Bangkok Hotels

[QUOTE=Showdown]Anyone know of a short time hotel or a very cheap hotel near Huay Kwong MRT/Ratchada area (near all of the soapies like Emmanuelle etc)?[/QUOTE]Real quick:

There is the "Ton Aor Place" It's in that 'hot shoes' no man's land south of Sutthisan and north Huai Kwang, it's a pretty darn good deal for what you get! Try for 650 Baht. Call 02-277-5279.

I don't know of much else in that specific area that would be easily accessible and in the real cheap cheap range, there are some 400 Baht per night apartment walkups east of the Ratchada City hotel, but you have to know a fuck of a lot about where to go and what you are doing (and they are EXTREMELY basic, as in "Thai Style" extremely basic: hot water heater and a rock hard bed that comes with its own hangover.)

There a TON of real hotels in the 1000-1200 Baht range of course, Palazzo, Ratchada City, Pietra, The Hip, The Mini, Cha-Da, and The Atrium. Google for best deals.

To get you pointed in the right direction:

[url=http://www.agoda.com/asia/thailand/bangkok/the_mini_ratchada_hotel.html] The Mini Hotel[/url]

Then look at the map.

Not sure I can help more than that. Good luck with it! ;)

I picked up a lady from the Huntsman Pub in the basement of the Landmark Hotel. Or rather, she picked me up. As we were approaching the lobby lift to go to my room, we were approachd by security and I was interrogated somewhat. I felt very uncomfortable. I was told that I would be charged THB1, 000 for her to go to my room. I decided that it wasn't worth it and we headed back to the pub. Of course, my friend had been here before and knew the workaround. There's a secondary lift that accesses the 4 floors below the lobby (including the Huntsman Pub) PLUS the 31st floor that houses the 'Rib Room' restaurant and bar. Take this lift to the 31st floor. Have a drink in the bar if you don't feel that's the best thing to do. Cost approx THB300 for 2. Then just walk across to the main lifts that access all of the accommodation floors and head on down. No security. No joiner fee!

I am heading to BKK for 3 nights in October and would like to stay midway between NEP and SOI.I have read some good reports on Dream hotel in soi 15.

Does anyone have a suggestion about this hotel good or bad.Also I am a bit confused about the swimming pool.I read somewhere that the pool is in a different hotel perhaps across the road.

Thanks guys for all the info you post

Hi
I'm coming to bangkok. Please advise which is the best hotel for mongering, may bring two girls etc.

Ramada
Admiral Premiere
Royal President
Grand President

All are about the same price...
Cheers

Grand president is the only one I know about. Had no problem with mongering but it's pretty plain and simple, quite frankly it isn't very nice, but it worked out OK and the location is good. Walking distance to train and Biergarten.

[QUOTE=Londonsoul]Hi

I'm coming to bangkok. Please advise which is the best hotel for mongering, may bring two girls etc.

Ramada
Admiral Premiere
Royal President
Grand President

All are about the same price...
Cheers[/QUOTE]

Attached you will find two maps of the area around the Grand Millennium, with the streets labeled in both English and Thai. The scales are different, and one map is not oriented with north at the top. But you can figure it out.

Regards,

Bunky

I am totally lost when the mongers who come to BKKand choose a hotel with a joiner fee? I mean there more than enough hotels around lower soiSukhumvit without the joiner fee. This money is a nice extra the hotel make on guest. That is the reason I like to stay at the Majestic suite on every trip to BKK.

999
Thanks for the tip about the Landmark, I thought that the hotel was guest friendly, I have stayed there before with no problems other than some times security take the girls details from her ID.

Did you think that security was going to keep the 1000 for himself?

[QUOTE=Gus69]Thanks for the tip about the Landmark, I thought that the hotel was guest friendly, I have stayed there before with no problems other than some times security take the girls details from her ID.

Did you think that security was going to keep the 1000 for himself?[/QUOTE]
I stayed at the Landmark once, back in the late '90s. It was total GF back then and I enjoyed my visit.

In 2010, I think the Grand Millenium or the Admiral Premier offer a much better deal and there is no question about their being GF.

Hi,

I am coming to BKK end September and normally stay at Citadines Soi 11. However one of my travel search engines turned up really good reivews for the Chatrium Suites. I cannot see from the map if this is close to the action (Nana etc), partly dıue to my lack of general BKK knowledge. Does anyone have any experience of this hotel. Location and is it GF.

Yes I did RTFF, but there is only one reference and that is not a report.

Thanks in advance,

Boater Boy

[QUOTE=Boater Boy]Hi, I am coming to BKK end September and normally stay at Citadines Soi 11. However one of my travel search engines turned up really good reivews for the Chatrium Suites. I cannot see from the map if this is close to the action (Nana etc), partly dıue to my lack of general BKK knowledge. Does anyone have any experience of this hotel. Location and is it GF. Yes I did RTFF, but there is only one reference and that is not a report. Thanks in advance, Boater Boy[/QUOTE]This hotel is right on the Chao Phraya River and is a fair ways downriver from the Saphan Taksin Pier (BTS Station). There is lots of snarled traffic in this area, New Charoen Krung Road, at rush hours.

Friends of mine stayed here earlier this year. It's a 4+ star new hotel / serviced apartment. Great views of the river. Rooms were beautiful, breakfast tasty (I ate with them one morning). They have a regular shuttle boat service up to Saphan Taksin.

Closest entertainment area is Patpong, about an 80 baht taxi ride. Not sure about the hotel's GF aspect, but I would guess that if you book for two people and bring back a "friend" they would [i]at least[/i] collect her ID. You should just e-mail them and ask.

Not a good choice for hunt and gather mongering (ST). Better for finding a girl in a massage shop (take out -- LT) and keeping her overnight. Probably OK for a girls who is used to a bit of class, not so much for Nana Parking Lot gals.

Though this hotel appears on some GF hotel lists, I have read some reports of joiner fees being asked. There are several hotels in the area with some permutation of Grand and Sukhumvit in their names so there could be confusion. The one I'm booked in is the Grand Sukhumvit Hotel on Soi 6 operated by Accor.

Thanks for any information.

There is in wotif a secret deal at the price of 1200B (in November).

The 4 star hotel is located in Sukhumvit soi 8.

Is it about Citadines apart hotel?

[QUOTE=Barko][url=http://www.wotif.com/hotel/View?hotel=W59071&page=1&viewType=all&refId=65662]FuramaXclusive Asoke-Sukhumvit[/url] (But now overpriced.)[/QUOTE]Barko, thanks you so much for that list of hotels, I am headed to BKK for 3 or 4 days in November and the price on the FuramaXclusive looks fantastic.

Can you give an idea of what the place is like? Worth staying at?

Thanks in advance.

Spirit

I think that the Wotif deal which you refer to is probably Adelphi Suites, if you look at the Adelphi suites Wotif info it is very similar to the Mystery 4*.
A good saving though.