Bangkok Hotels
Feb 28, 2015, 9:49 pm
#646
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I stayed at the MO Bangkok last Summer with my young brother and we thoroughly enjoyed the hotel and facilities. No strange look from staff or older clients even if we were not wearing jacket & tie for dinner. Actually as soon as you wear a proper attire nobody cares.
I stayed at the MO Bangkok last Summer with my young brother and we thoroughly enjoyed the hotel and facilities. No strange look from staff or older clients even if we were not wearing jacket & tie for dinner. Actually as soon as you wear a proper attire nobody cares.
Mar 1, 2015, 5:57 am
#647
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Today is the day! Four Seasons Bangkok to become Anantara Siam Bangkok in March 2015: http://theshutterwhale.boardingarea....in-march-2015/
Mar 4, 2015, 12:06 pm
#648
Join Date: Apr 2011
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The Sukhothai Bangkok has left The Leading Hotels of the World. 
As of now, the Okura Prestige Bangkok is the only LHW member hotel left in Bangkok. ^
As of now, the Okura Prestige Bangkok is the only LHW member hotel left in Bangkok. ^
Mar 5, 2015, 10:11 am
#649
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
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Who cares? Virtually all of the city's best hotels are Virtuoso properties and/or participate in other similar consortia. This usually means better value added benefits, and one does not need to pay for leaders club membership.
Mar 5, 2015, 12:36 pm
#650
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Mar 5, 2015, 1:05 pm
#651
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Mar 5, 2015, 1:06 pm
#652
Join Date: Mar 2008
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2 nights in Bangkok in May.. I can get the Sukhothai Executive Suite for £115/night (with discount code applied). Seems like a good deal. Before I book, will I get a better deal elsewhere?
Mar 6, 2015, 2:59 am
#654
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Yes, Banyan Tree left LHW a few years ago. Now, at this time only the Okura Prestige BKK is a member of LHW. We hope that LHW can grow in BKK and Thailand as a whole again. ^
See also our review here on FT:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...nyan-tree.html
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Last edited by uggboy; Mar 6, 2015 at 3:06 am
Mar 6, 2015, 3:47 am
#655
Join Date: Jan 2009
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I have spoken with a former employee of BT BKK, who told me back of the house was very poorly kept, dirty, and infested with cockroaches.
By all accounts the back of the house facilities at Mandarin Oriental and The Peninsula are pristine.
Some independent hotels and resorts or those that are part of very small hotel groups can benefit from LHW as a marketing alliance; however IMO LHW these days is largely irrelevant to hotels that are part of major hotel groups like Dorchester, Peninsula, etc...
Now that Unlimited no longer provides confirmed upgrades, there is even less of a reason to pay for that status.
By all accounts the back of the house facilities at Mandarin Oriental and The Peninsula are pristine.
Some independent hotels and resorts or those that are part of very small hotel groups can benefit from LHW as a marketing alliance; however IMO LHW these days is largely irrelevant to hotels that are part of major hotel groups like Dorchester, Peninsula, etc...
Now that Unlimited no longer provides confirmed upgrades, there is even less of a reason to pay for that status.
Mar 6, 2015, 4:10 am
#656
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I have spoken with a former employee of BT BKK, who told me back of the house was very poorly kept, dirty, and infested with cockroaches.
By all accounts the back of the house facilities at Mandarin Oriental and The Peninsula are pristine.
Some independent hotels and resorts or those that are part of very small hotel groups can benefit from LHW as a marketing alliance; however IMO LHW these days is largely irrelevant to hotels that are part of major hotel groups like Dorchester, Peninsula, etc...
Now that Unlimited no longer provides confirmed upgrades, there is even less of a reason to pay for that status.
By all accounts the back of the house facilities at Mandarin Oriental and The Peninsula are pristine.
Some independent hotels and resorts or those that are part of very small hotel groups can benefit from LHW as a marketing alliance; however IMO LHW these days is largely irrelevant to hotels that are part of major hotel groups like Dorchester, Peninsula, etc...
Now that Unlimited no longer provides confirmed upgrades, there is even less of a reason to pay for that status.
couldn't find any evidence of this during our stay, OK, I haven't really looked at the "back of the house" but every area we visited or encountered seemed to be well kept and beautiful, from the Spa, our Club room, Club Lounge, Rooftop Bar / Restaurant or their BMW 7 limousine from the airport. Of course for the big name luxury chains incl. Dorchester or Peninsula, LHW doesn't play a role anymore, they've grown now on their own and have their following around the world, but what about The Sukhothai which isn't part of a "branded chain", this hotel has now left LHW too, I wonder why? On the other side, a hotel such as the Grandhotel Hessischer Hof in Frankfurt belongs to Preferred Hotels and LHW. While some others "hopping" between such affiliations incl. from R&C to SLH or from LHW to WorldHotels or Preferred. Interesting times for such consortias, now, I look forward to find out for what they stand for and which hotels they can draw into their "memberships" which evidently are also "stamps of approval and quality". Cheers.
Last edited by uggboy; Mar 6, 2015 at 4:18 am
Mar 6, 2015, 4:32 am
#657
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I don't think so. I know the I know the former BT employee, who is now hapily employed at The Peninsula, quite well. She would not lie, and had no reason to deride BT as she knows I am a loyal Peninsula guest and would never stay at BT. Her comments about the excellent work environment at The Peninsula dovetail with what other long term Peninsula staff members have told me.
Anyhow, LHW does have many great properties. I don't know why Sukhothai would drop LHW either. I can only imagine that membership fees were high, and perhaps they found that LHW as a marketing alliance was not adding enough value for them to justify continued membership.
Anyhow, LHW does have many great properties. I don't know why Sukhothai would drop LHW either. I can only imagine that membership fees were high, and perhaps they found that LHW as a marketing alliance was not adding enough value for them to justify continued membership.
Mar 6, 2015, 5:39 am
#658
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I don't think so. I know the I know the former BT employee, who is now hapily employed at The Peninsula, quite well. She would not lie, and had no reason to deride BT as she knows I am a loyal Peninsula guest and would never stay at BT. Her comments about the excellent work environment at The Peninsula dovetail with what other long term Peninsula staff members have told me.
Anyhow, LHW does have many great properties. I don't know why Sukhothai would drop LHW either. I can only imagine that membership fees were high, and perhaps they found that LHW as a marketing alliance was not adding enough value for them to justify continued membership.
Anyhow, LHW does have many great properties. I don't know why Sukhothai would drop LHW either. I can only imagine that membership fees were high, and perhaps they found that LHW as a marketing alliance was not adding enough value for them to justify continued membership.
Mar 7, 2015, 9:35 pm
#659
Join Date: Mar 2015
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That's a very good deal. I'm just wondering if you could share what code and OTA have been used. I plan to stay at Sukhothai in this June but cannot get the rate that quite cheap. Does it include breakfast?
Mar 12, 2015, 9:06 am
#660
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