We've stayed at the Holiday Inn Silom twice now and for a reasonably priced (approx £34 for a double) quality hotel in a great location it would be hard to beat. There are 2 skytrain stations nearby and a taxi or tuk tuk to Patpong is about 40 baht (we were probably ripped off!). There are loads of restaurants nearby and a great food court opposite which does fabulous meals for 30 baht and cheap cold Singha beer! The street stalls in the vicinity are also much cheaper than traditional tourist areas like Patpong.
Restaurants and bar within the hotel are great but very pricy. They have a cake/deli shop where everything becomes half price after 9pm. Nice pool area and beautiful marble lobby.
HOLIDAY INN SILOM BANGKOK: Good hotel in a good area.
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By Nemoa on December 10, 2005
Stay was very good.
I strongly recommend the hotel to anyone coming to HK and looking for confort without looking to spend too much.
Rooms are very spacious although bathrooms are smallish, but comfortable in any case.
Rates were at the time some 68 USD for a double room standard (althought they call it superior). They were nice enough to pop into the rooms in the late afternoon to open your bed and to replace any water or food you had consumed.
The local branded water (Shinga, like the beer :-) was free. As much as you wanted to drink. although you had to pay for the Evian.
The location is a good choice too. Silon is the white collar district in the centre of the city and it is safe to walk around in the night and it is very well communicated by skytrain and public transport.
They also bring you the local paper in the mornings, as usual in this kind of hotels. Very helpful because it allows you to keep in touch with the local vibe and the international news without having to be hooked to CNN or BBC.
Pool. Did not used it myself but it looked good.
Views are not great but that is not the hotel's fault because all of the landscape is covered in skyscrapers, so that is what you should expect to see from your room, even if it has views to the river, like ours. We could guess the river, but not really see it.
Well my last trip to this Hotel was Fantastic. Excellent Location, Management & Services. Mr Rakesh Sharma was just Superb. I wish him all th Luck & Happiness.
It was close the river where you can takes boats and visit the floating market, flower market and other lovely places of historical importance.
The view is wonderful and the facilities are good too. Frankly we were out most of the time so did not have time to check the gym and pool facilities...
The Hotel has a great lobby but dont expect the same for the rooms.. which is rather small but comfortable, great pillows.. the hotel staff are friendly and would try to accomodate. Most staff speak English fairly, friendly.
Not much of a view though as the hotel is located in the city.. my view was the building opposite ... but it is close to the Surasak BTS station (Sky Train) about 5-10 mins walk depending on how fast you walk.... so travelling is much easier. It is also a 15 mins walk to the Chao Phraya River Express.
Rama Gardens is an old Bangkok hotel, been around for decades, but supposed to be a nice hotel. However it is located closer to the old airport and not in the downtown area at all, 30-40 minutes outside of town? If you are looking for a fare to the Monument from Rama Gardens it'll not be cheap. Even if you wanted to take the BTS you'll probably have to take a taxi to the closest BTS station. Staying for 10 days, you'll have to do a lot of travel into town and back again, very time consuming. Better off staying closer to or in town. I would suggest the Chidlom-Ploenchit or Sukhumvit Rd area. If you are looking at more activity near the river there are some good hotels along the river front, just pick you area and price range.
A very nice hotel. The facilities have everything you will need. The value for money is great. On the other side of the street are a lot of good restaurants so you don’t have to eat at the hotel. The breakfast is truly the best ever. You will need about 5 minutes just to see the entire buffet. They hadn’t any Non Smocking rooms so we got a smoking one in which they turn on the air condition on MAX.
Nice hotel. :) They upgraded me to a Superior Room (I keep getting this luck whenever I visit Bangkok). And its very near the main shopping belts. There's a Skywalk to take you straight to Siam Paragon / CentralWorld (5 min walk) just outside the hotel. If not, there's the SkyTrain to take you further out as well.
The rooms are nice. Very comfortable. They even have a pillow menu where you can choose the type of pillows you'd like to use when you sleep.