Replies: 14 - Last Post: 27-Nov-2007 00:18 Last Post By: girllrig
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Bangkok is safe and you will not have any trouble staying in any of these hotels.
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I don't personally know the hotels you mention, but you might add Unico Grande Silom to your list. It's in your price range and has a beautiful big pool/tropical garden on the roof and an above average breakfast buffet. Rooms are clean, nicely decorated, big and airy. The taxi drivers still know it by its former name: Tower Inn. Don't worry about "proximity to nightlife" references. Silom and lower Sukhumvit are the main business district where most of the modern hotels are, but they have pockets of nightlife all around. If you don't partake in it, it won't concern you. It isn't like a US red light district.
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Thanks for your replies, I've researched Asia Hotel, and every review says "it's exciting," "it suits males looking for action", "cabaret" etc, so I'm quite worried - have nothing in mind except taking in some sightseeing
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Asia Hotel is a bit old but location is good and it is away from all the night action, and it is close to Paragon so you can enjoy you shopping for a price!
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Re#3 I don't know where you've been researching, but the time I stayed at the Asia it appeared to be full of middle aged people, families and a few tour groups. No "males looking for action" that I ever saw. They'd be closer to "the action" I think. There is that cabaret thing in the basement, but I can truthfully say I never noticed it. Only later found out about it. And it's actually a touristy thing, not part of "the action."
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yup Asia Hotel is totally suitable for families/women travelers...the Calypso Cabaret is pretty touristy, but fun and very tame by BKK standards.
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I use to live right next door to it on Pet 9 and would walk past the hotel to Siam Descovery and Hard Rock Caffee.
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How old are you? Would make a difference re advice
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Anyway, OP, I think you worry too much about where the hotel is located vis-a-vis nightlife. Some of Bangkok's finest 5-star hotels - Landmark, Sheraton Grande, Marriott, Westin Grande - are located in Lower Sukhumvit, an area that's pretty well Ground Zero for nightlife. In Bangkok, they co-exist, no problem.
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Not a single one worthy of recommendation, including the Unico Grande(Tower Inn) and the Asia. Just standard tourist fare or worse or slightly odd locations.
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Sorry, that should be four areas. Can't edit my post.
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Just re-read your post. If it's sightseeing you want, in other words, actually seeing something of Bangkok, I would stay in Banglamphu.
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the only one on your list that i have stayed in is Samran Place- which has absolutely nothing exceptional about it. but Thailand is very safe, so it really doesn't matter where you stay. the only thing i'd watch out for is taxi drivers. don't be too friendly to them.
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