Hotel Name: Cordia Residence Sathorn. Address: 88/1-3, Soi Sathorn 8, Sathorn Nua Rd., Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the Cordia Residence Sathorn in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 621.88 THB ($17.96 USD) per night. The hotel is off Sathorn Road in the Silom area. I have listed this as one of […]
Hotel Review: Muangphol Mansion, Bangkok (budget hotel in the Siam area)
Hotel Name: Muangphol Mansion. Address: 931/9 Soi Kaseamsaan 1, Rama 1 Rd. Pathumwan, Siam, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Muangphol Mansion in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 597 THB ($17.90 USD) per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. The Muangphol Mansion is in an alley […]
The desolation of Khao San Road
Khao San Road is the famous backpacker street of Bangkok. This road and surrounding streets is the budget travel hub of Southeast Asia. In normal times it is a spectacle like no other place in the world. When the Covid-19 virus reduced travel to a trickle in March 2020, Thailand closed its borders to international […]
Notes on Bangkok – Thailand’s cautious reopening
On November 1 2021 Thailand reopened international travel with the Test and Go scheme. This system offered entry for select international arrivals with one day quarantine before being allowed to travel freely in the country. I waited a month for the system to be running before returning, and these are my notes from one month […]
Hotel Review: Studio Ekamai, Bangkok (budget hotel near Ekkamai BTS on Sukhumvit Rd)
Hotel Name: Studio Ekamai. Address: 1433-1435 Sukhumvit Road, Phra Khanong, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at Studio Ekamai in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 595 THB ($18.11 USD) per night, and I booked it for its location in Bangkok. Studio Ekamai is a 3-star budget hotel on Sukhumvit Road near Ekamai BTS Station […]
Hotel Review: Vinary Hotel Sukhumvit (budget hotel in Bangkok near Asok BTS)
Hotel Name: Vinary Hotel Sukhumvit. Address: 392/42-46 Sukhumvit 20, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Vinary Hotel Sukhumvit in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of $17.65 USD per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. The Vinary Hotel Sukhumvit is a 3-star hotel not far from the Asok […]
Hotel Review: Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel, Bangkok (budget hotel on Lower Sukhumvit)
Hotel Name: Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel. Address: 199 Sukhumvit Road (between Sukhumvit Soi 13 and Soi 15), Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 585 THB ($17.88 USD) per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. The Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel […]
Hotel Review: Red Planet Bangkok Asoke
Hotel Name: Red Planet Bangkok Asoke. Address: 7 Sukhumvit 14 Alley, Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Red Planet Bangkok Asoke in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 499 THB ($14.85 USD) per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. Red Planet Bangkok Asoke is in […]
Apartment Review: Nine Plus Loft, Bangkok (Phra Khanong area of Sukhumvit Road)
Hotel Name: Nine Plus Loft. Address: 44/32, Sukhumvit 46, Phra Khanong, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Nine Plus Loft in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 470 THB ($13.95 USD) per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. Nine Plus Loft is located in an alley off […]
Hotel Review: Tawana Bangkok Hotel – 4-star hotel in Silom
Hotel Name: Tawana Bangkok Hotel. Address: 80 Surawongse Road, Silom, Bangkok, Thailand. [Edit: Tawana Bangkok Hotel has now closed and the building is being refurbished and turned into the voco Bangkok Surawong. This review remains as a historical archive.] I stayed at the Tawana Bangkok Hotel in Bangkok. I booked online for its price and […]
