My girlfriend and I stayed here for 2 nights at the end of March at the beginning of a 3 week exploration of the country (we stayed in a room with a balcony). First impressions were good - helpful reception, comfy bed, air con, and decent shower. We also got 24hrs free wifi (though there is an internet cafe on the ground floor). The breakfast was as close as it gets to an all English one. Location wise, it's 10 mins walk from the river taxi and 10 mins from Khao San Road if that's where you're headed and is therefore a lot quieter than hotels on that road.

To remove the difficulty of finding a place to stay at the end of our trip we booked a further 2 nights stay 3 weeks later.

We were originally undecided between this hotel and another but we were so glad we chose this one! On arrival we found that the other was right in the centre of Khaosan Road! You would be forgiven for thinking when you arrive at the hotel that is actually a designer boutique hotel which has cost you a small fortune! It is right next to the fort in the centre of Bankok and about 10 minutes walk from Khaosan Road which was definitely close enough for us. The room was clean and spacious and had a balcony looking out over the canal which we loved as we could watch the locals getting right into the water to place their fishing nets. The only negative thing about the room was that there was no wardrobe but this did not bother us at all as we were only there for a couple of nights. There was free internet in the cafe downstairs which also did the most divine iced coffees.....not to be missed – this was also where the continental breakfast was served. If we went back to Bangkok we would definitely stay here again.