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SO/ Bangkok fits right into the colorful chaos of Thailand’s vibrant capital — the 30-story building overlooks verdant Lumphini Park and the city’s modern skyscrapers making for some spectacular views from guest rooms, the top-floor spa, an outdoor glass-walled swimming pool and the several in-house restaurants and bars (including a fashionable rooftop watering hole).
Located in Bangkok’s business center but close enough to walk to shopping and restaurants, the hotel speaks to both business and leisure travelers looking for luxury.
Located in Bangkok’s business center but close enough to walk to shopping and restaurants, the hotel speaks to both business and leisure travelers looking for luxury.
Our Inspector's Highlights
- One of the most visually interesting hotels in the city, SO/ Bangkok pays homage to Mother Nature with a concept that centers around the five elements — water, earth, wood, metal and fire.
- The rooms at the artsy luxury hotel feature wildly varying palettes, materials, textures and personalities.
- One of the biggest highlights in the Bangkok hotel is the two-floor wellness center, which includes a rooftop infinity pool overlooking lush Lumpini Park.
- Dark marble floors, wall-to-wall windows, artfully placed tree trunks and vertical wood beams lend the So Spa lobby a mysterious air. In fact, the space was designed to evoke a mythical Thai forest.
Things to Know
- Save room for a treat from Chocolab in the lower lobby — this cafe whips up imaginative creations that are almost too cool to consume. Or enjoy a more hands-on experience with daily Chocolab cooking classes.
- Wait for nightfall, when the rooftop pool’s color turns a radiant shade of violet.
- For even more intimacy, ask about the So Suite Spa, where you can stay overnight and enjoy in-room treatments.
The Rooms
- In the water-themed rooms — created by Pongthep Sagulku of August Design — soothing shades of gray ripple across the walls and a huge onyx bathtub takes center stage.
- More abstract, the wild earth-themed rooms are the vision of IAW Design’s Vitoon Kunalungkarn, with vivid purple-blue hues and animal motifs running across the walls.
- Meanwhile, the sleek wood rooms have gleaming hardwood floors and vertical bamboo-like beams, and the metal rooms inherit a minimalistic Japanese aesthetic with clean white walls and accents with a splash of sparkle.
- To complement the diverse and dramatic décor, the spacious rooms come equipped with lots of tech touches, including large LED TVs with wireless keyboards as well as iPads.
The Restaurants
- The space with the most obvious connection to fire is Red Oven, a hugely popular open-kitchen buffet that’s meant to resemble a market.
- Dine on pan-Asian and European eats while watching chefs cook on the huge central red oven.
- Mixo (shortened from "Mixology Bar") is a chill lobby lounge that pours molecular cocktails. And serving an international menu and experimental tipples, stylish Hi-So Rooftop bar exudes sophistication from its more subdued 29th-floor perch.
- When the lights go down, poolside cocktail bar The Water Club comes alive, with comfortable lounge chairs, moody tunes and unbeatable views. Don't miss the venue's popular SO Pool Party, held on the last Saturday of each month.
Getting There
2 North Sathorn Road, Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand
TEL66-2-6240000
TEL66-2-6240000
NEARBY AIRPORT(S)
BKK (22-35 min)
