Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler
I stayed at the Atlanta for two miserable nights and will never stay there again. The place is run by pretentious, condescending folks who have rested on their laurels for way too long and now represents a horrible value. It may have been a wonderful place in the 50's, but the rooms today are in a sorry state of repair--dripping faucets and showerheads, dirty rooms full of scum, mildew, and mold, and "hot water" showers that--for some reason--fail to deliver any hot water at all.
Granted, the lobby is nice, but the rest of the place is a dump. I'm surprised it hasn't been torn down yet for a go-go bar to be built in its place!
The Atlanta is kinda a dump, but it is also kinda homey which is nice when you are on the road. And it costs less than twenty bucks a night. Also, it has one of the best restaurants in BKK (theoretically, you must be a guest to eat there, but, if you are nice and don't bring a bar girl along, you may be admitted). I usually mix up my stay with a few nights at the Atlanta and some at the JW Marriott, just up the street. If you stay at the Atlanta the JW makes a nice place to have breakfast in the coffee shop and read the English language press.