Bangkok Hotels

I usually stay at the Bless Residence Soi33/2. Its a great place, and very GF. Indeed. I find it perfect except that it doesn't have a gym, and I like to work out or run 6 days a week. I run marathons, and most importantly to me is a good treadmill in a room that is not 30°see! (In fact. I would prefer 20°see or less).

Does anyone know of a condo with a gym that is not only well equipped but air conditioned?

Thank you for all the great posts and updates. I will visit BK again for the 3rd time this year. Looking forward to it.

Funman13.

[QUOTE=BPalacio;2762084]Anyone have suggestions on a very quiet hotel in Bangkok? Doesn't have to be near the action, but I am a terrible sleeper and basically need a place that is silent. Hard to really filter searches for places that are quiet and soundproofed well, so would love input from those who similarly appreciate their quiet lodging.[/QUOTE]I have the same problem, but I have found some quiet hotels over the years.
You can also check Tripadvisor and use the 'Search reviews' function to filter words like 'quiet' and 'noise' or 'noisy'.

The Dawin, Soi 4, [URL]www.thedawin.com[/URL].
Ask for a corner room at the backside. All of the rooms are perpendicular to the street and have a lot of street noise, except for the corner rooms at the back. This is because they are the only ones that have windows facing the back. Difficult to explain, you will understand what I mean when you see it. These corner rooms are rather small, but very nice.
At least, this was the situation pre-covid. The hotel has been renovated since, and has only recently opened up again, so I don't know what the situation is now.

Dynasty Grande, Soi 6, [URL]www.dynastygrande.com[/URL].
I've only stayed here once, pre-Covid. I had a room at the backside on the first floor and it was quiet, except for the noise from the cars that were coming and going in the parking lot right under it. That was rather annoying. So I guess a room at a higher floor will be better. Or maybe a room that is facing the pool, right in the middle of the hotel (the pool is closed at night). Very spacious rooms, I even felt a bit lost in it.

Aloft, Soi 11, [URL]https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bkkal-aloft-bangkok-sukhumvit-11/overview/[/URL].
More expensive than the other two, but well worth it and very quiet.
All of the rooms are perpendicular to the street, but a room at a higher floor (say 15 and up) is the best, because there is a night club (Levels) on the sixth floor.
City view rooms, and rooms from the 27th floor and up are more expensive than the other ones.

[QUOTE=BPalacio;2762084]Anyone have suggestions on a very quiet hotel in Bangkok? Doesn't have to be near the action, but I am a terrible sleeper and basically need a place that is silent. Hard to really filter searches for places that are quiet and soundproofed well, so would love input from those who similarly appreciate their quiet lodging.[/QUOTE]I've stayed in about 6 Bangkok hotels and only the Radison on Sukhumvit Soi 13 has been quiet enough to allow me to have a good night sleep.

[QUOTE=BPalacio;2762084]Anyone have suggestions on a very quiet hotel in Bangkok? Doesn't have to be near the action, but I am a terrible sleeper and basically need a place that is silent. Hard to really filter searches for places that are quiet and soundproofed well, so would love input from those who similarly appreciate their quiet lodging.[/QUOTE]Really? I've stayed in tons of places all over the city, low price, budget as fuck, and higher price and found almost all to be fine for noiser, even ones in nightlife areas. Any decent hotel will have quiet rooms. Put on the do not disturb on the door handle and crash for the night.

[QUOTE=MamaGuevos;2763338]I usually stay at the Bless Residence Soi33/2. Its a great place, and very GF. Indeed. I find it perfect except that it doesn't have a gym, and I like to work out or run 6 days a week. I run marathons, and most importantly to me is a good treadmill in a room that is not 30see! (In fact. I would prefer 20see or less).

Does anyone know of a condo with a gym that is not only well equipped but air conditioned?[/QUOTE]The marriott marquis sukhumvit has a pretty good gym as far as hotels go. Even has an indoor squash court.

Last visit was about 3 years ago though, so I suggest verifying before booking, but don't expect it to have become any worse.

[QUOTE=GrapeMan;2763934]Really? I've stayed in tons of places all over the city, low price, budget as fuck, and higher price and found almost all to be fine for noiser, even ones in nightlife areas. Any decent hotel will have quiet rooms. Put on the do not disturb on the door handle and crash for the night.[/QUOTE]Are you deaf?

[QUOTE=Mogwai;2763780]I have the same problem, but I have found some quiet hotels over the years.

Dynasty Grande, Soi 6, [URL]www.dynastygrande.com[/URL].
I've only stayed here once, pre-Covid. I had a room at the backside on the first floor and it was quiet, except for the noise from the cars that were coming and going in the parking lot right under it. That was rather annoying. So I guess a room at a higher floor will be better. Or maybe a room that is facing the pool, right in the middle of the hotel (the pool is closed at night). Very spacious rooms, I even felt a bit lost in it.
[/QUOTE]I just stayed at the Dynasty Grande and stayed there before also. If you were to go here, you'd have to get a room facing the pool. I had a room in the front of the building to street and I could hear some of the construction noise and motorbikes / tuk tuks. Currently, they are only using the front of the building and not the back building.

I'm a light sleeper and usually use a white noise app on my phone now to help block out noise just in case.

[QUOTE=BPalacio;2762084]Anyone have suggestions on a very quiet hotel in Bangkok? Doesn't have to be near the action, but I am a terrible sleeper and basically need a place that is silent. Hard to really filter searches for places that are quiet and soundproofed well, so would love input from those who similarly appreciate their quiet lodging.[/QUOTE]I stayed at the Citrus Suites on Soi 6. It's a nice property and was very quiet. And only a few hundred yards from Nana Plaza.

[QUOTE=BPalacio;2762084]Anyone have suggestions on a very quiet hotel in Bangkok? Doesn't have to be near the action, but I am a terrible sleeper and basically need a place that is silent. Hard to really filter searches for places that are quiet and soundproofed well, so would love input from those who similarly appreciate their quiet lodging.[/QUOTE]In that part of town, and in lower range price: Key Premier Sukhumvit, Soi 7.

Stayed there several weeks ago and it is quiet. Number one priority for me is no street noise. I wouldn't stay in a place for free otherwise.

Marriott Marquis Queen's Park was not only guest friendly, but when an escort girl showed up in the lobby for me they escorted her up to my room. Probably earned a repeat customer.

It's looking like this spring I will be making my first trip over and here's a question my search-fu can't answer: hotel vs air be&be. I almost exclusively use the latter these days, any reason not to while in Thailand and go with hotels instead?

Many thanks!

[QUOTE=Fortunate;2770153]It's looking like this spring I will be making my first trip over and here's a question my search-fu can't answer: hotel vs air be&be. I almost exclusively use the latter these days, any reason not to while in Thailand and go with hotels instead?

Many thanks![/QUOTE]The thing with airBNB in Thailand is that's it's in a legal grey zone. TECHNICALLY rentals under one month are illegal and many condos have rules against it, but as with everything in Thailand it's the luck of the draw if these rules are enforced. Often times if you read the house rules page, the owner will explicitly tell you to contact them rather than the building management if anything is wrong.

The bottom line is, if you're going the airbnb route, be smart about it. Don't draw attention to yourself, make excessive noise, or smoke in the room, and you'll be fine. If you're going to be a dick and annoy the neighbours and act like a * tourist on holiday, then all you're doing is giving the building management reason to check your lease and kick you out.

[QUOTE=Fortunate;2770153]It's looking like this spring I will be making my first trip over and here's a question my search-fu can't answer: hotel vs air be&be. I almost exclusively use the latter these days, any reason not to while in Thailand and go with hotels instead?

Many thanks![/QUOTE]No issues using AirBnB in Thailand, I just returned from a 3 week trip staying in AirnBnbs. The only issue for me is sometimes it's difficult to get fresh sheets and towels as needed. Usually they do room servicing once per week but some places will do more if you pay additional for the service. Definitely a better deal than a hotel if you're there for more than a few days.

[QUOTE=Issaquah;2770462]No issues using AirBnB in Thailand, I just returned from a 3 week trip staying in AirnBnbs. The only issue for me is sometimes it's difficult to get fresh sheets and towels as needed. Usually they do room servicing once per week but some places will do more if you pay additional for the service. Definitely a better deal than a hotel if you're there for more than a few days.[/QUOTE]Thank you both for the words.