Overwhelmed with Hotel options

There%26#39;s just too many options for nice hotels in Bangkok. At this point I%26#39;m looking for suggestions here to limit the choices so something more reasonable. My travel search sites are giving me over 100 to chose from.

Looking for a nice hotel by Sukhumvit between North 1-02 and Thanon Ratchadaphisek. I would prefer one not directly on this road as it is a major traffic location and a bit of peace at night would be nice. If I can walk to a SkyTrain station in 10-min from the hotel that would be a plus. The room should have internet access and not just WiFi in the lobby. An RJ-45 connection (hardwire) in the room would be super. A clean, nice, friendly and secure room makes for a good combination.

Since I will be coming in from Tokyo something a bit nicer than the size of a cardboard box would be welcome. Having a safe in the room is preferred. Trying to keep the room cost under $120/night. That doesn%26#39;t mean a cheap $30/night room is out of the question, but a little space to splurge on would be nice.

What I don%26#39;t need are free meals, coupons, tickets for drinks or anything like that. Any restaurants, pools, spa, fitness or retail stores are not needed either. Anything I need to eat, spas to go to, entertainment and all that I%26#39;ll probably find out in the town while wandering about. My itinerary will keep me in the city solo.

Do the hotels charge for guests or prohibit them?

Overwhelmed with Hotel options

Have a look at

http://www.bangkok.com/hotels/sukhumvit/

Overwhelmed with Hotel options

Try President Park, it has everything you wanted. It is a 15 min walk to the skytrain but there is a free tuk tuk service to it

What about guests?

depends on the hotel - regarding guests. Pick a hotel, email them and ask their guest policy. :)

guests are free, read the reviews on President Park. The manager even replies to them!

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Expensive hotels often charge you for guests. Cheaper places (with air, HW, private toilet, etc.) under 1500 let guests in free most of the time. But it depends on the hotel.

Your specific requirements for wifi connection makes it harder to place a cheaper hotel. There are hotels under 1000 baht that have the air, HW, private toilet, TV, etc. but no wifi in the rooms. Wifi in the lobby maybe. Besides there are lots and lots of cheap internet shops all over the city plus coffee places and even McDonalds have free wifi.

Guest friendly hotel. Buffet breakfast, 5 minute walk from Nana Skytrain. Foodland Supermarket nearby has a restaurant open 24 hours. Easy walk to malls, street vendors, nightlife, travel agencies for tours and other restaurants. Not sure if there is wifi in the room. Fortuna Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 5. I eat at their morning buffet pretty often over the years but I stay in even cheaper places but always with air, etc. (Even on some busy streets with the windows up and A/C on I rarely hear road traffic.)

http://www.fortunabangkok.com/fact/

Here is a cheap place with free wifi in rooms. On Sukhumvit Soi 7, same things around it as the Fortuna but cheaper rooms.

Maxims:

http://www.maximinn.com/rooms.html

Other places available with air, TV, private toilet/shower available in this lower Sukhumvit area near the Nana Skytrain.

Unless it is the Christmas Holidays you may not have to book every night at one time. You could book a couple days and check out some other places if you want.

Up to you!

Good luck.

On several sites I see specials that end on 31 Oct. Is this like the end of the season for deals or will more deals be likely for the first week in December??

Deals in December are unlikely. This is the high season.

Is it normal for hotels in Bangkok to put up massive charges for cancellations? If it is then is there a problem which is causing many people to cancel their rooms?

Here%26#39;s a direct quota I%26#39;ve seen on a few hotel sites so far ...

';Cancellation or no-show will result in charge of THB 22,975.00';

That%26#39;s roughly $683 USD.

depends who you book with and their terms. Normally hotel policy if you reserve with a credit card is 72hrs and 1 night.

I%26#39;ve seen what you describe from LateStays.com. (prob a caveat for getting a better deal)