Spent three nights in a twin bed Superior suite with another colleague.

Paying 18000THB, SGD900 for the room. Getting this special promotion price for corporate booking.

The room is well decorated (luxury to me), spacious. Nice bathroom, friendly stuff, nice ambient at the lobby. Everything is perfect. As every single cents count.


The bad:

1.Location wise is not too good. Will need 15 minutes to walk to
nearest BTS.

2. Spent most of the time in the conference room, but the internet connection is not that stable.

3. Too costly.

Spent 3 nights here at end of February before travelling onto one of the islands. Having seen the pubilicity for the various resorts in the Banyan Tree group we were expecting something special. Undoubtedly the public areas and facilities of the hotel were up to scratch but the accomodation felt a bit tired. We stayed in a Premier Suite on the 37th floor. The suite consisted of a lounge, bedroom and bathroom. There was a lot of wood throughout which, with the grey/green carpet, made the room feel a bit gloomy. There were two tvs but hardly up to date technology and the alarm clock was plastic - only small things but not what you expect from a 5 star. The bed was wide but seemed short - I'm 6 foot and my feet poked out the end. The bathroom had a good sized, separate shower but seemed to lack that 'luxury feeling'. During the day there was occasionally low level noise from building work - so maybe they are refurbishing some rooms, it felt to me like the one we stayed in (3701) needed updating. You should definately go for a drink at Vertigo and the night we ate at Saffron we had a good meal - don't be put off by the smart casual dress code in either, we were allowed in wearing jeans. Breakfast was the usual buffet fare. So, overall a reasonable place to stay but I think there may be better, more recently built, 5 star properties in Bangkok - my overall impression is that this felt more a business hotel than leisure.

The hotel is really dated which is not what you expect from the Banyan Tree chain. The rooms looked like they hadn't been redecorated for at least 20 years. Don't bother with the cantonese restaurant - overpriced average food. Vertigo is great, and really only 1 of 2 reasons why you would choose to stay here vs another hotel. The Spa is great and the treatments excellent. The staff seemed friendly and helpful although obviously with a hotel of this size and it's location you don't really have a great deal to do with them.

We stayed at The Banyan Tree for two nights in late February. The hotel is beautiful and the staff was excellent. Our room was a basic suite on the 48th floor which overlooked the river. The room was beautifully decorated and came with an incense burner which made the place smell wonderful. The bed was big and very comfortable and the couch area made a nice place for cocktails(from the well stocked minibar) and for city viewing. This place was a sanctuary in the middle of a big bustling, noisy city. I wish we could have stayed longer. The spa is beautiful and the massages are excellent. I got both the lomi lomi and the balinese. The pool area sits high above the city and is nicely tended and decorated. The vertigo bar is a must do for the view. I can't say enough about the breakfast bar. There is so much food(American, European and Asian) and there are chefs who cook omelets to order. You also don't want to miss the fresh gourmet pastries. The hotel sits in a central local not a far taxi ride from anywhere. It is also a short walk to the Lumpini night market.