Thailand

COMO Hotels and Resorts has announced the full reopening of COMO Metropolitan Bangkok, marking an exciting new chapter in the hotel‘s 22-year evolution, and a vibrant new lure to the Central Business District at the heart of the Thai capital.

As part of the brand’s commitment to contemporary urban living, the hotel’s design – including all 137 rooms and suites – has been reimagined by Italian designer Paola Navone. This Bangkok opening becomes Navone’s second project in Thailand for Como, and a perfect pairing with the brand’s island hotel, Como Point Yamu, on the southern Thai island of Phuket.

Navone’s trademark is a modern sense of place without cultural pastiche. This is achieved through sensitively balancing local materials (wood, ceramic, and stone), and a confident, playful contemporaneity using form and colour, including oversized woven seat-backs and splashes of Buddhist orange. Textures, including marble, are simple, satisfying and luxurious, and come alive in the play of light and shadow. The lobby counter – clad in textured stone with subtle reliefs – draws inspiration from Thai masonry and temple walls, whilst an overhead patterned bamboo wall recalls traditional Thai screens filtering the tropical skies.

This balance – between lively city living, and the serene escapism travellers seek with busy schedules – is also manifested in the hotel’s key offerings, including dining and wellness.

Awarded an eighth consecutive one-Michelin star in the Michelin Guide 2025, nahm on the ground floor of Como Metropolitan Bangkok, led by Chef Pim Techamuanvivit, offers a refined take on regional Thai cuisine. Reservations are essential for this spectacular journey in the sweet, salty, hot and sour contradictions of one of Asia’s most complex cuisines.

But sometimes, guests want something a little easier – a familiar comfort food, or a light, healthy option after a late-night arrival. With this in mind, Como Cuisine makes its Thai debut at the new hotel with a new restaurant on the second floor and a substantial all-day dining menu. Developed by Australian chef Daniel Moran, the brand’s Culinary Vice President, alongside Como Group Executive Chef, Amanda Gale, menus feature salads, soups, meats and fish dishes, ‘kitchen’ classics, sharing dishes, and kids’ favourites. The restaurant also features a wide selection from Como Shambhala Kitchen – a healthy living concept with an emphasis on whole foods. Dishes are low in sugar, salt and free of artificial additives. The energising juices are thoughtfully crafted in collaboration with Como’s expert nutritionist to nourish both body and mind.

While the Navone-designed lobby and the hotel’s 25m-long outdoor pool invite conviviality, guests can also retreat completely for yoga and restorative treatments at the hotel’s iconic Como Shambhala wellness centre featuring 10 treatment rooms, a yoga studio, gym and hydro pool.

This redesign will attract guests who want some peace and quiet in the city centre, but that’s not to say it’s a hotel where you are cut off from the culture. The hotel’s new Iconic Experiences, designed to immerse guests in the culture and creativity of Bangkok, will include a private shopping experience in collaboration with Club 21 – another of Christina Ong’s companies, featuring different stores across the city specialising in highly edited collections of men’s and womenswear. Oenophiles will also have access via new Iconic Experience to the Monsoon Valley Siam Winery – a bold new departure for viticulture just outside Bangkok. This immersive journey will help diners make sense of the terroir, and the wine pairings recently introduced to the hotel’s Thai restaurant.