We are traveling to Thailand for a month starting late December. We land in Bangkok and would like to spend a few days there before moving on. I would love to hear recommendations from people. We would like close proximity to the Subway/Skytrain, a pool if possible, and as always the price/feature is important. Our goal of course is to visit the sites and sounds of the City!
Best hotel to stay in Bangkok.There are hundreds of decent hotels in Bkk. You need to specify a budget!
It%26#39;s worthwhile using an internet booking service to book, you%26#39;ll save heaps. Make sure you compare the various deals on each hotel because they do vary according to the booking service.
We have just spent several nights at the Holiday Inn Silom, which I booked at a last minute rate (but must be at least 5 days in advance) direct with the hotel%26#39;s internet reservations, and got a rate of US$63 with no breakfast (or would have been $75 with breakfast, and it%26#39;s a really good buffet). I had to book further accommodation when we were in Bangkok, and realized just how good this deal was.
There are plenty of reviews on this site for this hotel. We have stayed at quite a few hotels in Bkk, and I found the H.I to be of a high standard, spacious rooms with all the usual comforts. Location was good because Silom road has a Central dept store, street stalls at night, Silom Village (good for an intro to Bkk for tourists, with dancing, open air restaurant, crafts etc) and a BTS station so you can catch the skytrain to MBK mall for shopping.
Hope this helps.
Best hotel to stay in Bangkok.How much do you want to spend? Lots and lots of hotels in Bangkok. You can find air-conditioned hotel rooms from around 800 baht on up to 6000 baht per night.
Most air-conditioned hotel rooms will have private toilets, hot water, TV and security box availability - even those that start around 800 baht!
Google up the Landmark Hotel on Sukhumvit Road, it%26#39;s real close to the Nana Skytrain stop with lots of restaurants and street vendors around! You can probably find a room in the 3500 baht to 6000 baht range.
Or, Honey Hotel off Sukhumvit Road, Soi 19, close to a Skytrain stop and vendors. Air-con rooms starting around 850 baht. Honey Hotel has a pool. Fewer bars in this area if bars are a problem!
How much do you want to spend?
There are fan only rooms (no A/C) which start around 350 baht in Bangkok.) In smaller towns the air-conditioned rooms start around 300 baht on up.
How much do you want to spend?
The good hotels in my opinion are
1)The Oriental
2) The Peninsula
3)The Shangri-la
4) J W Marriott
5)Conrad
6)Nai Lert Park a raffles managed hotel
Try Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit. Very central and close to transport. Good restaurants and facilities. There is a nice pool %26amp; gym.
Westin Hotel is in the same central location and slightly cheaper but less luxurious. How much do you want to spend???
I would recommend the Penninsula as the best hotel with a nice pool near the sky train.
The Shangri-la is a hair closer to the sky train and has a beautiful room, but is a slight notch below in my opinion. The penninsula feels more special.
The sofitel silom is a great hotel if the other 2 are out of your budget, but the pool is not great, so if that is important, skip it.
I can recommend both the Shangri-la and Silom Serene - 2 totally different hotels.
Shangri-la could be expensive in December, but the river front location is hard to beat and it%26#39;s close to the Skytrain. It has 2 pools and a bit of a garden around one of them - gives it a bit of a resort feel.
Silom Serene is a small hotel tucked away off Silom Road, but has good rooms. Pool is a bit small though. Short walk to the shops and Patpong Market and a few minutes walk to Skytrain. Very well priced. (I%26#39;m staying there next week.)
We just spent three nights at the Inter Continental - booked on their ';club'; floor. These aqre situated 30th floor upwards and you have access to the 37th floor lounge which must be the most lavish around. Three hours of free drinking time every evening with a view across the city - gorgeous. This is off season and we got the best rate off Sawadee - Bhat 7900 inc. taxes per night breakfast included at the Lounge. Last October we were at JW Marriot also on the Executive floor - we thought the ICon to be better.
The Orienten Hotel is in my opinion the very best hotel in BKK, however..... a club(or better) room/suite in any number of hotels within the city would equal or better a superior room in the Orienten.
Nai Lert Hotel is the one we been staying for so long each time we are in Bangkok. 陌ts walking distance to the Central Department Store and the Sky train also . And also very close to the other shoping centres around. And also has a fantastic garden.
If you are on a budget but would like to stay at a very central location and at a hotel with full facilties then you might consider looking at the Ambasador hotel on Sukhumvit. You can get nice rooms there for around 30 USD through one of the online travel agencies. Booking directly with the hotel will most certainly be more expensive.
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