Need help with hotel choice
Is anyone know if this hotel is any good and if it is GF?
I am looking and this one seems new and modern and very close to all the action
The Key Sukhumvit Bangkok.
Bangkok property near Lumphinee Park
Plaza Athenee Meridien is GF
[QUOTE=Bkk Rookie]To make clear - the Athenee 1999 baht rate is good through September 30th, 2009. Bookings must be made by May 24th.
This is a Top Tier hotel - not unusual to see regular rooms going for 5000 baht.
Available only through the special URL, below.[/QUOTE]
I asked earlier is this hotel GF and got no answer so answering to myself - It is GF.
It was the most luxurious hotel I have been. Very elegant and courteous staff. Extremely nice pool area. The lunch buffet 1800B.
I felt misplaced in there. 20B tip for carrying suitcase resulted a sour face from the bell boy:) It is in business area lot of embassies around so for getting near action you will need to get a Skytrain from nearby Phloen Chit BTS station (or taxi) to Nana or where ever you are going. I once walked back (in sweat) from Nana so in principle it is in walking distance.
Grand President a good choice
For guys trying to figure out where to stay on their first visit... here's a tip that may be helpful. I have come to like Soi 11. Lots of good choices in the area, but sometimes too many can be daunting. I stayed in the Federal one night, but it is older and less attractive. Moved to the Grand President for a much better option.
Stayed in Tower 3 (Soi 11, on the other side of the street from main part of Grand President, behind the German restaurant) for part of my visit recently, and thought it was a pretty swell choice:
1. Extremely GF - checked IDs and called to make sure all was well when girl leaves.
2. Right now with low season and the bad economy, lots of rooms available. As a walkup, they gave me a better rate than I could find on the internet - 1999/day including breakfast for 2 (make sure you register for 2 - they actually made sure of that for me) and free internet (but make sure you ask for that, as it is not automatic but they give it easily). Rooftop pools on both buildings you can use.
3. Soi 11 is to me a very good location. Easy walking distance to Nana, Thermae, Soi Cowboy (about 15 min.), Beer Garden, Annies, King & I (good nonsexual massage), lots of nice restaurants, laundry service up the street by 7/11 much cheaper than in hotel, lots of streetwalkers at night (or even in day sometimes) if that's your thing, and an exit from the Nana Skytrain station that dumps you right in front of Soi 11.
Ok, there's more, but I won't bore you.
The sale is on, 23-29 june
[quote=stew2]kid - i can only say that this is what the staff told me when i asked whether i could get the deal again on my return trip - said i had to wait for these prices until the next promotion on these dates.
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[quote=zauberfee]if there will be really such a deal i'd suggest to stay at grande sukhumvit bangkok (formerly sofitel) at sukhumvit soi 6, 5 minutes to nep, 1 minute to [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord900][CodeWord900][/url], 3 minutes to aviva masasage, 5 minutes to beergarden soi 7, 3 minutes to nana skytrain station ... and a hotel that provides 5 star quality and services (or at least comes close to this)
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"city super sale
this offer is valid on all pre-paid bookings made between 23rd june 2009 and 29th june 2009 on [url]www.accorhotels.com[/url] for all stays between 10th july and 30th september 2009."
you were right, thanks for the tip stew2! =d