Bangkok Hotels

[JustForFun21]

I personally like Ruamchitt Plaza, next to Sofitel. Their refurbished rooms are OK, (neat and clean). It's not the Hyatt but you can't beat the price and location. (I. E. If you have a small budget).

There are too many families staying in Ambassador.

Thanks for the recommendation of Ruamchitt Plaza. I was impressed with the location, clean rooms for the price but the basement of the hotel with Thermae bar made me not go for it. It is definitely a good choice for those who don't bother about walking past the freelancers when entering / leaving the hotel.

[DwayneJohnson]

Will be staying at Seasons Boutique Hotel.

It's 300 meters from Soi Cowboy and 850 meters from Nana Plaza.

Read in online forums that this is girl-friendly.

[Frank Anon]

Does anyone know if the Star Inn on Sukhumvit Soi 7/1 is closed permanently or just temporarily for remodeling?

[Breadman]

Request your recommendations based on the above points.

I stayed at the Mac Boutique, its on the street parallel to the ambassador and there's an alley that leads direct from the hotel and lets out by an australian bar (look at google maps streetview). The rooms are large and if you luck out they do offer cheap pricing if the hotel isn't overly booked. The street that the Mac is on isn't well lit at night but I would always walk down the the lit street that the ambassador was on and use the alleyway. I payed 900 baht per night, well worth the price and it came with free breakfast. I wouldn't pay over 1200 baht for the place though.

[Wolvenvacht]

As far as I can tell the location is pretty good as it is only two klicks from Nana Plaza.

2 km from NEP? No self respecting WG would want to walk that far.

[Wolvenvacht]

Why would anyone need to be close to MBK? Get your priorities straight. I mean how many days can a serious monger go shopping? There is easy access to MBK via the BTS sky train.

Sorry can't answer the actual question. I would not want to stay in that area.

Maybe he is hunting the cute sales girls in the shopping mall?

[Wolvenvacht]

I never thought selecting a hotel in Bangkok could be such a confusing one. With so many choices. After reviewing plenty of ISG reports and tripadvisor, I have shortlisted the below 3 hotels.

1. Ambassador Hotel.

2. Citrus Sukhumvit 13.

3. Hotel Windsor Suites & Convention Centre.

All the above 3 are fitting my budget (around 1200-1300 BHT / day in Agoda).

Watch out for the prices at Agoda, they are not including local taxes, which means the actual price you pay could be 17% higher than quoted.

[Duniawala]

I never thought selecting a hotel in Bangkok could be such a confusing one. With so many choices. After reviewing plenty of ISG reports and tripadvisor, I have shortlisted the below 3 hotels.

1. Ambassador Hotel.

2. Citrus Sukhumvit 13.

3. Hotel Windsor Suites & Convention Centre.

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Request your recommendations based on the above points.

I personally like Ruamchitt Plaza, next to Sofitel. Their refurbished rooms are OK, (neat and clean). It's not the Hyatt but you can't beat the price and location. (I. E. If you have a small budget).

There are too many families staying in Ambassador.

[JustForFun21]

I never thought selecting a hotel in Bangkok could be such a confusing one. With so many choices. After reviewing plenty of ISG reports and tripadvisor, I have shortlisted the below 3 hotels.

1. Ambassador Hotel.

2. Citrus Sukhumvit 13.

3. Hotel Windsor Suites & Convention Centre.

All the above 3 are fitting my budget (around 1200-1300 BHT / day in Agoda).

My requirements are.

- Sukhumvit Area.

- Girl Friendly (and preferably avoiding walk of shame).

- Decent size rooms and good bathrooms.

- Safety, to walk alone during the late nights.

- Walkable distance to MTS / sky trains.

- Closer to convenient shops and restaurants (preferably in <100 metres from the hotel).

- I'm not too particular about Pool, gym, etc.

My observations of the hotels are as follows:

- Ambassador Hotel seem to be having an upper hand in terms of location. However, of late, I could see quite a few complaints on this hotel due to staff issues and the dated rooms in the main wing (Tower wing is above my budget). But this seems to be a value for money at 1300 BHT non-refundable tariff.

- Citrus seems to be a good hotel in terms of room comfort compared to the rest of the two hotels. But I'm not sure whether it has location advantage as Ambassador hotel.

- Windsor. Good hotel but again seems to be dated one.

Request your recommendations based on the above points.

[Chukar]

Natty,

Thank you for the fine review of the Radisson Suite. I am a member of Club Carlson and that is why I asked about the Rad.

[Member #4698]

Does anyone know if the Radisson is guest friendly.Has anyone stayed at this hotel?

The Radisson Suites Hotel on Soi 13 is GF. I stayed at the Radisson Suites Hotel on my last 4 nights in BKK. My 65 sq meter 1 bedroom suite was roomy and comfortable. For $59/ night, I considered it a real bargain. The suite featured a decent size living room with an office area off to the side, a separate galley kitchen, a modern bath room and dressing area, and a good size bedroom. The hotel's red surface roof top pool was relaxing and peaceful, although the red concrete color is an unusual choice for a swimming pool surface. There was a small convenient bar in the patio area next to the pool. The Radisson Hotel staff were very friendly and courteous, so all in all, I think this is a pretty good 3. 5* to 4* hotel at a great price. My only criticism is that the view from my room was less than spectacular being that it looked out on a parking lot and another apartment building off in the distance. Also, location wise Soi 13 is not my favorite Soi, but it offers easy access to Soi 11 through the Ambassador Arcade and otherwise it is a fast walking commute to Sukhumvit.

One more thing about the Radisson: it is part of the Carlson Hotel Group. I had around 22,000 pts with Carlson from a stay I previously had at their Amsterdam hotel a while back. Before leaving on this trip, Carlson had offered me their signature Visa credit card with an 80,000 pt signing bonus. So after my stay at the Radisson Suites this trip, my cumulative Carlson point level was over 130,000 pts. Subsequently, I have booked 4 free nights at their new Radisson Blu Hotel on 489 Sukhumvit near Soi 27. The Radisson Blu is a higher class hotel than the Radisson Suites and I am looking forward to giving the Blu a try in 2015. It too is GF.

[Syzygies]

Are the Mercury Bangkok Siam and Holiday Inn Express GF hotels?, Anybody had experience here which are close to MBK mall.

Why would anyone need to be close to MBK? Get your priorities straight. I mean how many days can a serious monger go shopping? There is easy access to MBK via the BTS sky train.

Sorry can't answer the actual question. I would not want to stay in that area.

[Wandere]

Are the Mercury Bangkok Siam and Holiday Inn Express GF hotels?, Anybody had experience here which are close to MBK mall.

Holiday is fine with one guest.

[Brandt]

Yes, no problem.

Does anyone know if the Radisson is guest friendly

[Chukar]

Does anyone know if the Radisson is guest friendly.

Has anyone stayed at this hotel?

Thanks