Originally Posted by
geminidreams
The Aloft was a bit of a surprise, its quite new, the rooms are a good size and and it is very good value. I booked it with cash and points. The area has a bit of entertainment but the street can be pretty busy and the difficult to negotiate. Its a bit of a walk to the BTS but if you want there are lots of tuk tuks if it is hot or rainy. If you are looking for the best value stay it would be here.
You can always request the Aloft tuk tuk to drive you somewhere local. Coming from BTS you might be relegated to other (payed) forms of transportation.