Sawasdee Hotel Sukhumvit Soi 8

I have stayed at this hotel many times. I regularly travel to Bangkok and am somewhat of a creature of habit. I enjoy that sense of familiarity and coming back to a place I have already shared some experience with. I have often stayed at this hotel partly because it’s a stones throw away from my old apartment when I used to live in the wonderful city and so I know the neighborhood well. Part of the appeal of this hotel is the price and the location. It’s undoubtedly a great location and the price is reasonable for what is offered. I firmly believe that if you pay less of for a hotel you need to be very realistic about what the quality of service, facilities and level of comfort. Throwing a fit when you discover that your extremely cheap hotel does not compare to Claridges of London is obviously foolish. I have always felt that this hotel strikes a happy balance of reasonably good quality for the price charged. The positives as stated being the central location and price and there are more. The breakfast provided has always been superb with a good range of food and more than enough to keep you going as you venture out on your Bangkok adventure. There is a little golf cart that can take you to the end of the soi (street), which in the heat and humidity is a godsend. Reliable hot water and good water pressure which is not always the case in Asian hotels. TV, room safe, tea and coffee as one would expect are all there. I have always requested a room that faces out to the city view at the back of the hotel and not the view of the street entrance. As you can see from the attached images this gives me a relatively good view of the city. I have also requested rooms at the higher floors of the hotel, which allows me a better view. These rooms also have a balcony. However I feel that despite my frequent stays at this hotel I do feel that the service could be better and I doubt I will book again. As mentioned there is element of nostalgia. It’s nice to be back in my familiar hotel. But the staff are not as friendly and welcoming as I would hope. I am somewhat surprised that despite constantly returning I get nothing more than a nod from the manager who knows me. The girls and boys who work there barely register a smile ever. I speak reasonably good conversation Thai and have a jokey friendly demeanor about me and yet I get virtually no response from the staff when I chat away. On my last trip in January 202 there was just one girl who had that lovely Thai friendly energy and was always laughing and engaging. The others were pretty cold. Often when I speak Thai there is a great response. My criticism thus is I feel in general the staff are unfriendly. This hotel would be awesome if they changed the staff for a new team that enjoy their job, take an interest in the visitors and are hungry to really provide a unique and friendly service.

Very nice hotel for the price. Nice and cozy, good wifi and air conditioning and nice clean room. The location is good as there’re some nice bars and restaurants around. Staff so friendly. Highly recommend !

Clean and insect-free. Very quiet except for the danged Thai cuckoo who comes around some mornings before dawn. They provide a golf cart ride the two blocks up to the main road (but you walk back). The breakfast is a bargain at 100 baht - for two! Get it when you book. Super-nice staff.

I used to stay at this small hotel when I first started visiting Bangkok around 2012. The problem with it is that the room set up is very odd and as a result, the "bedroom" is very small, the double bed basically takes up all the space and there is no place to conveniently place your luggage. The toilet/shower area is probably too big and yet the sink/vanity is essentially in the hallway by the entrance. Really uncomfortable for more than a night or two. However, on this trip, my first hotel choice could not accommodate an early check-in and at a walk-in rate of 1100 THB, I decided to give it another try. The other negative points: the Wi-Fi and the overall cleanliness were just so-so. On the positive side: I really like sleeping in "the back of Soi" as the locals would say. Situated 450 meters from Sukhumvit Road, it is very quiet and peaceful, particularly at night. In the morning one can hear birds singing as if the hotel was located in a tranquil suburb.

The Hotel Male Staff Mr Tone & Mr Boy is very Honest & Trusworthy. I accidentally lost my Wallet at Chitlom BTS transit from Asok BTS. I made a report at the Asok BTS they say my Wallet still not found yet . When I return back to the hotel , the reception male staff Mr Tone say he called my phone many times but cannot go through , he informed me a local thai men found my wallet at Chitlom BTS and they contacted the hotel that I stay to verify whether I am a hotel guest. In my wallet I got put the hotel name card. My Cash , MYKad and Credit Card still intact. Very Grateful to the honest Thai People at here.