Metropolitan Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Indulge in the Metropolitan way of life: fresh, stylish, energetic.

The Metropolitan, Bangkok, is the Thai capital's 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 Bangkok's chicest lounge bar. However, the Metropolitan, Bangkok, is also a place for the most demanding traveler who seeks not just style, but accurate service. Here, at this calming haven within the urban hubbub, experience COMO's belief in detail -and our meaningful promise of perfect respite from a busy day.
 

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Experience simplicity's power, and the chic appeal of understatement. The hotel's 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, Isometrics, 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 Asia's art scene. Utarit's images, hung throughout the hotel, give depth to the otherwise clean-lined spaces. - All Wired Up - Rooms are fully tech'd up. Amenities include direct dial telephones, faxes (by request), modem points and Broadband Internet Access. Furthermore, wireless internet access is available in all rooms and public areas. - Headline Suites - The hotel's four penthouse suites and single presidential suite are located on the hotel's 11th floor, a private corridor dressed with antique teakwood carving, Chinese 'horse shoe' chairs and temple bells.

• 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 bird's-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 antique red lacquer cabinet, a custom-designed ceiling light in hand-blown red and orange glass, and large windows throughout, especially in the bathroom and dressing room areas.

- Room Types - 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 bathrooms, the shower combined with the tub.
• Terrace Suite : a spacious private patio with clean-lined landscaping and an outdoor bench.

• Egyptian cotton linen
• Cable TV
• CD Player and disc library
• Hairdryer
• Steam iron and ironing board
• Mini Bar
• 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 goose down duvet and pillows (non allergenic by request)

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Experience Bangkok's latest gourmet gossip - nutritious, seductive, completely satisfying.

Award-winning Australian chef Amanda Gale places unusual importance on sourcing fresh, healthful, local ingredients (an emphasis acquired from Gale's early mentor, the formidable Australian chef, Neil Perry). In this spirit, Gale combines eastern and western traditions to create tantalizing dishes of striking innovative value.

Cy'an is the hotel's 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 Mediterranean, including Moorish influences.

Breakfast 6am-10.30am
Lunch 12pm-2pm
Dinner 6.30pm-10.30pm

Glow is a 48-seat eatery serving fresh food only, rendered as snacks, light meals and powerfully energizing juices, rich in living enzymes, vitamins and minerals. The COMO Shambhala menu is specifically designed for balance and rejuvenation.

Breakfast 6am-11am
All day dining 11am-9pm

The met bar - a private place to party late into the Bangkok night. When it first opened in 1998, London's 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.

Dining 4pm-9pm.
 

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Meetings at the Met features three state-of-the-art rooms accommodating up to 90 people. Each venue can be custom prepared for your specific function, from technical equipment to catering possibilities.

- 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, specialized practitioners. In addition, we can arrange for private instruction in yoga, or personal trainers.

- Services - Creative, intelligent staff are quick to solve, fast to assist. The Metropolitan, Bangkok, is one of the few design hotels that knows the value of image but doesn't compromise on service. Which is why we are fast becoming the number one choice among the music, media and fashion industries. Our staff, dressed in Yohji Yamamoto liveries, are energetic, savvy and cosmopolitan. The Guest Services team will also give you the insider track on what's happening in Bangkok, where the best restaurants are, shows and gallery openings.

- Other guest services include -:

• 24-hour room service
• Daily maid service and evening turndown
• Laundry, dry cleaning and pressing
• Shoe cleaning
• Express check-out
• Secretarial and translation services
• Full service business centre
• Valet parking
• Foreign exchange
• Limousine, car rental and airline reservations
• Personalized shopping itineraries
• Gift wrapping, courier services and mail

- The COMO Concierge - The COMO Concierge represents our commitment to a guest's experience of Bangkok, a specific, up-to-the-minute service recommending things to see and do in and around the capital.
 

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