Originally Posted by
bluetraveler7
I agree! And yet Capella entry level rooms go for $1000+ sometimes, which I personally don't think would be worth it but I noticed some people think highly of Capella here so maybe it is. Looks overrated to me but perhaps it's just not my style.
I saw a post by a TA on a reddit thread that said Aman Bangkok will likely have rates similar to Aman Tokyo and I was surprised because Tokyo is a much more expensive city compared to BKK so I couldn't understand how that would work. I am also wondering if Aman might want to be the "most expensive" hotel around and charge rates well over $1000++ so doubt it will be anything below that unfortunately but we will see when they announce it eventually.
I like the Capella BKK, but I was paying no where near $1000 USD per night (which only started recently after they're named the "best hotel in the world"
) for any of my stays. I haven't stayed since the price went up significantly.
In fact, Bangkok is a lot less attractive now as a travel destination and I've been spending a majority of my time in Japan and Hong Kong. Seems Thailand wants to charge the high rates but doesn't want to put in the effort to fix its infrastructure.