I
stayed at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok from June 27th to June 29th
2008 in connection with a business trip. I have been to Bangkok (see
Bangkok trip report from 2007) a few times before and I have stayed at
hotels like Lebua,
Rembrandt, Majestic, Dusit Thani etc so I feel that I do have some
experience when it comes to Bangkok hotels. The purpose of this visit was
just rest and relaxation. Please check this
Bangkok Google map that I have
made to see the location of the hotel. The hotels I have stayed at in
Bangkok are marked with yellow pins.
We
arrived at the hotel in the evening and check it went pretty fast. I was
assigned to room 2007 on the 20th floor. The service was good upon
arrival by the way…they helped us with our suitcases and it was sent to my
room a few minutes after I had gotten there. When I came to my room and
opened the door the room was bigger than expected. First of all there was a
small hall with tiles before you got into the actual room which had carpet
on the floor.
The
bed was huge and had lots of big pillows. The bed was also very comfortable
and I slept like a baby while I was there. The room also contained a small
chair for relaxing, a work desk with two chairs, a big flat screen TV on the
wall in front of the bed (with a DVD player) and a small mini bar.
Unfortunately the hotel does not offer free Internet access but as we were
done with our business I as able to get by without this. BUT I have to say
that I would like to see free Internet at every hotel I stay at.
The
room had a separate wardrobe room with space for the suitcase, there were
lots of hangers and there was also a big safe with room for the laptop…quite
clever :-) The bathroom was big but pretty old fashion in style…and the
greenish tiles are not very pretty in my opinion. But it was a very nice
layout and it contained a bathtub, a big shower corner and lots of huge
towels :-) Around the sink I found amenities heaven by the way…it included
everything that you normally find but also toothbrush, shaving kit, talcum
powder, mouth wash etc…simply impressive.
The
pool area at the Sheraton is quite nice. It is not just a big pool with lots
of chairs around it…instead it is a pool with lots of plants and
vegetation…I guess you get a feeling of swimming in the jungle. And it you
have a tender skin like me it is also easy to find some shade. The health
club looked OK and I never did get to test out the SPA so I can't comment on
that.
We ate at the hotel a couple of times. First of all I have to mention the
breakfast that was more or less out of this world. If you can't find what
you like in this buffet, you must have a very special taste. I normally just
have muesli for breakfast but this buffet made me break all the rules :-)
One of the most spectacular "show of" pieces in the buffet was the bee hive
frame that was setup so that the honey could drip down in a bowl…how
creative is that? :-)
We
also had a buffet there one night and I think it was about 1500 THB (45
USD). But for this we got access to all sorts of good stuff and it was hard
to decide where to start. I had parma ham, caprese salad, Parmesan cheese
etc for starter. For main there was a wide selection of meat, fish, prawns,
sushi, oysters etc. The dessert table include so much good stuff and they
even had a chocolate fountain…I don't think I have ever seen that
before…apart from in Charlie and the chocolate factory maybe.
The location of the hotel is quite good. It is located on the busy Sukhumvit
road and just by the Asok skytrain station. In fact you access the BTS
skytrain directly from the hotel. In this intersection you can also take the
subway so getting around is not a problem.
Conclusion
We
got a special deal at the hotel and we paid about 4000 THB (about 120 USD)
plus taxes. It did not include breakfast but it was still a pretty good
hotel. This hotel offered a very comfortable stay and the service was great.
The room itself was huge and even if I do like the modern style better, this
room was not bad at all. The location next to the Asok skytrain station
makes it easy to get to Siam within minutes. The only thing I can't think of
that is a set back is the lack of complimentary Internet access. When that
is in place this will be the perfect place to stay if you are taking a short
break in Bangkok.
Sorry for the bad photos by the
way. I did bring my camera so all the pictures are taken with my
SonyEricsson cell phone.
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more information. Please
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