Featuring playful interiors by Jaime Hayon, The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, is among the new and notable hotels in the Thai capital
With its pixellating facade, the MahaNakhon skyscraper in Bangkok makes a striking impression in the city’s busy Silom and Sathon central business district. Now, the Ole Scheeren-designed skyscraper houses one of the hottest hotel openings to watch: The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, which will welcome visitors from 29 July.
True to The Standard’s playful ethos, the Bangkok hotel features a lively array of food, drink, and nightlife venues, with each nook as photo-worthy as the next; these range from the whimsical spaces of Tease, an American steakhouse with Alice in Wonderland-esque influences to Sky Beach, the highest al fresco rooftop bar in the city.
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The majority of the spaces within the 155-room property features an exuberant, colourful interior crafted by acclaimed Spanish designer Jaime Hayon, in collaboration with Verena Haller, chief design officer at Standard hotels, and The Standard’s in-house design team. In contrast to the cheerful, tropical-infused interior of the rest of the property, there is also a special spot that takes the glamour up a notch; at Ojo Bangkok, a Mexican-influenced restaurant, the interior embraces a glamorous look with interiors designed by Thai tastemaker Ou Baholyodhin, who is also the chief creative officer for real estate firm Sansiri.
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