Originally Posted by
carberrie
... I was very excited with all the pre-opening discussions, but I am actually a bit disappointed. The hotel has only 8 suites available for Platinum upgrades. They are all taken by people who paid for them, hence no availability for upgrade... This is fine, but the problem is that the basic rooms are so tiny! Besides the desk chair, there is no space for even a regular chair to fit into the room!
Sorry to hear about your troubles ... you must have gotten # 403 or similar-size room:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalboz/5228478628/
Even when considering the cultural differences (as calling someone pompui is not really offensive in Thailand), hospitality employees who on the most part interact with foreigners must adhere to a certain professional code of conduct and be trained on what's sensitive for the guests' cultures.