Playful lifestyle tower with rooftop pool and skywalk views at Chong Nonsi.
The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon is the hotel you book when you want Bangkok to feel a little louder and more cinematic. Set inside the pixelated King Power Mahanakhon tower right at BTS Chong Nonsi, it leans into colour, music and nightlife: a terrace pool high above the city, restaurants and bars stacked up the building, and a lobby that feels more like a living room for creatives than a classic check-in hall. The city’s business district is on your doorstep, but the mood inside is playful and social rather than corporate.
Rooms at The Standard mix soft curves, retro touches and strong colours with large city-facing windows, so even the simpler categories feel like proper “skyline rooms” rather than generic boxes. Layouts start around 40 sqm and run all the way up to a sprawling penthouse, with some categories adding freestanding tubs or corner views over the Silom/Sathorn corridor.
The design avoids the typical corporate palette: think playful furniture, graphic art and details that make the rooms feel more like a styled apartment than a chain hotel. At the same time, the practical bits are covered – good beds, decent wardrobe space, proper desks or work-friendly surfaces and strong Wi-Fi – so you can actually work from the room if you need to. Pet-friendly policies in certain room types also make it an option if you’re travelling with a dog.
The hotel’s pool terrace wraps around the tower with long views over Silom and Sathorn, framed by parasols, loungers and a bar that keeps the energy up from daytime until early evening. It’s more of a see-and-be-seen pool than a hardcore lap pool, but that fits the overall personality of the place. A 24/7 fitness centre with modern TechnoGym equipment sits inside, useful if you keep odd hours or land on a late flight.
Food and drink are a big part of the Standard story. Within the building you’ll find Ojo on the 76th floor for high-altitude Mexican-inspired dining, Sky Beach as one of the city’s highest open-air bars, Mott 32 for Cantonese, The Standard Grill for an American-leaning brasserie feel, plus Tease and The Parlor for coffee, cocktails and small plates throughout the day. Double Standard fills the casual all-day pub slot with comfort dishes and a terrace. You can easily stay here for several nights and never repeat the same type of evening.
Events, DJ sets and small cultural happenings often take over The Parlor and other spaces, so evenings can feel more like going out than simply coming back to your hotel. If you want a quiet, anonymous base, that may not be the point – but if you like having a built-in scene downstairs, it’s a strong plus.