Royal hotel bangkok

Royal Orchid Sheraton in Bangkok / Bangkok / Thailand

Royal hotel bangkok

Location:
This exclusive conference hotel is close to the city centre and directly next to the Chao Phraya River. There are a profusion of wonderful bars, restaurants, nightclubs and shopping facilities in the surrounding area. The public transport network is easily reached on foot. The airport transfer takes around 45 minutes from the hotel.

Facilities:
The hotel building was built in 1982 and renovated in 2004. It consists of 28 floors and 744 rooms of which 274 are singles, 400 are doubles as well as 70 suites. The building offers a 24-hour reception in the lobby with a safe, a currency exchange desk, a lift and a café. Guests are also offered various shops, 2 bars, a hairdresser's salon, a newspaper stand, a TV room and 4 air-conditioned à la carte restaurants (Chinese, Thai, International, Italian and Indian cuisines) with children's highchairs available. A conference room and a public Internet terminal with wireless access are also both available to guests as well as a bicycle storage facility. Those arriving by car may make use of the car park or garage. Room and laundry services as well as medical assistance complete the services on offer at this hotel.

Rooms:
The en suite rooms are pleasing and include a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a radio, Internet access, a minibar, double bed, central heating, air conditioning and a hire safe.

Sports/Entertainment:
The hotel has a swimming pool with children's paddling area, a snack bar, loungers, parasols, a Jacuzzi, a sauna, a steam room and professional massages. Sports enthusiasts may enjoy a game of tennis, minigolf or a work out in the gym. The hotel organises leisure evenings for guest's entertainment with classic Thai dancing and barbecues (weather permitting). The nearest golf course is about 30 kilometres from the hotel.

Meals:
Guests may choose their breakfast, lunch or evening meals from individual buffets. At midday and in the evenings, guests may also select dishes from the set menu, or take the à la carte option.

Payment:
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and VISA cards are all accepted as methods of payment.

Best Guest Friendly Hotels in Sukhumvit Bangkok - A Travel Pro's Top 5 List

Hotels in and around the areas of Sukhumvit in the city of Bangkok is one of the most popular areas for hotel stay. Why? Because Sukhumvit road runs through two of Bangkok's most well known red light districts, Soi Cowboy and Nana.

Soi Cowboy is a neon light filled street with many of Bangkok's most well known go go bars like Long Gun and Rawhide. Nana is most famous for a building with 4 floors of go go bars surrounding an open bar area called Nana Entertainment Plaza. Both of these red light districts are popular pick up joints for millions of male tourist who visit there each year.

So if you're into visiting Soi Cowboy and Nana then most likely you're looking to stay in a "Guest Friendly" hotel. A guest friendly hotel is a term for hotels in Bangkok that do not charge their guest a joiner fee for bringing a companion, usually a prostitute back to their rooms. You might have heard of the term "Girl Friendly" but that wouldn't cover the fact that there are men and transsexuals in Bangkok catering to gay male clients. So in most cases "Guest Friendly" basically covers it all.

The majority of Bangkok's guest friendly hotels are concentrated around Sukhumvit. Their price ranges vary greatly, from 5 star international hotels to low priced budget guest houses. Non guest friendly hotels normally charge a joiner fee of 500THB up to 1500THB. So as you can see if anyone is planning to bring a companion back to their rooms for their entire stay in a non guest friendly hotel, a joiner fee could really hurt the pocket book.

And now here's what you've been waiting for. Below are 5 popular guest friendly hotels in Bangkok.

1. Nana Hotel
2. Ambassador Hotel
3. Swiss Park Hotel
4. Royal Asia Lodge
5. Majestic Grande

There are much more guest friendly hotels in Bangkok of course and all of them are conveniently located between Nana and Soi Cowboy.

For your safety, in any hotel in Bangkok, make sure your companion hands over their Thai I.D. card to security. Usually it's the guards who ask but just in case they don't, you know what to do. Doing this will give you some sort of protection just in case your companion of the night decides to go through your wallet when you're sleeping or showering.

For a more comprehensive review and list of guest friendly hotels please visit Guest Friendly Hotelsin Bangkok for more information. If you need more information on hotels in Sukhumvit overall please visit Bangkok Hotel Reviews in Sukhumvit. James P. Hunt is an avid traveler and writer for an underground blog with information about Bangkok, Thailand.