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Review of SPB Paradise
4.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Jun 13, 2012
A very nice Hotel with an upscale look at a budget price.

Check in was smooth and efficient. There is a security door leading to the Elevator (lift) that is accessible with a medallion on the key ring. The room itself was very clean.
From the entrance to the door the restroom was located to the right, which contained the shower to the right of the bathroom entrance. The shower, which is separated by a clear glass enclosure, contained a hand held shower head. above and to the right of the shower head there is the water heater with one knob to adjust the temperature level (worked quickly and flawlessly when the water was turned by petcock valve). Next to the heater is the liquid soap dispenser containing the shampoo and body soap. There was nothing that indicated which soap was what so I ended up combining both. The toilet was a western style toilet located at the very end of the restroom. to the right of the toilet is the sink, which is nothing special to describe :-)
On the immediate left of the entrance door to the room is the Refrigerator, which is full sized and only contained courtesy water. and nothing special. Next to the refrigerator is the desk and counter containing the LCD television with a decent selection of satellite channels (i am a cartoon buff, so there was 4 channels of cartoons and anime). There is a fair number of outlets for electronics on the desk/counter an on nightstand next to the bed.
The bed itself was very comfortable and the air conditioner was very cold. I have not had the chance to go to the hotel restaurant, but there are plenty of street vendors within walking distance to choose where you will buy your food, as well as 24 hour 7/11 stores. The hotel has a convenience store onsite as well.
The only drawback I notice is the near remote location of the Hotel. I chewed up a lot of time with the taxi driver in finding this place.
Overall this is a nice, upscale hotel at a budget price.
Date of stay: May 2012
Room Tip: There are plenty of street vendors and storefront restaurant too choose from that are within easy...
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Reviewed May 20, 2012

I needed somewhere to stay in Bangkok that was clean, reasonably priced, well equipped and close to trains, so I decided to take a chance on SPB Paradise.
The hotel itself is a multi-storey building tucked away in a predominantly residential area, about 8 minutes' walk to the Sutthisan MRT station. It is still fairly new, is popular with Thais, and has Thai prices, rather than some of the inflated prices one sometimes comes across in more central parts of Bangkok.
I found the staff helpful and pleasant, and the hotel provided a golf buggy for guests to ferry them back and forth to the MRT station or the local shops. There was a slight mixup with my booking but staff quickly attended to this and fixed the problem.
Cleanliness was good, although the floor in the shower in my room was not entirely clean, especially in the corners. This is nothing unusual for Thailand, but hotel operators do need to learn that a bit of extra effort in this department will go a long way in terms of having a hotel presentable for a long time beyond its first few months of operation. Anyway I gave it a clean with one of the spare towels and it was fine after that!
For the money I'd paid on Agoda, I was prepared to expect a little less at this hotel, but I was really surprised as it was the best value hotel I'd been to in Bangkok thus far. It's certainly not a 5 star resort with a pool, but for the equivalent of about $24 I had a very spacious and modern room, tea/coffee making facilities, fridge, air conditioner, queen size bed, television with a very good selection of English and Thai channels, wardrobe, telephone, reasonably sized bathroom..... everything I needed basically. Some rooms were also equipped with an in-room safe, room 310 wasn't but room 210 was - go figure! Either way it was like a serviced apartment for half of what you'd expect to pay.
The location isn't ideal if you're looking for something that's walking distance to central Bangkok and all it has to offer, but there are still a couple of 7/11's within walking distance, the MRT is nearby, and you'll struggle to beat the value for money. Central World Rama 9 is only a few MRT stations away, and Huai Khwang with it's BBQ restaurants and markets is only one station away.
I'll be staying here again on my next trip to Bangkok.

Room tip: Not sure there are any rooms with great views here, it is in a suburban area, but you could try the higher floors...
Date of stay: May 2012
  • Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Reviewed May 8, 2012

Spotless rooms. Great water pressure in shower/bath.
Small veranda.
My only gripe would be that we where on the 2nd floor and facing out the back of the hotel. Well they have 11 street dogs howling at night so if you stay there get a room high up and maybe facing out the front.
We stayed over 7days in the place and where planning to move to another hotel that was closer to our friends. But it was a little gem of a hotel and decided to stay a little longer. It is not really near anything but it is not far from anything.

Date of stay: May 2012
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Reviewed April 1, 2012

We stayed for two weeks in this hotel, staff is very friendly we could leave our luggage when we went traveling and picked it up 2 weeks later.
Rooms are modern, spacious, clean and beds are comfortable. (altough we had some problems with the plastic covering the matress)
Restaurant is good aswell and free internet is a plus.

Hotel is really hard to find, cab drivers just don' t know it. we went by MRT (stop at sutthisan) but the first time we had a hard time finding it..
There is a free shuttle service to MRT and nearby 7 eleven (you could also easily walk) a gym (really small though). Their roomservice was not as good, they did not clean the room even if we asked for it, almost always forgot to bring us new towels and toilet paper.
Overal i would recommend this hotel, it is a great value option if you don' t mind to be a little out of town.

Date of stay: February 2012
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Reviewed March 6, 2012

SPB's location isn't great, there isn't much in the surrounding area but is right by a MRT station and the hotel provide a free shuttle service to and from the station.
Rooms are really big and kept clean, though the bathroom does have a weird smell, I think it's the drains.
Staff are friendly and will try to help any way they can. The SPB restaurant has delicious food and really cheap, the staff in there are really friendly too!
Worst thing about this place is the bed, for some unknown reason it's a leather mattress that still has the plastic on with a sheet that doesn't fit!
Free wifi is a bonus but isn't very fast.

Date of stay: February 2012
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Reviewed February 4, 2012

We stayed here for two nights as a midpoint between Chiang Mai and Koh Samui. This guesthouse was easy to get to from the Bangkok train station as it was connected via the MRT. Once we got to Sutthisan station we called the hotel, which sent a golf cart to come pick us up.

The rooms are large and clean. Hot showers, everything works.

The local market next to the hotel are interesting. There are also a couple of coffee shops are excellent.

Date of stay: February 2012
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