Bangkok Hotels

[QUOTE=Oterri;1998430]I have stayed in several hotels in the area between Soi 23 and 31 but mostly in hotels costing over $60 a night. With the taxes RTC I end up quite a bit for 4 nights.

Do you guys have any recommendations for any nice hotels in this area costing below $50 for a night? Obviously hotel must be very clean, quite and girl friendly?

Thank you in advance for any recommendations.[/QUOTE]There are 2 that I know of near Nana BTS. Icheckinn and Aspira. Both on Soi 7/1. Aspira is nearly new and pretty nice for the money. I have not stayed at Icheckinn but no doubt reviews are in this thread if you search. As for Asoke, sorry I cannot help you. Soi 7/1 is right next to Nana BTS so you could get to Asoke for small money and even a taxi should not be more than 40 baht as long as you only take a meter taxi. Maybe someone else can get you right near Asoke.

[QUOTE=Oterri;1998430]I have stayed in several hotels in the area between Soi 23 and 31 but mostly in hotels costing over $60 a night. With the taxes RTC I end up quite a bit for 4 nights.

Do you guys have any recommendations for any nice hotels in this area costing below $50 for a night? Obviously hotel must be very clean, quite and girl friendly?

Thank you in advance for any recommendations.[/QUOTE]You can search [URL]booking.com[/URL] for price range and specify area. Hotels can be shown on map.

Sam's Lodge Soi 19 maybe in this price or City Lodge. I am not going to check for you. Darjelling maybe?

[QUOTE=Syzygies;1998813]You can search [URL]booking.com[/URL] for price range and specify area. Hotels can be shown on map.

Sam's Lodge Soi 19 maybe in this price or City Lodge. I am not going to check for you. Darjelling maybe?[/QUOTE][URL]kayak.com[/URL] will get [URL]booking.com[/URL] listings plus [URL]expedia.com[/URL], agoda.com, [URL]hotels.com[/URL], and a bunch of others' listings.

Near Asok station, I would select a hotel on Soi 19. Depending on the time of year may be well under $50 US. Also Red Planet on Soi 14. There's always Ruamchit above Thermae.

[QUOTE=Nixonbd;1979869]Booked the Ambassador for six nights last May; stayed one night and left. It's shit-hole! AC only blew room temp air and couldn't be lowered, there was no TP in the bathroom and the bathroom was full of mold. And that was an "upgraded" room on the 21st floor. Went on [URL]Hotels.com[/URL] and switched to the Dynasty Grande, which was a good move, 100% better hotel.[/QUOTE]I'm a bit surprised to see all this bad press on Ambassador. I stayed there a couple of times over the last month and it was fine, one stay was also on the 21st floor of the tower wing. I have mold allergies so I took a careful look for visible mold, on my 2nd visit I found a very small amount on the shower head and also near the toilet. I called the front desk and within minutes housekeeping was there taking care of the problem and they continued to work with 2 housekeepers for about 20-30 minutes.

If others say Dynasty Grande is 100% better, I'll try that next time.

Thanks everyone for the replies.

Nana area is a bit too hectic for me. I see few hotels near Asok station to pretty much Soi 31 that seem to fit the bill. Has anyone stayed at these and can confirm if they are nice clean and girl friendly?

Amora Neo Luxe.

Nida rooms on soi 31.

Euro grande S31.

Mr Sea.

Aspira G Soi 33.

Also a punter mentioned FAH hotel in Silom. If GF seems like a nice place for a night or two. Please let me know if any of above hotel is recommended.

[QUOTE=HorseTrader;1998847]I'm a bit surprised to see all this bad press on Ambassador. I stayed there a couple of times over the last month and it was fine, one stay was also on the 21st floor of the tower wing. I have mold allergies so I took a careful look for visible mold, on my 2nd visit I found a very small amount on the shower head and also near the toilet. I called the front desk and within minutes housekeeping was there taking care of the problem and they continued to work with 2 housekeepers for about 20-30 minutes.

If others say Dynasty Grande is 100% better, I'll try that next time.[/QUOTE]Excellent hotel, location, location, service, is really good, I'm usually a landmark hotel person, and when was sold out I went to dynasty grande and loved it! And it's a third of the price of landmark.

[QUOTE=Syzygies;1998813]You can search [URL]booking.com[/URL] for price range and specify area. Hotels can be shown on map.

Sam's Lodge Soi 19 maybe in this price or City Lodge. I am not going to check for you. Darjelling maybe?[/QUOTE]City Lodge on Soi 19 is now all floors a steak house restaurant.

[QUOTE=AussieDoug;1999147]City Lodge on Soi 19 is now all floors a steak house restaurant.[/QUOTE]I think Syzygies meant City Lodge on soi 9. Its a basic hotel but the location is great. At the footsteps of Nana BTS. However rooms facing Sukhumvit road can be noisy even at night.

[QUOTE=MumbaiGuy;1999157]I think Syzygies meant City Lodge on soi 9. Its a basic hotel but the location is great. At the footsteps of Nana BTS. However rooms facing Sukhumvit road can be noisy even at night.[/QUOTE]No I meant soi 19. However never tried to stay there. Got food poisoning from eating there many years ago.

[QUOTE=Oterri;1998853]Thanks everyone for the replies.

Nana area is a bit too hectic for me. I see few hotels near Asok station to pretty much Soi 31 that seem to fit the bill. Has anyone stayed at these and can confirm if they are nice clean and girl friendly?

Amora Neo Luxe.

Nida rooms on soi 31.

Euro grande S31.

Mr Sea.

Aspira G Soi 33.

Also a punter mentioned FAH hotel in Silom. If GF seems like a nice place for a night or two. Please let me know if any of above hotel is recommended.[/QUOTE]I stayed at Amora Neoluxe. Its newish. Reception is a bit disorganised. Maybe I did not take to the Chinese manager. Otherwise fine. I preferred Mermaid though.

Hello everyone,

I have read over six pages of the forum and used the search feature but was unable to find the info I needed.

I am looking for a hotel in Bangkok with an arrangement like VT6 in Pattaya, where I can completely bypass reception, not have to give in my key when leaving or returning, and not having to register any guests I will be having. Complete freedom like an apartment. I don't mind it being a little far from Nana Plaza but the closer the better.

Any suggestions?

[QUOTE=Norweez;2003317]Hello everyone,

I have read over six pages of the forum and used the search feature but was unable to find the info I needed.

I am looking for a hotel in Bangkok with an arrangement like VT6 in Pattaya, where I can completely bypass reception, not have to give in my key when leaving or returning, and not having to register any guests I will be having. Complete freedom like an apartment. I don't mind it being a little far from Nana Plaza but the closer the better.

Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]VT6 isn't a hotel is a condo, you could check airbnb for apartment in BKK.

[QUOTE=Norweez;2003317]I am looking for a hotel in Bangkok with an arrangement like VT6 in Pattaya, where I can completely bypass reception, not have to give in my key when leaving or returning, and not having to register any guests I will be having. Complete freedom like an apartment. I don't mind it being a little far from Nana Plaza but the closer the better.

Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]Google Shama Sukhumvit. Serviced apartments 1 minute walk to Nana Plaza. You can also look at Omni Tower Sukhumvit which is a little further down Soi 4.

SL.

[QUOTE=Norweez;2003317]Hello everyone,

I have read over six pages of the forum and used the search feature but was unable to find the info I needed.

I am looking for a hotel in Bangkok with an arrangement like VT6 in Pattaya, where I can completely bypass reception, not have to give in my key when leaving or returning, and not having to register any guests I will be having. Complete freedom like an apartment. I don't mind it being a little far from Nana Plaza but the closer the better.

Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]Not sure why you have to bypass reception, but I have to suspect you want something that cannot be mentioned here. When I stayed at Admiral Premier, the reception was totally uninterested in my guests, but the behavior cannot be guaranteed to still be the same under the new government.

Silq in Suk Soi 19 it was possible to enter elevator and skip reception, when I stayed there. Again cannot guarantee current rules. You could ask the hotels directly if checking girls IDs, nationality, age, etc. Is manadatory in the current political climate.

I can see that renting an apartment could overcome the rules. Not sure if security guards are ever checking anything about guests.