Metropolitan Bangkok Hotel

Location.

Lumphini Park, located two blocks away, boasts Thailand's first public library, and provides a location where visitors can witness uniformed Thais practicing Tai Chi, rent paddle boats or catch the sky train.

Expert Tip. Room amenities include refrigerators, minibars and complimentary bottled water. Bathrooms, composed of mosaic and limestone, include Como Shambhala toiletries, bathrobes, slippers and telephones. Beds are draped with Egyptian cotton linens, and goose down duvets and hypoallergenic pillows are available on request. Paintings by Natee Utarit, a burgeoning Asian artist, are hung throughout the guestrooms. Natural materials include Makha wood from Thailand combined with oxidized brass paneling. Lighting was designed by London's distinguished Isometrix firm. Kathryn King, a Singapore-based interior design firm, conceived the guestroom style and decor. This hotel offers 171 guestrooms that include four penthouse suites and a two-bedroom presidential suite.

Guestrooms. Additional hotel amenities include the services of a concierge and transportation to and from Bangkok International Airport. Private yoga instruction and personal trainers are available. The Como Shambhala Urban Retreat is a spa and health club that features a gym, steam rooms, a hydro pool, an outdoor lap pool, a yoga studio and 10 treatment areas where Asian-inspired, holistic therapies are offered. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. A business center offers courier services and fax, photocopy and print services. Three function rooms accommodate groups of up to 90 people. Met Bar offers sophisticated ambience, serves Thai fare and morphs into a sultry, after-hours lounge. Cy'an is the hotel's headline restaurant that offers veranda seating and serves Mediterranean fare with Moorish influences.
Hotel Features. The Suan Lim Night Bazaar and the Patpong Night Market stand less than one kilometer away. The Metropolitan Hotel is tucked within Bangkok, Thailand's business district, an area popular for shopping, clubbing and dining.