Bringing again the glitz and glamor of the Chao Phraya River waterfront, the brand new Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River is greater than only a lodge. It’s an city resort. It options a wide range of indoor and outside areas that deliver the unique panorama inside with out sacrificing the prized air con of the Thai capital. And for people who do spend time indoors, the lodge’s public areas are extra artwork gallery than transient house, and all of that is intentional.
It’s not nearly artwork and magnificence, the resort makes a speciality of high-end epicurean delights, too, which is one thing that native Thais hunt down when a brand new lodge opens. The Four Seasons identify shouldn’t be new to town, however after a short hiatus, this rebirth of the model is one thing price celebrating. Industry veteran and hospitality professional extraordinaire, General Manager Lubosh Barta explains.
What makes Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River completely different from different riverfront accommodations?
Designed by famend architect Jean-Michel Gathy, this property is exclusive in its structure in addition to its design. For starters, it stretches throughout 9 acres and is unfold out throughout a number of buildings, every linked through the primary foyer. This signifies that friends really feel as if there’s extra space to discover fairly than being boxed right into a excessive rise. All of the general public areas are primarily artwork galleries graced with native design items and freshly tended gardens day by day.
Exotic lodge lobbies are nothing new in Bangkok. The structure right here is actually inviting with large-scale items of artwork from native designers. Our huge floral arrangements are refreshed day by day, and the foyer has loads of pure gentle.
The Urban Wellness Centre is a vital characteristic of the resort, which is how we view the lodge. It’s like a beachfront resort, however within the coronary heart of town with the bustling river a fundamental focus. The lavish spa expertise goes past the therapy menu to incorporate motion studios, magnificence salon, barber store, vitality swimming pools, steam rooms and rest areas. Arranged across the Palm Courtyard, the spa is an integral a part of the resort surroundings. Among the signature companies are a bamboo therapeutic massage and LPG endermologie face and physique contouring therapy.
Personal trainers are readily available, and friends can take part in Pilates, meditation, common yoga and even aerial yoga courses. We additionally supply Tibetan singing bowl therapeutic, reiki and “spirit House tour,” which takes friends on a journey inward in the direction of a calmer physique and quieter thoughts.
Many accommodations have assembly house, however we take pleasure in providing one thing completely different. The Conservatory Floor is a personal gathering house with each indoor and outside venues plus an open present kitchen the place teams can put together dishes collectively or just take pleasure in it as a breakout house. Many of the venues have views of the river.
The riverfront swimming pools, together with a separate play pool for teenagers, are a beautiful place to chill out and escape the warmth. A menu of meals and drinks is offered right here. For dad and mom who need to get out and discover, the resort has a complimentary children membership with day by day actions to maintain children busy.
Art is a central theme for the lodge. Tell us about that.
Four Seasons, as an entire, is working towards attracting a youthful demographic as the kids of Four Seasons regulars start to search for their favourite accommodations to go to. Our partnership with Bangkok’s Museum of Contemporary Art goes past the artwork items in public areas. We even have a complete gallery house that’s free for friends to take pleasure in. The shows adjustments on a rotating foundation and offers an area for budding artists to showcase their work. It’s additionally a beautiful spot to host particular occasions or receptions.
The lodge additionally presents a inventive discovery tour that highlights the entire small streets and alleys that reach from historic Charoen Krung Road and are present process a renaissance. As a part of the inventive district, these excursions are proving exceptionally common with friends as they appear to go a bit deeper into their Bangkok expertise, particularly after two years of not with the ability to journey. These have been created by David Robinson, director of the Bangkok River Partners and member of the Creative District, who has been the impetus for these excursions.
What are the rooms like?
Depending on the constructing, the rooms fluctuate in structure and look at. Among the preferred are these within the riverfront constructing with enchanting views of the river because it transitions from morning to nighttime. It’s a working river with every little thing from dinner cruises and lengthy tail boats to busy cargo ships exporting fruit, flowers and even soil to different international locations. It’s a mesmerizing view that adjustments by the minute. Some of the suites have outside terraces overlooking the river.
Others desire the rooms dealing with the inside courtyards and gardens for his or her peaceable setting. There are numerous regional friends that go to the lodge, and an escape from the hustle and bustle of Bangkok and plenty of Thai cities is the precedence.
All of the rooms are dramatically massive with excessive ceilings and floor-to-ceiling home windows. The signature Four Seasons mattress draped in smooth linens, a comfortable quilt, huge pillows and a cloud-like mattress is in all rooms. Bedside energy and USB shops are normal, and rather than a desk, the lodge has opted for a big desk with seating at both facet. This offers it a twin function as desk or eating space with a built-in couch on one finish. Chaises longues are located by the window, and sliding doorways from bogs allow pure gentle into the big bogs. Suites add spacious residing areas, and plenty of have outside terraces.
For now, the toiletries the lodge is utilizing are Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Paris and THANN from Bangkok. Soon, the property shall be switching to Byredo Gypsy Water in large-format dispensers to be extra eco-friendly.
What is the eating scene right here?
The finest accommodations within the metropolis are recognized for his or her eating, and we need to be one step above that. For starters, we’re residence to Yu Ting Yuan, designed by Jean-Michel Gathy. This is the nation’s solely, Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant in a lodge. Led by Michelin-starred Chef Qui Xiaogui, the present kitchen offers friends an opportunity to observe the cooks in motion. Plus, the central backyard is a chilled oasis away from town’s bustle.
Brasserie Palmier is our approachable and common French restaurant serving each lunch and dinner. It has confirmed fairly common with native friends. RIVA del Fiume is the genuine Italian restaurant the place the pasta is made recent day by day. The Italian chef prepares meals in a setting impressed by the villas round Lake Como. It can be residence to the breakfast buffet, which options quite a few stations. These embrace freshly baked breakfast pizzas and eggs made to order. There are additionally salads and particular sections with each Thai and Chinese fare. It’s a sight to behold, and plenty of friends take pleasure in eating on the riverfront terrace.
Many of the eating places right here have outside house for diners. This was a spotlight for designers to attach the lodge with the river. There are many seamless outdoor-indoor areas. The fundamental outside lounge appears to drift above the ornamental ponds that separate the buildings. There are different interconnected courtyards like one close to the grownup’s train lap pool, which is a tranquil house to chill out.
Inspired by the nightlife scene in Argentina, BKK Social Club is a fantastically designed cocktail bar with a lightweight menu of South American fare. The cocktails listed below are unimaginable and created by our resident knowledgeable Philip Bischoff. He has held positions at Regent Singapore and Amano in Berlin. Café Madeleine is the lodge’s pastry store and boutique. Visitors and friends can bask in decadent viennoiserie, desserts or deli snacks.
The resort does a improbable job catering to completely different dietary necessities with out sacrificing creativity or taste. Even the Michelin-starred chef of the Cantonese restaurant can craft a decadent menu with out utilizing meat or seafood.
How is the lodge altering the hospitality scene?
This would be the first lodge within the metropolis to supply a solar-powered boat for transfers to space procuring and BTS stations. We are excited to deliver this to the market.
Like different resorts, we need to supply friends the chance to pattern regionally-inspired resort actions all through their keep. These can be found with no cost and alter by the week. They embrace issues like complimentary cocktail tastings at BKK Social Club and a drip espresso expertise. The latter lets friends regional and worldwide espresso flavors brewed proper in entrance of their eyes.
Others embrace aqua Muay Thai, Ashtanga or Hatha Vinyasa yoga, interval coaching, freestyle dance, spinning and even yoga courses. These are complimentary to friends, however require reservations. When folks verify in, they obtain a weekly calendar of the resort actions.
What is on the horizon for the lodge?
Coming quickly is an outpost of the Michelin star sushi restaurant, Sushi Saito. Also new shall be a seasonal Thai eating spot on the riverfront terrace that may open subsequent fall. We even have a residential tower that’s subsequent to the lodge is continuous to develop with new tenants. Residents there can use the entire lodge services. As a part of Four Seasons Private Residences, it’s the third-largest skyscraper within the metropolis.
This is the fourth Four Seasons in Thailand, and plenty of friends spend time at a number of Four Seasons properties on a go to to the nation. We have additionally hosted friends touring on the round-the-world Four Seasons aircraft as they go to completely different elements of the world. We sit up for having them again once more quickly.
Supporting native suppliers is a key focus of the property. For instance, the lodge makes use of numerous Thai chocolate in its desserts. Also, they use the juice from the cocoa fruit to ferment the pizza dough at Riva del Fiume. The natural and chemical-free snacks within the minibar are from native distributors.
All friends obtain a complimentary pool bag. Designer Siriwan reworked recycled plastic bottles into felt materials. These turned stylish baggage, which might in any other case take greater than 450 years to decompose. The baggage additionally characteristic microfiber leather-based that has an environmentally pleasant manufacturing course of.