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Just a quick note.
Shama Suites Soi 2/4 Sukhumvit. Rented a 2 bedroom apartment, a bit expensive, but perfect. Absolutely girl friendly. And close proximity to the action. Would definitely recommend this place.
All the best.
Kkreeac
Stay safe and play safe.
Is getting old and a bit worn out. It is perfect as a 3 star USD 55 property. However my recent stay was a bit disappointing as the place was packed to the rafters with budget travelers from Middle East and the subcontinent and also single white women who keep staring when you return with a girl. I don't understand why they decide to live in a red light area if they don't approve of the activities. The rooms are cockroach infested. Yes, you have been warned. Staff are professional when checking in working girls said one of my companions when she arrived unaccompanied.
Yes it's still okay for the money. Preferred by subcontinent families on tour. There was no one in the lobby when I returned twice with a girl. Therefore no I the check. Also no check when entering the parking late at night. One of my FL drove me in her car. This lack of checking might not be a good thing.
[QUOTE=KiJang;1752651]Is getting old and a bit worn out. It is perfect as a 3 star USD 55 property. However my recent stay was a bit disappointing as the place was packed to the rafters with budget travelers from Middle East and the subcontinent and also single white women who keep staring when you return with a girl. I don't understand why they decide to live in a red light area if they don't approve of the activities. The rooms are cockroach infested. Yes, you have been warned. Staff are professional when checking in working girls said one of my companions when she arrived unaccompanied.[/QUOTE]I go often at MG and only once I detected some micro bugs in the sink.
Never seen the famous cockroaches. Rooms are not made yesterday but I wouldn't rate it worn out.
As for the people stating at you, do the walk of fame as the shame is their.
Might be that not all clients knew that MG is a few steps from the infamous NEP. If you arrive through Soi 2 you would not deter whee you are unless you know.
True there has been an increase, as in the whole area, of ME visitors.
[QUOTE=Kkreeac;1752346]Just a quick note.
Shama Suites Soi 2/4 Sukhumvit. Rented a 2 bedroom apartment, a bit expensive, but perfect. Absolutely girl friendly. And close proximity to the action. Would definitely recommend this place.
All the best.
Kkreeac
Stay safe and play safe.[/QUOTE]Price range?
I have stayed at Adelphi Suites the past couple of trips and have no issues with it. Going back to in a few weeks and thought of a change up.
Any reviews / recon you kind sirs may have on on Phachara Suites would be greatly appreciated.
[QUOTE=KiJang;1752651]Is getting old and a bit worn out. It is perfect as a 3 star USD 55 property. However my recent stay was a bit disappointing as the place was packed to the rafters with budget travelers from Middle East and the subcontinent and also single white women who keep staring when you return with a girl. I don't understand why they decide to live in a red light area if they don't approve of the activities. The rooms are cockroach infested. Yes, you have been warned. Staff are professional when checking in working girls said one of my companions when she arrived unaccompanied.[/QUOTE]Just wondering are you referring to the Majestic Grande or Majestic Suites? I thought the Grande was 4/5 star and the Suites 3 star.
[QUOTE=Mac75;1753311]Just wondering are you referring to the Majestic Grande or Majestic Suites? I thought the Grande was 4/5 star and the Suites 3 star.[/QUOTE]I am referring to Grande. It used to be 4/5 star 10 years ago when I first stayed here. Not anymore. Currently the rooms are going for 50 USD on agoda. Compared to newer properties like Phachara in the same area, where I have a twice as big studio apartment with a fully equipped kitchen and a washer dryer, and a balcony overlooking a garden, Majestic grande is definitely old and worn. Phachara cost me only 10 USD more. The price difference more than makes up for itself as I can do my own laundry or cook a quick meal. But like I said earlier if you are looking for a something in that price range Majestic Grande still an excellent choice.
Regarding the roaches I killed 2 baby roaches, 1 adolescent and 1 adult. All of them appeared around or on the telephone and on the side of the bed. They are definitely not visitors or joiners that I brought in. Therefore my comment on the infestation still stands. May be not all rooms and floors are affected and your experience may vary.
When I checked in the front desk sent me off to an already occupied room and I opened the door to find a guest already in the room. Embarrassing. The bellhop and I then went back to the front desk where the front desk staff and duty manager did not even acknowledge their mistake let alone look at me and offer a token apology. They just gave a different key to the bellhop and off we went again. Also the complimentary drink coupon which I was given earlier had now disappeared from the key card holder (not that it mattered to me). Is this 4/5 star service? This is zero star service. But for the price I paid for this room I didn't care.
A bit disappointed with this hotel despite the positive reviews. There's a building being built (rebuilt?) at the entrance of the courtyard and noises can be heard from the hotel. I asked to be moved to a room overlooking the back side of the building but encountered a reluctant attitude. I stood my ground and achieved my goal, During my stay (6 days) the electricity went out twice in my room and twice in the whole hotel (no AC for hours) l. The rooms are rather comfy but the breakfast is quite monotonous. The staff were not very professional dealing with the electricity thing and all in all the hotel is worse than anticipated. You can use the pool at the S31 which I found rather convenient. No problem bringing guests to the room.
[QUOTE=BionicMan;1752960]I go often at MG and only once I detected some micro bugs in the sink..[/QUOTE]I last stayed about two years ago purely due to very close to Annies.
In general staff attitude is not very good. Breakfast was a very good standard for this price.
If can get it for 50 dollars, that is very good.
I have certainly stayed at much worse Hotels but there is little likelihood I would go back. Wrong area for me. I prefer a room with kitchenette also.
[QUOTE=GanjaBreed;1753099]
Any reviews / recon you kind sirs may have on on Phachara Suites would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]I've stayed at the Phachara. Nice hotel, good clean, well appointed and spacious rooms and suites (depending on your pay-grade obviously). Breakfast passable. Bathroom, as is usual in a lot of places these days, is more design than function (looks good but water from bath / shower ends up on the floor instead of down the drain, etc). Good location close to Nana BTS and Nana pussy-arcade. Staff a bit prissy and did not budge on my argument with them about being charged 1000 Baht for bringing in more than one guest at a time. They had a small notice to this effect at reception, but I didn't see it on check in. Despite that, I would stay here again.
Modern, well appointed large suites and apartments. Very good quality bedding, microwave, induction hob, washer and dryer and fridge. Ironing board and iron, clothes hamper and clothes drying rack provided.
Bathroom in the studio suite is okay, but the one bedroom suite and above are better with separate walk in shower. Water pressure, temperature and lighting in bathroom is below average.
Both times I had good views from the window. Terrace garden view, serene, quiet.
Other guests. This is almost exclusively Arab families occupied. Rowdy kids, 20 suitcases and uncultured harem make common areas unappealing.
Girl friend check in. Unprofessional, not discreet. Dumb guard will make you fill in a small form at the lift lobby in front of other gawking guests. Not quick and discreet like most other places which at the most need only your signature and they fill in the rest.
Housekeeping is shoddy. Sheets not replaced even though I had not placed the card on the bed which is instruction not to change the sheets. Bathroom supplies never replenished and dishes (couple of forks and one plate) left in the sink were washed so badly that they were still greasy. I wanted to extend my stay but the agoda price was now 110 USD compared to 60 I paid earlier. So I moved to Dynasty Grande across the street which is old but spotless, spacious and so very bright.
I'm going to Bangkok with a friend and we're staying at the usual 3-4 star hotels around nana / asok / cowboy area but our last 2 days we want to spend a little bit extra cash and just get the most luxurious hotel we can find. All we require is that it's girl friendly, 5 star and preferably in a skyscraper (we really want a great view of the city). The higher up the rooms are located the better. Price is not a issue. I know this might come off as a douchey rich boy post but it's really not. I've been saving and planning for a long time year to make this trip.
Anyone with any experience with a little bit more high end hotels like that? What hotels do you recommend? Are the staff still discreet in those places?
Sofitel Sukhumvit.
[QUOTE=Farcondee;1754144]I'm going to Bangkok with a friend and we're staying at the usual 3-4 star hotels around nana / asok / cowboy area but our last 2 days we want to spend a little bit extra cash and just get the most luxurious hotel we can find. All we require is that it's girl friendly, 5 star and preferably in a skyscraper (we really want a great view of the city). The higher up the rooms are located the better. Price is not a issue. I know this might come off as a douchey rich boy post but it's really not. I've been saving and planning for a long time year to make this trip.
Anyone with any experience with a little bit more high end hotels like that? What hotels do you recommend? Are the staff still discreet in those places?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Farcondee;1754144]Anyone with any experience with a little bit more high end hotels like that? What hotels do you recommend? Are the staff still discreet in those places?[/QUOTE]The water elements room at Sofitel So fit your criteria. And yes, it's very GF.