nologic

The GM here is the former GM from Le Royal Meridien Shanghai. Would expect service and experience here to be top notch.

geminidreams

If you want the river experience its ok but it is a pretty uninteresting area otherwise. The hotel condition is not as good as its competitor SPG options in BKK. In the other hotels if you have a club or equivalent room you will get breakfast in the restaurant and some are really good, at ROS its continental breakfast in the club lounge which is good if you are on a diet or looking to have a big lunch. When I visited the service was reasonable but I had enough of the river view after 2 days.

I book the Aloft before considering the ROS and As a plat I would get all the plat amenities of the ROS and only breakfast or points at Aloft but location is better and the breakfast at Aloft wins hands down on ROS even though its bottom scale compared to the rest.

nologic

That's disappointing that the ROS doesn't provide full service or full buffet breakfasts to Plats. And you're saying the Club lounge doesn't have excellent food...usually that's not the case for Sheraton's in Asia.

rwSEA

Hi all - I'm staying in Bangkok for 3 nights this coming October, as part of a longer trip within Asia. I've been to Bangkok before, so I'm less focused on the main sites, but more so on a place where I can relax and have a comfortable home base (i.e. gym, pool, spa, etc.). I stayed at the four points last time and wanted something more upscale for this visit.

I've narrowed it down to either the W or the SGS. I am in general a big W fan (especially the ones in Doha and Hong Kong), and I like the thought that would it be a bit more relaxing than Sukhumvit, while still having easy train access to shopping, etc. The TripAdvisor reviews seem pretty good. The SGS on the other hand is appealing for its pool area and the very high reviews it gets here on FT. Not necessarily in love with the Sukhumvit area, but not a deal-breaker.

I'm a platinum member and would also be interested in the platinum perks, although this isn't a major consideration unless drastically different (i.e. free buffet breakfast at SGS but no free breakfast at W, etc.).

Any thoughts? Many thanks in advance!

nongsom

IMO SGS have much more perk than W
Laundry 2x2/day & evening drink & butler & daytime soft drink at library.
If you don't mind to move hotel
I recommend to 2 night at SGS first and last night at W
because laundry at SGS come at 6 pm for next day.
And w give only drink voucher and no clubs/drink benefits like SGS.

geminidreams

Both give breakfast that are very good. I prefer W just as it has a better atmosphere in the main dining room, at SGS I actually prefer breakfast at Sala as though its not as extensive it is nice ambiance. W say breakfast or 500 points but I have always received both when staying there.

W just provide a couple of drink vouchers which are a bit underwhelming. BTS access is easy from either hotel. My wife and I walked to Patpong a few times for dinner and visit the markets but it is only one stop on the BTS.

As far as suite upgrades are concerned they are always hit and miss, I was upgraded to a great W suite with SNAs but a studio without, many complain of no upgrade. I have only been to SGS as a gold but paid for the Grande Delux. Personally I prefer the Le Meridien over both but everyone will have a different view depending on what they value. PA is currently off my list as the renovations were very intrusive when I last visited.

Laundry is ok but I never bother with the hotel laundry I just go to a commercial laundry and get a bag done for about 150 baht that does all my clothes.

Its pretty easy to move hotel btw as BTS is close enough to both for it to be easy.

Dr. HFH

If your laundry is outside your door by 9 a.m., it will be returned the same day, usually in the 5-6 p.m. range. 7 days/week. That's the regular service. There's an express service option; but I've never used it. Same day is fine with me.Correct. If you're PLT, you get drinks during Happy Hour daily at SGS (6 p.m.-8 p.m., IIRC). They are available at your choice of Library, Living Room, BarSu and Sala. You don't have to choose one, -- you can have a drink at one location and then move to another for your next drink the same evening.

At W, I believe that you receive vouchers for two free drinks per stay.

nongsom

Thanks Dr for additional SGS information.
IMO Laundry usually benefits for longer journey.

onobond

My last visit was late Jan to early Feb 2015. If anything has deteriorated, must be after that. Given the fierce competition in this segment of hotels in Bangkok, I'd be surprised if they downsized the perks for their most valuable guests

geminidreams

Are you saying ROS now offers breakfast in the restaurant like all the other BKK SPG hotels as for some time they have only offered breakfast in the club lounge? Compared to even Aloft or 4P standard restaurant breakfast the ROS club lounge breakfast is garbage.

lcpteck

I believe you get to use the Restaurant if you choose Breakfast as your Platinum amenity gift, never tried it though so need someone to confirm. I always take the points and eat at the Sheraton Club Lounge.

Kalboz

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24944079-post346.html

lcpteck

Ah okay so there's no Restaurant use at all.

geminidreams

The ROS has its niche as a riverside hotel and you get nice views of the river and can utilize the river activities. In comparison to what the other cat 3 hotels provide for breakfast it seriously underwhelms. They are good with suite upgrades but again compared to what you get at the LM or (before the category raise) PA it is not in the class. The club lounge has a good evening service and snacks and a pleasant overview of the river which is definitely the highlight for staying there. If they changed the breakfast options Im sure they would attract more plats but from what I could see they target the tour group business which in fairness would be much more their focus than 10 - 20 extra plats.

seanthepilot

Since the current GM arrived, there is NO breakfast for platinums in the downstairs restaurant as an amenity. You can ONLY have the executive lounge breakfast and can only sit/eat in the area near the service/kitchen area.