Can anyone recommend hotels near siam / mbk in Bangkok. We will be travelling with two small children and will require 5 or 6 nights around end of sept.
Another option is a hotel close to skytrain station further up Suhkomvit? Stayed in Amari Boulevard last time which was fine apart from the hotel being surrounded by a foot of water after a rain storm.
Also thought of a Khao San Road area but can't seem to find a hotel that would be ok for the kids, but at least they would have plenty to see around that area!

Dave & Jai

Hi Dave & Jai
You may check this out, http://www.thaipro.com/cgi-bin/7002DRhotels/LocateDRLink.pl?1010020500061
Enjoy your holiday

list of siam hotels
Asia Hotel

we usually stay at Asia Hotel linked above but this year, as we had our 10 month old son with us, we wanted a bit more room so booked at Grand Diamond Pratunam, which has 1 bed suites with microwave & full size fridge. I booked via www.agoda.com & as they usually have deals we ended up getting it for 2,500 baht per night. It is next door to Pantip so a bit futher out than Siam but still not too far.

There are loads around that area, but in particular I can recommend the Pathumwan Princess, which is actually attached to MBK.

The Asia Hotel is very convenient but is very drastically showing it's age and is overpriced IMO.

I agree about Asia becoming aged but it just too convenient being attached to the skytrain when you are as lazy as me

if u're going to be taking taxis from the hotel to places not on a skytrain route, for example wat phra kaew or khao san road, then be aware that the asia hotel is not cheap.

this is because the asia hotel taxi desk has a minimum charge of 250 baht per journey (at least it did in 2006 when i asked) and most taxi-meters will not make casual pick-ups immediately in front of the hotel.

ian.

We have used the Asia before and while very handy for skytrain did find it a bit aged and i think the rooms would be quite small as already suggested.
The Prathumwan Princess looks like a good option, although a bit expensive but i guess we pay for location. Likewise the Novatel, but i can't work out how far away the Siam@siam is from skytrain or mbk, like the Asia it could feel quite a long walk with 2 kids, pushchair, shopping etc. Especially as we are there in sept which has more than a good chance of some hefty downpours! One other point is that the wife has some friends and family in BKK and some hotels are not keen on visitors to the room which adds the need for somewhere easy and closse to sit and eat and chat without dragging all the kids & stuff........beginning to wonder if i am looking forward to this or not!!
I guess i will be fine when the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and i drink my first Chang, watching the world go by......I love Thailand!!

Boo, that agoda site, is it ok to use?. i had had a quick glance before but assumed there was a joining fee or something?

Thanks all, Dave

I always book through www.sawasdee.com

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The Pathumwan Princess is a bit more expensive but it is a very nice hotel, and the rates include tax and breakfast. Taking those into account it's probably £10 more a night than the Asia but definitely worth it as any reviews will say on sites like www.tripadvisor.com or even Sawasdee.

We have had guests (Nois family) at the Pathumwan too, without any problems. A couple even stayed the night.

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Originally posted by Crockett10:
that agoda site, is it ok to use?

i have used agoda to book a hotel before. it's a decent enough website with no joining fee. i believe it's based in singapore and all charges are in USD, which means u'll be stung for exchange costs unless u use nationwide visa to pay (but this is true for any website that doesn't charge in GBP). there's a rebate of about 5%, depending on the hotel, that u can use as part or full payment for ur next booking. if u have any questions, then u can click on the 24/7 customer support icon, which opens a chat window on ur computer.

ian.

I've always used www.sawadee.com to select hotels all over LOS and service has been excellent.

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i have been with agoda for years & book everything through them as they have instant confirmation so I don't know if they do a sign up fee now but never had in the past. I like that you earn points to use at a later date, I will be booking rooms for about 20 people next year in bangkok for 7 nights each so will have enough points for a great upgrade the following year