Bangkok Hotels

[QUOTE=Sammon;2408232]Have not been to Bangkok for a few years. Just want to know if 5 star hotels are girlfriendly with no charge. All except sone family hotels allowed girls before. Thanks for info.[/QUOTE]I stayed at the Grande Centre Point Terminal 21 a month ago and 1 guest was fine but no alcohol on the room service. Room did have a big fridge / freezer though so just went shopping in the attached mall supermarket (basement level). I believe a 3rd person in the room was going to cost about 1900 thb.

[QUOTE=Sammon;2408232]Have not been to Bangkok for a few years. Just want to know if 5 star hotels are girlfriendly with no charge. All except sone family hotels allowed girls before. Thanks for info.[/QUOTE]Yes, I don't know of any 5 stars that are not girl friendly. Let me know which neighborhood or neighborhoods you prefer & your max price so I can give you a few recommendations.

[QUOTE=NattyBumpo;2408276]Yes, I don't know of any 5 stars that are not girl friendly. Let me know which neighborhood or neighborhoods you prefer & your max price so I can give you a few recommendations.[/QUOTE]Is JW Marriott in Nana girl friendly?

[QUOTE=LoveShibuyaGirls;2409070]Is JW Marriott in Nana girl friendly?[/QUOTE]ALL the Marriott Hotels in BKK are girl Friendly. The JW is good due to its proximity to Nana, Soi 4, and Soi 11, Thermae, ect ect. But I personally prefer the Marriott Executive Apt Sukhumvit Park (Soi 24) and the Marriott Exec Apt Thonglor (Soi 57). The 1 bedroom apartments are more my style with a kitchen, living room, and separate bedroom and for less money. A win win for me. Your preferences may differ. So you should also check out the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park (Soi 22) and since Marriott and Sheraton are now one you should also consider the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit which is nicer than the JW IMHO for around the same price and the Weston and the Four Points by Sheraton. I like the Weston although the Sukhumvit Sheraton is a lot swankier and it has a much nicer pool. If I had to choose between the JW and Sheraton Sukhumvit, I would choose the Sheraton.

I have 2 more points to make:

1. ALL 5 STAR HOTELS IN BKK ARE GIRL FRIENDLY at least that I know of and that means at least 95% are GF for sure. Pattaya for some weird reason is different. Some 4 & 5 star Pattaya hotels are trying to market themselves as Family Resorts. All I can say is Good luck on that. 555.

2. Since the merger Marriott has a huge footprint in Sukhumvit and BKK. I recommend the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless CC from Chase. If you sign up for the card, Marriott will give 75,000 instant bonus points as an incentive and waive the 1st years annual fee. Then any time during the next 12 months you can cancel the card without penalty or if you decide to renew, you get a voucher for 1 free night every year and you will be charged the annual fee going forward. Either way it is a very good deal. I am staying at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place in Jakarta this spring for 4 nights gratis on Marriott points and vouchers. Now that's a deal! The Ritz Carlton Pacific Place Jakarta is a 6 star hotel.

[QUOTE=NattyBumpo;2409098]ALL the Marriott Hotels in BKK are girl Friendly. The JW is good due to its proximity to Nana, Soi 4, and Soi 11, Thermae, ect ect. But I personally prefer the Marriott Executive Apt Sukhumvit Park (Soi 24) and the Marriott Exec Apt Thonglor (Soi 57). The 1 bedroom apartments are more my style with a kitchen, living room, and separate bedroom and for less money. A win win for me. Your preferences may differ. So you should also check out the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park (Soi 22) and since Marriott and Sheraton are now one you should also consider the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit which is nicer than the JW IMHO for around the same price and the Weston and the Four Points by Sheraton. I like the Weston although the Sukhumvit Sheraton is a lot swankier and it has a much nicer pool. If I had to choose between the JW and Sheraton Sukhumvit, I would choose the Sheraton.

I have 2 more points to make:

1. ALL 5 STAR HOTELS IN BKK ARE GIRL FRIENDLY at least that I know of and that means at least 95% are GF for sure. Pattaya for some weird reason is different. Some 4 & 5 star Pattaya hotels are trying to market themselves as Family Resorts. All I can say is Good luck on that. 555.

2. Since the merger Marriott has a huge footprint in Sukhumvit and BKK. I recommend the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless CC from Chase. If you sign up for the card, Marriott will give 75,000 instant bonus points as an incentive and waive the 1st years annual fee. Then any time during the next 12 months you can cancel the card without penalty or if you decide to renew, you get a voucher for 1 free night every year and you will be charged the annual fee going forward. Either way it is a very good deal. I am staying at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place in Jakarta this spring for 4 nights gratis on Marriott points and vouchers. Now that's a deal! The Ritz Carlton Pacific Place Jakarta is a 6 star hotel.[/QUOTE]Great thanks for the confirmation. I am a hardcore Nana guy so I prefer JW Marriott. That is a good point about the Marriott credit card. I'll check it out.

[QUOTE=Syzygies;2385093]Interesting view. I thought no one stayed at the Ambassador any more. Although rated 4 stars, price is low 1. 5 K for a good reason I guess. It looks to be very good value at that price. Any ideas why it has not been popular? Is it noisy?
[/QUOTE]Responding to an old comment in an area where I'm knowledgeable. I've stayed at Ambassador several times because my buddy liked (past tense) the hotel. My first visit was about 3 years ago and all was fine. Subsequent visits were not good so I will be in Mercure next month, which is about 500 THB more per night. My buddy now stays in either Dream or Mercure.

I've never stayed in the Ambassador main wing, which I've heard is terrible. I've stayed in the various grade rooms high in the tower wing. Noise has never been a problem There is always something wrong within the room. Missing water. Toilet paper holder fallen off the wall. Mold in the shower (quickly corrected when I complained). Kettle doesn't work. Uncomfortable bed. Lamp bulbs dead. Dead battery in safe. My biggest complaint is that the breakfast buffet is not well staffed, mostly long lines for custom cooked eggs. I was particularly ticked off when there was no more bacon with over an hour on the breakfast schedule and the staff told me to come back for bacon tomorrow.

I also had a problem when the suite for which I paid was given to another customer who registered at the same time as me. After discovering the problem I headed back downstairs to complain. The other customer had already unpacked their belongings and used the bed and shower. No other suites were available so I had to wait over an hour to kick out the other customer and get housekeeping to re-clean the room. In retrospect, I wish I would have just kept the room that they gave me instead of going through those headaches.

[QUOTE=HorseTrader;2411081] I was particularly ticked off when there was no more bacon with over an hour on the breakfast schedule and the staff told me to come back for bacon tomorrow.[/QUOTE]It's incredible how sometimes they can be so cheap with such things.

The Ambassador has had a bad reputation for at least 15 years. I've walked around the lobby area which seems ok. But I hear the rooms are awful.

[QUOTE=Allover;2411150]The Ambassador has had a bad reputation for at least 15 years. I've walked around the lobby area which seems ok. But I hear the rooms are awful.[/QUOTE]I stayed at the Ambassador on my very first visit to Thailand 36 years ago approx. Rooms were rather so-so even back then I think. Never returned. Maybe less than 20 years ago someone suggested me to try their buffet lunch which was supposedly a good deal. I tried it once. Wasn't good enough to be worthwhile. I had done buffet lunch / dinners at Century Park Hotel often, but Ambassador was not in same class at all.

Still I presume it fills a role for those needing a budget Hotel that has breakfast etc. Soi 11 has a lot of better hotels to choose from I guess.

I'm planning my return to LOS, and I had hoped to stay at the Majestic Grande. I had a hankering for their amazing lunchtime buffet, but dammit, looks like I have been thwarted by American corporate imperialism in the form of the DoubleTree. Actually, I have status with Hilton, so this would work fine for me, but does anyone have any up-to-date intel on this hotel? All I could find on the post-Hilton version of the hotel was this from MrKim:

[QUOTE=MrKim;2400556]Rolled the dice and chose the DoubleTree Phloen Chit, which apparently used to be the Majestic Grande . . . All in all, I don't think I'll be staying here again, as it just wasn't value for money at $75/ night. The check in experience plus the bug will deter me from booking this again. The biggest positive is the fact it is so close to Nana but still quiet and discreet. At this price range / star level you can get something better like Hyatt Place in Phrom Phong. For future stays near Nana, I will stick to the reliable Landmark, which is nicer and has access to the Fitness First gym.[/QUOTE]Any thoughts on this hotel?

[QUOTE=Allover;2411150]The Ambassador has had a bad reputation for at least 15 years. I've walked around the lobby area which seems ok. But I hear the rooms are awful.[/QUOTE]The Ambassador Hotel is like the women I tend to pick up when I'm blind drunk. The facade looks great at the time, but once you get inside reality hits you.

[QUOTE=LoveShibuyaGirls;2409070]Is JW Marriott in Nana girl friendly?[/QUOTE]Of course, the hotel is inside Nana Plaza) It's a great choice if you are looking for a wild stay in Bkk, you can easy walk to Nana Plaza, you can take motorcycle and in 5 minutes you are in soi 11,7 minutes you are in Soi Cowboy all for 60 baht.

Haven't seen Travelodge hotel on sukhumvit soi 11 mentioned much here. Stayed there last February and going back soon. It was very girl friendly. Paid about 50 USD per night, and the standard is good. A bit further away from sukhumvit road than some others, but the walk was fine. I left the room safe open on accident one day, and pretty sure a few thousand baht went missing. I had like 15 k there so they probably thought I wouldn't notice. Little did they know I kept track of every bill, to see how much I spent on girls. My bad anyways for leaving it unlocked; lesson learned!

[QUOTE=Jarlenm84;2411773]Haven't seen Travelodge hotel on sukhumvit soi 11 mentioned much here. Stayed there last February and going back soon. It was very girl friendly. Paid about 50 USD per night, and the standard is good. A bit further away from sukhumvit road than some others, but the walk was fine. I left the room safe open on accident one day, and pretty sure a few thousand baht went missing. I had like 15 k there so they probably thought I wouldn't notice. Little did they know I kept track of every bill, to see how much I spent on girls. My bad anyways for leaving it unlocked; lesson learned![/QUOTE]Cash is the one thing likely to be stolen from your room, if easily found. Gold might be another. I never use a safe and any cash is generally safe to be in my wallet assuming I do not leave it in the room unattended. I don't need to carry large amounts of cash (and would not) as have Thai bank account. Best not to travel with too much in the way of very valuable stuff, other than your passport.

I suspected a girl of stealing some cash once, but unusual. I had forgotten it when went to the shower. Normally I don't leave it lying around. The temptation for many Thais is just too strong. Many Thai girls relate tales of their boyfriends stealing their cash, jewellery, or other valuables too.

We have to remember that some Thais get extremely desperate for money on occasions, so not all are 100% honest. Still most of my regular girls have never tried to steal from me. Just the one, maybe, and she was certainly not a reliable type.

50 dollars sounds like an extra special deal. I would have expected a bit more than that. Its a long way down the Soi though. Maybe to far to suit me. Too many minutes to walk unless weather is nice. I try for 300m down Soi or less.

I stayed at Maitria Hotel in Soi 18 middle of December. This hotel is like service apartment with Kitchen, living room and bedroom. Nice rooms, close to Soi Cowboy and Nana. I booked the rooms for around $75 a night.

I stayed at Viva Garden Service Apartment at the end of December. This hotel is little bit far away from the action. It is 2 minutes walk from Bang Chak BTS. It take about 15 minutes to get to Nana BTS by train. Apartments are very nice and big with balcony, kitchen, living room and bedroom. It was about $75 per night.