The company dates back to 1939, when Mr. Kamol Sukosol started his trading business with a shipment of 12 radio sets from the United States.

When the company needed to form independent business units to maintain focus, the Kamol Sukosol Electric Co. Ltd was established in 1973.

Henceforth led by his daughter, Kamala Sukosol, the company now focuses on the trading of electric and medical equipment.

Kamala's father sold General Electric radios before branching out in business with manufacturing, real estate and car dealerships.

In all, the group currently operates 4- and five-star luxury properties in Thailand with a hotel-room inventory of over 1,000, overseen by a team of 1,100 local and international management and staff.

The main lobby is graced by a recreation of a Victorian-style conservatory designed by the American glass maker Stephen Gormley.

Items include Chinese mother-of-pearl inlay cabinets, benjarong ware, hun krabog puppets, prehistoric Ban Chiang pottery, art deco/neo-classical lamps, Burmese wooden sculpture, sao ching cha pottery, Ming Dynasty porcelain, Han Dynasty earthenware, Burmese chests, traditional Thai-style mural painting on canvas, celadon plates and Art Nouveau cabinets.