Nobody told me that the rooftop bar ABar is a gin bar! They have one of the largest collections of gin in the city and I saw over 100 on the menu, with a solid selection of tonic. I am a very very happy camper!

Just completed my first stay here and have the following impressions:

1) Hotel is HUGE 1300 rooms....
2) Location is 15 minute walk to Sky Train.
3) Street 22 which hotel is on, is traffic hell and filed with cheesy massage parlours
4) The hotel re branded as a Marriott last year and the renovations have nice rooms, comfy beds etc.
5) Bonvoy Memembership is honored with Higher levels getting Club Lounge access
6) The Staff at the club Lounge Could not have been nicer, the Staff around the general hotel all lovely.
7) Largest and Best Buffet in Asia is at Goji ....Reservations a must...full everynight, for good reason.

There is that saying about putting Makeup on a pig and you will still have a pig.....That is what this hotel is....It is a conference hotel that often has the lowest prices in Bangkok and there is a reason for this. There are not enough elevators which necessitates stops on many floors both up and down as well as long elevator waits when the hotel is full. We were lucky....Three large conferences 99% full and the elevators are small and cramped. Baggage arrived after two hours and pickup took 45 minutes when we checked out. Servicing this hotel is obviously quite a chore and as a guest, I felt this. Conferences were not high end conferences.....People AND their kids swimming in the pool in their underwear..Many..Eating breakfast with their fingers etc. I am not calling out any specific races, but with 1300 hundred rooms, all people were represented.

As far as the Bonvoy services, the club lounge is large, lots of people and quite an impressive spread for what they are offering for "loyalty".....Several people were there taking advantage, stuffing their faces with free food, this is a put off for us. We have a drink or three, go for dinner etc. The "its free I've got to eat it" mentality is a put off for us. I saw in the lounge quite a few "Old Timers" who I have no doubt pay discounted corporate rates or use points and are there for everything they can get "Incuded".....we are not those travelers. Lounge staff could not have been friendlier.....

IF I had kids, this hotel would be ideal as with conferences hotels....they have seen it all and kids are the least of their worries, noise etc. Not to mention the club lounge feeds them for free etc and allows parents to bring food out....so if $ savings is your game, this is a definite option.

Overall, I have re learned the message that you get what you pay for. This hotel albeit friendly inexpensive hotel, is bringing in some of the Lowest common denominator guests, IMHO.

For future stays we will stay at the Plaza Athenee, Marriott Suriwongse or Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit.....They are Excellent mid size hotels where service levels are high and Bonvoy recognition is also excellent.

This is not a bad hotel, just know what your $$ is buying you and NOT.

Safe travels to all.

Posted my thoughts on the general BKK thread:

Thank you for the detailed report

If you want to walk to the BTS, you may take the back gate next to Goji through Benjasiri Park for a 10-minutes stroll to the BTS. Another way to avoid Suk 22 is to take the hotel's complimentary shuttle which also takes a short cut through the side streets behind the hotel. The comped tuk-tuk shuttle leaves the hotel every 30-minutes but you have to tell the FD staff that you need to take the shuttle. I have used it many time for the return trip also when coinciding meeting it as it drops guests at the Emporium.

Comped shuttle schedule at the FD

Kalboz family taking the comped shuttle to BTS
This property also has a comped supervised Kids' Club on the 9th floor next to the pool that at times came handy in for us parents. Our children have befriended many other guests' kids through the club and they would meet to play or to swim. I was under the impression that you are not allowed to take food out of the lounge as I have seen staff stop guests from taking food out. Sure, you can eat all you want and are encouraged to do so by the staff during feeding hours. During the holiday season (December 24, 2018 - January 3, 2019) MMQP added an additional space by the 4th floor private pool for lounge breakfast and happy hour. The food and service were still impeccable.

Our kids (my son and his cousin) enjoying happy hour food at the 4th floor make-shift lounge

Great atmosphere at the 4th floor make shif lobby during happy hour.
This property can do without the tour groups but it's understandable that they have to fill the 1300+ rooms. what concerns me is that some of these groups are allowed to partake comped breakfast at Goji while Bonvoy elites are denied the same.

On of the issues most complained about the lounge breakfast is the unavailability of made to order noodle soup that is readily available at Goji breakfast

Goji overtaken by zero-sum tour groups while elites are denied this choice

Did anyone know are there any connecting room set up for suites or other room types in this property ?
There are no information found on the official website.......

Some suites are attached to double rooms located in the middle section of floors. Contact the property directly!

On our last night, we were notified in Advance that our suite is pre-booked, and, thus, we were moved to two attached rooms at the end of the floor: one with double beds and a second with a King.

King room and the attached door by curtain

Attached double room - photo taken by the attached door

No key required as it's open for public just like the lobby area. But it closes at 9 PM when the park closes to the public:

Did you check-in at the lounge or downstairs? I had a great experience checking in at 3pm (which should be peak time) with zero wait and overly friendly service at the lounge.

That's really the bottom line here. Although I suspect your check-in experience was aberrational. I've also had bad check-ins at SGS, so it happens even at properties known for their service.

I stayed here quite a lot in 2017/2018 (probably 25 stays in all), but recently the rates have been higher than they were, so I've spent more time in W and St Regis. I note that the rates have dropped again for low season, but agree with a lot of the more recent posts ... it's not quite as good as it was, and I too noticed a higher number of loud western males and their "ladies of the night" ... compounded by a large lounge and long free-flow (and the immediate area). The men's spa area is also quite run down and needs a deep clean. That said, the worst Bonvoy property I've stayed in in Bangkok was the apparently newly renovated JW. I had a tour of the SGS last time I was in town to see what all the hype was, and I wasn't overly impressed, but it seemed ok. I think the St Regis is still by far the best Bonvoy option for my own tastes, which has led me to pay more and sacrifice lounges.

SGS makes up for some weakness in the hard product with phenomenal service, Plat recognition, and a wide variety of food and drink venues. SR is a bit one-dimensional in comparison, though the hard product is quite nice.