With quite a few new arrivals including to a galaxy value of five-star stays, the Thai capital has no scarcity of swanky beds to e book. But it is solely as soon as in a blue moon {that a} resort with such star energy because the Capella Bangkok comes round. Opened just some years in the past on a garden-clad property alongside the Chao Phraya River, this low-rise pile of blonde woods and creamy marble entered the scene with perks town hadn’t but seen earlier than: suites with travertine Jacuzzi tubs effervescent on their balcony, and villas with personal swimming pools and tropical gardens pitched up proper on the waterfront. The look of all of it – from the sprawling wellness centre to the ethereal Living Room lounge – is decadent in its simplicity, leaning on numerous straight traces in taupe, mild gray, and cream to not distract from these sweeping river views seen from each room and restaurant.
On the meals entrance, there’s sincere Thai home-cooking at Phra Nakhon and a Mediterranean-tinged fantastic diner by Argentine hot-shot chef Mauro Colagreco, whereas friends flock to the boudoir-like Stella Bar after darkish to sip on drinks impressed by a few of Bangkok’s most storied districts (attempt Chinatown’s Long Lai, with vodka, pandan, and coconut vinegar). And for these moments in between, a small military of Culturists (that is Capellian for butler) is on the prepared to rearrange intimate barbecue events in your verandah, or chef-guided excursions across the Charoenkrung district’s best avenue eats. In a metropolis the place luxurious usually screams, Capella proves that it is OK to whisper.
Price: Rooms from round £650 per evening.
Address: 300/2 Charoenkrung Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120, Thailand