Bangkok hotels?
 

I'm thinking Sofitel, I leave tomorrow night. All I really care about is the internet availability.

Anyone have experience with hotels like Shang or similar? Any boutique hotels I wouldn't know about?

- thurbs

I stayed at the Conrad when I was there a few years ago.


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The Sofitel is a great hotel, and it has faster internet than the hotel I stayed at in Singapore. I was quite shocked.

Their pool sucks but the rest of the hotel is amazing.

I hear Hilton is good. When I was in Bangkok we stayed in SAS. Very nice.

which Sofitel did u stay in? The Grand Sukhumvit? I want to be close to BTS / Skytrain ofcourse, since taxis are the worst bet in town :thumbsup

No, I stayed in the Sofitel Silom.

Was way more than I expected from looking at the rest of Bangkok, but I'm pretty confident the The Grand Sukhumvit is every bit as nice.

The Silom was just a couple blocks from the sky train, and they were great about arranging transportation when we needed it.

thats good to hear, last time I was there, I stayed in Silom, now everyone is telling me Sukhumvit is the way ( i'm going with my GF and her friend, so no girly bars ) .. now its time to prep my stomach for massive amounts of chili pepper

The Chili Crab is awesome there, even better than the chili crab we had in Singapore. You definitely have to eat a lot of that.

Just remember to use the bottled water there, even to brush your teeth :winkwink:

Why? I've been here for years and brush my teeth and shower with regular faucet water, and I'm just fine :)

Thurbs, you should stop by my place for a few hours, we can work/brainstorm together :thumbsup

Hotels, hmmm, I have friends the live/stay in The Ascott, it's got the best gym in Thailand, good internet, and awesome food, but the location sucks imho

hey jscott .. I'll definately swing by, I know the ascott from here aswell, I just want to be by BTS / Skytrains, I'm not one for taxis and motorbikes in BKK. as for the water, I'm thinking I'll be fine, SE asia is SE Asia :thumbsup

Ok cool man, just let me know if/when you have time for working (I have wireless in my apt) and/or for some nightlife ;)

Btw, The Ascott is near a BTS station :thumbsup

Why dont you like motorbike? Those are my favorites! They're fun, and the quickest way to travel in Thailand

seeing as im 240 lb , not sure I trust my life in the hands of 80lb man on a mission, will hit u up with I'm there :thumbsup

Who told you those ghost stories? :)

You won´t have problem with internet access, even in "cheap" hotels is available.

Doctors and nurses when I went for my vaccines.
Actually, the doctor in Bangkok told me that too when I got sick there.

I'm pretty sure where you're from makes a big difference as some countries treat their food with anti-biotics and some countries don't. Some people in some countries have developed immunities to some things that other people haven't. Stuff like that.

I was told to avoid it if I can. So I did... when the doctor in Bangkok told me to avoid it, I didn't question it.

If the doctor in BKK told you that you're sick because of the water means he had absolutely NO IDEA what was wrong with you at that time :2 cents:

He didn't say it was because of the water. He advised not to drink the water.

If you need somth like East Village NY type fo D&D Has nice pool on the roof with topless gilrs. Interent. Very nice...

Ive stayed at the Shangri-la Hotel Bangkok 3 times and the Oriental Hotel twice. The Oriental is an older building but has a lot of ambiance. Both hotels are very clean and provide wonderful service

im telling you as someone whose been there 6 times filming drink the bottle water even to brush your teeth the tap water is nasty.. dont even get it in your mouth when you shower you WILL get sick... seriously.. grand majestic on sukhimvit is a great place and its around the corner from nana plaza and blocks from everything... have fun there man i miss that place

if your budget allows, the oriental, shangrila or the peninsula.. its at the far end of silom on the river... if you want to be on sukhumvit road and smack in the middle of some seriously nice shopping stay at the Grand Hyatt or the Four Seasons... you're in the middle of 3 really big malls and down the road from the biggest of them all, Paragon... oh and quite some way from the whoring scene

in sukhimvit you'll be inundated with old whoremongers and their 18yo hookers

Boutique Hotel in Silom (where I actaully stayed once in 2006):
http://www.tripletwosilom.com/

great location in center of Silom, good food, well guarded against unauthorizsed access from strangers, wifi & LAN, airco, clean rooms, minibar, etc. Near sky train & subway. Not noisy.

nice prices also (not expensive)