Looking to read a detailed Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel review before booking your next trip to Thailand? You’ve come to the right place!
This luxurious 26-storey riverside hotel in Bangkok caters to the needs of discerning global travellers with contemporary style, intuitive service and stunning views.
I spent 2 nights in a luxurious suite at the hotel. My Avani Riverside Bangkok review features info on the award-winning hotels accommodation options, wellness programs, restaurants, bars and unique on-site amenities.
Book A Luxurious Holiday at Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel
The 248-room Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel first opened its doors in 2016 as the first purpose-designed Avani property, bringing the upscale brand’s contemporary style and modern hospitality to Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River.
The building’s first few floors are a shopping mall called Riverside Plaza, featuring fashion boutiques, hair salon, barber shop, restaurants, bank and pharmacy.
Upon arrival, guests are greeted by sweeping views of the Chao Phraya River from the vast lobby, located on the 11th floor. The open plan design blends reception, lounge, meeting, chill-out and restaurant spaces, in which comfort meets design.
The hotel’s ideal riverside location makes all of Bangkok’s attractions easily accessible. Shuttle boat services link to the BTS Skytrain at the central Saphan Taksin boat pier for swift connections to major commercial, shopping and entertainment districts.
The hotel’s sister property, Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort, is located directly across from the entrance or can easily be accessed via a skybridge on the 2nd floor. Avani+ guest are encouraged to visit Anantara to enjoy its 10+ restaurants, luxurious spa and access the pier for nightly dinner river cruises.
Avani Riverside Bangkok Activities
Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel offers 248 guest rooms including 24 suites with fantastic river views. Each guest room is refreshingly under stated showcasing the contemporary sense of style, combined with warm and hospitable spirit.
AvaniFit is the hotel gym, featuring the latest cardio equipment and free weights. Recover from jet lag or blow off some steam at the gym while enjoying a jaw-dropping river view.
On a hot day head to the 25-metre rooftop infinity pool for a swim then relax at the poolside bar for a cocktail and midday snacks. Parallel to the impressive pool is a living wall, creating a sense of continuity. A multi-purpose sunken lounge area located in the middle of the terrace has a retractable roof, for sunlight or shade depending on your mood.
Avani Riverside Bangkok features 4 distinct dining outlets, from all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet to chic Portuguese-Brazilian rooftop concept.
Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel Review Highlights
Bangkok is Southeast Asia’s most vibrant metropolis, a city that offers ancient temples and glimmering palaces contrasted with world class shopping malls and contemporary cuisine.
Much like New York City, Milan and Dubai, Bangkok is home to a plethora of luxury hotels, perfect for celebrating a honeymoon or gay holiday. Many of the world’s top luxury hotel brands have landmark properties in Thailand’s capital, eager to welcome you on your next splurge-worthy getaway.
Before booking your trip, here are a list of highlights that make the Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel stand out from the rest:
- The hotel features a variety of luxury accommodations, from chic guest rooms to jaw-dropping suites.
- Fitness lovers have access to the 24 hour AvaniFit gym including free weights and exercise equipment.
- Tan fans can keep cool on a hot day by relaxing at the 25-metre rooftop infinity pool that offers jaw-dropping views of Bangkok.
- The hotel is ideal for couples but also accommodates families with children as they offer kid-friendly dining.
- The property features over 5 unique culinary concepts, from cocktails at Long Bar to a playful Portuguese-Brazilian menu at SEEN.
- If you’re looking for a spa day skip over to Avani’s sister property for a massage at Anantara Riverside Bangkok.
- The first few floors of the building are a shopping mall so guests have easy access to a bank, pharmacy, hair salon, barber and restaurants.
- Lost & Found is a must-visit for those who love drag queens, live theatre, late night snacks and eye-popping interior design.
- Avani+ is a short 5 minute walk to the Anantara pier where you can hop on a fun klong tour to explore the city’s ancient canals or a romantic dinner cruise up the river.
Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel Accommodation
The most important question you have to ask yourself when reading a Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel review is, “what type of accommodation would I like to book for my holiday.”
Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel offers 248 guest rooms and suites with fantastic river views. Each guest room is refreshingly under stated showcasing the contemporary sense of style, combined with warm and hospitable spirit.
The neutral décor is a blend of comfort and modernity, natural materials and high-tech equipment, along with extra conveniences such as a rain shower, dedicated work station with free WiFi and a media hub docking station.
Each of the spacious River View Junior Suites features a bathroom with a view, outfitted with a freestanding tub where guests can soak while taking in the ever-changing river scene below and Bangkok’s glittering skyline.
All suites have panoramic river views, king or twin beds, spacious lounge areas, min i bar, tea and coffee nook, and LCD TV.
Highly recommend suite guests with a river view pour a bubble bath to watch the sun rise or set depending on if you’re an early morning or “bath before dinner” sort of gal.
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Anantara Spa
An oasis within an oasis, Anantara’s tranquil spa sanctuary invites you to embark on a revitalizing journey. The spa is located a short 5 minute hop, skip and a jump from Avani+ within the lush gardens of Anantara Riverside Resort.
Indulge in a blissful individual experience or romantic side by side ritual in one of nine private treatment rooms, including two couple’s suites with a large bathtub inside and a private garden courtyard with an exotic rain shower and traditional sala.
We suggest booking the spa’s Signature Rice Ritual. Skin is cleansed and polished with a scrub that is rich in antioxidants, as well as nourishing B and E vitamins. A full body massage incorporates a specially blended rice bran oil, pressure point and stretching techniques, along with a heated rice compress to release tension, pain and stress.
The spa menu also includes unique holistic healing therapies like Abhyanga and Ku Nye. There is also an impressive offering of Healing Cannabis Therapies. The luxurious spa facilities include steam rooms, relaxation area and beauty salon.
BDMS Wellness Retreat
BDMS Wellness Clinic Retreat is part of the award-winning Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) network. The clinic is located directly beside Anantara Spa.
At Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort guests can book state-of-the-art preventive care, speciality check-up packages, and aesthetic facial and body treatments in a serene riverside setting.
Diagnostics and screenings for a range of concerns are available including weight management; immunity; food intolerance; DNA and telomere length tests; NK cell activity diagnostics and treatment; and cancer screenings.
Guests can also choose from a range of aesthetic services in facial and body treatments that use the latest technologies under the close supervision of specialized dermatologists.
The most popular treatment is a vitamin IV drip paired with either a facial or massage, which are done in tandem so you barely even feel the needle prick!
Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel Restaurants
No Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel review is complete until you’ve had an opportunity to wag your finger down each of the hotel’s marvellous menus.
The luxury hotel in Bangkok offers guests several restaurant and bar concepts, from casual all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet to playful pop-up performances at Lost & Found.
The Pantry
As soon as guests arrive at Avani Riverside Bangkok they’re greeted by The Pantry.
Take a quick left at the main entrance and you’ll find a sun-soaked cafe offering espresso beverages, tea, healthy frappes and smoothies, milkshakes and cold brew.
The signature sweet here is the Croffle, a croissant pressed into a waffle shape and served on a stick. Toppings include tiramisu, nutella, strawberry, banoffee and blueberry cobbler.
You’ll also find the standard morning bakery fare like croissants, chocolates and cookies.
Sugar Babies
Located directly beside the check-in desk on the 11th floor, Sugar Babies is a playful spot to satisfy your sweet tooth.
You’ll find comfy seating surrounding playful statues of ice cream cones and macarons, directly in front of the hotel’s fun candy bar. The interior features apothecary-style glass jars filled with different types of candies and chocolates, which you can purchase a mixed assortment of by weight.
You’ll also find a popcorn machine, cotton candy machine and soft serve ice cream station.
Skyline
Savour sunrise and sunset with uninterrupted views of the Chao Phraya River at Skyline, the hotels’ all day dining restaurant.
The sun-soaked dining room is located on the 11th floor, featuring floor to ceiling windows and warm wooden walls and tabletops.
Each morning guests at Avani Riverside Bangkok get in line to enjoy an international breakfast buffet at Skyline. Endless breakfast options abound. You’ll find a chocolate fountain, salad bar, a la minute egg station, dim sum, noodle soup cart, sushi, Indian staples, Thai favourites and Western classics like bacon, sausages, hash browns, croissants and muffins.
Once guests are seated a server asks for your tea and coffee order. There is also an a la carte egg menu at each table and you can select from Truffle Hollandaise Eggs Benedict to Moroccan Shakshuka.
At lunch and dinner Skyline restaurant offers a diversity of tasty options. You’ll find soups and salads, selection of gourmet sandwiches & burgers, pasta & risotto, steaks and seafood as well as plenty of authentic Thai dishes.
Lost & Found
Late-night revelers and underground culture vultures unite: a unique after-dark destination can be found at LOST & FOUND, which promises fabulous food and drink, boundary-pushing entertainment and a one-of-a-kind experience.
Designed by Ashley Sutton of The Iron Fairies and Maggie Choo’s fame, LOST & FOUND intrigues guests with its elongated bunker that feels like you’re in a cyberpunk tunnel. From the piston moving ceiling lights, to hovering peep-hole DJ booth, the intimate space is not only a restaurant and bar but also offers a performance space for some of the city’s most unique performers.
Besides a rotating roster of theatrical performances of drag artists, live singers, puppetry and burlesque, the venue offers artistic aficionados its own signature show, based on the bar’s fictional backstory.
Every meal is a feast and every night spent there is a festival, where charismatic characters come together to push the possibilities of fashion, art and theatre. Highlights from the menu include Chicken Karaage with Volcano Sauce, Teriyaki Beef Roll and Spicy Salmon Maki.
Hidden on the third floor of Riverside Plaza, the lifestyle mall that connects Anantara and Avani+ Riverside Hotels. LOST & FOUND is open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7:00 pm till late.
Long Bar
A selection of snacks and delightful afternoon tea is served at the hotel’s modern and welcoming lobby bar.
The casual and contemporary cocktail bar at Avani Riverside Bangkok serves up espresso drinks, craft cocktails, fine wine, and ice-cold beer.
Snack on croquettes and butter chicken tacos with a cold beer at lunch or fork through a healthy Poke Bowl or salad after a workout.
At dinner we suggest sipping a glass of wine or ordering a freshly muddled cocktail while romancing yourself over Baked Seabass, Roman Spaghetti Carbonara, Tom Yum Goong Tiger Prawns or Fried Chicken Brioche Sandwich.
Be sure not to miss the special promotion “Unlimited Sunset Cocktails,” for 90 minutes between 4-8pm daily at 999 baht.
Spice & Barely
Located on the 3rd floor at Riverside Plaza, Spice & Barely is a unique Asian gastro lounge, that encourages guests to share its creative pan-Asian menu.
Skip inside the restaurant and you’ll find an eye-popping interior featuring walls painted with massive murals and a bar that sprouts Avatar-esque sculptures that sail toward the ceiling like tornadoes made of wicker.
The restaurant’s award-winning chef prepares Instagram-worthy dishes so pretty you feel it should be a crime to eat them (but I assure you, you will!)
Chef’s recommendations off the Spice & Barley menu include Singapore Chilli Crab, Peking Duck, Wagyu with Sizzling Foie Gras and Dan Dan Noodles.
SEEN Restaurant & Bar
After establishing a committed following from Sao Paulo to Lisbon and now Bangkok, Chef Olivier da Costa has brought his sensual playground of cuisine and cocktails to this trendy rooftop bar.
Located on the 26th floor, SEEN Restaurant & Bar Bangkok is a multi-storey, multi-sensory playground overlooking the city skyline and Chao Phraya river.
SEEN is a 1980s-meets-Art Deco, indoor-outdoor hotspot, where hypnotic background beats are spun by a roster of carefully selected jet-setting DJs.
A modern Portuguese-Brazilian menu designed by celebrity chef Olivier da Costa is cooked to perfection and served up in style as the city sparkles below. Head to the lounge, deck or stunning rooftop for sensual beats and worldly cocktails by an award-winning mixology team.
Highlights from the SEEN menu include Spanish Octopus Carpaccio, Black Truffle Spaghetti, Niwatori Miso Chicken and Unagi Foie Gras.
Benihana
The world’s most famous teppanyaki restaurant calls the Riverside Plaza home.
Perfect for a fun date night or dinner out with the kids, Benihana offers culinary theatrics paired with traditional Japanese cuisine.
Sit at a comfy teppanyaki table as your private chef slices and dices before your eyes. Sample handcrafted sushi and Japanese-style cocktails as you take in the performance.
Enthusiastic chefs serve up prime meats and seafood, grilled to perfection and embellished with Benihana’s signature sauces and sides.
Fun Things To Do In Bangkok
While it’s easy to relax in the lap of luxury at your luxurious hotel pool or spa we suggest booking fun tours to experience all that Bangkok has to offer!
No trip to Bangkok is complete until you’ve visited the Grand Palace and many of the city’s golden glimmering temples. Many local tour operators offer fun tours for those who want to experience the city by tuk tuk, bicycle, riverboat or on foot.
Book one of these private or group tours to enjoy an authentic Thai experience that is sure to make your Bangkok getaway unforgettable.
- Private Bangkok Airport Transfer: arrive to Bangkok with ease by booking a private airport transfer in advance.
- Private 8 Hour “Best Of Bangkok In A Day”: first time visitors to Bangkok will love this full day private city tour featuring all of the city’s top attractions.
- Bangkok Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour: enjoy sightseeing in the Thai capital at your own pace with a hop-on hop-off bus pass good on the Elephant GoGo Double Decker Bus. With 15 stops, you can explore many of the city’s top attractions.
- Calypso Ladyboy Cabaret Show: enjoy a night of dazzling entertainment at one of Bangkok’s most famous Ladyboy shows.
- Bangkok At Night: Temples, Markets and Food By Tuk-Tuk: on this 4 hour tour enjoy the magical of Bangkok at night via tuk tuk. Stops include temples, flower market, street food snacks and dinner at a local restaurant.
- Bangkok Walking Food Tour: join a fun small group walking tour to explore Bangkok’s famous street food scene. Sample dishes like pork with sticky rice and papaya salad.
- Manohra Luxury Dinner River Cruise: hop on a classy dinner cruise on a restored antique rice barge. Admire views of Bangkok’s twinkling skyline while enjoying a 4-course meal.
- Bangkok Jungle Bike Tour: fitness fans will love this 4 hour bike tour exploring Bangkok’s most beautiful natural spaces. Includes a delicious Thai lunch.
- Half Day Tour Royal Grand Palace & Bangkok Temples: this 5 hour private tour visits Bangkok’s most famous attractions: Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Traimit
- Food Market Tour + Thai Cooking Class: master the basics of Thai cuisine on this tasty tour, featuring a guided market visit followed by a cooking class with a professional chef in Bangkok.
- Muay Thai Show at Rajadamnern Stadium: sports enthusiasts shouldn’t leave Thailand without watching a Muay Thai Thai Kickboxing match.
- Railway Market, Floating Market & Salt Farm Tour: this popular 7 hour tour takes out outside of Bangkok to visit the famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Railway Market. Includes a boat ride.
- Full Day Ayutthaya Historical Park Small Group Tour: this 9 hour day group tour visits the UNESCO Ayutthaya Historical Park located north of Bangkok.
- Pattaya and Coral Island Tour: this 13 hour group tour visits Pattaya and nearby Coral Island where you can swim and snorkel.
- River Kwai Full Day Tour: this 11 hour group tour includes a visit to the infamous bridge on the River Kwai, built by Allied prisoners of war (POW) during World War II. It includes a visit to a war cemetery, Japanese POW camp and buffet lunch.
Avani Riverside Bangkok Hotel Contact
257 Charoen Nakhon Rd, 66-2-431-9100
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