Bangkok Hotels

[Mumbai Guy]

I was thinking of booking the Grand Swiss but read several bad reviews of soundproofing of the rooms. Don't want to be banging a girl and hearing people talking next door.

Yes the sound proofing is not the best but never had any issues about hearing sounds from adjoining room. I mean normal sounds. If unfortunately you happen to bring back a screaming type then even the best of sound proofing is of no use.

[GoneFishin]

Thanks for the review. Sometimes the website in-room photos of hotels aren't all that accurate. I see on the Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel website that the Modern Chinese Room does not show a photo of an arm chair (not just a stool or a small, kitchen style chair without arms) and a desk or vanity type table in the room, whereas the Modern Chinese Corner Room and all of the Deluxe Rooms do show such an arm chair and desk or table combination. Is that how it was in your $32 USD room, no arm chair and desk or table?

This was my room, just a chair for extra furnishings and small desk attached to wall. Crap, for some reason I cannot attached the files. Anyway on the hotels website it would be pics 4 and 6.

[EihTooms]

Stayed 5 nights booked by hotels.com at 32 us for the modern chinese room. Not much choice for room type on this website. The room is modern but small. Reminded me of those European business hotels where there is just a little room around the bed. During morning cleaning I saw other rooms were much larger and modern. This is a budget hotel but IMHO a good one. As a first timer I did not want to have to walk far to either nana or cowboys. At my pace I could get to either in ten minutes or so. Your right in the thick of things here and with transport stations close by to visit other areas of the city. The common area, halls and elevator show the budget price of the hotel. What makes it a good budget hotel for me was the service, quality food, modern room, good wifi, pool was clean and hardly used and then location. Cannot expect to much for 30 us a night but I felt it was great value. I would stay here again.

GF.

Thanks for the review. Sometimes the website in-room photos of hotels aren't all that accurate. I see on the Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel website that the Modern Chinese Room does not show a photo of an arm chair (not just a stool or a small, kitchen style chair without arms) and a desk or vanity type table in the room, whereas the Modern Chinese Corner Room and all of the Deluxe Rooms do show such an arm chair and desk or table combination. Is that how it was in your $32 USD room, no arm chair and desk or table?

[GoneFishin]

Stayed 5 nights booked by hotels.com at 32 us for the modern chinese room. Not much choice for room type on this website. The room is modern but small. Reminded me of those European business hotels where there is just a little room around the bed. During morning cleaning I saw other rooms were much larger and modern. This is a budget hotel but IMHO a good one. As a first timer I did not want to have to walk far to either nana or cowboys. At my pace I could get to either in ten minutes or so. Your right in the thick of things here and with transport stations close by to visit other areas of the city. The common area, halls and elevator show the budget price of the hotel. What makes it a good budget hotel for me was the service, quality food, modern room, good wifi, pool was clean and hardly used and then location. Cannot expect to much for 30 us a night but I felt it was great value. I would stay here again.

GF.

[Sunlover2]

No condo association can make rules that prohibit you from bringing your friends in with you.

Condo boards can pass any rules they want, especially regarding illegal (less than 30 days) sub-lets. I have been following this situation on a non-P4 P travel website. The two basic points of contention which do not abide to the Thailand Hotel Act law:

1) Authorities do not like the fact that taxes are rarely paid on airbnb rentals.

2) Hotels are required to make a copy of foreign visitors passports, and report to local authorities every day that they are registered quests. Authorities are concerned that potential 'persons of interest' can stay in airbnb accommodations to avoid this reporting.

So rather than go after individual property owners authorities are going after the members of building Condo boards (a small identifiable group) and threatening them with prosecution. Many reports of airbnb renters not being able to check in, being asked to leave after checking in, and deposits and pre-paid fees being lost.

The above is really not open to debate. It is what is already happening on the ground. Sorry if it does not sync with your pre-conceived notions of how things are or should be.

So is anyone who arranges for airbnb accommodations in Thailand taking their chances? Well given TIT the answer is a definite maybe.

SL.

[AussieDoug]

Pretty sure the condo association makes "the rules" and the poor bugger security guard you want fired is merely enforcing them.

FWIW airbnb is operating illegally in Thailand: https://juslaws.com/legal-aspects-re...rbnb-thailand/.

SL.

No condo association can make rules that prohibit you from bringing your friends in with you. If they want to try to make a rule saying no hookers, they will fall over at the first hurdle when someone brings a girl in with a tongue in her head and some basic education, you simply cannot brand someone a hooker even if it is true. This is Thailand, it is not a backwater, there are human rights even if you think bar girls do not have them, they do. There are more employment protection laws in Thailand than in the USA. Of course if the guy with her is so fucking stupid as to demand someone keeps her ID because he is scared he will lose his I phone or whatever, then he is the problem. I have never lost anything in Thailand in 20+ years of bringing girls back, but then again I do not select a girl when I am a drunk, and suss them out really well before hand.

[LewisCarrol]

150 m from Nana Plaza on one side and 100 m from Kasalong on the other. Rooms, services and location are good. Okayish pool to relax.

Hotel is VFM 60 USD / night. Minibar prices reasonable too - Heineken is 70 Baht.

No additional charges for visitors. They just need to show their ID. I had booked a lady from Smooci. Reception guy did check when she came in and also called in while she was going out if things were okay.

Safe Mongering,

LC.

[DrifterMan]

After staying at many hotels including Landmark I now prefer Grand Swiss on soi-11. Great location, friendly staff and nice breakfast. All under 80 $ US for a night.

I was thinking of booking the Grand Swiss but read several bad reviews of soundproofing of the rooms. Don't want to be banging a girl and hearing people talking next door.

[Mumbai Guy]

Stayed at Landmark due to the recommendations on here, and have to say I was heavily disappointed.

Booked a club room, on the 27th floor, and it was far from worth the money.

The club lounge is basically worthless. The club breakfast is basically nothing more than eggs, with the main breakfast on first floor being far superior.

Speaking of the breakfast, it has a lot of choice, but it's entirely bland. Go to a proper buffet for half the price instead!

The hotel is completely open, so anyone can walk in and out, with access to all floors, and no guests will have to check in their ID. I feel way safer at other hotels, especially since this is in Nana.

If you don't pre-pay for breakfast you can get access for 630-830 baht (I forgot exact) per person.

Only good thing is the very early check in (8 am) and late check out (4 pm) for no additional cost.

Service was nothing special to be honest. Standard for what you're paying.

After staying at many hotels including Landmark I now prefer Grand Swiss on soi-11. Great location, friendly staff and nice breakfast. All under 80 $ US for a night.

[SexInStl]

Stayed at Landmark due to the recommendations on here, and have to say I was heavily disappointed.

Booked a club room, on the 27th floor, and it was far from worth the money.

The club lounge is basically worthless. The club breakfast is basically nothing more than eggs, with the main breakfast on first floor being far superior.

Speaking of the breakfast, it has a lot of choice, but it's entirely bland. Go to a proper buffet for half the price instead!

The hotel is completely open, so anyone can walk in and out, with access to all floors, and no guests will have to check in their ID..

The Landmark is that bad? Wow. Never been there. But.

For cheaper than that price you can get the Movenpick Hotel Sukhumvit 15 - 8.3 rating on agoda and the absolute most amazing and HUGE breakfast of any hotel I've ever stayed at in BKK. New, modern, and clean. Beautiful rooftop pool and lounge area too. Hot girl photo shoot going on there one day while I was staying. About a quarter mile down Soi 15 off Sukhumvit Rd.

[Shiba7]

Stayed at Landmark due to the recommendations on here, and have to say I was heavily disappointed.

Booked a club room, on the 27th floor, and it was far from worth the money.

The club lounge is basically worthless. The club breakfast is basically nothing more than eggs, with the main breakfast on first floor being far superior.

Speaking of the breakfast, it has a lot of choice, but it's entirely bland. Go to a proper buffet for half the price instead!

The hotel is completely open, so anyone can walk in and out, with access to all floors, and no guests will have to check in their ID. I feel way safer at other hotels, especially since this is in Nana.

If you don't pre-pay for breakfast you can get access for 630-830 baht (I forgot exact) per person.

Only good thing is the very early check in (8 am) and late check out (4 pm) for no additional cost.

Service was nothing special to be honest. Standard for what you're paying.

[Sunlover2]

I just looked at the bnb site, it says no extra charge for extra persons, so I would refuse to pay him, and ask the management in the morning and get the bugger fired (or at least have to share his spoils with the boss). You are renting an apartment, not a hotel, it's yours, not his, he does not make the rules.

Pretty sure the condo association makes "the rules" and the poor bugger security guard you want fired is merely enforcing them.

FWIW airbnb is operating illegally in Thailand: https://juslaws.com/legal-aspects-re...rbnb-thailand/.

SL.

[AussieDoug]

Are there any hourly hotels in Nana or Soi cowboy? I booked on Airbnb (Aspire Sukhumvit) but apparently they have a security guard that checks you in and there is a 2000 baht fine if I bring any girl home, or should I try and bribe security guard with a few hundred baht.

I just looked at the bnb site, it says no extra charge for extra persons, so I would refuse to pay him, and ask the management in the morning and get the bugger fired (or at least have to share his spoils with the boss). You are renting an apartment, not a hotel, it's yours, not his, he does not make the rules.

[Syzygies]

Are there any hourly hotels in Nana or Soi cowboy? I booked on Airbnb (Aspire Sukhumvit) but apparently they have a security guard that checks you in and there is a 2000 baht fine if I bring any girl home, or should I try and bribe security guard with a few hundred baht.

I have answered the topic of Short Time Hotels in detail before. You can do a search

[EihTooms]

Or you could walk about 5 minutes past Nana Plaza and have a great breakfast with friendly service at The Tavern. All are welcome and treated well. It is especially an oasis for Americans.

The Tavern, across Soi 4 from the newly remodeled and positioned Hillary 1 Bar, probably has the most delicious pancakes and real western/American-style bacon in the city. And I have tried many of them.