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[KoreanNam]

I am going to Bangkok for a week or so and searching for hotels in Bangkok. I would like to be close to the nightlife area and not spend more than 2000 THB a night. Can anyone guide me in the right direction?

[D.D.]

I usually stay on Koh san rd for about 500 a night but it is just an average place. Pm me if you want details.

[losing_touch]

What part of town do you want to be in? Bangkok is a big city. I have a lot of recommendations, but I would need to know where .... Sukhumvit, Silom, KSR?

[joeyjoejoe]

there's a place called the grand tower just across the river from sathon taksin station for 700 a night. there's a big banner, can't miss it. western standard hotel room, tv, a/c, shower, clean sheets. not sure the exact address but you can see it on your right from the bridge. if you get to the new krung thon buri station you've gone too far.

it's near all the big places, millennium hilton, shangri la, peninsular, oriental, sheraton etc.

close to the boat station for getting to all the river based temples, KSR etc. and close to brt for a trip up to silom, or sukhumvit, night and weekend markets.
only problem would be getting from KSR after the boat stops at night, long taxi ride.

i hate staying on KSR. there's a few good places around MBK/Paragon for about 700-1000 a night too.

[summer33ny]

Lamphu Tree House Boutique Hotel is where we will be staying. It's 1200 Baht. It is rated well on Trip Advisor and the website pics look *very* nice (although that doesn't necessarily mean much)

[enchoo]

Invariably you will find the lowest hotel rates on www.agoda.com

They have a lowest price guarantee + a loyalty points scheme. If you find cheaper (unlikely) they will refund the difference.

The downsides are the usual ones for Internet Bookings:-

1. You have to pay up front as opposed to on exit.

2. They do not cover every hotel although the selection IS very large.

Anyway its always worth checking them out www.agoda.com

A LIST OF GUEST FRIENDLY HOTELS

The list below is intended as source of information about guest-friendly hotels in the Bangkok�s Sukhumvit area. Its purpose isn�t to review any of the hotels, but to note what�s available in various price classes. If you want further information about a particular hotel, click on the link to go its Web site or search the board for comments, reviews, etc.

I've listed the hotels in price order - from cheapest to most expensive - and divided them into two geographical areas - Closer to Nana Plaza and Closer to Soi Cowboy - with Sukhumvit Soi 13 as the line of demarcation. This list is by no means exhaustive. There many other hotels in the vicinity and quite a few are guest friendly.

Whenever possible, I've hot-linked to the hotel's official Web site. If the hotel doesn't have its own site, I've linked to a web page that has information, pictures, etc. on the hotel.

All are guest friendly, meaning that an unregistered guest can stay overnight in your room without extra charge. However, some will charge you a joiner fee if you want to bring back two or more ladies at the same time. There's no reason to get hysterical about a joiner fee. It's a hotel policy, not a crime against humanity. Use a common sense approach. If your style of mongering involves heavy partying in your room with three or four ladies at once, then be sure to stay in a monger friendly hotel. But if you usually take back just one lady per night, then guest friendly is OK. Should you decide one night to indulge in a threesome and the hotel asks for a joiner's fee of 300 baht for the extra lady - pay it. It's no big thing.

There are dozens of hotel booking agencies, all roughly the same in terms of prices offered and service. I've listed three specialist agencies below. If you don�t need the services of a specialist, you�re just as well off booking your room through the hotel-booking function affiliated with this board.

Thai Hotel Discounts is great if you need personal service, especially for last-minute reservations or if you have very specific requests. Tim (the owner) knows exactly which hotels are good for mongers and which aren't. He can usually find something to suit every budget. So if you are looking for a monger-friendly hotel in the Nana area at 2,500 a night with a swimming pool that gets a lot of sun, has WiFi, a gym and a breakfast buffet, call up Tim and ask him what he recommends. He'll always steer you right.

LateStays.com and CheckInToday.com are good online options for last-minute reservations. Both offer big discounts and CheckInToday gives you an answer in real time on the same day as you need the room. It's been extremely useful when I've had to extend my stay one more day or I've check out of a hotel sudden;y because it was unsatisfactory.
[ ----Indicates the hotel is particularly good for inviting guests

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Closer to Nana Plaza Area

----Price --------------------Hotel --------------------- Comment
700--------------------Thai House Inn ------ (In an alley that connects Soi 5 and Soi 7, right around the corner from the Beer Garden. The reception is in a beauty salon!)
700--------------------Swan Inn
800 and up------------Swan 4 Bar and Hotel
800 � 1,000-----------Nap-Inn
800 � 1,000-----------Business Inn
900---------------------Maxim's Inn------- (131/21-23 Sukhumvit 7/1 (Tel:02 252 9911 Fax: 02253 5329)
1,000 � 2,500 -------Star Inn ------(If the walls in this hotel could talk, what amazing tales they would tell. It was the S/T hotel used by the Eden Club.)
1,200 � 1,300---------Promenade
1,200 � 1,500---------Federal Hotel
1,200 � 1,600---------Cozy at Ten
1,315 � 2,050---------Majetic Suites [----------------(Small rooms, but hard to beat for the money)
1,395 � 1,495---------Stable Lodge
1,450------------------World Inn
1,480 � 2,200---------Dynasty Inn
1,490 � 2,790--------Nana Hotel ------------------------(The granddaddy of all monger hotels)
1,500 � 2,300---------Smart Suites
1,600 � 1,800---------Everrich Inn
1,600 � 3,000---------Grand Business Inn
1,600 � 3,000---------Swiss Park Hotel
1,700 � 2,500----------Drop Inn
1,800 � 2,000----------Parkway Inn
1,850 � 4,500----------Heidelberg Inn
2,000 and up-----------Citadines Soi 11 ------ (Citadines alo has properties on Sois 8, 16 and 23 at roughly the same price.)
2,200 � 3,000----------Aspen Suites
2,280 � 2,680----------Dynasty Grande
2,300 � 3,500---------- Grand President Soi 11
2,500--------------------CitiChic Hotel [
2,500 � 3,300-----------City Lodge
2,600 � 4,800-----------Mac Boutique Suites Hotel Soi 7 [attachment=51542:newa.jpg]
2,700 � 3,500-----------Adelphi Suites
from 2,900---------------Centre Point Sukhumvit---------(There are Six Centre Point properties in Bangkok, with prices starting at 2,200.)
from 3,300---------------Majestic Grande
3,400 � 4,000-----------President Solitaire[
3,700 � 7,650----------- Fraser Suites [
US$135 � $230----------Landmark Hotel
from 5,300---------------Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit [
from 6,100---------------Conrad
from 6,200---------------Westin Grande Sukhumvit
from 6,400---------------JW Marriott[
US$220 � $300---------- H & M Penthouse Suite Soi 8 ----(Very luxurious 2-bedroom penthouse, includes a 120 sq m rooftop garden)

Closer to Soi Cowboy Area
690 � 1,500--------------Honey House Hotel
US $25 � $35 ----------Honey Hotel
900---------------- -------D�Pelican Inn
1,200 � 2,000----------Town Lodge Hotel [ -------------------(Reservations: [email protected])
1,200 � 1,300-----------Bourbon Street Hotel
1,400 � 1,800-----------Queen Lotus Guest House
1,550 � 3,150----------- Davinci Suites
1,700 � 2,500-----------Sachas Hotel UNO
1,800------ --------------Baan Sukhumvit Inn Soi 20
1,800 � 3,200-----------Merisess Sukhumvit 16
1,800 � 2,200-----------Darjelling Boutique Hotel[
2,000---------------------Baan Sukhumvit Inn Soi 18
2,100 --------------------Grottino -------------------(Located on a subsoi between Soi 17 and Soi 19)
2,100 � 4,700-----------Livingstones Lodge [
2,300 and up------------Royal President Soi 15
2,300 � 3,200-----------President Park Bangkok Soi 24
2,600 � 3,600-----------Legacy Suites [
2,900 and up------------Davis Hotel
3,000 � 5,000----------- S15 Hotel
4,200 � 6,800-----------Dream Hotel