COMO Metropolitan Bangkok Reopens With a New Design by Paola Navone
The Thai capital’s original urban retreat returns refreshed, with Paola Navone’s new design, Michelin-starred dining, and signature COMO wellness at its core.
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COMO Metropolitan Bangkok has reopened following an extensive redesign by Italian designer Paola Navone, marking a new era for the brand’s original city hotel and a renewed energy in Bangkok’s Central Business District.
The refresh touches all 137 rooms and suites, and it’s Navone’s second collaboration with COMO Hotels and Resorts after COMO Point Yamu in Phuket. Her approach leans on texture and restraint—natural wood, stone, and ceramic—balanced with contemporary flashes of Buddhist orange and graphic bamboo screens. The result is unmistakably urban yet calm, echoing COMO’s focus on modern minimalism rather than decorative excess.
Christina Ong, COMO’s founder, notes that the urban hotels in the portfolio are designed as “places where our guests can retreat from the city to enjoy a pared-back, almost meditative simplicity.” That duality—between lively city life and quiet restoration—runs through the hotel’s key touchpoints.
On the culinary side, the Michelin-starred nahm, led by Chef Pim Techamuanvivit, continues to define elevated Thai dining. The restaurant has secured its eighth consecutive star, drawing international attention for its nuanced regional menus and mastery of flavor balance. Complementing it is COMO Cuisine, which makes its Thailand debut at the property. Overseen by Daniel Moran, COMO’s culinary vice president, and Executive Chef Amanda Gale, the all-day menu offers everything from light, nutrient-forward dishes under the COMO Shambhala Kitchen label to modern comfort classics.
Wellness remains central to the Metropolitan identity. The COMO Shambhala Urban Escape spans 10 treatment rooms, a yoga studio, a gym, a hydro pool, and an outdoor lap pool.
Beyond the hotel, new Iconic Experiences invite guests to explore the city’s creative and culinary pulse through private shopping tours with Club 21 and exclusive access to Monsoon Valley Siam Winery, a pioneering vineyard just outside the capital.
“COMO now operates five urban hotels, each balancing public style and private calm,” said CEO Olivier Jolivet. For Bangkok, that balance has never felt sharper—an evolution that reaffirms the brand’s place among the world’s most distinctive modern luxury players.
