2023-12-28 08:20:00
It is the story of a king of Siam, Rama V, who decided, by opening his country – more than any of his ancestors – to welcome the embassies of the powers on the banks of the Chao Praya, the river which crosses Bangkok and on the banks of which the golden splendor of the royal palace and the tranquility of a few residences, as they say in diplomatic jargon, are still displayed, including that of France. It is a few minutes from it, located on rue de Brest – so named by a Breton ambassador – that the latest incarnation of the Capella group opened on the same bank. Capella? A certain idea of Asian luxury rhyming with whispers, calm and respect for the spirit of the place.
A house on the river
In Bangkok, the hotel with its pure lines, as if inherited from a well-tempered modernism, is turned and open to the spectacle of the river. Others before him undoubtedly enjoyed this view, including the historic Oriental. The Capella Bangkok goes further by offering a sort of urban “resort” – we hesitate to use this overused anglicism but there is an air of elsewhere, of relaxation and vacation in these villas located on the river, with their caressing gardens. the waves –, same change of scenery in the rooms as in balancing on the canopy of the garden. With their pool, their terrace, their view, they offer the traveler a unique alternative in the city to the most beautiful island hotels in which Thailand is an expert.
Also remaining in the other rooms hanging over the river, an impression of intimacy which gives the whole property the scent of a private house to which one would have access almost by breaking in – no reception or lobby in the old sense of the term but a living room where one is received. All in a pure architecture…
To the rhythm of the city
Same concern for whispered intimacy at the bar and the Thai restaurant, open onto the terrace along the river, at the swimming pool which looks like a beautiful swimming pool. And then, everywhere there are touches that speak to the aesthetic liveliness of the country: here, a contemporary artist’s canvas; there, the basketwork scrolls of the handle of an armchair; here again, a ceiling as if gilded with leaf; there, water lilies on a pond. And then in this self-sufficient enclave that you can leave by boat to explore the city, suddenly here is a camouflaged vegetable garden. A secret which is said to have seduced the multi-starred chef Mauro Colagreco who anchored his restaurant Côte here, where the good society of Bangkok flocks. She also loves high tea afternoon and last drinks at Stella. Proof that the place lives and vibrates to the rhythm of the city. Chic and rare.
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