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Good value.Good location right on Sukhumvit,between Sois 4 & 6.Difficult for taxi service,so need to have p/u and delivery at gas station at end of Soi 2,or along Soi 4.Guest friendly and good service.I have stayed here many times.Good alternative to those happy with Majestic Grande(sister hotel),but on a budget.Rooms are clean,but small.I have stayed in 3 different sized rooms.Single superior is ok for the single traveler w/o guests.Double superior ok with guest and short stay.Double deluxe is good for extended stays for two.The lower floors on Nana Plaza side are too loud at night,as they are located on the same level as Nana Plaza.Higer floors(6th up) on Nana Plaza side are much quieter.Sukhumvit side rooms are quieter.Double paned windows help with noise reduction.Restaurant is ok.Free breakfast is very basic.Very difficult for reservations now,as this hotel has gotten so popular.Must book very early.

Stayed in Majestic Grande early 2006.I stayed in the base priced room.Clean,good service and amenities. The Soi 2 location is quiet, yet close enough to the Soi 4-Nana Plaza party. Hotel is guest friendly, yet respectable for couples or business travelers.The breakfast and lunch buffets in the 7th floor restaurant are a great value. The Italian restaurant downstairs is ok,but overpriced. Very luxurious and good value for those desiring something nice, but now a little over my budget.

Excellent and friendly service.Quiet location away from Sukhumvit noise.Rooms are clean and generous size.Some of the best variety of street food available right outside hotel.Nice balcony with views of quiet soi available.Only a 5 minute walk to Nana Skytrain station.I did not try the restaurant, because of the good availablity of great street food.Pool area very nice to lounge around for drinks, dinner or conversation. Only negative...No in-room safe for valuables. My wife and I stayed there May 2008.Priced about 1500B per night.A very good value and highly recommended.

Stayed here in Feb 2008. It is a cool little hotel. Just like its name pretty Chic. The rooms are on the small side beds very comfortable. Bathrooms are small. Aircon is great. The hotel has Pool, Gym, Resturant/Bar, and free Wi-fi. The location my be a problem for many as it is at the end of the soi, and there is often traffic throughout the day. They have a tuk-tuk that will take you to Robinson's or to Sukhumvit. The pool and gym are small nothing to write home about, the pool is roof top so and usually no one is there so think of it as your private place. Wi-fi is great works on all floors and rooftop, so you can relax and work/surf the net. Food is very good here, expensive but good and you do get comp breakfast. They were running a grand opening special when i was there last @ about 2000B, I hear price is going to be more than double @ 5000B... if it does this hotel no longer a value. Pros: Nice Decorated Rooms, Bed, TV, Pool, Wi-Fi Cons: Shower, Gym, Poss Price Jack up, Room Size If price stays in the low 2000B its a 4 star, I gave it a 3 based on price, it competes well against other 2000B hotels but does not hold a candle to other hotels once you get over 3000B+

I stayed here by due to Dynasty Inn being over booked, the first year it was open it was only 1700B, the deluxe rooms are now 2280B, still a good value. Location is great. Tucked inside the little soi, it has access to both Suk & Soi 4. The rooms are spacious and clean, Aircon works well, beds are a bit on the hard side. The Bathrooms are great, wide big showers (you can fit 4-5 people). Very quiet on higher floors. Mini-Bar (two Free waters per day), Laundry Service, In-Room Safe, GYM, Pool. This is a mid-tier style hotel not a lot of flash but it has a friendly staff always ready to help out. It has everything you need to enjoy your stay. DO NOT get a suite, its only a deluxe with about 10sq Meters (100 Sq. Feet) more. Ask for an extra key card to keep your aircon on while you are away. Pros: Clean, Location, Staff, Bathroom, Pool, Gym Cons: Food Price, Bright Room (curtains are thin) Overall i give a thumbs up.

I stayed there in december 2006. Fairly large rooms, well decorated in the classic "modern asian" style. Service is great and efficient. On the downside : the pool is average (no view, not very big and pretty cold) and the lobby bar is just awful. The overall feeling is more business than leisure and doesn't feel like a real 5 star hotel. I payed about 3600 baht/night, which is fair.

This place is just too hip. It has a bigger brother in NY where the prices/night are above $500, so that should give you an idea about how it is trying to market itself. In BKK the prices are lower though, and for someone who wants to splurge a bit it is a much better deal than Sukhumvit Sheraton Grande for example - if you are youngish and traveling solo. The rooms are small but very hip, modernistic, IKEA-style but more luxurious. Loved the blue lights under the bed. The bathroom is very stylish also. They host all kinds events such as fashion shows, Tv shows, etc, so you may want to be careful not to stagger completely drunk and looking like **** into the dining room after a wild night on the town - there may be a Tv crew there (I did it). The bar is pricey and underwhelming; when I was there they just did not have enough people to fill the huge room. Maybe the place is more popular now, although I am not sure about that. The whole hotel seemed mostly empty when I stayed there (in comparison the NY Dream had a large crowd at lunch time, and the bar seems to be doing good business too). I like the Dream, it is good value for the money. However, I think it would only be of interest to people who are staying in town a couple of nights and want to try something cool and hip and not too far from all the action.

I have not stayed here but I used to live on Soi 8 and chowed down on the BBQ a few times. Great value for the money and a ton of food. Best not to eat lunch and then go home and sleep after. The meat selection is good and they BBQ as you go. Not a huge fan of the some of the Scandinavian stuff but all in all a great all u can eat BBQ meal. Providing the weather is decent hanging by the pool for the meal is pretty nice. You feel somewhat removed from the BKK hustle and bustle.

I stayed here once in 2005 and for such a nice hotel my lasting memory is that the room was very small. I agree with AUK that it feels like a businessman's hotel and lacks the luxurious feel that I associate with really top quality hotels. It has a great position and all the amenities, but doesn't quite live up to the promise if you are on holiday.

I prefer this place to drop my visitors at. It's a quiet, clean, and convenient place in a kind of victorian colonial style. Good Price/Service balance. One minus is the i-net connection in the room is not the best u can wish for. Other Amenities include a Fitness Center and a Rooftop Pool. Pricing moderate.