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[QUOTE=BKKguru;1961302]Yes - there is a barricade on Level4. It is a big gate which has to be pushed to rotate in one direction.

Some times there is a Security guard sitting on the other side of the gate.

If you have lots of luggage, it may be best to take the taxi from ground level.
[/QUOTE]It's easy anyway from the taxi departure area.

Get a ticket from the machine and go to the taxi bay number noted on your ticket. The only possible hold-up is if there is a line in front of the ticket machines, but I have never had any delay at all.

It's a well-organized system now. Hassles eliminated.

[QUOTE=BKKguru;1961302]Yes - there is a barricade on Level4. It is a big gate which has to be pushed to rotate in one direction. Some times there is a Security guard sitting on the other side of the gate. If you have lots of luggage, it may be best to take the taxi from ground level.[/QUOTE]No issues to take a taxi from the departure area. The gate only rotates in one direction, but it has enough space for a normal adult to pass through the gap. The "security guards" have never hassled me, they are there to keep traffic flowing. One word of advice: get a taxi that is actually dropping a passenger off and confirm "use meter". The other taxi guys who are just sitting there waiting are high tendency to not want to use meter and charge a high fixed price. To be avoided. The reason I use the departures is not to save money (50 b surcharge does not mean anything), but rather to often save time because the lines at the lower level queue can be long. Enjoy Bangkok, AsianRain.

[QUOTE=AsianRain;1961452]No issues to take a taxi from the departure area. The gate only rotates in one direction, but it has enough space for a normal adult to pass through the gap. The "security guards" have never hassled me, they are there to keep traffic flowing. One word of advice: get a taxi that is actually dropping a passenger off and confirm "use meter". The other taxi guys who are just sitting there waiting are high tendency to not want to use meter and charge a high fixed price. To be avoided. The reason I use the departures is not to save money (50 b surcharge does not mean anything), but rather to often save time because the lines at the lower level queue can be long. Enjoy Bangkok, AsianRain.[/QUOTE]Uber is better than normal taxis. The new pricing for UberX from the airport is competitive with taxis and there are always some Ubers hanging around so wait times are minimal. The driver comes to the arrival gate of your choice and Uber often has promos that reduces the fare by 50-100 baht.

[QUOTE=*****man;1961460]Uber is better than normal taxis. The new pricing for UberX from the airport is competitive with taxis and there are always some Ubers hanging around so wait times are minimal. The driver comes to the arrival gate of your choice and Uber often has promos that reduces the fare by 50-100 baht.[/QUOTE]The 120 baht toll fees are a pain. If you arrive at night be sure to say no to the toll. They take the main streets and it takes all of 10 minutes more to the Suk area. You still must pay the additional 50 baht for the airport fee.

RL.

Dear BM s many thanks for kind reply,

Since president palace is not available I am planning to stay either in dreams or four seasons at Soi 15.

Is there any walking short cut from Soi 15 to Soi 11.

I remember vaguely next to villa market that alley takes to to Soi 13 from there have not ventured.

Some how feel at home on Soi 11.

Thanks guru s.

[QUOTE=Manliraj;1961565]Dear BM s many thanks for kind reply,

Since president palace is not available I am planning to stay either in dreams or four seasons at Soi 15.

Is there any walking short cut from Soi 15 to Soi 11.

I remember vaguely next to villa market that alley takes to to Soi 13 from there have not ventured.

Some how feel at home on Soi 11.

Thanks guru s.[/QUOTE]I don't think there is a short cut to Soi 15 from where that Villa Market ally ends at Soi 13/ Trendy Building. Yes, you can turn left there at the Trendy Building and you will eventually arrive at a small soi that will get you to Soi 15 if you turn right on it. But it won't get you to Soi 15 any faster or with less walking than if yoiu had just turned right at the Trendy Building and headed to Sukhumvit Road to get there.

Then again, maybe your hotel or other destination is closer to that far end of Soi 15, in which case there is a soi down there that connects Soi 13 to Soi 15.

[QUOTE=EihTooms;1961629]I don't think there is a short cut to Soi 15 from where that Villa Market ally ends at Soi 13/ Trendy Building. Yes, you can turn left there at the Trendy Building and you will eventually arrive at a small soi that will get you to Soi 15 if you turn right on it. But it won't get you to Soi 15 any faster or with less walking than if yoiu had just turned right at the Trendy Building and headed to Sukhumvit Road to get there.

Then again, maybe your hotel or other destination is closer to that far end of Soi 15, in which case there is a soi down there that connects Soi 13 to Soi 15.[/QUOTE]Dream Hotel is close to the back Sois path so that will give a quicker way to Villa Markt.

[QUOTE=Manliraj;1961565]Is there any walking short cut from Soi 15 to Soi 11.[/QUOTE]Yes, there is. Go down Soi15, make a left at the Italian restaurant, right on Soi13, then a left at iCheckInn and walk up to the 711 at the foot of Soi11. I did it a number of times walking from my crib to the hotel my Viet WeChat girl was staying. 5-10 min depending upon your pace. Make it easy and fire up Google Maps and it will show you the way. Enjoy Bangkok, AsianRain.

[QUOTE=AsianRain;1961733]Yes, there is. Go down Soi15, make a left at the Italian restaurant, right on Soi13, then a left at iCheckInn and walk up to the 711 at the foot of Soi11. I did it a number of times walking from my crib to the hotel my Viet WeChat girl was staying. 5-10 min depending upon your pace. Make it easy and fire up Google Maps and it will show you the way. Enjoy Bangkok, AsianRain.[/QUOTE]I'm not sure what Syzy means by "back Sois path" to Dream Hotel on Soi 15, but unless there is another Dream Hotel further down Soi 15 than the one I am familiar with, what you described could only be considered a short cut from DH if your Soi 11 destination were precisely that far end of Soi 11 where it hits that 7-11. Maybe if you were heading to Marshmallow restaurant or, at most, Oskar Bistro. In that case you might save a maximum of 1 minute going that way and the route is one of the more desolate and boring walks in the area except for the sight of the lovely italian restaurant you mentioned, RossodiSera.

However, if your Soi 11 destination is anywhere above the very far end of it, say Zaks, the German restaurant, Suk 11 Thai restaurant, Cheap Chatlies, Zanzibar, Villa Market and the massage shops next door, taking a left outside of Dream Hotel on Soi 15 to Sukhumvit Road then turrning right to Soi 11 that way will cut your journey by anywhere from several minutes to half the time.

That route cuts the walk time even more if you are staying at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel.

Spend 1 night here. Got online promo for Deluxe room 1540 baht for night including breakfast buffet.

Room is big but old, wifi work not good in the daytime, better in the late night. Breakfast buffet standard chioce of food international and asian, quality not bad.

Had a girl come to visit me, but I not got any call from the reception when she arrive nor when she leave. Not a problem for me I know her well but I just want let you know that security sucks.

[QUOTE=EihTooms;1961813]I'm not sure what Syzy means by "back Sois path" to Dream Hotel on Soi 15, but unless there is another Dream Hotel further down Soi 15 than the one I am familiar with, what you described could only be considered a short cut from DH if your Soi 11 destination were precisely that far end of Soi 11 where it hits that 7-11. Maybe if you were heading to Marshmallow restaurant or, at most, Oskar Bistro. In that case you might save a maximum of 1 minute going that way and the route is one of the more desolate and boring walks in the area except for the sight of the lovely italian restaurant you mentioned, RossodiSera.

However, if your Soi 11 destination is anywhere above the very far end of it, say Zaks, the German restaurant, Suk 11 Thai restaurant, Cheap Chatlies, Zanzibar, Villa Market and the massage shops next door, taking a left outside of Dream Hotel on Soi 15 to Sukhumvit Road then turrning right to Soi 11 that way will cut your journey by anywhere from several minutes to half the time.

That route cuts the walk time even more if you are staying at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel.[/QUOTE]Look on Google Maps.

It is easily seen that connecting soi from 15 to 13 is not that far from Dream Hotel. There is also connection possible from soi 13 to 11 at ambassador or Villa Markt.

On Google maps it is easily seen that going down to Sukumvit is far longer. I have stayed at Dream so I am familiar. Going to sukumvit is the long way.

I stayed at this hotel in 2013. Girls can come directly to your room as they don't need to walk through the reception. Anyone can walk from Soi 15 though the compound up to the lifts which are located near the restaurant on the ground floor where breakfast is served.

[QUOTE=ChristianG;1962483] Room is big but old, wifi work not good in the daytime, better in the late night. Had a girl come to visit me, but I not got any call from the reception when she arrive nor when she leave. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Syzygies;1963035]Look on Google Maps.

It is easily seen that connecting soi from 15 to 13 is not that far from Dream Hotel. There is also connection possible from soi 13 to 11 at ambassador or Villa Markt.

On Google maps it is easily seen that going down to Sukumvit is far longer. I have stayed at Dream so I am familiar. Going to sukumvit is the long way.[/QUOTE]I disagree. I think Google maps shows the walk / distance from Dream Hotel (and even more so from Fout Points by Sheraton) to anywhere on Soi 11 other than a destination at the farthest end of it where the 7-11 and Marshmallow restaurant are is shorter if you walk up Soi 15 to Sukhumvit Road and then over to Soi 11 that way. And I have walked both routes a few times. Walking at a moderate speed to Soi 11 the otherwise desolate RossoddiSera italian restaurant route will take about 8-9 minutes before you first step foot on Soi 11. And then you will have to walk almost the length of Soi 11 to get to the more often mentioned destinations near Villa Market. Walking the same speed via the Sukhumvit Road route will take you about 4-5 minutes to first step foot on Soi 11 and then you are less than 2 minutes from Villa Market and the nearby destinations. Slightly less than that if you take the small cutaway soi from Suk to Soi 11 at Khan Khazana vegitarian Indian restaurant.

It's not a big deal really, but anyone staying at Dream Hotel or especially Four Points would be in for a longer and more boring walk if they turned right on Soi 15 and wound their way to Soi 13 and then to that 7-11 way down there than if they just turned left and walked up to Sukhumvit instead. Unless their goal was to get to that particular 7-11 or Marshmallow. I suppose another reason to go down that way would be to avoid encountering someone you don't want to meet on Suk or the higher ends of Sois 15 and 11.

Could anyone compare / contrast the Park Plaza Sukhumvit and the Dream Hotel? These are the two I've narrowed down to in my price range and seemingly well located. Thanks.

[QUOTE=Manfield04;1963065]I stayed at this hotel in 2013. Girls can come directly to your room as they don't need to walk through the reception. Anyone can walk from Soi 15 though the compound up to the lifts which are located near the restaurant on the ground floor where breakfast is served.[/QUOTE]I don't know but it sound strange to me, you need a keycard for use the lift and come up, someone of the staff had to help her with the lift, I can't image thai girl walking up the stairs for 8 floor on high heels LOL.