Hundreds of boutique and designed hotels are scattered around
Bangkok with inspiring themes and concepts alluring individual likes, tastes
and preferences. For Thai people’s ingenious imaginative and innovative
interior design, the sky is the limit and to bring Shanghai back to life
in Bangkok’s historic Chinatown is no longer a dream but a luxurious notion of
superiority. mylifestylenews writes.
China Town in Bangkok is centered on Yaowarat Road, and it
has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese community since they moved
from their old site some 200 years ago. Within reach of the city’s old world and
modern transport via water taxis aka long tail boats, the historic canal, the
underground MRT and the soaring Skytrain are all a short walk away.
During day time the street is the centre of the goods trade in the city while after sunset it becomes a vibrant street food venue. Thai and Chinese cuisine plus seafood is
served at pavement restaurants along the 1km road. Location is a definite
truism for Shanghai Mansion and this only concept designed boutique hotel in
Bangkok’s China Town is as central as you can get.
Overcoming the limitation, Shanghai Mansion Bangkok
unleashes its most visionary ideas with a nostalgic nod to the 1920s Shanghai
effects reinvented and brings back the yesteryears of prosperity to life. With Bangkok’s historic past and its electric
present converging in China Town, it brings with it nostalgia, exoticism and
boundless energy. Such a decisive force is truly mesmerizing setting places in
regular shop houses in the rustic Yaowarat.
When you enter Shanghai Mansion through the bustling
Yaowarat road, either day or night, you will be carried away by its high
ceiling façade Shanghai Terrace’s Jazz Lounge that recalls the effusive mood
and spirit of Shanghai occupying an open air terrace with a front row view of
the energetic scenes in Bangkok’s China Town.
To enter the hotel, you need to cross the striking red
cemented floored wooden bridge, the incessant sound of running water from the
ceiling high wall-mounted waterfalls creates a calming effect, set in a
superior old Chinese house’s landscaping that expresses the harmonious and
peaceful elements before entering the mansion.
An over-sized painting portraying an elegant oriental
woman greets you right into your eyes and also serves as a partition of the
hallway that separates the mansion foyer where check-in formalities take place.
Behind the portrait hangs a gigantic wall clock with the background visual of The Bund in Shanghai – a famous pedestrian boulevard and landmark that fits perfectly well to the theme of the mansion. The imagination is unfettered by the laws of logic, hence the bold concept is revived and demands a broader approach and handled with an impressionist’s flair.
Behind the portrait hangs a gigantic wall clock with the background visual of The Bund in Shanghai – a famous pedestrian boulevard and landmark that fits perfectly well to the theme of the mansion. The imagination is unfettered by the laws of logic, hence the bold concept is revived and demands a broader approach and handled with an impressionist’s flair.
We were then being ushered to third floor checking-in to
our room, upon stepping out from the lift and beyond what we saw next was
totally unexpected. Another visual stimulation that we couldn’t help but use the
word WOW rushed out from our mouth blissfully.
What sat in front of us is a soaring atrium with colorful lanterns and a water garden full of fish and greenery. At the end of the Lucky Fish Pond staged a small podium with Chinese day bed sitting on top of an eye-catching peony flower carpet, renowned for its sensual bloom and intoxicating fragrance complementing the dynamic yet zen ambiance that brings nature and whimsy indoors.
What sat in front of us is a soaring atrium with colorful lanterns and a water garden full of fish and greenery. At the end of the Lucky Fish Pond staged a small podium with Chinese day bed sitting on top of an eye-catching peony flower carpet, renowned for its sensual bloom and intoxicating fragrance complementing the dynamic yet zen ambiance that brings nature and whimsy indoors.
The interior design has certainly found new creative
expression in a hybrid mansion that reflects in a concept like this that was a beautifully crafted aesthetic. While capturing the warmth of cozy surrounds,
more than this, there are other playful elements of design that doesn’t seem to
end even before we enter our room.
The Chinese wooden panel signage hanging above the entrance doors was supposed to signify the origin of your province and tell a story of your ancestral roots but when it fell to the hand of the design team, it was then turned into more meaningful phraseology that suits more for this boutique hotel’s perspective. Those wooden panels’ wording has been converted to Happiness, Good Luck, Prosperity, Wealth, Auspicious and Longevity.
The Chinese wooden panel signage hanging above the entrance doors was supposed to signify the origin of your province and tell a story of your ancestral roots but when it fell to the hand of the design team, it was then turned into more meaningful phraseology that suits more for this boutique hotel’s perspective. Those wooden panels’ wording has been converted to Happiness, Good Luck, Prosperity, Wealth, Auspicious and Longevity.
Surreal and fun yet functional, the design has summed up the aesthetic, with gleeful vulgarity. The room door opens with a actual key, not magnetic key card and for the idea of coming home.
Our “Prosperity” cornered Mu Dan Suite is one of the largest rooms in Shanghai Mansion and exquisitely arranged to reclaim your Shanghai style of living memories though those films that have been made and watched in your past.
The suite is
generously spacious including a sitting area, a plush daybed, classic style king
size bed, a free standing bath tub and a sexy bathtub, making this an ultimate
sanctuary. Traditionalists can opt for Mu Dan Classic’s old world flair, while
modernists will enjoy Mu Dan Contemporary’s hip that takes on the vintage Shanghai
style.
The name Shanghai Mansion fits in to the locale perfectly
well. Exploring the boundaries between what is considered art and design,
increases the design with a playful side and part of this heightened interest
is down to the interior design team exploring the almost lost culture to
liberate the building into such a concept and thematic mansion.
This secret hideaway mansion in the bustling Bangkok China Town offers a an absolutely oriental chinoiserie not only to excite your vision but also an experience to transfer you back to the vibrant life in the old Shanghai with art deco design and everything in Orient to pique your sentimental passion. With these qualities of playful design elements, such details bring back the bygone memories of a haute shanghai living.
This secret hideaway mansion in the bustling Bangkok China Town offers a an absolutely oriental chinoiserie not only to excite your vision but also an experience to transfer you back to the vibrant life in the old Shanghai with art deco design and everything in Orient to pique your sentimental passion. With these qualities of playful design elements, such details bring back the bygone memories of a haute shanghai living.
Taking advantage of the Shanghai, China’s spiraling
fascination with contemporary and thematic design and a new playful mood in
general evoke a “new atmosphere and sensation’ that gives a fairytale
dimension.
Boundaries are pushed in order to be more functional, the aesthetic is reverent and avant-garde and elsewhere expresses a new optimistic outlook that translates into a cool, confident stylish boutique hotel.
Boundaries are pushed in order to be more functional, the aesthetic is reverent and avant-garde and elsewhere expresses a new optimistic outlook that translates into a cool, confident stylish boutique hotel.
The space required a few grand gestures, clashing colors
and patterns were fused with abandon to create an atmospheric charm with
flamboyant furniture and almost a surrealist inspired objects to décor
expressing a new playful and experimental mood in design. It is a careful
balancing act.
When playfulness is the core mission in its interior
design and décor, the Cotton Breakfast Restaurant is set in an airy dining
hall with tall, arched windows overlooking the Yaowarat street featuring delightful
semi continental buffet and all you can order from western and traditional
Chinese a-la-carte menu.
The mansion also offers a guided walking tour to explore
the old and historic China Town and delve into the city’s heritage and discover
its decadent and fanciful present. Also, nearby are the busy Phahurat and
Sampeng Markets - the biggest wholesale and clothing markets in Thailand.
A charming and sophisticated design to new heights with a
romantic appeal, the bold and beautiful Shanghai Mansion is truly an intriguing new addition to Bangkok China Town and expresses a profound sense of connection with
the bygone Shanghai style -inspired luxurious deco and living.
It may not be a five-star standard with amenities and
facilities provided, but they have outshone themselves for a design boutique
hotel vista offering a stylish haven for dreaming, lounging and celebrating. People may not be attracted to dreamlike environments of sweetness and protection and
they have created an island of comfort in a hostile world to enhance the sensibility
to this kind of emotion for play, introspection, creativity and celebration.
The guests need to be surprised and inspired to thrive.
Tried & Tested:
Location: 4.5/5
Design & Decor: 5/5
Room Amenities: 4/5
Food & Beverages: 3.5/5
Housekeeping: 3.5/5
Service: 4/5
Value For Money: 4.5/5
Experience: 4.5/5
Highlights:
Design & Decor
Samphanthwong, Bangkok
Thailand
Tel: +66 2 221 2121
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