Prom Ratchada Hotel

Was in Bangkok in January, and I stayed in an Airbnb in the area (Huai Khwang), and walked by this hotel a couple of times. In June, I was back in Bangkok, and decided to stay here since I liked Huai Khwang area. First, I do not understand why this is rated low on Agoda (where I booked with). I stayed in a suite in Tower B, which is the newer tower. Seems like tower C is in construction. The staff was nice, from my check-in to my check-out. I arrived 2 hours earlier than check-in time. I tried checking in, however the room was not available yet, so staff offered to help me keep my luggage and guided me to a cafe where I could have lunch/explore (hotel did not have a restaurant). There was a deposit of 1000 THB (seems to be standard in my few hotel stays thus far), which I left with the front desk in Singapore Dollars of similar value (which also seems to be acceptable in my few hotel stays thus far). My suite room was huge and spacious (I actually did a workout in my room and I had more than enough space). Bed was huge and comfortable; air-con was great (although it was leaking soemtimes during my first two days, and I think it got fixed the 3rd despite me being too lazy/busy to report it; I think housekeeping saw that I left a floormat there, and on the 3rd day they removed the mat and it did not leak anymore). Bathroom was huge and spacious -- there's a separate shower stall and a bathtub (with its own shower head too). Sink area was huge and spacious and toilet was comfortable. Wardrobe was also extremely spacious. Breakfast was not a buffet -- it was a set of quite a few choices (although mostly the same principal ingredients). Fruits, yoghurt, drinks, cereal were a buffet. For my 3 nights I had: congee, sandwich, scrambled eggs -- nothing to shout about, but enough to fill you adequately to explore the sprawling city. Location was also top notch, in Huai Khwang -- a very local area, although in recent times there has been an influx of specifically Chinese tourists in the area -- about 700m walk to the nearest MRT. Big C (supermarket + food stalls) just opposite, as well as The Street (trendy mall with a night market stretch). 7-11 about 300m walk. Many laundromat shops all over. Local food all around the neighborhood too. There's a local gym (Google-able) for cheap, and also Jett's 24h fitness in The Street for the more fussy gym-goers. Jodd's Fair is also I believe 1 station away, and there's a Superrich in Central Rama 9, also 1 MRT station away. The BTS (sky train) can also be transferred to in 3 MRT stations -- at Sukhumvit station where you'll have to connect to Asok station. All in all, my impression of this place was that it offers what a high-class hotel offers without the frills, and also at a frills-free price. What I mean is that the hotel is classy, has great staff, has huge, clean, functional rooms that are decorated in good taste, etc, and provides the basics, like a functional breakfast, a swimming pool, etc, but lacks the "oomph" like bathrobes, a buffet breakfast, a gym, restaurant/room service, etc, which it compensates by pricing itself very, very competitively. To be honest, I far prefer this model because many a times I have stayed in a hyper-luxurious all-inclusive hotel, yet obviously do not have the time or capacity to utilize all of the frills, which became a waste. A few nitpicks which I think could be easily rectified: - there were no hangers/hooks in the bathroom so I had no place to hang my towels when taking a shower - the curtains do not go all the way in my room, so sunlight hits me in the morning (which is annoying after a late night out) All in all, I actually would definitely stay here again.

The hotel was quite and the staff were polite. I stayed here because it was about 5 min away from the one ratchada. Also, there is a super market right across from the hotel.