Chao Phraya. Sathorn Pier for the river boats sits next to Saphan Taksin Skytrain station, and the express boat runs up the river to the Grand Palace, with a short ferry across to Wat Arun. Asiatique, a market on the riverbank, has a giant Ferris wheel. ### [Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok](https://ourplayday.com/places/mandarin-oriental-bangkok-bangkok) Neighborhood: Charoen Krung The Mandarin Oriental opened as The Oriental in 1876, and it now sits on both banks of the river, with free shuttle boats going back and forth. The Premier Two-Bedroom Suite has a king bedroom and a twin bedroom, two marble bathrooms and a pantry, with balconies over the water, and two Deluxe Premier Rooms in the River Wing connect into 86 square meters for up to six. Breakfast is a buffet at The Verandah, which has a children's menu, and so does Sala Rim Naam. [HarborLand ICONSIAM](https://ourplayday.com/places/harborland-iconsiam-bangkok), with ball pits and slides on the sixth floor of a mall, is just across the river. - Connecting rooms: Yes - Suites: Yes - Pool: Yes ### [Shangri-La Bangkok](https://ourplayday.com/places/shangri-la-bangkok-bangkok) Neighborhood: Sathorn Pier Shangri-La runs almost a quarter mile along the river, right by Sathorn Pier, and Saphan Taksin station is about a minute's walk from its Krungthep Wing. That wing has its own entrance, lobby and reception, and its rooms have balconies. The Questers Krungthep Family Room is a king room with a river view and a playhouse inside, slide and all. On weekends NEXT2 Café sets up a kids' counter at its buffet. - Suites: Yes - Pool: Yes ## Siam Siam is where Bangkok goes shopping, with Siam Paragon, MBK and CentralWorld close together around Siam Skytrain station, and an aquarium under Siam Paragon. The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre and Jim Thompson House, a cluster of six old teak houses, are in Siam too. Hotels here have the malls and the Skytrain on their doorstep. ### [Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok](https://ourplayday.com/places/siam-kempinski-hotel-bangkok-bangkok) Neighborhood: Rama I Road Seven family suites at Siam Kempinski are themed on Thai animals, each with hand-drawn illustrations by the Thai artist Suthipa Kamyam and its own stash of board games, books and drawing things. Six of them have two bedrooms (Kingo the Monkey, Katty the Tiger and Kao Kao the Panda among them), and Kaja the Elephant has one bedroom. All seven come with the executive lounge, afternoon tea included. The hotel is next to Sra Pathum Palace, every room looks out over the hotel's gardens and pools, and about 2,000 pieces of art hang around the place, more than 200 of them made for it by Thai artists. About 400 meters away, [Playmondo CentralWorld](https://ourplayday.com/places/playmondo-centralworld-bangkok) has play zones themed on the desert, the ocean, the forest and a volcano. - Cribs: Yes - Suites: Yes - Pool: Yes ### [Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square](https://ourplayday.com/places/novotel-bangkok-on-siam-square-bangkok) Neighborhood: Siam Square Novotel is on Siam Square Soi 6, about two minutes on foot from Siam station, and [SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World](https://ourplayday.com/places/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-bangkok) under Siam Paragon is a minute or two from the door. Its Mezzanine Suite has a king bedroom, a living room with a dining table for six, and two single beds for kids up on a raised mezzanine behind a glass partition, so you can still see them. Up to two kids under 16 stay free in their parents' room, and any room with a king or queen has a sofa the hotel makes up as a kid's bed at no charge. It's about 450 meters to [Playerbox Siam Discovery](https://ourplayday.com/places/playerbox-siam-discovery-bangkok), which has go-karts and a real digger to drive. - Cribs: Yes - Suites: Yes - Pool: Yes ## Ratchadamri and Lumphini Park Ratchadamri Road runs south from Siam's malls to Lumphini, Bangkok's first public park, with pedal swan boats on the lake and monitor lizards lounging by the water. The side streets around the park are quieter, with embassies and cafés, and Siam's shopping is still a walk away. ### [Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/anantara-siam-bangkok-hotel-bangkok) Neighborhood: Ratchadamri Road Ratchadamri Skytrain station is at the door of Anantara Siam, which sits on former royal land facing the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. It opened in 1983 and was the Regent and then the Four Seasons before it was Anantara, and Siam Paragon is about 15 minutes' walk. The two-bedroom suites put a king bedroom and a twin bedroom off one living room, and the Two Bedroom Royal Suite has golf course views. The Two Bedroom Garden Pool Villa has a garden and a private pool of its own. - Cribs: Yes - Connecting rooms: Yes - Pool: Yes ### [Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok](https://ourplayday.com/places/sindhorn-kempinski-hotel-bangkok-bangkok) Neighborhood: Soi Tonson Sindhorn Kempinski keeps its Sealife Family Suites up on the 10th floor with the Kids' Club, done up like the sea, with bunk beds for the kids, a king for you, a treasure chest of toys and games, and a kids' bathroom with small slippers and toothbrush sets. The hotel is in Sindhorn Village, between Soi Tonson and Soi Langsuan, right by [Lumphini Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/lumphini-park-bangkok). Each suite is hosted by one of the club's three mascots (Loma the Dolphin, Tuli the Turtle and Silo the Seal), and kids get a sea sack with a Kids' Club passport, a coloring book and stickers. For a bigger group, the Three-Bedroom Sindhorn Suite is 270 square meters, with dining for eight. - Suites: Yes - Pool: Yes ## Sathon Sathon is Bangkok's embassy district, with office towers along the main road and quiet sois full of old trees off it. The BRT bus connects it to Chong Nonsi Skytrain station. ### [Chatrium Sathon Bangkok](https://ourplayday.com/places/chatrium-sathon-bangkok-bangkok) Neighborhood: Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road Chatrium's Deluxe 3-Bedroom is 140 square meters, with two kings and a twin, and sleeps six. The gardens are up on the fourth floor, and there are play areas inside and out, plus a family games room. Flow, the lounge over the lagoon pool, does burgers and Thai classics, and Albricias cooks Spanish. Local cafés, massage shops and Wat Bhoman Khunaram, a Thai Chinese temple, are all a walk away, the BRT stop is about 400 meters off, and the hotel runs a shuttle to the main spots in the city. - Cribs: Yes - Suites: Yes - Kitchenette: Yes - Pool: Yes - Laundry: Yes ## Ekkamai and Phra Khanong Ekkamai sits along Sukhumvit between Thonglor and Phra Khanong, a laid-back part of town with plenty of coffee shops and all kinds of food. Gateway Ekamai is its big mall, with indoor play for little kids, and the Science Centre for Education has a planetarium. Siam is seven Skytrain stops back toward the center. ### [Jasmine Grande Residence](https://ourplayday.com/places/jasmine-grande-residence-hotel-bangkok) Neighborhood: Rama IV Road On Rama IV Road, about 800 meters from Ekkamai station and 900 from Phra Khanong, Jasmine Grande is a residence hotel with a free tuk-tuk shuttle to the Skytrain on a schedule. The 2-Bedroom Family Suite has two doubles in 120 square meters, and the 3-Bedroom Grande Suite has a double and four singles in 150. A MaxValu convenience store is open around the clock right at the hotel, and there's a Japanese-style onsen, tennis and pickleball courts. [HarborLand Gateway Ekamai](https://ourplayday.com/places/harborland-gateway-ekamai-bangkok), with a jumping playground and a toddler playroom, and [Kidzooona Gateway Ekamai](https://ourplayday.com/places/kidzooona-gateway-ekamai-bangkok) are in the mall, about 650 meters away. - Suites: Yes - Pool: Yes Page: https://ourplayday.com/guides/thailand/bangkok/family-hotels