The Sukhothai
Style Stately sanctum
Setting Bustling embassy enclave
Designed to reinvent the heritage of 13th-century Thailand with a clean, contemporary sheen, Bangkok boutique hotel The Sukhothai succeeds in combining classic Thai architecture with decorous modern design. A favourite haunt of playboys and politicos alike, this stunning city-centre boutique hotel is a geometric assemblage of lofty ceilings, black and teak tones and phenomenal ornamental gardens. The food in the Celadon restaurant is worth crossing continents for.
Need to know
- Rooms 210, including 47 suites.
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Rates
Double rooms from $215.39 (THB6,800), excluding tax at 17.7 per cent.
Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency (THB6,800), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
- Facilities Spa, gym (with Jacuzzi, sauna and steam bath), squash court, tennis court, aerobics studio, ballroom, shopping arcade, limousine hire, laptop rental, doctor. Health drinks and snacks are served on the terrace throughout the day.
- Poolside Fringed with palms, the outdoor infinity pool is surrounded by wooden sunloungers. Healthy snacks and drinks are served on the terrace all day.
- Check-out Noon. Late check-out is available for half a day’s room-charge before 6pm. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
- Children Under-12s stay free, with rollaway beds provided in all rooms except the Superiors. Cots are available.
- Also Construction of the Sukhothai Residences behind the hotel may cause minor noise disturbances as interior work is carried out. The pool area won't be affected.
Food and drink at The Sukhothai
- Hotel restaurant The award-winning Celadon serves authentic Thai cuisine in elegant air-conditioned salas, and on open-air terraces overlooking a lotus pond. La Scala offers fine Italian dining in a sleek, romantically lit, dark-wood restaurant. Colonnade, open all day, features a selection of Western and Asian favourites, and whips up a mean Sunday brunch.
- Dress code Unassailably A-list – add a layer to counteract the air-conditioning.
- Top table By the massive windows in the Colonnade, so you can gaze down at the water gardens.
- Last orders The Colonnade is open for dinner until 11pm; the other two restaurants close at 10.30pm. The bar keeps the drinks (and the music) flowing until 1am.
- Room service 24 hours.
- Hotel bar The slinky Zuk Bar has garden views, low-slung sofas and floor-level lighting. There’s an open-air lounge, too, which opens onto a terrace. Enjoy cocktails, wines and whiskies late into the night.
The Sukhothai 13/3 South Sathorn Road,, Bangkok, 10120
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A bottle of sparkling wine on arrival
In the know
Our favourite rooms
The Sukhothai’s 12 Garden Suites have romantic balconies overlooking the fairy tale courtyard gardens and lotus ponds. They are sexily splashed with livelier colours than the other rooms, although all rooms are draped in rich Thai fabrics, with plenty of polished teak. The enormous Sukhothai Suite, pied-à-terre to many a passing head-of-state, boasts a fitted kitchen and, most impressively, a grand piano.
Packing tips
Bring your gym kit – the health club, tennis and squash courts and nearby jogging tracks mean there’s no excuse for slacking; also, a good book to pretend to read when you’re celeb-spotting in the bar.
Also
The alfresco massages are recommended: book a poolside treatment in one of the hotel’s open-air pavilions.
