Guest Friendly Hotel Bangkok: Merisess Sukhumvit 16, Sukhumvit soi 16

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Merisess Sukhumvit 16 Hotel, “Bangkok ‘s Best Kept Secret“, they say. “Recently opened, Merisess Sukhumvit 16, a pure ode to design boutique residence. With only 23 contemporary suites designed to optimise space and give you a taste of luxury living…” Indeed, they don’t have rooms at Merisess Sukhumvit 16 Hotel, they only have suites: Deluxe [...]

Baiyoke Sky Hotel Bangkok is not Guest Friendly, but…

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Baiyoke Sky Hotel Bangkok is the tallest hotel in Thailand and “Bangkok’s most scenic hotel“; Baiyoke Sky Hotel is located in Baiyoke Tower 2 (on Ratchaprarop Road), the tallest building in Thailand (304 meters), much taller than Baiyoke Tower 1; Baiyoke Sky Hotel is part of the Baiyoke Group of Hotels that also runs Baiyoke Suite Hotel [...]

Guest Friendly Hotel Bangkok: Ramada Encore Hotel, Sukhumvit soi 10

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

If you want a good reason to stroll up and down along Sukhumvit soi 10 and past the now famous Lollipop 1, here is one: stay at the Ramada Encore Hotel Bangkok. Located near the middle of the soi, on the left hand side when arriving from Sukhumvit main road, Ramada Encore Hotel is in [...]

Guest Friendly Hotel Bangkok: The AETAS Bangkok, Soi Ruam Rudee

Friday, July 29th, 2011

A bit further down the soi, past Conrad Bangkok hotel, on soi Ruam Rudee, and on the left hand side, lies the AETAS Bangkok hotel, and next to it, the AETAS Bangkok Serviced Apartments. How did they come up with such an name as AETAS? Or is it an acronym for something? If you know, [...]

Not Guest Friendly Hotel Bangkok: Siam @ Siam Hotel and Spa, Rama 1

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

Siam@Siam Hotel Bangkok is arguably one of my favorite hotels in Bangkok. It is a nice and modern boutique hotel with a very unique design and feel that makes it both very simple and cozy and very trendy and luxurious. It is nicely decorated with lots of wood panels and local handcrafts. If I had [...]

Guest Friendly Hotel Bangkok: Marriott Renaissance Ratchaprasong Hotel, Ploenchit Road

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Renaissance Ratchaprasong Hotel Bangkok is one of the latest 5 star hotels to open in Bangkok, and it is by Marriott. Ratchaprasong? Does that ring a bell? This is the intersection that has been blocked for weeks during the Red Shirt protests last year. Strategic location, huh? Well it is not that bad. Ploenchit BTS [...]

Guest Friendly Hotel Bangkok: Queen Lotus Guest House, Sukhumvit soi 20

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Queen Lotus Guest House is an enquiry from one of our forums readers. Queen Lotus Guest House is actually a boutique hotel with nice rooms and all hotel services (TV, minibar, self deposit box, etc.). It is located in a small alley off Soi Sukhumvit 20, with direct access to Sukhumvit Road, next to a [...]

Stable Lodge Hotel, on Sukhumvit soi 8, is guest friendly

Monday, April 18th, 2011

According to our reader John, Stable Lodge Hotel on Sukhumvit soi 8 is clean and guest friendly: “I stayed last January at the Stable lodge on Soi 8.  It was guest friendly, although they check the girl’s id.  Rooms were basic but clean, and front desk staff were friendly.  It’s rather inexpensive and caters to [...]

Guest Friendly Hotel Bangkok: Sawasdee Hotel @ Sukhumvit Soi 8

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Sukhumvit soi 8 is probably the quietest soi in lower Sukhumvit, and the further you go down the soi the quieter it is. Sawasdee Hotel @ Sukhumvit Soi 8 being located half way down the long soi, it is in a very quiet surrounding. That is by Thai standard of course. Construction sites, soi dogs [...]

Guest Friendly Hotel: A-One Bangkok Hotel on new Petchburi Road

Monday, March 7th, 2011

A-One Bangkok Hotel is not an hotel you should chose if you come by yourself or with a group of friends. It is a typical tour group hotel with an easy access by bus and a capacity for large groups of tourists (huge parking lot and lobby). However, if you happen to stay there for [...]