It’s got a champagne bar at the top and a magnolia theme so understated you have to study the details to find it, making itself seen in the interior’s curving lines and varying shades of cream. The Waldorf-Astoria Bangkok is classy like that. And, hey — it opened its doors to the public today.
Sixty stories high and with 171 rooms, it’s in the center of the city at Ratchaprasong Intersection, between BTS stations Siam and Rachadamri. It’s the high-end hotel chain’s first Southeast Asian address.
Most of the design is neutrals and designer Andre Fu — the man behind Singapore’s Fullerton Bay Hotel and Hong Kong’s The Upper House — told Coconuts that he was inspired, in some ways, by his own trips to the original Waldorf Astoria in New York as a child.
When asked to expand on the magnolia theme, he explained that it wasn’t an overt feature. “The magnolia theme, which is heavily integrated into the architecture of the building, has also been conceived as the interior inspiration. The overall hotel is quintessentially pure and highly fluid in shape — much akin to the silhouette of the magnolia flower.”
The guest rooms are just as subtly decorated as the public spaces, with up-to-date items like touchscreen tablets to control elements in the rooms from temperature to lighting to the shutters. Oh, and to call your personal butler.
The luxury stay boasts five bars and restaurants, with early mentions focusing on Front Room, a Nordic-Thai fusion restaurant. After eating, check out the 16th floor infinity pool with overhanging curved dome feature to keep the sun off of your beautiful visage.
FIND IT:
Waldorf Astoria Bangkok
151 Ratchadamri Rd.
Rooms starting at THB9,500 (US$290)
Between BTS stations Siam and Rachadamri
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