Reaching High, New Hotel Opens in Bangkok, The Standard Bangkok Mahanakhon

BANGKOK, 29 July 2022: Situated on 18 of the long-lasting Mahanakhon constructing’s 77 storeys, the 155-roomed Standard Bangkok lodge opened its doorways as we speak. Positioned in the sector of high world-class lodges in certainly one of Asia’s favorite cities, this property isn’t solely the flagship property of the Standard model in Asia but additionally has its sights firmly set on being one of many best lodges in Bangkok.

Following my current go to and being certainly one of its first visitors to examine in, I can attest to their lofty objectives. The lodge is a worthy bedfellow.

The firm’s upside-down emblem is an anomaly that takes slightly time to grasp.

Having skilled the lodge and an in a single day keep, I now really feel I perceive the model and the idea. I get it. The upside emblem shouts out that they’re NOT commonplace. Quite the other. It is a incredible model. 

They have gotten so many issues proper. Upclose it turns into clear that they’re taking hospitality in a brand new path. And I like what I’m seeing. 

It’s fashionable, quirky and vibrant with distinctive design options and excellent choices. Its meals ideas, as an illustration, are wonderful. 

I needed to get a better look to get underneath their pores and skin and absolutely perceive the ethos of this lodge firm based in 1999.

My keep was by far certainly one of my most fun and fascinating critiques of any lodge I’ve undertaken in current occasions. Experiencing The Standard Mahanakhon gave me an perception into the mindset of the corporate and its imaginative and prescient of how a contemporary upscale lodge ought to appear and feel.

This is what the company blurb says in regards to the lodge, 

“Bangkok is a buzzy, bold city planned not from the top down but created from the bottom up. That spirit of innovation and unconventionality has made the Thai capital the perfect locale for our Asia flagship, with The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon.”

The lodge is positioned in probably the most iconic buildings in town. The lodge is really a landmark. Rooms vary from 40 sqm to 144 sqm. 

The Standard Bangkok Mahanakhon lodge

Facilities embrace a terrace pool, health centre, assembly rooms, and an distinctive number of meals, drink, and nightlife venues.  The Parlor is the lodge’s hub for socialising, cocktails, work, lounging, dwell music, lectures, and the tea room, Tease.  American steakhouse classics at The Standard Grill, excellent Chinese delicacies at Mott 32, and two exceptional sky-high eating expertise from Ojo, a Mexican-inspired restaurant and the Sky Beach, the highest alfresco rooftop bar in Bangkok. 

To have fun the opening, The Standard Bangkok Mahanakhon affords a particular deal when you guide a room from 29 July to 30 September 2022 you’ll obtain their ‘Bite Into Bangkok’ scrumptious credit ranging from THB 3,000 to make use of in direction of drinks and dishes in eating places, a room improve and extra.

My first contact with Standard Bangkok on the magnificent Mahanakhon constructing, which is ready to change into the model’s headquarters in Asia, began with an opportunity assembly through the SEAHIS lodge funding convention final month. I used to be launched to Mr Maxime Debels, Director of Business Development Asia & ME for the model.

All credit score additionally to Vice President 

Ludovic Gallerne, who took the chance to re-introduce himself throughout my first few hours visiting the property, I used to be grateful that he took the chance to return over and say just a few phrases and to always be sure that my go to was passable.

There are so many good factors about this lodge. However, it’s the single-minded vitality of the design idea that has caught my consideration.

The enthusiastic use of color in design and interiors could be very evident and, I’ve to say, very pleasing. It works

We arrived on the lodge and had already pre-booked lunch in Mott 32, the Chinese restaurant. This turned out to be an actual eye-opener. I’m an ideal fan of Chinese delicacies, significantly dim sum.

I can safely say that Mott 32 needs to be already certainly one of my favourites and I might be visiting and re-visiting. The kitchen, service and atmosphere are so proper. It was a rare good culinary expertise, and with out hesitation, I can wholeheartedly advocate it.

The visitor rooms are fashionable, high-tech, comfy, and effectively thought out. From the Japanese digital bathrooms; to the moist room idea of the bathe and bathtub, separated by a glass door in the lavatory (no extra moist slippery lavatory flooring), to the electrical curtains and drop-down blinds and the tremendous comfy beds, to the beneficiant use of full-length mirrors, the selection of deluxe toiletries, the Bang & Olufsen (B&O) Bluetooth mini speaker with its room-filling sound system, all are firstclass.

The room labored, and I gave very excessive marks to the design workforce that got here up with the format and idea.

To have your tackle because the Mahanakhon Building is already an incredible advertising and marketing benefit with an ideal location and presumably probably the most fascinating iconic landmarks in Asia. As you look skywards from the pool, it hits you what a powerful constructing that is. Visible throughout the entire metropolis, it soars skyward with its distinctive cutout design, in contrast to another constructing in Bangkok.

The pool space continues the intelligent use of color, wonderful furnishings design, and modernity. 

Thick mattress sunbeds with waterproof cushions and bolsters with tremendous giant fluffy seashore towels and shiny, vibrant pool umbrellas. It has the vibe of a seashore membership in the guts of Bangkok. 

If health and well being golf equipment are your ‘thing’, then the health centre is presumably one of many best-equipped gymnasiums in Bangkok. It’s evident that quite a lot of thought has gone into this space, and the selection of kit is excellent. The employees in this space are additionally extremely skilled and fascinating.

I get it that The Standard isn’t just a few model. It is about element, and this element goes all the way down to the uniforms of the entire employees. OUT with preconceived concepts of what constricting garments must be worn by hospitality employees and IN with comfy, unfastened, well-engineered uniforms and mushy flat footwear with rubber soles to make sure the workforce have little foot fatigue throughout their service hours.

If you select to remain in this lodge, please embrace breakfast. The breakfast expertise in the Grill Restaurant is extraordinary, and I can genuinely say, presumably one of the best breakfast I’ve ever had in any lodge in Thailand in the previous 30 years. A terrific alternative, and the standard of the components used to current breakfast, is solely excellent. Freshly baked bakery objects, completely cooked scorching dishes and exquisite chilly dishes, the service was a dream – I couldn’t fault a factor. 

The Standard Grill in the night for dinner was one other spotlight. Our server was so skilled and elegantly sorted our desk. She was an absolute delight and fascinating. 

We loved oysters and halibut, however the true spotlight for me was the facet order of creamed spinach with a touch of nutmeg.

I look ahead to returning on a future event to do a full evaluate of the restaurant as soon as it has had time to settle in.

I used to be first launched to the Standard identify some months again following the property launch in Hua Hin. I couldn’t perceive why the emblem was the wrong way up in a placing pink and white design. At first, I assumed this was a mistake, however now I get it. 

I get it that it’s not commonplace. The lodge idea and the thought processes, and the administration of this model usually are not commonplace. It’s something however commonplace, which is why the emblem is the wrong way up as a result of they need to stand out and be completely different. My goodness, they’ve finished that, and I want them a lot success in the launch of their world-class product in Bangkok.