Just got back from Bangkok. I went to see the Seven Hotel in Bangkok. What a cute little place just off Sukhumvit. The owner Jane is in the paint business and it certainly shows in the hotel, which makes ostentatious use of colour. I went thinking that the hotel must have seven rooms, but actually it's only got six!
The name 'Seven' comes from the days of the week - in Thailand each day is represented by a particular colour, yellow for Monday, blue for Tuesday and so on. It's why you see so many Thai's wearing yellow shirts on a Monday! So each room at Seven is painted in a different colour to reflect this concept (and presumably because the paint was cheap). Oh - the lobby makes up the seventh colour.
Jane had no experience of hotels when she bought the building and designed the rooms, but the result is really nice. The location couldn't be much better for access to Sukhumvit, and the location tucked away down a side street means it's pretty quiet. Conde Naste has even voted the hotel into the top 160 new hotels in the world. Not bad for a first time foray into hotels.
You'll be able to see the Seven Hotel Bangkok very soon on www.jasmineholidays.co.uk where we have all the best Bangkok boutique hotels. More reports from Bangkok soon.
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