ralph4878

That orange juice is like drinking syrup...so good!

Dr. HFH

Exactly, it's a question of style. To me, SGS smacks of old world European elegance. Acres of veined marble and miles of polished brass handrails. I much prefer this to the more modern chrome/glass/concrete look. But it's just personal preference.

gogooo

The recent mentioned here is 2014..

kalo93406

I did 3 nights at Four Points recently to put me over 50 nights and also like it pretty well. They did give 2 drink coupons for each person per night, which I think was a change from 1 coupon on my prior stay, if I'm remembering right. I had my only bout of Covid late 2022. I had just arrived to Bangkok and stayed at LM. I think I arrived to the hotel about 2pm and somehow slept for 6 hours, so about 9 I went out and partied way to much until early hours. Then was at 4 points a night or two. Then went to Aloft and was feeling rough. Had no idea how to handle it, decided to just hunker down in the room, but would shower, wear a new mask and fresh clothes when I went out to get food.. Luckily it only lasted about 4/5 days. Was in Bangkok 2 months and a bacterial infection and cold I got were both worse in my case.

ralph4878

I wasn't partying or really out-and-about much at all but it got me: had dinner in a really nice Chinese place around Phrom Phong with some former colleagues...we had our own little room, and one of us had it; two days later, the two ladies who drove to the restaurant with her in horrible traffic (rain...) got it...2 days later, the rest of us had it. It was my first (and only) time with it, and it took. me. out. I'm an athletic guy, 6'3", 200 lbs and keep very healthy, and it still kicked my butt. Fortunately, BNH Hospital has a clinic in the mall The Conrad sits on, and they took good care of me. I was able to order Food Panda every day for lunch and dinner; the lounge folks brought me brekkie each morning. I was laid out for 12 days! Hoping this trip is much smoother!

jah718

Hi all, looking for some advice and insights on an upcoming stay. Me, my wife, and 1 year old staying in Bangkok for 2 nights.

At the moment, I have the Le Meridien and Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit booked. LM at about 12K Baht for 2 nights, SGS at about 17K. Currently a Platinum, so looking for somewhere with decent treatment of elites, preferably breakfast in the main restaurant, and chance of an upgrade. SGS looks a bit old fashioned for my taste, but I think it has other plus points.

Does anyone have any thoughts on where best to stay considering the SGS would be at the upper end of the budget. Or anything else I should be taking into account?

ftrichard

You will get the full (and very good) breakfast buffet at Le Meridien including fresh coconuts and sparkling wine exclusively for elites. You will have a good statistical chance of an upgrade to a suite because there are two on every floor and they do proactively upgrade elites however the volume of elites has increased since the Great Plague and as a Platinum you will be behind all the Ambassadors, Titaniums, and regular Platinum guests so YMMV. Le Meridien is a more modern style hotel that was refurbished during the Great Plague. Not sure if you can take a baby into the lounge during the evening booze and canapés from 1800-2000. There is a toddler pool to the side of the main pool and there are sun loungers that are covered that would be suitable for you to lie under with a baby. The pool area is not huge but rarely busy. I wouldn't say the LeM is the most family oriented hotel given its location next to Patpong and the gay nightlife but you won't see anything that would shock you either in the hotel or on the streets around it.

The greater question is whether you know Bangkok and what else you want to do during your stay because this should determine your location (LeM in Silom vs one of the very many options along Sukhumvit).

travelinmanS

Marriott in Asia seems to have taken a decision post pandemic to price their hotels well above other chains and especially high versus local or regional hotel chains. The pricing still sticks in Thailand and Japan where as in Singapore, Malaysia and China it has dropped down from last year’s gouging. I only stay in Japanese chains in Japan now and I moved a lot of my Bangkok stays to the Conrad because of this.

lost_in_translation

Agree that Marriott has ramped prices in Bangkok over the last 12 months, but it’s pretty universal across all of the international chains to some degree. There has clearly been a deliberate attempt to grow elite numbers in Asia across all chains (Marriott in particular) and they are now trying to monetise this ‘loyalty’. The days of being one of a single digit number of top tier elites staying at any hotel in a major Asian city are long gone.

The Conrad seems relatively good value but then this reflects the massive profusion of five star and luxury hotels in Bangkok over the last ten years - Conrad was probably once in the top 15-20 hotels in Bangkok, now it’s probably not even in the top 50.

Kacee

This is really the key question.

If LM's Silom location works, I'm not sure SGS is worth the extra 3k THB per night for a Plat with no stay history at SGS, where frequent guests will get preferred treatment (which is also true at LM, btw).

But the locations are very different and I personally find SGS location more convenient with direct skywalk access to BTS and MRT, as well as Terminal 21 mall.

ralph4878

Update! Booked a week at the SGS...rate was $214/night with all taxes and fees, which I thought was pretty good considering The Conrad was about the same for the size room I wanted. Will share impressions during my stay - thanks to everyone who chirped in to answer my questions - much appreciated. If anyone has any questions about any of the Accor Properties in BKK, let me know .

ralph4878

Agreed that the pricing in Thailand has not come down - this is across Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, and IHG...Accor pricing does not seem to have changed at all from 2019, with the exception of The Sofitel, which is well over $200/night now since they did some renovations. Bali prices are also still (very) high since the world re-opened. The Conrad was definitely cheaper last year than this year, though - I paid about $130/night for an Executive King last July - it's above $175 this July.