2006 Bangkok Hotels

[Retired Army]

I am visiting Bangkok for the first time. I like staying at high end hotels. Just a confort thing. What are the 2 or 3 nicest hotels in Bangkok that are girl friendly. By girl friendly, I mean, I can bring back two girls for the night.

I would recommend the J.W. Marriott on Sukhumvit

[Fast Eddie 48]

I am visiting Bangkok for the first time. I like staying at high end hotels. Just a confort thing. What are the 2 or 3 nicest hotels in Bangkok that are girl friendly. By girl friendly, I mean, I can bring back two girls for the night.

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Majestic grande hotel is the one you want very nice 4 star place one block from the nana ent plaza ,you can bring as many girl you want go for the emperpor suite with jacuzzi and 42 inch plasma tv 8500 bht a night with breakfast.

highly recommended by fast eddie 48

http://www.majesticgrande.com/

[Jose Sanchez]

I am visiting Bangkok for the first time. I like staying at high end hotels. Just a confort thing. What are the 2 or 3 nicest hotels in Bangkok that are girl friendly. By girl friendly, I mean, I can bring back two girls for the night.

[Nefarious]

Thank you Champs and Retired Army,

I took a look and was pleased with both of the hotels you suggested. I sent an email to Majestic Suites to request a last minute reservation, but will have Manhattan ready as a backup if the Majestic is a no-go. I will give a report back here on the hotel I end up with once I return home. Thanks again.

[Champs1000]

I need assistance for the night of my arrival in Bangkok. I should get in about midnight and need to have a OK hotel, close to action, clean, hot shower, girl friendly, IN-ROOM SAFE, and no joiner fee (sorry but I'm cheap!). I will leave the next day for Pattaya, so I just want one night in and out. I'm flexible with location as long as there are plenty of sweet Thai available about 1:00-2:30 AM for my 1st night in the country and it meets the above requirements.

Try the Manhattan.

http://www.bangkok.com/manhattan/

The comments I have seen state that it is old but clean and there rooms have an inroom safe. Being on Soi 15 near Sukhumvit road helps and it<s a 10 min walkt to soi Cowboy. Now at 2 am you can go to the Therma (Cofee shop)at the The Ruamchitt Plaza & Hotel (basment) 2 min walk from the hotel. I read that's where all the girls go after the bar closes.

Good hunting.

Champs1000

[Retired Army]

Hello,

Yes I RTFF and did not find any info on the Four Seasons. Does anyone know if this hotel and the Inter-Continental is girl-friendly?

The Four Seasons on Ratachadamri is one of the best hotels in BKK. They don't have a night club and is catered towards the family and upscale clients.
If you bring in a tattooed Issan bar girl dressed like a hooker from Nana you are going to attract a lot of unwanted attention from management and security.

However, if you bring is an upscale girl who dresses and acts properly there is no way they don't know she isn't regestered there or your wife.

One suggestion: let her carry the key to your room like it's hers.

[Retired Army]

I need assistance for the night of my arrival in Bangkok. I should get in about midnight and need to have a OK hotel, close to action, clean, hot shower, girl friendly, IN-ROOM SAFE, and no joiner fee (sorry but I'm cheap!)...

...I will leave the next day for Pattaya, so I just want one night in and out. I'm flexible with location as long as there are plenty of sweet Thai available about 1:00-2:30 AM for my 1st night in the country and it meets the above requirements.

Try the Majestic Suites on Sukhumvit. Perfect for your needs.

[Nefarious]

Guys, I have just confirmed a last minute trip to Thailand and need some help. As you can see I'm a senior member and usually do my own leg work on the forum, but in this case I'm running out of time. In the short time I have when not working and sleeping, I will continue to scour the forums, but I am in need of emergency advice because I need to get a hotel quick.

I will be in Pattaya for most of my trip and already have things under control there (thanks to the forum!) but I need assistance for the night of my arrival in Bangkok. I should get in about midnight and need to have a OK hotel, close to action, clean, hot shower, girl friendly, IN-ROOM SAFE, and no joiner fee (sorry but I'm cheap!). I will leave the next day for Pattaya, so I just want one night in and out. I'm flexible with location as long as there are plenty of sweet Thai available about 1:00-2:30 AM for my 1st night in the country and it meets the above requirements.

I've been looking at City Lodge on Soi 9, but it is more expensive than the last time I was there and I wanted to stay under $50 (tax and vat included). City Lodge looks more like $65 per night total. After all, I will only be in the room from 1:30 am - check out. Thank you for your help. Private messages are welcome.

A report will be forthcoming following my trip!

[Opebo]

Can anyone recommend a hotel in the 250 baht range near Hua Lamphong Central Train Station?

[Fun Times69]

That's pretty much standard at hotels catering to Westerners. The only way to avoid it is to stay were the Thai's stay.

I know some nice places for less than 1k a night, but they aren't up to Western standards. Clean, spartan and utilitarian, but not comfortable for a long stay or quiet.

I was in Korea recently and when I checked out of the hotel was suprised to see that my $207 a night quoted rate had swelled to $250 when the service charge and taxes were added. Thank God my company picks up the tab.

Retired Army.

Fair enough, Jasmine isn't the only one trying to use us as walking ATM machines and maybe if I was travelling on a company expense account I too wouldn't worry about it.

But I have never been taken for a ride like this before and just wanted to suggest that others try to avoid the mistake I made of booking into this place.

Finrod

I've learnt an important lesson in avoiding excessive charges - never again!

In a few hours I'll be in a bar down in Soi Cowboy drinking to the early deaths of those buggers and to another great evening here!

[Finrod]

I made the somewhat stupid mistake last week of losing my visa cards (first time ever!) and obviously acted quickly to cancel them by calling my UK bank. Jasmine doesn't publish its telephone charges and there was no information in my apartment there but I thought, its only one call and was prepared to pay for the 'service' in this case. After a call that lasted longer than I expected (security checks and being passed to the correct department for both my debit card and then my credit card) I still thought it was a price worth paying.

However, I found out later I was presented with a charge for 6,300 Baht (nearly 100 GBP) and even when I queried this they still couldn't tell me what the rate per minute was as the pricing policy is so complex that you need an accounting degree to work it out.

Should have bought an IDD card and used that with a public phone or a mobile phone with a local SIM in it. You would still pay at least a few pounds in connection charges to the UK, but definitely not 100 GBP.

I had to take care of a matter with a UK bank while I was in the Philippines and I used an IDD card with a public phone. Cost me about 4 GBP to get it handled to the point where I could finish the matter via the bank's secure messaging system which I could access from my laptop.

But you definitely do not want to call a UK mobile from overseas for any long period of time, those caller-pays charges add up fast.

[Retired Army]

Jasmine City Hotel


I then started checking my other bills and every one of them includes little extras. Like a service charge of 2.5% everytime you use your card. The list goes on and has added maybe 10,000 Baht in various hidden charges so take my advice and steer well clear of this rip off joint.

That's pretty much standard at hotels catering to Westerners. The only way to avoid it is to stay were the Thai's stay.

I know some nice places for less than 1k a night, but they aren't up to Western standards. Clean, spartan and utilitarian, but not comfortable for a long stay or quiet.

I was in Korea recently and when I checked out of the hotel was suprised to see that my $207 a night quoted rate had swelled to $250 when the service charge and taxes were added. Thank God my company picks up the tab.

[Fun Times69]

Jasmine City Hotel

I've been staying at Jasmine for the past three weeks and I strongly advise against staying there to anyone looking for somewhere to stay in the Sukhumvit area. The published price for a serviced apartment looks good but the bottom line is far from being competitive.

Although its positioning is perfect (it is only 2 minutes from Soi Cowboy) I've just found out to my cost that the 'hidden charges' associated with staying there more than outweigh its location. Everyone expects stuff like the mini bar and laundry service to maybe be a little above the street prices but you look at the prices and then you make your choice to either use them or pop down to the local store or laundry shop, but its these little hidden extras that really get me pissed off.

I made the somewhat stupid mistake last week of losing my visa cards (first time ever!) and obviously acted quickly to cancel them by calling my UK bank. Jasmine doesn't publish its telephone charges and there was no information in my apartment there but I thought, its only one call and was prepared to pay for the 'service' in this case. After a call that lasted longer than I expected (security checks and being passed to the correct department for both my debit card and then my credit card) I still thought it was a price worth paying.

However, I found out later I was presented with a charge for 6,300 Baht (nearly 100 GBP) and even when I queried this they still couldn't tell me what the rate per minute was as the pricing policy is so complex that you need an accounting degree to work it out.

After trying to negotiate with the hotel management I realised I was talking to a faceless organisation that didn't give a monkeys about some little customer...

I then started checking my other bills and every one of them includes little extras. Like a service charge of 2.5% everytime you use your card. The list goes on and has added maybe 10,000 Baht in various hidden charges so take my advice and steer well clear of this rip off joint.

[Don King 888]

Hello,

Yes I RTFF and did not find any info on the Four Seasons. Does anyone know if this hotel and the Inter-Continental is girl-friendly?

[Lifes ADream]

I'll be in BKK for my first time in a couple of weeks and was thinking of staying at a hotel called Suk 11. Has anyone stayed there recently, what is it like? Is it GF friendly? I realize it is probably rather basic but I would rather spend my money on the mongering than on a fancy hotel room.

Thanks for the input.