SO/ Bangkok

SO/ Bangkok

SO/ Bangkok sits on an upscale stretch of Sathorn road, its rooms and public spaces looking out over a run of park, with the city's cultural sites and shopping districts within easy reach. The design runs on five elements, Water, Earth, Wood, Metal and Fire, developed by Thai designers working alongside the French couturier Christian Lacroix, a pairing that gives the interiors a theatrical edge most hotels on this stretch of road do not attempt. That theme carries into the rooms themselves, from the Themed Comfy Twin with park or city views to the Club Signature King Room set over the park. The hotel works for families and business travellers in equal measure: a kids club, babysitting and childcare, a children's playground and highchairs sit alongside a business center, meeting facilities and event space. A spa with sauna, steam room and massage adjoins an outdoor pool with its own spa tub and a gym, while a restaurant, bar, cafe and snack bar with vegetarian options and in-room breakfast cover the rest of the day. It is wheelchair accessible, LGBTQ+ friendly, smoke-free throughout and Green Key certified, with a doorman, concierge, laundry and shuttle service handling the practical side, plus bicycle storage and bike rental for exploring Sathorn under one's own power. None of this suits a traveller after quiet, unbranded minimalism, since the Lacroix-designed rooms are built to be noticed rather than to fade into the background. For someone who wants a design hotel with the full infrastructure of a luxury stay behind it, in one of Bangkok's more composed addresses, the pairing of Thai design talent and Christian Lacroix is not something found elsewhere in the city. SO/ Bangkok builds its rooms around a five-elements concept designed with Christian Lacroix, on a stretch of Sathorn road overlooking a run of park. It balances a kids club with a business center, a spa, and Green Key certification. Not for travellers who want a room that disappears around them.