Originally Posted by
heronb
I have just returned from a stay at the Peninsula and stayed at the S-La a few years ago, IMHO there is quite a difference in room quality and service level with the Pen being my favourite by quite a distance.
The rooms may need an upgrade in style but the quality was very good. The reason for staying on the river is not only for aesthetics but also for access to the sky train and river boats. If you want to visit MOBKK for dinner or drinks then the Pen's boat will drop you right at the door.
Thanks
heronb for your insights, could you please elaborate what makes the Peninsula hotel/service so different against the Shangri-La hotel/service, especially in the Krungthep Wing/rooms with balcony and inclusions ie. Krungthep Wing pool by the river, breakfast, afternoon tea, evening drinks in the Riverside Lounge and more etc. all these add value to a luxurious stay in our opinion.
This would be interesting to know, thanks in advance.
For reference, we've stayed at Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa/Rasa Wing, Penang and at the Shangri-La Valley Wing in Singapore, plus at the Peninsula in Tokyo and the Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo and the Peninsula Tokyo, so far in our experience all of these hotels are very luxurious, offer memorable standards incl. hard product, offerings and services/location/style. Of course, while not a very extensive experience so far, especially against some others here on FT, we are comfortable about all three brands and what they offer to recommend to visitors in each city and we guess this incl. the Shangri-La Bangkok which is a beautiful hotel, at least we felt that way when we visited this hotel for drinks, we feel equally this admiration for the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok after visiting this landmark hotel for lunch at the Verandah and drinks at their Bamboo Bar or after our lunch at the Peninsula Bangkok at the River Cafe, which we felt was beautiful and memorable too.
Cheers & Safe Travels. ^