Bangkok Hotels

[Applesauce]

The Weston Hotel, which is part of the Sheraton Group, is another good choice. The rooms are large, the breakfast buffet is tasty, and the Weston is signifiantly cheaper than the Sheraton across the street. The Sheraton has a nicer swimming pool.

I agree with this. The Sheraton has nicer views, larger rooms, better buffet and much better pool, but it also costs more than the Westin. I'd rather use the money saved by staying at the Westin on other forms of entertainment.

[Member #4698]

The Weston Hotel, which is part of the Sheraton Group, is another good choice. The rooms are large, the breakfast buffet is tasty, and the Weston is signifiantly cheaper than the Sheraton across the street. The Sheraton has a nicer swimming pool.

[BKKguru]

My pick would be the Sheraton Grande. It is a brisk 8 to 10 minute walk to Nana from the Sheraton.

For food and people watching options, Terminal 21 is across the street. You just have to cross Sukhumvit using the pedestrian bridge.

When you walk from Sheraton towards Nana, you will pass The Landmark. This Hotel is also highly rated and much closer to Nana.
I have not stayed at The Landmark, so I do not have any personal experience or recommendation.

~BKKguru.

Hey mongers,

I'm currently planning my trip to Bangkok / Pattaya later this year and I'm currently considering staying at both Sheraton Grande Suk and Crowne Plaza during my trip. I know with Sheraton will be close to Soi Cowboy plus Nana isn't too far away and Crowne is close to LK Metro. Both GF? Appreciate the info!

[Applesauce]

I'm currently considering staying at both Sheraton Grande Suk and Crowne Plaza during my trip.

Sheraton Grand is girl friendly from my own experience. Crown Plaza I imagine would be as well since other IHG brands like Holiday Inn are girl friendly.

[SilverSurfie]

Hey mongers,

I'm currently planning my trip to Bangkok / Pattaya later this year and I'm currently considering staying at both Sheraton Grande Suk and Crowne Plaza during my trip. I know with Sheraton will be close to Soi Cowboy plus Nana isn't too far away and Crowne is close to LK Metro. Both GF? Appreciate the info!

[Sunlover2]

In my experience working for up to a month in most SE Asian countries, all hotels will negotiate a discounted rate if you ask them for it. They will also throw in some additional freebies like free laundry services (and breakfast too but only if you ask). You have to book direct through their Sales Office to get the deals.

In other regions also. If you commit to a hotel for 30 consecutive days or more, legally it becomes similar to leasing, so the establishment no longer has to collect sales tax for the stay.

SL.

[Red Kilt]

If you stay at the Nana Hotel for longer than 15 days you get a 10% room rate discount, and if you stay for 30 days or more you get a 20% room rate discount. 1490 baht becomes 1192 baht for the long term rate. No need to bargain, just confirm it when making the reservation.

For relative quiet stay request a room on a high floor. At the 1490 rate this will normally get you on the 9th or 10th floor on the non-Sukhumvit side.

In my experience working for up to a month in most SE Asian countries, all hotels will negotiate a discounted rate if you ask them for it. They will also throw in some additional freebies like free laundry services (and breakfast too but only if you ask). You have to book direct through their Sales Office to get the deals.

Of course if you book through Hotels.com you get a free night for every 10 so that also works out to be a considerable discount better than 10% in many cases, and you can choose a property that is a bit better than Nana Hotel.

[Artisttyp]

If you stay at the Nana Hotel for longer than 15 days you get a 10% room rate discount, and if you stay for 30 days or more you get a 20% room rate discount. 1490 baht becomes 1192 baht for the long term rate. No need to bargain, just confirm it when making the reservation.

For relative quiet stay request a room on a high floor. At the 1490 rate this will normally get you on the 9th or 10th floor on the non-Sukhumvit side.

SL.

Thanks so much. Very Helpful.

[Sammy1968]

I stayed here last week for 7 nights, only been around for 8 months.

Walking; 9 minutes to Soi Cowboy, 6 minutes to Thermae, 15 minutes to Nana and a short BTS (one stop) to Soi's 22, 24 and 26.

Great staff, big rooms, quiet, good laundry service, great showers / bathrooms, excellent aircon and pool on roof was big plus a courtyard bar as well.

Mainly Chinese / Japanese guests but a few Europeans as well.

Off Soi 19 about half way down, T21 is at the top, as is BTS, 711, a pub, small beer garden further down and a couple of Massage places as well.

Guest Friendly, brought several girls back and had several escorts, got a few ribbings from the friendly concierge, all in good humour, never any problems at all, a couple of the ladies used the pool as well, no issues.

Perhaps a little pricey at US $90 a night, but was a nice place to base myself.

Will definitely go back.

{Trip report under construction}.

[Sunlover2]

Would Nana Hotel be a good base for a month in Bangkok or would you suggest an apart hotel situation? I was thinking of trying to work out a deal for a month paid in advance.

Are there rooms that are more quiet than others and what side of the hotel might that be?

Thanks so much.

If you stay at the Nana Hotel for longer than 15 days you get a 10% room rate discount, and if you stay for 30 days or more you get a 20% room rate discount. 1490 baht becomes 1192 baht for the long term rate. No need to bargain, just confirm it when making the reservation.

For relative quiet stay request a room on a high floor. At the 1490 rate this will normally get you on the 9th or 10th floor on the non-Sukhumvit side.

SL.

[Artisttyp]

Would Nana Hotel be a good base for a month in Bangkok or would you suggest an apart hotel situation? I was thinking of trying to work out a deal for a month paid in advance.

Are there rooms that are more quiet than others and what side of the hotel might that be?

Thanks so much.

[CallSign Papa]

Stayed here this week. Very cool little hotel about 8 minutes walk to Cowboy. The lifts situated at the back of the lobby don't require a keycard meaning you can have your squeeze come straight up to the room. I had 3 girls over and none of them ever went via the desk. I also brought 2 girls up, one at night, one in the afternoon and was never asked to register.

Breakfast was pretty poor. There's a pool on the roof but I didn't use it between weather and it being too busy when I went up.

[OldGentleman]

I had great time at Sofitel Sukhumvit. Booked thru Expedia had booked grand deluxe with club mellisme facilities was later upgraded to grand suite.

Rooms are large well furnished decorated. Most importantly guest friendly.

Club mellisimme has good collection of snacks I think whatever is present in voila restaurant you will get here.

From 11 to 5 you can have juice, light bakery products, fruits, coffee.

From 5 to 7 you can have cocktails, mocktails, few snacks on the house.

Except for dinner I never went out for food.

Really pleasant experience.

WiFi is strong.

[Smoothy]

The last time I visited Thailand (late 2016) I stayed at the S Sukhumvit Suites, and as I'm registered on ISG now in anticipation of my return trip its time for a report!

The S Sukhumvit Suites is a small, modern hotel immediately adjacent to the Asok BTS station, across the street from Terminal 21, and immediately south of Soi Cowboy. The location for someone interested in either spending most of their time at the Cowboy gogos or wanting quick access to a BTS station couldn't be better, the location really is phenomenal. When exiting the hotel you can take an immediate right into a stairway not five feet from the front door which will lead you up to the BTS station / a flyover to Terminal 21 so you don't have to wait in traffic or get wet in the rain. Alternatively you can continue to the right, just past the staircase, and reach the entrance to Soi Cowboy in another hundred feet. Finally for the traveler who wants easy access to high quality if pricey food (for Thailand), the top floor of Terminal 21 is a dream with literally dozens of choices for meals complemented with even more restaurants and some dessert / snack shops on the basement level.

The hotel itself was quite nice, if perhaps a bit pricey for what it offers depending on what deal you get. Pros first: The rooms are modern, the bathroom facility is nice if small, wi-fi is free and the included breakfast (get this!) cannot be praised enough. You'll find nothing to complain about in the rooms which come with a small closet, safe, a nice desk, a large stuffed chair and a desk chair, and a bed that will dominate most of the room. I honestly cannot recall if there was a TV as its been some months and I never use them, but I'm assuming there was. The only significant negative, and it is significant, is room size. For all of its modern polish these rooms are tiny, the basic studio I stayed in was no more than 25 square meters tops, perhaps closer to 20. I didn't find fault with it, but do keep this in mind.

Overall a strong recommend if you can get it for a reasonable price (2,000 THB or less), above that and I'd only recommend if it you want to spend most of your time at the cowboy and don't want to mess about with ST hotels or waste any time.

If you stay at that hotel and need to go to the airport in the morning, make sure to either book a car in advance or take the subway / sky train to the airport. The morning traffic is horrible and there are no available taxis passing that hotel. It took us 1 hour to get a taxi in the morning from that hotel. And that hotel does not have someone to help you get a taxi or even a proper area to stand with your bags. You have to stand on the busy sidewalk with all of your bags along with a multitude of other guests looking for a street taxi. It was a real pain in the ass.

I only stayed there once and had the "suite double" room which is supposedly the large room. It lists the room online as 32 square meters, which seems a decent size. But due to the ridiculous layout of the room, it is tiny. The main problem I have with the room is that it so small that I can't easily make videos in the room. They waste space by having a separate tiny space with a couch and TV in the outer area (I guess that turns it into a "suite"). There's no need for that. They should just make the bedroom bigger. Great location for Soi Cowboy nightlife and visiting Terminal 21. Unfortunately, I didn't try the breakfast because it was not included in the room price and seemed fairly pricey. From my one experience staying there, there are better options in that area. Although I do agree that you can't beat the location for walking to and from Soi Cowboy, I think it's so easy and cheap to grab a taxi at night to a local hotel that I don't consider that to be a big factor.

[Red Kilt]

I'm going to book my stay at Landmark today but wondering if the cost for the Club access / breakfast is worth it.

Thanks! The mod post delay is throwing me off. I forgot I had asked this. Checking now!

LGuy.

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IMHO, paying extra for Landmark Club Access / breakfast is not worth it (use the cash to buy ISG m / ship). There are great all day breakfast places nearby if you want to step outside. At the very least, you can grab a good coffee and whatever else you like in the restaurants attached to the hotel. Paying extra for breakfast in a hotel never appeals to me because you have to fit in with the hotel breakfast times and many days you may wish to sleep in way past the prescribed times.