Bangkok, Thailand
Location Tucked away off South Sathorn Road, the hotel is a 10-minute walk from Lumpini Park, where locals do tai chi or flag-sword exercises as daylight breaks. Highlight The friendly, ultrayoung staff is of the Ian Schrager school. Cuisine Cy’an’s unusual menu, by chef Daniel Moran, includes hand-cut Italian grains. Don’t miss the beetroot/carrot/passion-fruit smoothie. Wellness The 10-room Como Shambhala Urban Escape spa is complemented by a yoga room, an organic café and an Olympic-size outdoor pool. Room to book Two-floor penthouse suite 117 was made out of a former YMCA basketball court. Rooms 174. GM James Low. 66-2-625-3333, metropolitan.como.bz
