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Capella;
the Sukhothaiadded Marriott Hotel the Surawongse, in the
Si Phraya neighbourhood, roughly midway
between Lumpini Park and the Chao Phraya
river. It offers more than 300 rooms and
suites (including extended-stay options)
dressed in a mix of greys and whites and
with light wooden floors. Facilities include
a Club lounge, an outdoor pool with views
over the city, and a 32nd-floor restaurant and
rooftop bar. marriott.comIMPROVED...
the Sukhothai
The Sukhothai Bangkok started 2019 by
cutting the ribbon on its Club wing, the
rebirth of its former Terrace wing. It has 33
new rooms and suites by the original designer,
Ed Tuttle, a sixth-floor Club lounge and a
new g ym. Additional work gave a fresh look
to its swimming pool and Italian restaurant
La Scala. The opening of the Club wing is
the first phase of a comprehensive renovation
of the 28-year-old property, which got its
first international sibling in the Sukhothai
Shanghai in April last year. sukhothai.commandarin oriental
Having celebrated its 140th anniversary
a few years ago with the renovation of
its Author and Garden wings, Mandarin
Oriental Bangkok kicked off the next phase
of its transformation in March. That involved
closing the River wing (its largest), as well
as the main lobby, pools, and three of its
restaurants. Over seven months, the number
of rooms in the River wing will be reduced
from 338 to 301 (the suite count will go
up from 30 to 46) as they get a complete
overhaul by Jeffrey Wilkes of Design Wilkes.
The Author and Garden wings will remain
operational. A full reopening is planned for
October. mandarinoriental.comCOMING SOON...
Capella
Due within the next few months is Capella
Bangkok, part of the Chao Phraya Estate in
the Charoenkrung neighbourhood, down
the river from the Mandarin Oriental and
Shangri-La. It will have 101 suites and
riverfront villas, a signature restaurant by
chef Mauro Colagreco, and Auriga Wellness
centre. Capella will expand further with
openings in the Maldives in 2020 and
Sydney in 2021. capellahotels.comFour SeaSonS
A few months after Capella, Four Seasons
will open the successor to its previous
long-term home on Ratchadamri Road
(now the Anantara Siam) in the same
riverside development. With interiors
by Jean Michel Gathy, it will have 299
contemporary rooms and suites, as well
as a Chinese restaurant, riverfront Frenchbrasserie and expansive outdoor pool. A
73-storey residential tower in between the
hotel and Capella will have 366 branded
residences. fourseasons.comavani Sukhumvit
Minor Hotels opened its first purpose-built
Avani hotel here in 2016, behind its sister
property Anantara Riverside, on the western
riverfront of the Chao Phraya. By the middle
of the year, it will complete a second new-
build (and third in total) Avani hotel in the
city, this time along the Sukhumvit artery,
next to the On Nut BTS Skytrain station.
Set within the Century the Movie Plaza 2
complex, the 382-room Avani Sukhumvit
Bangkok will have a spa with a skyline
pool and g ym, and an all-day restaurant.
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