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Where is Siam Paragon located?
- Address: 991, Rama 1 Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
- Opening hours: From 10 AM to 10 PM daily.
Siam Paragon Shopping Center is part of the luxury shopping, entertainment, and service complex Siam. It is the largest shopping center in Thailand and also a gathering place for many world-famous fashion and accessory brands. Located right in front of the Siam BTS station, getting here is quite easy. When traveling to Thailand, you should definitely not miss this extremely famous Siam Paragon shopping center.
Siam Paragon Shopping Center
Siam Paragon is one of the top 10 most famous shopping centers in Thailand. It has a 5-story main design with about 250 stores of many high-end brands, mainly selling luxury items for high-income earners and foreign tourists. Therefore, the overall shopping prices here are quite high. Besides, Siam Paragon also has the largest aquarium in Southeast Asia, along with 16 large and small cinemas.
How to get to Siam Paragon?
To get to Siam Paragon, you have 2 options as follows:
Traveling from Suvarnabhumi Airport
You can travel to the Airport Rail Link station at Suvarnabhumi Airport and take the STRET City Line to Phaya Thai station. Then, from Phaya Thai station, walk to Siam Paragon. Alternatively, you can travel as above, however, from Phaya Thai station, take the BTS Sukhumvit Line to BTS Siam station.
Traveling from Don Mueang Airport
From Don Mueang Airport, you need to take bus number 340 to Bang Sue Junction station. Then, walk to the MRT subway station and get off at Chatuchak Park station. Continue to Mochit station, then take the BTS Sukhumvit Line and get off at Siam station. From there, it's just a 750m walk to Siam Paragon.
BTS Sukhumvit train system
A small tip you can note in your Thailand travel guide is that to get to Siam Paragon shopping center, you can use Google Maps, book a Grab, or take a taxi. If you travel in a large group, it will save costs.
>> Read more articles 'Guide to using the MRT and BTS trains in Thailand' to learn how to use these two modes of transportation.
Exploring Siam Paragon shopping center
Ground floor: Luxury and high-end items
On the ground floor, visitors will have the opportunity to experience and shop at stores of world-class luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Prada, Hermes, Chanel, YSL,... These stores are located near high-traffic areas and are prominently decorated to attract customers.
The items here mostly consist of accessories such as bags, shoes, and cosmetics. The ground floor area also showcases the latest collections from major players in the world of fashion.
Here is a list of brands on the ground floor of Siam Paragon for your reference: Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Jim Thompson, YSL, Burberry, Hermes, Emilio, Versace, Prada, Marc Jacobs, Salvatore Ferragamo, Mont Blanc,...
Louis Vuitton brand store in Siam Paragon
Floor 1: Fashion shopping area
At the Level 1 area of Siam Paragon, you'll find fashion items from many famous brands such as Paul Smith, Armani, Hugo Boss, Gap, and H&M,... If you're on a budget but still want to own high-quality fashion products at affordable prices, then Level 1 is the ideal place. Especially, there are huge sales seasons here to help you easily 'hunt' for yourself some amazing designer items at great prices. At Level 1, you can see the following brands: Zara, Massimo Dutti, Armani, Paul Smith, Hugo Boss, Mikimoto, Swarovski, Coach, Code 10, H&M, Footwork,...
H&M store inside Siam Paragon
Level 2 and Level 3: Lifestyle and entertainment
At Siam Paragon Thailand, Level 2 and Level 3 are where you'll find entertainment and lifestyle products such as technology gadgets, furniture showrooms, beauty centers, cars,... This area also has some cafes for tourists to relax and unwind after exploring and shopping.
Level 2 of Siam Paragon showcases entertainment products such as Bang & Olufsen, Toshiba, Asia Books, Sony, Bose, Samsung, QI, Shiseido Salon, Car Showrooms featuring Aston Martin, BMW, Lotus, Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini...
Level 3 area displays technology gadgets and household utilities from brands like Kinokuniya, Starbucks, iStudio, Blackberry, Trend Design, True,...
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Samsung store on Level 2
Level 4: Dining and technology
Level 4 is where restaurants and technology stores are concentrated, ensuring to satisfy your dining and experience needs along with the latest technology products from various brands. In the technology area, the staff are very enthusiastic and helpful even if you're not making a purchase.
When visiting the dining area of Siam Paragon, tourists will feel like stepping into a miniature culinary world. Here, high-end restaurants serve signature dishes from Thailand along with culinary delights from European, American, and Southeast Asian countries. You will also experience professional service style from the restaurant staff here. Additionally, level 4 of this shopping center also offers handcrafted products, oils, silk, or souvenirs.
Dining area on Level 4 of Siam Paragon
Level 5: Premium entertainment area
Level 5 is the entertainment area consisting of 16 large widescreen cinemas including IMAX, Blue-O-Rhythm, Royal Paragon Exhibition Hall, and Bowl. Among them, the Nokia VIP Ultrascreen is a world-class cinema. The ticket price here is 700 baht per ticket, and guests will sit on luxurious leather sofas with complimentary food and drinks.
This area mainly caters to the younger crowd. Additionally, it's an impressive check-in point with legendary characters from famous world movies.
Close-up of modern IMAX cinema
Basement: Largest underwater aquarium in Southeast Asia
The basement area of the shopping center is the aquarium of Siam Paragon - Siam Ocean World. This is an attractive destination for tourists, especially children. The admission price is 800 baht per person.
Siam Ocean World is the largest underground aquarium in Southeast Asia, home to over 30,000 diverse underwater species. The aquarium has 7 different zones designed to suit the living environment of various animal groups. You and your family will have the opportunity to sit on a boat floating on the giant aquarium to experience, interact with the animals, feed the fish,... very interesting.
Siam Ocean World aquarium on the basement floor of Siam Paragon
Shopping Tips at Siam Paragon
Here are some shopping tips at Siam Paragon that you should know for a complete shopping experience:
- Avoid visiting this shopping center on weekends as it tends to be very crowded.
- Everything from items, amusement park tickets, admission tickets, to dining at Siam Paragon comes with relatively high prices. Therefore, be prepared with a generous budget if you intend to shop here.
- In Siam Paragon and other major shopping centers, you can use US Dollar ($ USD) to pay for items. This will be more convenient than exchanging Vietnamese Dong or Dollars into Baht.
- If you visit during the sale season or Black Friday, prepare yourself mentally and physically to queue or quickly grab discounted items, as the center is always crowded during sales off.
That's the entire experience exploring Siam Paragon - the most famous shopping center in Thailand. If you want to both explore and enjoy shopping in this beautiful country, then CLICK NOW on the button below. Mytour hopes that this information will make your shopping here easier and provide you with the most complete trip to Thailand.
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