Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok

Dear yorkboy24,

Thank you for bringing this up to our attention. However, after reviewing the room rates, we have not found that the Limited Time Offer rates are higher than the best pre-paid rates. It would much appreciate if you could share with us your period of stay that you are searching for so that we can further investigate.

With kind regards,
Richard Chapman
General Manager

Lobster

I suppose it all depends on what rate the discount is applicable to but for me there has been no change in the prices. Last week I priced a stay between 3rd and 9th August. It came back with a best rate for a member fully paid in advance of B5,694 per night. When I do exactly the same search today I get exactly the same same rate quoted. I also looked at Le Meridien and on the same rate it has gone down

estnet

Maybe because the sale ends for stays until July 31?

"Save up to 35% at participating Marriott International Hotels and Resorts in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. Book now and enjoy your next getaway!
To make you booking visit: https://bit.ly/2Um0IbT
Valid for bookings made: 18 - 24 March, 2019
Valid for stays from: 19 March - 31 July, 2019"

HOWEVER - Just for fun I checked one night May 31-June 1 - the "special" rate was 4500 and the member prepaid was 4275!!!! So i guess the sale isn't a sale????

LIH Prem

I wonder if the sale had the effect of lowering the member prepaid rate? .. what were the rates before the sale kicked in?

4500 and 4275 are good rates these days for the SGS.

-David

Dr. HFH

Particularly 4,275. Excellent, IMO.

Lobster

Thanks missed the end date

puchong

How was this promotion notified? I did not get any such message either by e-mail or in my Marriott account and would never have been able to take advantage of it had I not accidentally seen it in this thread. How do I prevent missing such deals in future?

Dr. HFH

IMO the rates are good. Here's a chart I just got of the available rates for April. These are much less than the average rates normally available, maybe in the 15-25% range. In fact, I just made a rezzie using these rates.

ftrichard

Exact same experience last night booking my next stay at Le Meridien in Bangkok. The ADP pre-paid rate was 3750Baht average per night. Right next to it was the cheapest regular pre-paid rate at 3560Baht.

Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok

Dear Reviewer,

Allow me to explain that the Limited Time Offer promotion is valid for bookings made during March 18-24, 2019 and valid for stays from March 19-July 31, 2019. As a result, the promotion will not be applied to the stay in August.

For the stay on May 31 for one night, the Limited Time Offer rate which includes 25% discount from our regular rate (flexible rate) of THB 6,000++ is at THB 4,500++. In addition, the Marriott members enjoy additional up to 5% discount on weekends and up to 2% discount on weekdays, hence the Limited Time Offer rate for Marriott members is at THB 4,275++. On the other hand, the Marriott member advanced purchase rate for the night of May 31 including 15% discount is at THB 4,845++.

I hope that this explanation covers your enquiry. I will be more than pleased to personally handle your reservations, so please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

With kind regards,
Richard Chapman
General Manager

escape4

There are 20+ good hotels in BKK so that means each one only gets 5% of my business on average. If SGS had rates below 4.5k THB on a consistent basis they would get 20% of my business rather than only 5%. It's a great hotel but it's a competitive market...

Kacee

I'll note that the issues referenced with the Limited Time Offer rates are not exclusive to SGS. I was comparing prices at Vana Belle, and the prepaid member rate is considerably cheaper than the Limited Time Offer rate (at least for the dates I'm interested in).

This is not uncommon with promotional rates. Same with airfare, where the announced "sales" are rarely much of a deal at all.

Dr. HFH

That, of course, is why you stay there only 5% of the time. The hotel is consistently over 90% occupied at the current rates, and I expect that management and the owners see no reason to lower them. Remember, rates are driven more by what the market will bear than by any type of subjective perceived inherent value. That's certainly how I set the rates in my business.

Kacee

For me, the biggest draw of SGS is the staff who remember me and treat me like returning family. You'll miss out on that as an occasional guest. It's why I'll stay at SGS even though I think SR and Athenee have better pools, for example.

Dr. HFH

I like the vegetation and the feeling that you're not right in the center of the city (which you are, of course). But no problem, we can agree to disagree on the pool.