2004 Bangkok Hotels

[Michi]

babkenny,
do not worry! If a hotal can be guest friendly, JW is definitely the benchmark!!!
completely friendly, the y are simply great,
CU, happy mongering, Mike

[Aardvark]

The JW MArriott is very guest friendly. I stayed there for six nights in November 2003 and there was nothing said and no joiner fee.

[Ganoosh]

[Sheraton Grande]

Althought I've never brought a TG back to my room, I can say I've noticed unescorted TGs in the elevators. The ground floor (below lobby floor) seems to be the ingress/egress point for TGs. The ground floor basically has overpriced shops, tour desks, a restaurant/club/bar, and doorway access directly to the street. There is always a security officer at the elevators, and I've seen TGs hailed by them, assumingly to drop off or pick up their ID cards. Although SGS is an upper-class hotel, it none-the-less does seem to discreetly accomodate each guests needs. SGS is my pick of hotels in the vacinity, because of proximity to BTS station, McDonalds, 7-11 and Soi Cowboy. If your a US government ID card holder (not contractor), ask for the government rate when you make a reservation, even if only staying for vacation. They will absolutely check your ID at check-in, but you'll get a better deal than the rack rate.

[Westin Grande]

Have not stayed there yet, would appreciate any intel from other mongers who have.

[JW Marriott]

Another excellent hotel, I've stayed there a couple times. Close to Nana Plaza area. Not sure how guest friendly the JW is, but I'll go out on limb here to say that probably any hotel in LOS is "guest friendly". Key point is knowing proper procedures. I'll also assume that most working-girls probably know the protocol of the hotels in the area... if in doubt, just follow their lead. They may need to enter from a side entrance or separately from you, depending on lobby layout or current activity going on within the lobby area.

Cheers,

JFX

[Fat Shaft]

Terry,

As far as I remember the sHagrila did not offer any extras. However there is a massage centre in the shopping /office complex on the top /fourth floor which offered massages and the girls there were willing to Hj and maybe more. Its just a long walk from the hotel arond the side.

I hope he has fun.

[Terry Terrier]

Question for Phallus Maximus.

A friend of mine is taking his wife and kids to the Shangrila later in the year. Do you know if the masseuses in this hotel are up for any extras? With the wife he's got, its my friend's only hope of P4P on that trip.

Regards

Terryterrier

[Babkenny]

Hi,

Is JW Marriott a guest friendly hotel.

Will there be any problem.

Thanks.

Bab

[Bizzie]

JC and Ardvark,
The site which gives you recent successful bids on priceline is 'bidding for travel.com'.

No JW Marriott on priceline in the last several weeks/monhts.

I am staying at the Westin and the Shearaton on Sukumvit on two trips in May.

Has anyone stayed there recently? any problems?
Thanks.

[Jimmy Red Cab]

Joe Zop,

I agree the Nana is not "filthy", the staff do the best they can however it is well overdue for refurbishment. Majestic Suites at 1500 baht for a deluxe room is much better value in my humble opinion.

[Firedick]

Anyone stay in the Park hotel Suk. recently ? I have had good luck walking in without a reservation. Was thinking about it as a backup, but the last time I was there (4 years ago), it was pretty run down. I'm hoping it's been renovated.

Thanks.

FD

[Tamaman]

Does the Bangkok Dynasty have a joiner fee? If so, tao-rai?

[Tom Jefferson]

Can recommend Landmark Hotel on Sukhumvit.

4-5 stars.

Very close to the action, no problem with guests.

Google search will give you all the details.

Price range $60 - $100.

[Jaimito Cartero]

You might looking for bidontravel.com

If you just Google things correctly, you can find almost anything. I did a "priceline +bidding +hint" search, and found a few good sites in the first 10 listings.

I do wonder why you would try the HK site. Is there an advantage to it over the US site?

There is also a good report here:

http://hotels.about.com/cs/travelerstools/a/pricelinebid.htm

[Aardvark]

IF you want to get a room at a 5 star hotel in the Sukhumvitt area then use www.priceline.com/hk (priceline hong kong) bid about US$55 to $60 per night. There is also a HK$50 fee.

Usually you will end up at the JWMarriott, but sometimes you end up at the Westin Grand Sukhumvitt.

There is a free forum where people exchange information on successful bid, but I can't find the URL right now. I will try to find it and will post it when I do.

[Duckman]

John,

I booked the Nana hotel once and as soon as I checked in I went looking for another hotel. Many guys on this board like it because it's action central. It is very interesting for that fact but it kinda depressed me.

I didn't move to the Majestic Suites on that occassion because they were full but I did stay there during my next trip and it was very nice once I got moved from the Single Studio room which is very small and which was all they had when I first check in. Book one of their superior or deluxe rooms if you like a little extra space in your room.

The Majestic Suites is a very short walk from Nana Plaza and the Nana hotel. You won't miss out on much in the way of action by staying at the Majestic since it is so close anytime you want to look for some fun it is never very far away.

[Joe Zop]

Calling Nana filthy is really going a bit too far, imho. Run-down, overused, etc., would be more like it.

There's a ton of information in this thread on the pros and cons of other hotels in the general vicinity, but you might want to simply search for info on the Majestic Suites, which is something right nearby.