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LEFT: The re-mix lounge has brightly coloured bean bags and lounge chairs around the signature pool table ABOVE: Aloft’s rainbow motif features as a unifying design element throughout the property
international menu and broad selection of wines sold at wholesale prices. Choices from the 250-label selection can be made via an iPad with guests also able to order one of 3,000 bottles direct to their rooms. Fittingly, a walnut veneer wine display takes pride of place while clouds are the inspiration behind a ceiling installation floating above diners. More liquid refreshment is on offer at splash pool and terrace, which has its own brightly lit glass and stone bar as well as LED glowing from within furniture and planters. In addition to a spacious restaurant, Aloft Bangkok caters for meetings at Tactic, an area comprising three private rooms and a lounge notable for its bespoke honeycomb ceiling, dark graphic carpets, laser-cut wood seating and the ubiquitous Aloft lines. Guestrooms are functional with bonus
furniture items, select fittings, soft furnishings and bespoke carpeting constituting a higher specification for this Asian model. Headboards are decorated with the only obvious Thai- flavoured design feature – a trio of backlit
interchangeable fabric panels presenting a simple Thai motif. “As a contemporary international hotel, Aloft is not designed to be overly reliant on the culture of the location,” points out Lindsay. “Abstract art pieces and select fabrics add a touch of Thai to the experience.” Forming part of its commitment to push the technology envelope, the hotel has introduced ‘touch’ rooms that are controlled by a smartphone powered by Fingi. The Android device, issued at check-in, works both on- and crucially off-site, allowing guests to manage technology in their rooms, take advantage of wireless hot spots and access cheap local phone rates. An application that will allow these functions to be downloaded to guests’ own mobile devices is in development. The move by Starwood in partnership
with owner Parvinder Khanijaon to raise specifications for the premier Aloft in southeast Asia is a canny one. Retaining the DNA of the Aloft brand yet sensitively enhancing the design template, Hassell has succeeded in achieving a tricky balancing act.
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Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11 35 Sukhumvit Soi 11, Sukhumvit Road Klongtoey-nua, Wattana Bangkok 10110 Thailand Tel: +66 2207 7000
www.alofthotels.com
„ 296 rooms ‰ Crave, re:fuel Âre:mix, w xyz, [ splash pool, re:charge gym + tactic – 240m2
meeting space
Owner: Khamin Developments Operator: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Architecture: Inter Akitek, Hassell Interior Design (original concept): Rockwell Group Interior Design (Bangkok): Hassell
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