From capital to coast: Bangkok and Koh Samui in style

Thailand’s greatest luxury is its singular experiences. In Bangkok, city lovers can trace the legacy of Jim Thompson—who helped revive Thailand’s silk industry and furnished a bohemian home with 17th-century ceramics and Buddhist art—which is now a publicly accessible heritage house with teak walkways, a black-painted pond and koi.

Other downtown pleasures include bespoke tailoring at Laleda, meditating with a monk, collaborating with a Thai goldsmith or crafting perfume from jasmine and lemongrass; a dozen opulent heritage homes offer cocktails and Thai cooking classes too. Bangkok’s creative pulse runs from Talat Noi Street, lined with galleries, ceramists and fragrant shrines like Rong Kuak, to Dib Bangkok, the new international contemporary art space set inside a repurposed warehouse that opened in December 2025.

Thailand, Bangkok, Koh Samui

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