Bangkok Hotels

[Broxy]

Can anyone suggest good 4 star hotel very near to Asoke BTS? Anyway suggestions. Much appreciated.

[Stykler]

I noticed when I was last in BKK six months ago the the President Solitaire at the end of Soi's 11 and 13 is being redeveloped.

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/President+Solitaire+Hotel / at 13.7435041,100.5575499,16.73 z / data=!4 m5!3 m4!1 s0 x0:0 xd379 c8611 b7 d6 f0!8 m2!3 d13.745117!4 d100.5574255.

Anyone familiar with what is going in there after the redevelopment? Chain hotel or apartments?

Thanks.

[Kerrstar]

Hey Natty, Thanks for the kind comments, and hope I don't seem like I'm stalking you. I'm tempted to stay at the Grand Hyatt Erawan next time I'm in Bangkok. Any experience there? I like that area of town, and have trekked over to Spasso's at the Grand Hyatt when staying nearby at the Intercontinental and Four Seasons. It would be nice to be in the same building.

I'm not as fond of the Grand Hyatt Jakarta as you are. I was last there about 5 years ago, and it was getting a little worn around the edges. I prefer the Mulia or the Shangrila. The Mulia is nicer, and both have hot and cold running women, at CJ's and BATS.

Grand Hyatt Erawan is great. The Hyatt in Jakarta has been renovated since you were last there, I stayed there quite often around 18 months ago.

[Kerrstar]

As I am sure you are aware, Hyatt is expanding into BKK big time. In addition to the Grand Hyatt Erawan, which has been around for a long time and is still a pretty nice hotel, and the 5-star Hyatt Park, where you stayed, they have recently opened up a Hyatt Place on Soi 24 almost directly opposite many favorite oily massage shops LOL, and they plan to open soon a Hyatt Regency on Sukhumvit and Soi 13. More quality hotels means more available rooms means relative prices will remain low, although it also means expect MORE tourists!

The Hyatt Park is a little too rich for my blood, but the basement food court in the Central Embassy Mall adjacent to the Hyatt Park is really good, expensive too, but maybe the best mall food court in BKK. The food is a lot better than the T21 food court, IMHO, and it is a lot less crowded.

I stayed at the Hyatt place on Si 24 just after is opened. Rooms are a bit small but it's really good value and the location is reasonable good. Not much of a walk to the BTS. I pretty much exclusively stay at the Hyatt if there is one where I'm going. Agree the Grand Hyatt in Jakarta is one of the best. Rooms are absolutely huge. I think the best I've stayed in would be the Park Hyatt in Seoul. Grand Hyatt in Seoul is also nice and it's handy to hooker hill if the weather is nice, pretty easy walk. The Hyatt is Singapore is pretty good too and it's in a great location.

[Wimble]

FWIW, the only good thing about that Grand Hyatt is that you can run around (a long way) to Dunkin Donuts and pick up a dozen before heading out. Close to where the bomb went off. As the other posters have said, there are pluses and minus to all the hotels, like the long quiet walks at the Sukhothai.

Hey Natty, Thanks for the kind comments, and hope I don't seem like I'm stalking you. I'm tempted to stay at the Grand Hyatt Erawan next time I'm in Bangkok. Any experience there? I like that area of town, and have trekked over to Spasso's at the Grand Hyatt when staying nearby at the Intercontinental and Four Seasons. It would be nice to be in the same building..

[Tiny 12]

Hey Natty, Thanks for the kind comments, and hope I don't seem like I'm stalking you. I'm tempted to stay at the Grand Hyatt Erawan next time I'm in Bangkok. Any experience there? I like that area of town, and have trekked over to Spasso's at the Grand Hyatt when staying nearby at the Intercontinental and Four Seasons. It would be nice to be in the same building.

I'm not as fond of the Grand Hyatt Jakarta as you are. I was last there about 5 years ago, and it was getting a little worn around the edges. I prefer the Mulia or the Shangrila. The Mulia is nicer, and both have hot and cold running women, at CJ's and BATS.

[Member #4698]

I've stayed at the Park Hyatt, it's a great hotel and the location is better than the Grand Hyatt. Reasonably easy walk to Nana and cheap taxi back.

I frequently stay at various Asian Hyatt Hotels. The Grand Hyatt Jakarta is one of my favorite hotels due to its central location, large standard rooms, and amazing swimming pool / garden space.

I have also stayed at the Hyatt City of Dreams in Manila. Its not as nice a hotel as the Grand in Jakarta, but it is very convenient to be part of the City of Dreams gambling complex with it's 24-hour restaurants and a couple of high class nightclub pickup joints. It is almost like a mini Macau. 555. Only the food is not as good.

As I am sure you are aware, Hyatt is expanding into BKK big time. In addition to the Grand Hyatt Erawan, which has been around for a long time and is still a pretty nice hotel, and the 5-star Hyatt Park, where you stayed, they have recently opened up a Hyatt Place on Soi 24 almost directly opposite many favorite oily massage shops LOL, and they plan to open soon a Hyatt Regency on Sukhumvit and Soi 13. More quality hotels means more available rooms means relative prices will remain low, although it also means expect MORE tourists!

The Hyatt Park is a little too rich for my blood, but the basement food court in the Central Embassy Mall adjacent to the Hyatt Park is really good, expensive too, but maybe the best mall food court in BKK. The food is a lot better than the T21 food court, IMHO, and it is a lot less crowded.

[Member #4698]

I only smuggled one woman into the hotel, whose physical appearance was as described, and it was late at night. I told her before our date to dress conservatively and it went in one ear and out the other. Also I told the bellman before I left the hotel that evening I had a date, and asked him if there would be a problem bringing her back if I got lucky. He was entertained by that and told me no, and he'd give reception a heads up.

No problem going in, but she and I got the third degree leaving at about 6:00 AM, which was a problem because I had a flight that morning and not a lot of time to burn. Also they were supposed to give me a free night so I was arguing about that at the same time they were inquisitioning me about the unregistered guest.

The part about walking past society matrons was fiction, but if you walk through the lobby during the daytime there's a good chance you'll run across Thai hi so types. They seem to attract a lot of local business for events and meetings. I would not recommend the Mandarin Oriental if you're going to bring back dates, even though there was no joiner charge.

Great report Tiny. A high-class joint like the Mandarin should not have given you or your girl any trouble under any circumstances, but your simultaneous early morning checkout & the girly departure was apparently too much to handle efficiently for one of their front desk employees. In the end I hope you received your free night.

When I stayed there in '89 it was still just the Oriental, a very historic and special BKK hotel. I think it is still a pretty good 5 star, but it's obvious that individual service and attention has declined a wee bit since the hotel became a part of the huge Mandarin Hotel chain. I wouldn't consider staying there again unless I were bringing an American girlfriend to BKK. But the idea of bringing sand to this particular beach is loco IMHO.

[J A Karl]

Hello!

Planning a trip to Bangkok this spring and I'm thinking about the S15 Hotel right on the corner of Soi15/ Sukhumvit Road.

Anyone know if it's ok to bring a girl back to your room in this hotel?

[Wimble]

I would stay at the Oriental, despite the negative report from Tiny. If is a great hotel with a lot of history and a long list of famous guests. You can go see a show, cruise around, learn to cook etc. Peninsula is also great but Oriental is the grand dame.

The problem is the walk of shame or train ride of shame. The girls you bring back might not have regular clothing or heels less than 4 inches. So long walks might not be appreciated unless you have a foot fetish.

As Natty Bumpo said, location location location. Don't expect to be going back and forth between the Oriental and Nana or other places more than even a couple times a day. One compromise is the split your trip between a nearby play hotel first and then Oriental at the end of the trip. You can build a telephone list and even ask the ladies to make the trip to the Oriental in rotation.

I would double check your hotel bill the day before checkout at least if not daily. Make sure your reservation is for double occupancy and maybe 2 breakfasts.

I was thinking of going big on my once in a lifetime trip to Bangkok & staying at a 5 star on the river. Anybody had any experience staying at the Peninsula or the Shangri-La, & would I be able to bring dates to the hotel? How far are these hotels from the Soi Cowboy / Nana areas?

I have stayed at almost every 5 star hotel in Bangkok at least once. Both hotels have impeccable service and cleanliness. The Shangri La is nice if you like the old traditional thai style decor. As for the Peninsula, it has a little more modern decor but the price is quite steep. I would recommend the Mandarin Oriental instead of the Peninsula as their price is similar but you'll get a far nicer room (in my opinion) with a lot of freebies. All the above mentioned hotels do not question who you bring to your room or keep their IDs.

Oh right I forgot to add that The Sukhothai is amazing

Shemp, the only thing wrong with staying at one of the River 5 star plus hotels IMHO is location location location. It's a long way from Nana in both time and logistics, so if you really want to stay at the Peninsula, which is a really great hotel, BTW, or the Mandarin Oriental, another excellent hotel then I would suggest that you target Patpong instead of Sukhumvit. Or another option that I would consider only at the top, top hotels would be to speak with the Peninsula or Mandarin Oriental concierge and have him send up a girl. The results might be interesting. Please report back if you try this option. 555

[J A Karl]

Hello everyone!

Planning a trip to Bangkok this spring and I'm looking at the S15 Hotel.

OK to take a friend to your room in this hotel?

Best regards,

J A.

[AlphaPunk2]

Oh right I forgot to add that The Sukhothai is amazing, but the problem I had during my stay there was that my room was literally on the other side of the entire hotel. The walk to and fro was so tiring I actually would not stay there again if there was no other rooms available nearer to the entrance.

[Anon Mous]

Stayed here for a couple of nights in December last. Totally green. Rooms very clean and well appointed. Suites on 18th floor do not have any major noise issues at night, although some noise can creep in but nothing that is not acceptable.

[Tiny 12]

Shemp, the only thing wrong with staying at one of the River 5 star plus hotels IMHO is location location location. It's a long way from Nana in both time and logistics, so if you really want to stay at the Peninsula, which is a really great hotel, BTW, or the Mandarin Oriental, another excellent hotel then I would suggest that you target Patpong instead of Sukhumvit. Or another option that I would consider only at the top, top hotels would be to speak with the Peninsula or Mandarin Oriental concierge and have him send up a girl. The results might be interesting. Please report back if you try this option.

I brought a hooker back to the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok once and never will again. Here's a link to what I wrote earlier:

http://www.internationalsexguide.inf...=1#post1889858.

[Kerrstar]

Of course, there are some really excellent 5-star hotels much closer to the action that you might want to consider. Let's see: There is the Sukhothai, the St. Regis, the Siam Kempinski, the Park Hyatt, and the Sheraton Sukhumvit to name just a few. OK, the Sheraton might be 1/4 star below the rest, but you can't fucking beat its location.

I've stayed at the Park Hyatt, it's a great hotel and the location is better than the Grand Hyatt. Reasonably easy walk to Nana and cheap taxi back.