gokeeper

Not sure if they were running out of skillet while making my order, my Steak and Eggs came in a plate. Tho I did see salmon in skillet on other table on my way out.

Pitero

Great to hear. Thanks for the update.

EuropeanPete

Fantastic news. Let's hope they get up to full staffing soon and can bring back the rest of the SGS service proposition.

PES_B1

Only 1 hot order for platinum as well? It would be good if it was unlinmited.

Kacee

OMG not this nonsense again.

There's also a buffet for those who feel the need to eat more than 1 complete breakfast.

lost_in_translation

The executive breakfast is quality over quantity, the minute you start offering unlimited orders of something there is pressure to cut costs and reduce ingredient quality. I think you’ll find there are a lot of people who would rather it was one very high quality cooked to order dish. I would guess a quarter or more of the guests at SGS are Platinum or above sometimes…

PES_B1

Oh, I see, but if it's a flat one choice, some choices in the menu are certainly less "heavy" than others, I understand the emphasis on quality, but I think that not being able to order an egg dish(such as omelette/benedict) and the main course dish(such as steak and salmon) is a little on the strict side, as a student in High school, I generally aim for going full during breakfast to delay my lunch or perhaps work during lunch. Do they strictly enforce the policy? The Hongta,LC in Shanghai don't ever enforce the policy of one-order for their executive breakfast.

CIT85

The full buffet breakfast at SGS has great selections and you can eat to your heart's consent.

EuropeanPete

Presumably Rossini will still have a moderate size buffet even with executive breakfast back again? If you have a bit of everything you would comfortably go over 5,000 calories which should do for breakfast.

gokeeper

Yes, you can help yourself with unlimited cold cut, smoke salmon, pastry, congee, miso soup and fresh cut ham.
One thing I don't remember if it exist pre-covid or not: easy open coconut.

Kacee

And also give the staff something to talk about behind your back!

LIH Prem

I really missed the salmon on my last visit. Good to hear that the exec breakfast has returned!

-David

GUWonder

On my first pre-covid stay at this hotel as a Platinum, I don’t recall that coconut being there like this. But that was back when 5 SPG brand stays in Asia-Pacific meant a 50k SPG point promotional bonus or something lucrative like that for the time.

esls79

I'm in the middle of a 4 night stay in the Rajah Suite and I am pretty impressed by everything so far. I booked a sweeten your stay package which allows 5,000 bonvoy points per night plus they offered 2,000 baht credit per night on top of that. The service has been spot on, with no hiccups or misses yet. I've been referred to by my name on a few occasions. I've only stayed here a handful of time prior so COVID and from what I've read to what I've experienced, it seems like the SGS is in the midst of a comeback.

I had the executive breakfast at Rossini's yesterday and ordered three main items of the executive menu between me and my wife. There was no fuss or anything out of the ordinary noted. The steak and eggs and the Thai omelette were served on a plate while the eggs benedict was served on a skillet.

The service in Orchid Cafe has been pretty good too. Constantly refilling water glasses, removing used dishes, etc without delay is appreciated. I haven't asked for any special requests yet so I can't comment on that part.

I'm only a gold so I'm not getting any service above and beyond as far as I can tell.

cohighcountry1k

Looking for a nice property at a reasonable rate over New Years - prices for many properties in Bangkok are definitely at a premium during this time and we decided to apply more of our budget to a private beach front pool villa than to a hotel in Bangkok. We would have loved something on the River, but the ROS lacks positive reviews of late. We will need 3 or 4 rooms for our group for 4 nights. Last year I stayed at The Athenee - the remodeled rooms were fantastic and we were upgraded to a nice suite due to my Ambassador status. We thought the service was great, if the lounge did get busy in the evenings. We're considering going back to The Athenee and are also considering the SGS since it's closer to the BTS -. with 7 or 8 of us touring around Bangkok we thought it could be a good choice. SGS seems like more dated rooms and perhaps a decline in services even though the pool is nicer than The Athenee (we thought The Athenee pool really lacked character and has so much potential). I'm able to get both of these properties for under $150 USD per night per room which seems like good value. Which would you choose? Chances of getting suite upgrades better at one property or the other? Other properties I need to consider?