Bangkok Hotels

[Mouse1]

IMHO, the place is good, but just "good". Many of the rooms reek of cigarettes, and others have a strong musky "Grace Hotel" type of BO smell (a real turnoff for most Thai chicks.) The only room to stay in, as far as I am concerned, is 801, same level as the pool. They call 801 a suite, but it really isn't. it's just a large bedroom with a big sofa. But, at least it doesn't smell.

If you are going short time, or if you are only in the room a few hours a day... that's OK. The secret deal price is right. But the heavy room smells are something they are definitely going to have to deal with, and Solo knows all about it.

I stayed there on two occasions and had no problems with smell. Both rooms seemed very fresh and clean.

[Distantpeak]

Just a warning. I stayed at this hotel recently. Got very sick. Bronchitis. The air cond. is central. Not individual unit in your room. The windows do not open.

The Wifi is available only in the lobby. This is not a first rate hotel. Any first rate hotel has Wifi in the room at a minimum.

The bellboy remembered me from years ago at Grand President. This place is owned by the same group.

Pool is a little too green in the water dept. for me.

Long long walk to Sukhumvit. The free tuk tuk only runs a few hours a day. 2 hours in the morning and 2 in the evening I believe.

Big room, with kitchen. But no real utensils more than a spoon.

Very poor hotel for the price.

Citadines is same price, more convenient, newer, with toaster, full utensils etc. Broadband in the room.

All Grand Pres. properties are sh** as far as I can see.

Fair warning

Doc

I have stayed at the Aspen Suites a number of times and love the place. Stayed their 2 weeks once and didn't so much as cough!

As for saying it's a long walk to Sukhumvit Rd... how lazy are you? It's a 3 minute walk at most.

[BionicMan]

Located @ 43/5 Rajdamri Road in Pathumwan: has anyone ever tried it or has some feedback on it? Wifi or LAN in rooms?
Seems ok from its webpage and a foreign girlfriend wants to meet me there.

[Doc 50]

Just a warning. I stayed at this hotel recently. Got very sick. Bronchitis. The air cond. is central. Not individual unit in your room. The windows do not open.

The Wifi is available only in the lobby. This is not a first rate hotel. Any first rate hotel has Wifi in the room at a minimum.

The bellboy remembered me from years ago at Grand President. This place is owned by the same group.

Pool is a little too green in the water dept. for me.

Long long walk to Sukhumvit. The free tuk tuk only runs a few hours a day. 2 hours in the morning and 2 in the evening I believe.

Big room, with kitchen. But no real utensils more than a spoon.

Very poor hotel for the price.

Citadines is same price, more convenient, newer, with toaster, full utensils etc. Broadband in the room.

All Grand Pres. properties are sh** as far as I can see.

Fair warning

Doc

[Taube]

I am planning to stay at a serviced apt on Ratchada soi 7, it is right by the Thailand Cultural MRT. Would that be too far off from soi cowboy and nana?

Are the taxi's safe to take at 3am??

For a walk it looks to be bit uncomfortable and I didnt walk there. I stayed at Sukhumvit soi4 (Nana street) and took a lot of times a Taxi in the night from the area between BTS station PloenChit-Nana-Asok. No problem. Only be prepared that some Taxi drivers dont want to switch on the taximeter! Than take the next one, or agree may be for 50 Baht. The taxameter started at 30 or 35 Baht.

[Barko]

I am planning to stay at a serviced apt on Ratchada soi 7, it is right by the Thailand Cultural MRT. Would that be too far off from soi cowboy and nana?

Are the taxi's safe to take at 3am??

Hey welcome!

I think you are referring to the the Amanta, right? Great place, great location. The MRT (the subway 2 minutes away from your room) will get you down to Asoke (Sukhumvit, the location of Soi Cowboy) and it will only take about 6 minutes. Exit, go up main escalator and bear left, then left up escalator again. Soi Cowboy will be just around on your right as you go outside.

The MRT closes at midnite, so, as you have surmised, you WILL have to take a taxi at some point. Choose a newer model, the bright pink ones are normally very good, open the front passenger-side door with a nice Sawatdee Krup! And tell him the general area you are going, "Ratchada! " then ask "Meter? ", he will nod his head yes, and off you go. Leave a 15 Baht tip or something. Perfectly safe.

The Amanta is going to be very hard to find, in the middle of the night or otherwise, most taxies don't know it. So, when you check in, have the hotel give you a card, use it.

Now, to get to Nana, get off the MRT at Sukhumvit again, exit and go up the main escalator, bear right up the next escalator, then straight up the NEXT escalator to the BTS (Skytrain) station and go to Nana Station. Then walk to Soi 4, hang a left. Not far.

OK, most of the guys here use the public transport system religiously, and so will you. It's the basic drill to get anywhere in BKK. Having the MRT so close to your hotel is definitely a BIG plus, ask anybody!

Enjoy the Amanta, and don't worry about getting around. Follow these directions once and you will be able to do them in your sleep (forever.) It's that easy.

[Member #2000]

I am planning to stay at a serviced apt on Ratchada soi 7, it is right by the Thailand Cultural MRT. Would that be too far off from soi cowboy and nana?

Are the taxi's safe to take at 3am??

[Ozztraleearr]

I am trying out a new hotel this coming trip in August which I booked online.

If anyone has any experience staying in Star Suites serviced apartments on Sukh Soi 15 I would like to hear about it.

Cheers

[Freddy5440]

think it is The Dynasty Inn

I have done a lot of search and I think you are correct.The only photos I can find of the outside area are from the foyer looking out.

Thanks FT

[Friar Tuck]

I was in Bangkok in March and stopped at the Grand Sukumvit Hotel in Soi 6. Unfortunately the handbrake was well and truely applied during this visit so no P4P.

I now find myself passing through Bankok in November. My question is, during the first stay We spent some time having a drink at the front of a Hotel in Soi 4 which from memory was not too far up from NEP. This hotel had an area in front where you could sit and watch all the people traffic. There were no BGs. It was not an outside bar. I had to go inside and buy our drinks. There was also almost directly across the street a Beer bar that had quite a few BGs. It also had steps that you walked up and a little garden bed along the front. I thought at the time that if I ever came back it would not be a bad place to stay, not thinking that I would be back in 6 months. I have Looked at all the hotels in Soi 4 that I can find and the closest by looks is the Dawin but I don't think this is it as it was not as far up the street as the maps suggest.

Has anybody got an idea which hotel I am looking for?

think it is The Dynasty Inn

[Bigstud]

Anyone stayed in this hotel? I just got an add for it from Asia Rooms. They claim it is new and gave a lot of 4.5 to 5.0 reports for it. The price promo is around 1700 bt. Pictures look good, just not sure about the location. Soi 4 is hard to get to, but soi 2 is worse, I think.

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[Freddy5440]

I was in Bangkok in March and stopped at the Grand Sukumvit Hotel in Soi 6. Unfortunately the handbrake was well and truely applied during this visit so no P4P.

I now find myself passing through Bankok in November. My question is, during the first stay We spent some time having a drink at the front of a Hotel in Soi 4 which from memory was not too far up from NEP. This hotel had an area in front where you could sit and watch all the people traffic. There were no BGs. It was not an outside bar. I had to go inside and buy our drinks. There was also almost directly across the street a Beer bar that had quite a few BGs. It also had steps that you walked up and a little garden bed along the front. I thought at the time that if I ever came back it would not be a bad place to stay, not thinking that I would be back in 6 months. I have Looked at all the hotels in Soi 4 that I can find and the closest by looks is the Dawin but I don't think this is it as it was not as far up the street as the maps suggest.

Has anybody got an idea which hotel I am looking for?

[Mr Jetsetter]

Anyone stayed in this hotel? I just got an add for it from Asia Rooms. They claim it is new and gave a lot of 4.5 to 5.0 reports for it. The price promo is around 1700 bt. Pictures look good, just not sure about the location. Soi 4 is hard to get to, but soi 2 is worse, I think.

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[Gaolei]

Anyone stayed in this hotel? I just got an add for it from Asia Rooms. They claim it is new and gave a lot of 4.5 to 5.0 reports for it. The price promo is around 1700 bt. Pictures look good, just not sure about the location. Soi 4 is hard to get to, but soi 2 is worse, I think.

[Barko]

I called in and asked at the desk re joiner fee. No fee.

Yet, the next day I had coffee with a friend staying there, he was charged a joiner fee two nights ago but not last night.

Seems someone working there is working a nice little skimming operation.

His joiner fee has since been refunded.

Tuck

Right.

A Dr. Friend stayed at the Key last year. On his first night (of a three night booking for two persons in the room,) the Doc brings one of his fave main squeezies back to the hotel. The ballsy front-desk night joker then proceeded to hit my friend with an 800 Baht joiner fee. The Doc went ballistic then packed his bags immediately. (He made a major fuckus ruckus on the way out of the place that night as well.)

Some days later, the management of the Key received a very nasty letter from the Dr. Well. Hell, you know TIT, the Key did squat.

The Key has a reputation for this bullshit.