Originally Posted by
Miesque
Personally I view Conrad as more comfortable luxury (and the Conrad marketing motto for a while was "The Luxury of Being Yourself") vs Waldorf which is typically far stuffier, but nicer hard product et al. Conrad is my fave Hilton brand in terms of being the sweet spot for me in terms of a nice stay and and happy that more of them have been popping up here in the States.
I agree with this 100%. Conrad is my favourite brand by far. It's the overall mix of customer service, standards in the rooms, food, and generally (at least outside the US) there is a full and generous executive lounge. I too am a huge fan of the EL as part of the Conrad (or higher-end Hilton (again especially in Asia)) experience and make plentiful use of it during each of my stays. I have stayed at WA once or twice but usually the price point is too high for me and the missing EL makes the decision easy. Back in my corporate days neither Conrad nor WA were allowed under travel policy as they were seen as luxury rather than business standard.
Occasionally in the past, I have been to a super-luxury hotel in London for breakfast while staying in a budget hotel and paying for the meal. These experiences have been wonderful.
Specifically in BKK I actually would be tempted to try the WA because of the extremely positive reviews on here. But there are three properties with an EL in the city too...