Would appreciate any input on the following hotels, location, how nice they are, we are trying to make up our minds. Sofitel Silom, Amari Blvd. and Novotel Siam Square. Also, would be interested in the policy of returning to the hotel with a visitor

thanks

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hi ther ...
Sofitel Silom is a very nice hotel... centrally located ... near all the actions in Silom... walking distance ...and have no problem with visitor/s.... Tjhor

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If I remember correctly, the only problem with the Sofitel Silom is that it only has a small lap pool and no sun deck to speak of.

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Silom Sofitel's rooms are BEAUTIFUL.

Furthermore the hotel is hassle free when it comes to bringing a friend to your room.

If there had been been one, I would have been ready to ask "c'est quoi le problème?".

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Novotel Siam Square recently renovated some rooms but not all. Beware you may be assigned to an old room.

Also note, at Sofitel you will get a delux room but at Novotel Siam Square you will get a superior room which is a lower grade at the same price.

If you have never tried Sofitel Silom before, try it and you will love it.

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Thai Guy, have you had breakfast there at the Sofitel Silom? Is it good? And how far is it from a BTS station? Is it walking distance?
I do like to get around BKK....in more ways than one! And the next time you're in transit in MSP, do let me know.

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Hi MidwestBoy,

In in opinion, breakfast at Sofitel is 5* for selections of foods, cutleries, furniture & services. Staff are very efficient, professional and friendly. The Sofitel serve breakfast at 2 restaurants - - one on the roof top with view of Bangkok and another on the Mezzanine floor with view of Silom Road. I have never used the one on the roof top.

The Sofitel's breakfast is so much better than that at the Pinnacle where I notice you are also a regular guest. But you may be disappointed by Sofitel, if you like Asian/Thai food for breakfast.

In the evening, the one on Mezzanine serves Moroccan dinner and the one on the roof top serves Chinese dinner.

Sofitel Silom is just a few minutes walk to a BTS station (Chong-Non-Si). 15 minutes walk to Soi 4. Or you can take a bus at a bus stop outside the hotel - a ride takes a minute or 2 from the hotel to Soi 4. There are plenty of buses and all buses will pass Soi 4.

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MidwestBoy, is there any gay sauna(s) or sex club(s) in M & SP by the way ?

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"The Sofitel's breakfast is so much better than that at the Pinnacle where I notice you are also a regular guest. But you may be disappointed by Sofitel, if you like Asian/Thai food for breakfast."

It better F**king be, at over twice the room price!

The second part of the statement is the key if your Thai BF is staying with you. Although I can appreciate a good western breakfast, my BF prefers the wide choice of asian/Thai food for breakfast at the Pinnacle.

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Good logic but not always true for some expensive hotels. Try Tawana Ramada, its breakfast was rather basic. One morning I did not even bother. Same as Windsor Suite and a few others. Yes, I have BEEN around !.

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My boyfriend and I also love the sofitel.
While we don't care much for the silom area it is still such a nice hotel. The service is really great. They really make you feel cared about.
Last year we arrived on a really early flight and were in the hotel at about 7 am. Of course our room was not ready. They served us tea in the lobby and since non of the regular rooms was ready after 10 minutes they decided to give us a club room for our entire stay. However the only difference is a higher floor and a personal stereo system. So it's not worth to pay more for a club room.
They did have some rooms that felt a little 'worn' for a five star hotel but it was not difficult to request a 'nice' room.
However when we were in bkk in june it seemed that they had renovated the rooms. At least ours was perfect. They also switched from the room cards with holes to the magnetic ones. The safes are the new ones now where you can swipe your credit card or enter a pin.

It's only the only hotel in bkk where i can leave the aircon on at night without getting a cold.

We have never brought anybody back to the hotel but there seems to be no problem whatsoever. There are many gay guys with there new found friends at breakfast. I would probably make sure to reserve the room for 2 guests so you don't have to buy breakfast for you friend. The room rate is the same.

The breakfast buffet is nice but can easily be topped by the marriot on the other side of the river. Another really great hotel if you want you stay in bangkok to feel more like a vacation and don't mind the 20 min. boat ride from the end of the skytrain.


In the past few years however the sofitel prices have gone up quite a bit. This year in june we paid 2900 baht/night.


Any hints from the locals on where to get better rates?
I know 2900 is not very expensive compared to european rates but still if anybody knows a cheaper agent in bkk that would be great.

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2,497 baht at www.asiarooms.com

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May I ask where u got this rate? I stayed in August and booked on Sofitel website. The rate was "special", non refundable at I think $83, without breakfats...

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Carnie,
As Thai Guy said, just go to www.asiarooms.com and look for the prices. They were about US$63 including taxes and breakfast as of last month.

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