Priceline Hotel: 4* Bangkok (Riverside-Silom) Marriott Resort & Spa

[raydon22]

Marriott Bangkok Resort & Spa

257 1 3 Charoennakorn Rd

Bangkok, Thailand

66-2-4760021

Check-In Date: Sat, Dec 5, 2004

Check-Out Date: Sun, Dec 6, 2004

Your Offer Price: $40.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $40.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $14.36

Total Charges: $54.36

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Wanted a change of scenery, so I'm moving to the river. Lowest marriott.com rate is $99 + 17.7% tax = $116.52. I actually repeated the process and got the Marriott for 3 more nights at the same rate.

[Chris26WI]

Nice to see the Marriott coming up again - after having seen (and experienced :-( ) the Holiday Inn Silom so many times lately. Lucky you!

[flyme2]

:) If only there was a formulaic method of ensuring the Marriott. It's just not worth the risk of getting the Holiday inn.

[dave]

flyme2 / Chris, could you please enlighten me on the Holiday Inn?

Are the rooms / service / value-price ratio inferior or is it the location of the hotel or any other reason? Thanks!

[Chris26WI]

- Location: on the lower end of Silom Road, so not really great location, around 5-10 mins walk to Surasak BTS

- Service: ok, but nothing special

- Pool: a lot of cement... not many plants, small, not inviting; pool staff nice however

- Rooms: Plaza Tower (cheaper one): actually renovated rooms (but haven't stayed there yet); Crowne

Tower (more expensive one): larger rooms with separate shower cubicle, but not renovated yet;

2-3 executive floors with nice lounge on the top.

- They charge joiner's fee in case of guests in the room.

Allover, it's nothing special, especially the rooms (in Crowne Tower) need urgent upgrading; the lounge however is nice because of the greate "private" breakfast buffet and the nice snacks in the evening which could serve as dinner as well. View from lounge to Chao Paya river nice.

Definetely more a 3-star (or 2.5 star) than a 4-star.

[dave]

Thanks Chris for the information :)