Bangkok Hotels

[QUOTE=Stykler;2459649]Can anyone give a recommendation for a 5 star hotel with a great pool? I would be comfortable paying around US $400 per night so my budget is OK (I think). [/QUOTE]For US $ 400/ night you can probably choose any 5 star hotel in BKK and have plenty over. For a mid December booking the Park Hyatt is $250 ++ and the Grand Hyatt about $140. I'm a Hyatt member so I usually stay at one of their hotels. Not sure about the pool at the PH, but the GH pool is ok, if not a bit small.

Since you are staying a week I would join a hotel program (Hyatt, Hilton, etc.) since most of the tiers for benefits are around 10 days, so 1 week will get you most of the way there.

Stykler, if you want to spend some real moolah and get what you are paying for, check out the St Regis, the Park Hyatt, The Sukhothai, the Siam Kempinski, the Sheraton Sukhumvit, and the Grand Hyatt in roughly this descending price order. Kerrstar is right. First apply for a Hotel travel CC If you think you might want to stay at a Marriott or Hyatt property. The bonus signups make the cards very attractive and the annual free nights more than pay for the annual fee which in any case is waived for the 1st year. I still have pending free night voucher & hotel point reservations at the St Regis BKK, the Hilton Sukhumvit, Intercontinental BKK, and the Grand Hyatt Jakarta for my upcoming trip. I was really looking forward to checking out the new St. Regis in August. 555. But looks like I will have to get a raincheck on that. Damn!

Considering location (proximity to Go Go's and clubs) as being as important as a large, relaxing, quiet, urban 5 star garden-pool scape, I recommend the Sheraton, the Sukhothai, and the Park Hyatt because all three hotels are walking distance to Cowboy, Patpong, or Nana respectively, and all three hotels have very, very nice pool areas. Of these 3, the Sheraton has the best location.

However, the St. Regis and Grand Hyatt are not bad locations for Patpong. The St Regis is the current top dog new luxury BKK hotel. The Grand Hyatt is much older (less expensive) and not up to the same standard nor as nice as the St Regis or Park Hyatt for that matter. The Park Hyatt is another new, top bracket luxury BKK hotel you can't go wrong with, but the Grand Hyatt's pool / garden area is very nice except for one small thing; the pool is opposite a bend in the Silom train tracks and as the trains go around the bend to head for Siam Paragon Station they make loud creaky sounds every time they pass by the pool. I got used to it, but I think you ought to know about that. The Grand's rooms facing Ratchadamri are totally sound proof however.

So to sum up, if money is not a factor, you should consider the St Regis, the Park Hyatt, The Sukhothai, and the Sheraton Sukhumvit. These are my top 4 picks. But seriously, you really think this shit will be over by Jan 2021? I hope so too, but I am starting to doubt it. Corona ain't going away on it's own, so we who are currently living outside of LOS, are forced to wait for a vaccine and whenever that happens is anybody's guess.

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So to sum up, if money is not a factor consider the St Regis, the Park Hyatt, The Sukhothai, and the Sheraton Sukhumvit. Those are my top picks. But seriously, you really think this shit will be over by Jan 2021? I hope so too, but I am starting to doubt it. Corona ain't going away on it's own so we who are currently living outside of LOS are forced to wait for a vaccine whenever that happens.[/QUOTE]Hi Natty. I'm most grateful for your insights, you're always spot on! I totally agree with you that this shit is now going to continue beyond the January 2021 deadline for me to have this online course completed, so my desire to complete it via a pool in BKK seems to be a pipe dream at the moment. To be honest I hadn't even considered the St. Regis, as I thought that hotel management wouldn't have enjoyed the sight of one of their guests stomping around their hotel with a young nubile Thai damsel in tow. But considering the financial setback this virus has presented I assume there may be some relaxation of their sensibilities.

Thanks again to you and Kerrstar for your thoughts, as they have prompted more research on my behalf. Fingers crossed this crap ends soon.

[QUOTE=Stykler;2460410]Hi Natty. I'm most grateful for your insights, you're always spot on! I totally agree with you that this shit is now going to continue beyond the January 2021 deadline for me to have this online course completed, so my desire to complete it via a pool in BKK seems to be a pipe dream at the moment. To be honest I hadn't even considered the St. Regis, as I thought that hotel management wouldn't have enjoyed the sight of one of their guests stomping around their hotel with a young nubile Thai damsel in tow. But considering the financial setback this virus has presented I assume there may be some relaxation of their sensibilities.

Thanks again to you and Kerrstar for your thoughts, as they have prompted more research on my behalf. Fingers crossed this crap ends soon.[/QUOTE]I forgot to add the Hyatt Reegency that opened about a year ago, I think. This is around Soi 11, so it's between Nana and Cowboy. A bit more expensive than the Grand Hyatt but it's pretty nice. The pool wasn't open when I stayed there but the photos of it look nice.

What's currently open in the Sukhumvit zone. I'm not having much luck with the usual sites due Covid. Anyone on the ground since things reopened in July (for domestic Tourism) thanks.

[QUOTE=BrotherP;2459508]Does anyone know if the Amara Bangkok is girl friendly? Thanks![/QUOTE]Brother P,

I don't know if you are aware but Amara Bangkok is on the list of Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) hotels ([URL]https://thaiest.com/blog/list-of-alternative-state-quarantine-asq-hotels-thailand[/URL]). If you are planning to stay there as an "ordinary" member of the public you are likely to find it isn't available. If you're thinking of using to quarantine you'll find it extremely girl unfriendly.

Those in quarantine are not allowed out of the ASQ hotel and visitors not allowed in. I did read one account of someone who went into ASQ and was only allowed out of their room for 1 hour per day to go to the swimming pool and even this was only from day 5 on once they had tested negative for the virus. The cock-up in Rayong involving a bunch of Egyptian military, one of whom subsequently tested positive, who were supposed to isolate during their stop-overs to and from China and promptly wandered out to the shopping malls means rules have been both tightened and enforced with great rigour.

[QUOTE=Nyezhov;2384822]You know, you can go to the Interconty or the Grand Hyatt and stay in the lap of luxury and walk right downstairs and get you some quality Viet or elegant Thai and never need to see a Burkha or have someone try to sell you a fake Rolex, is that what you want to spend?.[/QUOTE]Are you implying there were "quality Viet or elegant Thai" P4P ladies in the lobby, or elsewhere, inside those hotels? Or such as freelancers outside on the street near the hotels?

Would you care to share any more info re these females, such as price, pics of what you consider "quality", etc?

I wonder if any others can confirm that these two hotels are places where sex workers from Vietnam can be found.

Personally I've found over the years some very attractive Thai, Laos & mixed race gals on the streets near NEP.

P.S. My Singapore report: [URL]http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/forum/showthread.php?1831-Geylang&p=1955649&viewfull=1[/URL]#post1955649.

Any information about the hotels on Soi 11? I normally stay at the Citadines, but they are closed for the duration it seems. My old standby, the Grand President, was going through some additional renovations from what the last reports earlier this year, but from the Trip Advisor website, it continues to get some really bad reviews.

If anyone has any recommendations on Soi 11, let us know. Thanks!

[QUOTE=PinkPearl;2484335]Are you implying there were "quality Viet or elegant Thai" P4P ladies in the lobby, or elsewhere, inside those hotels? Or such as freelancers outside on the street near the hotels?

Would you care to share any more info re these females, such as price, pics of what you consider "quality", etc?[/QUOTE]The original OP is not implying anything. Each of these 5 star hotels have nightclubs on their lower level. Spasso is in the Grand Hyatt. Mixx is in the Intercontinental. Plenty has been written about these 2 particular establishments. Search the forum for these posts if you are interested. Prices are considerably higher than Go Go prices. There is a mix (pardon the pun) of imports available in both bars. There are no SW's in this neighborhood. Thurs, Fri and Sat are the only nights worth checking out. I hope these bars reopen when the pandemic ends.

[QUOTE=Rodwint2;2486821]Any information about the hotels on Soi 11? I normally stay at the Citadines, but they are closed for the duration it seems. My old standby, the Grand President, was going through some additional renovations from what the last reports earlier this year, but from the Trip Advisor website, it continues to get some really bad reviews.

If anyone has any recommendations on Soi 11, let us know. Thanks![/QUOTE]I've stayed at Mercure Sukhumvit 11 next door to Grand Pres (GP) and Grand Swiss a few meters from Sukhumvit. The Mercure is much nicer but I like them both. On my next trip I hope to stay at the brand new Eleven Hotel, built on top of the German bar. It is a total renovation of the old Grand Pres Tower 3.

[QUOTE=Allover;2487317]I've stayed at Mercure Sukhumvit 11 next door to Grand Pres (GP) and Grand Swiss a few meters from Sukhumvit. The Mercure is much nicer but I like them both. On my next trip I hope to stay at the brand new Eleven Hotel, built on top of the German bar. It is a total renovation of the old Grand Pres Tower 3.[/QUOTE]Thank you. I will keep all three in mind, if the Citadines is not open by the time things get back to normal. I think I saw a YouTube video of the renovated Tower 3/ Eleven Hotel. The rooms were not that big, but they might have some bigger ones than on the video.

[QUOTE=Rodwint2;2487551]Thank you. I will keep all three in mind, if the Citadines is not open by the time things get back to normal. I think I saw a YouTube video of the renovated Tower 3/ Eleven Hotel. The rooms were not that big, but they might have some bigger ones than on the video.[/QUOTE]I just checked the Eleven Hotel website and their rooms, other than the executive rooms, do appear small. Too bad as I often stayed in their enormous 2 bedroom suites when they were managed by Grand Pres.

I was just looking over a couple of YouTube videos taken within the last week on Soi 11. I was surprised to see that the bar in front of the hotel, Mulli's, was gone. All the fixtures of the bar from the railing, tables, chairs, lighting and bar equipment was totally gone, stripped to the bare concrete flooring. The railing was replaced with razor wire which would be normally seen on top of jail or prison walls. I have a feeling that the hotel will be subject to sale or replacement as it has been closed since April.

I booked a Bangkok hotel yesterday. Couldn't believe how cheap they were. About 30% of the usual prices. Even places like Intercontinental beside Erawan Shrine were about 90 USD. Amazing.

[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2489496]I booked a Bangkok hotel yesterday. Couldn't believe how cheap they were. About 30% of the usual prices. Even places like Intercontinental beside Erawan Shrine were about 90 USD. Amazing.[/QUOTE]Vegas hotels are so cheap they are attracting Hoodlums from all over the USA. Violence is up big on the Vegas Strip.

You got FBI walking Casinos now.