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e newest luxury addition to the capital is
Rosewood Bangkok, a 30-storey building
inspired by the wai gesture of ai greeting
(slight bow, palms pressed together) on
Ploenchit Road. Directly connected to the
BTS Skytrain station, the hotel opened at
the end of March and has 159 rooms and
suites. Standout options are the Sky Pool
studios and three “Houses”, which come
with outdoor terraces and plunge pools.
Reception can be found seven oors up,
along with European brasserie Lakorn.
Signature Chinese restaurant Nan Bei is on
the 19th oor; its interior design is inspired
by the Chinese legend of the Weaver Girl andT
he ai capital has long
o ered an excellent range
of hotels – o en at great
value compared with
the likes of Singapore
or Hong Kong – and an
in ux of new properties is
adding even more choice to the mix.
At the same time, some of its long-
standing addresses are reinventing
themselves. Here is a selection of new
and forthcoming openings.the Cowherd, and includes an illuminated
“bridge of magpies” sculpture suspended in
the atrium. A waterfall cascades down ten
oors underneath the sculpture into the
outdoor pool on level nine, where there is also
a Sense Spa and a café. Lennon’s speakeasy is
on the 30th oor. rosewoodhotels.comHOTEL NIKKO
Set in an area known as “Japan Town”, it’s no
surprise which demographic is a key focus
for Hotel Nikko. Part of the same Japanese
group that is behind the Okura Prestige,
only a few stops away on the BTS Skytrain,
it opened in mid-January. As with all of
the brand’s hotels, the concept of Japanese
omotenashi hospitality runs throughout.
Alongside the 301 rooms and suites is aCapital stays in Thailand