Rama Gardens Hotel, Bangkok

Advantages: Personal service, economical, 5 star
Disadvantages: None

...were off down to the disco. After all we were on honeymoon. My main reason for writing this opinion is mainly to emphasize the personal touch that is involved. There are many five star hotels worldwide and all of them maintain the required standards but some of them go over these standards and one of them is certainly the Dusit Thani, Bangkok. Their address and other details are: 946 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500, THAILAND Tel: (66 2) 236 9999 Fax: (66 2) 236 6400 E-mail: dusitbkk@dusit.com Web Site: http://www.dusit.com You get all the information about the hotel aswell as room rates and other useful information from their web site.... Read review

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Advantages: many different foods
Disadvantages: smells, poverty, dirty, culture shock

...There are not many places on earth that you could say gave you an unpleasant shock. I visited Bangkok in December of 2001 for 3 days, and after that I could positively say that I had an unpleasant shock. We were staying right in the middle of the city centre, in a 4 star hotel, no complaints there, it was great, but as soon as you steped outside of the hotel, you could see the hard lives these people had. The smell for a start was overwhelming, Thai food, a dirty river, and smog mixed together to give off the most unwholmesome smell you will ever experience. It is an overcrowded city, with almost everyone working as hard as they possibly can, most oof them wearing torn rags as clothing. I had much pity for these people. The only places you could find, that had a similar culture to Britain was either the British shops, or very... Read review

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...Backpackers if you've got the cash to spend try prebooking one night at one of the nicer Bangkok Hotels. Its a real bargain. Always a good idea after a long flight to spend a little extra cash and in Bangkok you get real value for money. The same places would be hundreds in London or New York. Recommended is the Marriot Royal Garden Riverside which can be booked at special rates if you join up at marriotrewards.com. After that most first time travellers head to Banglamphu to the Khao San Road. Watch out its full of rip offs and seriously horrible rooms. For a decent nights sleep Soi Rambutri behind the temple is quieter and My House is clean. Also I've met many people who rave about the Shanti Lodge near the National Library. Don't let an unmetered taxi driver take you anywhere to stay, you'll probably get robbed!... Read review

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