Mr & Mrs Smith

Metropolitan by Como, Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

Exclusive retreat the Metropolitan by Como, Bangkok hotel attracts a very discerning brand of guest – fashionistas, film stars, designers and well-heeled, sharp-dressed urbanites ornament the bright, makha-wooded lobby. It’s clear: from the sleekly sophisticated healthy all-day diner Glow to respected Thai restaurant Nahm and the wine-dark depths of the Met bar, this is where you go to get noticed.

Need to know

• Rooms 171, including 22 suites, four two-bedroom penthouses and a presidential ‘fiefdom’.
• Rates Double rooms from AU$127.50 ($123), excluding tax at 17.7 per cent.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency ($123) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates exclude breakfast, but include yoga classes.
• Facilities Spa (including gym, steam rooms, hydro-pool and yoga studios), hair salon, limousine/car hire, valet parking, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: cable TV, CD player and library, minibar, fruit, yoga mat.
• Poolside The palm-fringed 20-metre lap pool is overlooked by the restaurant and lined with inviting loungers.
• Check-out 2pm.
• Children Under-12s stay for free in their parents’ rooms. Cots are available and babysitting can be arranged.
• Also Get the Met staff to put together a personalised boutique shopping itinerary for you, taking the stress out of street-schlepping.

Food and drink at Metropolitan by Como, Bangkok

• Hotel restaurant

  With a voyeur’s view of the poolside and a gourmet’s grasp of rare, regional Thai cuisine, the hotel's sleek ground-floor restaurant Nahm, headed up by esteemed Australian chef David Thompson, tops every visiting epicure’s to-do list, with treats such as jungle curry with pla chorn (a freshwater fish). Crisp, white eatery, Glow, beside the spa, presents a lighter selection of healthy organic snacks and smoothies for breakfast and all-day dining.

• Dress code Off-duty diva.
• Top table On Nahm's terrace by the pool – beautiful food to eat; beautiful people to feast your eyes on – or book one of its private dining rooms for a special occasion.
• Last orders Glow is open until 9pm; Nahm holds court for lunch and dinner. The Met Bar offers snacky Thai food till 11pm.
• Room service Tasty Thai treats can be brought to your room 24 hours a day, and in-room massages can be requested while the spa is open.
• Hotel bar

  Exclusive to members and guests, the Met Bar is a sultry club-land lounge that hums to a laid-back DJ beat until 1am. The staggering cocktail menu, crafted by trained mixologists, boasts more than 40 different martinis.

Metropolitan by Como, Bangkok 27 South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek, Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand, 10120