Need to know

Rooms

171, including 22 suites, four two-bedroom penthouses and a presidential ‘fiefdom’.

Rates

$260–$2,000, excluding 17 per cent tax. Breakfast, $17 a person.

Check-out

2pm.

Facilities

Spa (including gym, steam rooms, hydro-pool and yoga studios), hair salon, limousine/car hire, valet parking. In-room amenities: cable TV, CD player and library, minibar, yoga mat.

Poolside

The palm-lined 20-metre lap pool is overlooked by the Cy’an restaurant.

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 personalized boutique shopping itinerary for you, taking the stress out of street-schlepping.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

Simple juxtapositions of white walls and dark woods abound, as do splendidly oversized limestone-mosaic bathrooms. Opt for a Terrace Suite to enjoy the evening air on your private patio.

Packing tips

Your most flattering designer swimwear – if Kylie or Colin Farrell are dining in the restaurant, you’ll want to give them a worthwhile eyeful as you sashay down to the pool.

Also

On the first floor, the Como Shambhala spa – source of the bathroom goodies in your room – offers a variety of spirit-soothing, body-buffing holistic treatments, including reflexology and yoga-inspired Thai massage.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

With a voyeur’s view of the poolside and a gourmet’s grasp of Mediterranean cuisine, Cy’an is near the top of every visiting epicure’s to-do list. The petite spa restaurant, Glow, presents a lighter selection of healthy organic snacks and smoothies.

Dress code

Off-duty diva.

Top table

On Cy’an’s verandah by the pool – beautiful food to eat; beautiful people to feast your eyes on.

Last orders

Glow is open until 8.30pm; Cy’an closes its kitchen at 10.30pm. The Met Bar also 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.

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Smith concierge

If you’d prefer to talk to someone, or you’re having trouble booking online, ring our travel team on 0845 034 0700 (+44 20 8987 4312 from outside the UK). We guarantee you’ll get the best available rates, and we don’t charge a booking fee.

The Metropolitan Bangkok

27 South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamek, Sathorn Bangkok 10120, Thailand