During my stay @ JW Marriott BKK I needed to make a brief long distance call from my room due mobile battery being empty.
Thinking (obviously wrong) that anno 2009 telephone calls would be charged at a reasonable rates, even with a considerable top-up commission for the hotel I was astonished to learn that for my 3min 54sec call to an Amsterdam land-line I had been charged 935THB (nearly 20EUR)!
I very much realise that the only one to blame for this is me as I should have read the top-up extras that JW Marriott BKK applies for "long distance calls"... Charging (for just "using" the phone) 125THB EXTRA FEE per minute for the 1st minute and 220THB EXTA FEE per minute for the next minutes is just outrageous and no longer of this time. As a comparison, making a 25mins call would have paid for my nights`stay here.
Having said this, the hotel is just wonderful, service is impeccable, especially the executive lounge is great. So, I would definitely recommend this hotel .... just ... dont call from your room !! )