Bangkok Hotels

I have stayed at the Bless Hotel & Residence for 3 nights recently. Sukhumvit Soi 33, near Phrom Phong BTS station. Had a Premier Room including breakfast for 2900 Baht per night.
The room was nice and spacious, clean, and in good condition. The bed was rather hard but it was doable, because I always bring a sheet from home, so I can sleep on top of the duvet. Sleeping under the duvet is too warm for me, unless I set the air condition to an 'arctic' temperature.
The shower cubicle was rather small, and the water pressure was weak. Wifi was steady and fast.
Unfortunately the couch in the room was uncomfortable, because it was too deep. I had to put 3 small pillows behind my back to make it somewhat comfortable.
The breakfast buffet was OK. Nothing special and not an awful lot of choices, but good enough for me.
Some noise from a nearby (karaoke?) bar at night, but it wasn't too loud so it didn't really bother me.
It's a five minute stroll to the nearest Starbucks, and there are many food options nearby, in particular right across Sukhumvit Road in the EmSphere Mall. But the restaurants there are often very crowded, and not cheap.

[QUOTE=Mogwai;2974964]From the Parinda Hotel to Nana Plaza is 800 meters and an 11 minute walk, according to Google Maps.
I love the Double Tree, even though it's pricy. Great rooms, great breakfast buffet. How is the breakfast in the Parinda? It doesn't seem to have a buffet, does it?[/QUOTE]Double Tree breakfast was absolutely a treat! But too much money for my budget. Parinda is just tables in the lobby and a short menu.

Random comments:

Benchakitti Park is a great place to get some exercise. I enter from Soi 4, then exit to Soi 8. Soi Sukhumvit 6 cuts through at Kasalong to get back to Soi 4.

Swan laundry on Soi 4 does loads for 100 Baht per Kilo. My 3 Kg bag cost 300 Baht. Nice. Pack light and pay to have it laundered.

Brainwake serves up a decent breakfast for 200 Baht.

Soundpop on Soi 8 does not have any vinyl records (their website makes them out to be a record store vibe) but it does serve the best Latte I've had in Thailand.

I prefer Kasalong over Lolitas. Kaslong has a sink to wash your package before and after.

Fargler.

Is it okay to stay at a hotel immediately to the left of nana plaza or to the right of asok / terminal 21? Looks like too major roads on each side of them. Would it be a big deal to stay right outside the roads? Thinking of the carlton on the right or the phoenix chit to the left.

[QUOTE=Stiff6;2972429]I just stayed 4 nights at the Ruamchitt Plaza and I absolutely loved it. I had a very reasonably priced superior room on the 7th floor, which was clean, spacious and functional. The staff at the reception was really friendly and the fact that the lower floors are used for ST with the girls from Thermae was hardly noticeable. Although I did not use the major argument for this location (I. E. Taking Thermae girls to your room) it is situated at the crossing of the MRT and the BTS, making it one of the best connected areas in BKK. Of course it is also right in between Nana plaza and Phrom Pong, both in walking distance.

So: shoutout to Ruamchitt. I'll definitely be back there (at least when travelling without a partner) and thanks to the folks, who recommended it here on the forum![/QUOTE]When it comes to Location Location Location the Ruamchitt can NOT be beat. It's smack dab in between Nana and Cowboy. Walking distance to BTS, terminal 21 and the MRT.

It's perfect if you're looking to bring thermae girls back to your room, there's also a ton of free lancers nearby tho most in front of the hotel appear to be ladyboys not all are.

The rooms while small, and a bit threadbare are clean, comfortable, and depending on what side of the building you are on can be quiet. The pool on the roof is nice to soak in and usually empty.

I have only 2 gripes on the Ruamchitt. The price of the hotel has increased a bit since the covid times, and also the availability of rooms has become an issue as the place tends to be booked up. I've stated in a few other places nearby but none of them are quite as good as the Ruamchitt. The staff is friendly and usually has no issues checking me in early on my day of arrival.

I couldn't recomend them more.

Got a few I'm looking at. Saw Ruamchitt Plaza reviews, is on the upper limit of what I wanted to spend but more then the location it looks to have lots of amenities.

LE Fenix Sukhumvit looks good but I didn't see any reports on it.

Ratchada 17 Place is a cheap option but to be honest this mostly came to my attention because while I was browsing incall girls a lot of nice ones were here and that would be convenient. This brings up another question, how easy / expensive is it to get around the city? Will it be a pain to visit the clubs and gogo bars if I'm not within walking distance?

Any suggestions on places to avoid or look for are appreciated. AC and internet are a must, good free breakfast is a plus. Also if you know anything that wouldn't be listed, like how Ruamchitt is connected to a freelancer bar or a place that offers in house massages please let me know.

Hotel De Bangkok was another one I was looking at. Its more out of the way it looks like but they look to have nice rooms. No idea if they are guest friendly or anything though.

[QUOTE=TheNull1;2977027]
This brings up another question, how easy / expensive is it to get around the city? Will it be a pain to visit the clubs and gogo bars if I'm not within walking distance?

Any suggestions on places to avoid or look for are appreciated. AC and internet are a must, good free breakfast is a plus. Also if you know anything that wouldn't be listed, like how Ruamchitt is connected to a freelancer bar or a place that offers in house massages please let me know.[/QUOTE]Given your price preference, I would recommend the Nana Hotel. Inexpensive rooms, internet, AC, decent free buffet breakfast, at ground zero for freelancers and 50 meters to the Nana Plaza bars and others outside of the plaza. Certainly guest friendly without having to pay extra. Security will take visitor's ID to hold. "Visiting Hours" are 24/7. In-room "massage" service available. Some rooms may still be a bit dated, but many have been updated in the last couple of years. Plenty of taxis and tuk tuks easily acquired; skytrain is a 5-minute walk.

Sam.

[QUOTE=SamSanuk;2977590]Given your price preference, I would recommend the Nana Hotel. Inexpensive rooms, internet, AC, decent free buffet breakfast, at ground zero for freelancers and 50 meters to the Nana Plaza bars and others outside of the plaza. Certainly guest friendly without having to pay extra. Security will take visitor's ID to hold. "Visiting Hours" are 24/7. In-room "massage" service available. Some rooms may still be a bit dated, but many have been updated in the last couple of years. Plenty of taxis and tuk tuks easily acquired; skytrain is a 5-minute walk.

Sam.[/QUOTE]I did check this place but its filled up for when I plan on going. Not wanting to risk I did decide on Hotel De Bangkok. I know its not really in the mongering area but figured there were short stay options and its near the station. I tried contacting them through the contact e-mail about things like joiner fees but never got a response.

[QUOTE=TheNull1;2977027]
Ratchada 17 Place is a cheap option but to be honest this mostly came to my attention because while I was browsing incall girls a lot of nice ones were here and that would be convenient. This brings up another question, how easy / expensive is it to get around the city? Will it be a pain to visit the clubs and gogo bars if I'm not within walking distance?[/QUOTE]It's not expensive to get around the city, but it can be time consuming. Taxis often get stuck in the heavy traffic. Public transport is a better option in most cases, but it's only operating until midnight.

Ratchada 17 Place is at a 15 minute walk from the nearest MRT (subway) station, Sutthisan. So that's quite far. It's better to book a hotel that is closer to either an MRT station, or a BTS (Skytrain) station. And preferably close to Sukhumvit Road, somewhere between BTS stations Phloen Chit and Phrom Phong.

[QUOTE=TheNull1;2977424]Hotel De Bangkok was another one I was looking at. Its more out of the way it looks like but they look to have nice rooms. No idea if they are guest friendly or anything though.[/QUOTE]1.2 km from the nearest BTS station Phaya Thai. Too far IMHO. And also too far from the action.

[QUOTE=Mogwai;2977956]

1.2 km from the nearest BTS station Phaya Thai. Too far IMHO. And also too far from the action.[/QUOTE]Wish I knew that sooner as I already booked it. Some places were filling up so I didn't want to wait much longer to book a room and it seemed decent to my inexperienced eyes.

Does anyone know if the new Hyatt Place at Sukhumvit 1 is guest friendly?

And please suggest any hotel / serviced apartments nearby within $100, the only requirements being cleanliness and fast, stable wifi. Gym and pool being cherries on the cake.

TIA.

BNM.

[QUOTE=BrandNewMonge;2979767]Does anyone know if the new Hyatt Place at Sukhumvit 1 is guest friendly?

And please suggest any hotel / serviced apartments nearby within $100, the only requirements being cleanliness and fast, stable wifi. Gym and pool being cherries on the cake.

TIA.

BNM.[/QUOTE]Brr, rather far away in soi Arab.

[QUOTE=TheNull1;2978311]Wish I knew that sooner as I already booked it. Some places were filling up so I didn't want to wait much longer to book a room and it seemed decent to my inexperienced eyes.[/QUOTE]Which site are you using to book? For Thailand Agoda is normally the cheapest but I would search on Google for the reviews to cross reference.

So the Ratchada 17 was considered and then you went with the place that's over double that price? And did you book refundable room? I myself am staying 6 nights in Bkk but I've split up the booking to 3 sets of 2 nights and they're all refundable if done so 2 days before checkin in case I change my mind.

And on Ratchada 17 at that price point you can't really complain if it's 15 or even 20 minutes away from BTS, very cheap price for a private room.

What are some higher end hotel recommendations?

[QUOTE=ElDoradoNola83;2979918]What are some higher end hotel recommendations?[/QUOTE]I assume lower end of Sukhumvit between Soi 2 and 21. Marriott, Landmark, Sofitel, Westin, Grand Centrepoint Terminal 21, and Sheraton.

Sam.