The Metropolitan Bangkok, is the Thai capitals newest hotspot for those at the centre of the action.
A cool and contemporary east-west aesthetic with modern Oriental accents is combined with award-winning cuisine, a holistic spa and Bangkoks chicest lounge bar.
However, the Metropolitan, Bangkok, is also a place for the most demanding traveller who seeks not just style, but accurate service.
Here, at this calming haven within the urban hubbub, experience COMOs belief in detail -and our meaningful promise of perfect respite from a busy day.
The hotels 171 rooms, including four penthouse suites and a two-bedroom presidential fiefdom, share a cosseting, contemporary style by Kathryn Kng, a Singapore-based interior design practice.
The look is fresh without being ferociously avant garde, acknowledging influences from both the east and west.
The simple, ample volumes are flooded with light, manipulated by lighting architects, Isometrix, London.
Natural materials include Makha wood from Thailand, combined with oxidized brass paneling.
Paintings are also featured, by Natee Utarit, an up-and-coming artist at the cutting edge of Asias art scene. Utarits images, hung throughout the hotel, give depth to the otherwise clean-lined spaces.
The Metropolitan Bangkok provides various standards of guest accommodation; all offer generous space, with luxury felt in the telling detail, from towels like clouds to COMO Shambhala bathroom amenities.
Met Room : These are the largest standard/deluxe rooms in Bangkok, at 51-54sq metres each. King size or twin beds are flanked by a simple teak wood bench, bedecked in Thai silk cushions. The mosaic and limestone bathrooms are conspicuously oversized.
Studio : Like the 122 Met Rooms, the seven Studios offer ample space, at 43sq metres, with the same amenities. However, beds are king size only, and the bathrooms feature a separate shower and bathtub.
City Room : The 22, 29sq metre City Rooms feature a Queen Size bed and large limestone and mosaic bathroms, the shower combined with the tub.
Terrace Suite : Picture a Met Room (see above) and add a spacious private patio with clean-lined landscaping and an outdoor bench.
Suites : The hotels four penthouse suites and single presidential suite are located on the hotels 11th floor, a private corridor dressed with antique teakwood carving, Chinese horse shoe chairs and temple bells.
...Features of the four penthouse suites include... : Open-plan living space with original Helen Yardley-designed rug, Patricia Urguilo sofa, Artemide Melampo table lamps, and bamboo coffee table from Northern Thailand : Dining space with custom-designed table in local wood, and open-plan pantry : Extra guest room (upstairs) with conservatory-style sitting room and expansive bathroom, boasting a birds-eye view of Bangkok : Double-volume windows with electronically-operated handmade Thai silk curtains
In addition, the presidential suite has a separate dining room with an anique red lacquer cabinet, a custom-designed ceiling light in handblown red and orange glass, and large windows throughout, especially in the bathroom and dressing room areas.
Guest room amenities include the following:
: Egyptian cotton linen : Cable TV : CD player and disc library : Hairdryer : Steam iron and ironing board : Minibar : Dual line, direct dial telephones : Voice mail : In-room safe : Individually controlled air conditioning : Electronic do not disturb sign : COMO Shambhala bathroom amenities : Hot spots (wireless access points) : RJ45 (category 5 wired) : Printers, adaptors and in-room fax, on request : Yoga mat : Fine goosedown duvet and pillows (non allergenic by request)
Experience Bangkoks latest gourmet gossip - nutritious, seductive, completely satisfying. Award-winning Australian chef Daniel Moran places unusual importance on sourcing fresh, healthful, local ingredients (an emphasis acquired from Morans early mentor, the formidable Australian chef, Neil Perry). In this spirit, Moran combines eastern and western traditions to create tantalising dishes of striking innovative value.
Cy’an is the hotels headline 110-seat restaurant open for breakfast. lunch and dinner, with tables on the open-air veranda flanking the pool. Its menu draws inspiration from the Mediterrenean, including Moorish influences.
Glow is a 48-seat eatery serving fresh food only, rendered as snacks, light meals and powerfully energising juices, rich in living enzymes, vitamins and minerals. The COMO Shambhala menu is specifically designed for balance and rejuvenation.
The Mer Bar :
A private place to party late into the Bangkok night.Serves modern Asian cuisine in club-like environs. When it first opened in 1998, Londons Met Bar became the hottest nighttime haunt west of Ibiza. Now, its newest sister, The Met Bar, Bangkok, delivers the same for the Asian capital, answering a sophisticated need for privacy and energy in a space reserved for hotel guests and members only.
In the afternoon and evening, The Met Bar serves delectable Thai fare to a high-flying crowd. At night, it morphs into a sultry, lounge-style members bar with deep-club chairs and wine-dark walls. Lighting is soft and moody.
Bar staff - called mixologists at the Met - create bespoke Martinis while headline DJs spin eclectic lounge sounds from around the world.
Como Shambhala :
A sanctuary where mind, body and spirit are nurtured holistically.
The Metropolitan, Bangkok, understands its guests are on high-octane schedules. To counteract the pressure, we have opened a COMO Shambhala Urban Escape at the hotel - our largest city retreat yet - dedicated to your continued wellbeing.
In addition to a gym, we have steam rooms, a hydro pool, 20m outdoor lap pool and yoga studio, with 10 treatment areas where guests can indulge in Asian-inspired, holistic therapies originally developed at our sister resort, COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri in Bali.
Treatments include reflexology and Thai massage, all delivered by experienced, specialised practitioners. In addition, we can arrange for private instruction in yoga, or personal trainers.
Year 2009 : 01 Feb, 2008 - 31 Dec, 2009
Room Type
Room Rates
Extrabed
Booking
City Room
8000.00
0.00
Studio
8400.00
0.00
Metropolitan
8800.00
0.00
Terrace Room
10300.00
0.00
Penthouse Suite
26200.00
0.00
Note:
All rates are quoted in Thai Baht.
All rates are inclusive of service charge and VAT.
Room rates are exclude breakfast except Penthouse Suite room rates are inclusive of breakfast.
Address :
27 South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek Sathorn, Bangkok 10120
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