We stayed at this hotel for one night as part of a voluntary stand down from an overbooked flight with Emirates. Under the circumstances the hotel wasn’t bad; a bit dated perhaps but clean, although non-smokers beware. We were first given a smoking room, and upon requesting a non-smoking room they gave us another which was on a non-smoking floor but smelled of smoke even worse. We asked for another room and the same happened, although this one smelled slightly less. Until we turned on the air conditioning… I think the hotel has not been refurbished since the non-smoking floors and rooms have been created (the bedding however appears to have been replaced since - the beds are very firm and so are the pillows).
The best about the hotel was the buffet at the Café 92, an impressive variety of European, Thai, Indian, Chinese, Arab etc dishes for lunch and dinner, and even breakfast (and a good selection of wines at reasonable prices). The hotel has a decent gym, sauna and an outdoor pool. To the metro station Phra Rama 9 it is about 15min on foot although I recommend asking for directions at the hotel. Crossing the very busy streets can be scary so you may want to take a taxi to the metro station (40 – 50 baht).
