Fyd

The Sofitel Sukhumvit is nice, but long walk from BTS.
the Novotel Siam Sq is my favorite, great location, premiere rooms renovated to current Novotel design, nice lounge at ground floor, price usually a lot lower than Sofitel.
Novotel S20 is far to BTS, service is mediocre, lounge with limited service
Mercure Siam is good budget option - they have a small, but nice lounge with outdoor space

martin_paris

the last time I stayed there some months ago the Sofitel was still located 150m away from both Nana and Asok BTS stations. Not really what I would refer to as a long walk.

Goldorak

Agreed. I was surprised reading Fyd saying it was a long walk from BTS.

cowism

Probably after a day of walking, 150m is a long walk.😂

Fyd

compared to the Mercure Siam (which is at the bottom of the BTS stairs) and the Novotel Siam Sq (through mall) it is far!
Being in the middle of Nana ant Adobe, its about as far as it can be from the stations and further than Gr Sheraton, Westin or Gr Centre Point....
...it's all relative at 40c or in heavy rain...

kaffir76

You'll have an awesome stay at the Sofitel, which I find to be better (IMO) than Sofitel So - which is too OTT for my taste but both have excellent staff as well as awful traffic outside the hotel.
The clientele of Sofitel So is the younger set & on my last stay in Apr. some hi so kids were having a party in the room above mine & were making so much noise that I had to call the duty manager & his solution was to move me (to a So Studio or So Suite, which was nice) & drown me in Prosecco at midnight .. LOL

#Perhaps after your stay, you could do a quick review of the Mercure S11, not an often discussed property here, I think.

Chuckling at the comment about the long walk from BTS - you'll get from station to station faster by walking instead of waiting in traffic at most times o' the day
I've strangely never stayed at the Novotel Siam Sq. I think because in my mind it's an older hotel ...
Yes Novotel S20 is terrible, please don't stay there
Lastly, Mercure Siam is a fine hotel but the lounge is so terribly small that sometimes during happy hour or breakfast, I wonder if we are better off not having it.

IMH

We're planning five nights in Bangkok at the end of the year. It will be our first time there, so I'd appreciate guidance from experts here. At the moment we're tending towards the Sofitel Sukhumvit, although reports in the dedicated property thread are somewhat mixed. Would that be a good choice, or do people with relatively recent experience have a different recommendation? We won't be booking the cheapest room and have LCAH Platinum status.

A lounge would be nice (mainly as a place to relax for an hour between activities). Being able to make coffee in our room is a must. Our stay will include 31 December and we don't want to find ourselves in a property that tries to strong-arm guests into paying for gala dinners, festive buffets or similar nonsense (e.g. by closing the lounge).

Thanks in advance!

seanthepilot

ContinentalVoyager7

Sofitel Sukhumvit is a good choice! Good location and good service IMO. I myself only stay there these days whenever I am in BKK. Honestly, the basic rooms are good enough, unless you are going for a suite. Then get a suite with a Jacuzzi in the Balcony. If not, don't waste your money getting a garden view room since no matter what you book, you will get access to the lounge. I'm not too sure if the basic rooms have an espresso machine since every time I stay there, I get upgraded. But if I recall my stay from 2013, I believe they did since they didn't upgrade me then.

BinSabai

Nana station is over 200 meter and Asoke station over 400 meters from Sofitel Sukhumvit. And walkway can be pretty crowded

IMH

Thank you for your thoughts! I hope we won't be regarded as perverse and ungrateful, but we've booked the Novotel Ploenchit. The comments upthread were positive, the lounge looks good and the price differential for the Sofitel was rather hefty.

FlytheTail

Being nit-picky here, but it's a 3-minute walk to Nana and 5-minute walk to Asoke BTS. Yes, some hotels are closer (like the SGS) but what's a 3-minute walk unless one is handicapped?

Indeed, rooms at the Sofitel are usually >50% more expensive than the Novotel, so your choice is rational. I like both properties a lot and if I don't plan to spend much time in the room or in the lounge, also book the Novotel quite often.

gilbertaue

For a first timer the Ploenchit lounge is actually very nice. Outdoor sitting area with view of Sukhumvit.

BinSabai

you see mainly the traffic jams on the expressway, the skytrain and the high rise building of Ploenchit, Wireless, Chidlom and lowest Sukhumvit
anyway, Novotel Ploenchit is good value for money and great location, skytrain station just in front of the hotel and many restaurants and shopping centers within Walking distance

cowism

I would prefer Sofitel ambience than the Novotel. Seems very plain on the pictures especially the suites.