Blog - BKK #11: The Metropolitan
BKK #11: The Metropolitan
After enjoying 6 nights at the low-budget Atlanta, we went for two nights of luxury at The Metropolitan, a classy hotel opened last year and where staff all wears Yohji Yamamoto! I think the hotel could compare to a large Claska (recent hotel in Meguro).
Everything was quite perfect and service was excellent. Our Met Room was really huge (about 54m², probably bigger than our apartment), had a king size bed, and was fully equiped with anything possibly desirable (TV, DVD player, Bose CD player/alarm, yoga mat, separate shower/bath, good quality soap and stuff, plenty of free bottled water, ...). We were also served welcome fruits (star fruits, longan, apples, bananas, ...) and tea.
(All I wished for was some milk for the coffee. There was free to use milk in the fridge, but in some inconvenient packaging that doesn't pour too easily.)
The hotel's pool was quite magnificient, with a wooden dock. There were also jacuzzis and saunas by the changing rooms, and also a gym and other facilities, all free to use.
Click the thumbnails for larger images.
Because we had booked on some reseller site, we had the right to a free breakfast (which is usually a bit over-priced). We had the choice between a buffet or one meal from the menu. We both picked the buffet but I soon wished I had taken something from the menu instead. The buffet wasn't bad though.
Our second night was short. We had to wake up around 4am so we could catch our plane around 7am, whew. My only disappointment with the hotel came last, when the porter called us a taxi, and after putting our suitcases inside, the driver tried to rip us off. I'd have strongly appreciated assistance from the porter to get us out of there and find us a decent taxi, but I guess that was probably too much to ask for in Bangkok. If I'd have known I'd have taken our stuff and walked to the nearby South Sathorn road where we probably could have found a nicer driver quickly.
Posted on September 25, 2004 at 01:15 | Tweet
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I wanna go! I read about this hotel when it opened a couple of years ago, in WALLPAPER magazine, and I was drooling. I would love to lead the jet-set lifestyle of WALLPAPER...
Posted by Jean on September 26, 2004 at 12:34
Yeah it sure kicked ass!
If you go to Bangkok you may be able to afford a short stay there too, it was barely more expensive than a regular business hotel in Japan (not that that's especially cheap either), and of course much more worth the money. :)
Posted by Patrick on September 26, 2004 at 12:38
waaa great review, I want to go !
Posted by Antonin on September 26, 2004 at 19:35