merrickdb

I just checked out of the RO Sheraton yesterday. As a plat, I was upgraded to a non-towers junior suite despite the hotel being quite full. Nice room and recently renovated. (I was also offered a choice of a regular towers room, but the check-in agent recommended the non-towers suite instead.) The Towers lounge has a nice view and decent evening hors d'oeurves. The breakfast in the etc. restaurant (free for plats) is considerably better than the breakfast in the lounge. The lounge also offers afternoon tea, but the selection was quite small.

Sunday morning the temporary wall around the construction area was taken down and I was able to walk around the new terrace area as at least a dozen construction people were painting, scraping, and wiring things as they scurried to finish the renovations before the hotel's first scheduled conference (starting yesterday) and the big Loi Krathong festival for which they've been selling expensive terrace seating. It still looked like there was a bunch to finish, but hopefully they got it done.

Bob

Not staying there but had lunch at the ROS yesterday. The Terrace restaurant is still undergoing renovation; the ETC restaurant is open and has a nice buffet luncheon; didn't go above the ground floor so can't comment on other renovations but the pool appears to be open.

I'm staying at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit and it is fine for my needs.

mario33

Which pool ? There are 2 pools at the ROS, the garden pool has always been opened.

Bob

I can't answer that. I was on the boat dock level and looked up and saw the heads of some people who appeared to be sitting in deck chairs around a pool.

ConsultantA

all,

i'll be staying at ROS in april. besides metered-taxi, what's another good way to get to this hotel? (my arrival would be 10pm), I know there are airport shuttles but anyone knows which busline to take?

CaseyN2

Go to the Airport website, there is a full discription of the available bus services.

yycworldtraveler

Taxis are so cheap in BKK...I wouldn't bother looking for alternatives.

mario33

The last time I took a taxi from the airport, the meter was rigged. Its only something like 100 baht more and not worth the trouble of complaining (yes I have the driver's particulars) but the taxis from the airport are not as scam-free as we would have liked.

drron

When staying at the ROS and this happens complain to the doorman.On our last stay there it happened to us as well.I said to the driver what it should have cost,the doorman came over speaking Thai to the driver and we got B100 knocked off the fare.whereas when it happened going to the Millenium Hilton the doorman there took the side of the taxi driver-then the driver said the airport surcharge was B150 instead of B50.

schley

There is a large conference at the ROS the end of March for a teachers conference I'm attending. I'm not staying here as their rates are WAY too high IMO. Will instead be splitting my stay between the Le Meridien BKK and WGS and taking taxi's to and from the conference.

ConsultantA

What's the typical fare from BKK to ROS? I just want a brief idea so I won't get ripped.

olisch

300 THB meter fare + 50 THB airport surcharge + 45 THB toll way + 25 THB toll way. If you get stuck in traffic jam the meter fare will be higher ...

Dr. HFH

Always good to have some idea of what it should cost, then don't be shy about it when someone tries to rip you off, -- this worked for me.

jaejaez

For me (and am sure for many of us), it's not the actual money that's the issue - it's the feeling of getting ripped off and becoming a victim of someone's fradulence that i cannot stand.

lovtofly3

I've had it as low as 250BHT from airport to ROS,without any tolls or 50bht surcharge late a nite when traffic was light.