Rydges Amora Hotel ( Chiang Mai )

[Blackandwhite]

I posted this topic once already, please keep replys to do with the topic as the post was closed By George as it went off topic. Cheers

The Rydges in Chiang Mai is a super hotel very smart clean and tidy rooms perfect in condition.

But

If you are looking for a good all round service and value for money I do suggest you think carefully.

The pool is very nice and perfectly clean good posotion for sun and shade, but if you want a beer it will cost you for a small can of Carlsburg 120 Baht that is subject to 10% service charge and 7% vatabout 140 Baht in total and a bottle of water small Vittel will cost 100 Baht. The price for food are way out as well 140 Baht for a Chicken fried rice plus 10 % service and 7% VAT, Room service is the around the same price. One small box of Pringles will cost you about 120 Baht from the mini bar.

If you wish to use the safe box in the room that is another 100 Baht a day, but there is a free one in the lobby down stairs.

The staff are very professional but by no means friendly nor do they seam to have much in the way of personality which I normally see in LOS. Some were nice but more often than not they would not seam to bothered to talk to you unless they needed to. Night security men were fantastic guys both always on the ball and ready to help when you need them to. In the day the door / reception staff let you struggle through the doors with your shopping ect, where ever I have been before there is always someone to open the door for the guests.

There are lots of other things which I found both good and bad, but these are just some of the points people need to realise before you take advantage of any of the cheap room rates they offer.

The IT service were very good and always available.

One other thing one small Ice Cream Bar or tub by the pool or from the room service was 235 Baht. Just up the road in the shop the same Ice cream was 35 Baht. !!!!!!!!!

Please note as I said the overall the Rydges Hotel is very clean tidy modern and professional and the reduced rates for the rooms are very reasonable. Shame there is not a Gym or somewhere you can play a game of pool.

Anybody else been there what did you think ??????

Please excuse my grammar in this post.

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[kurgen]

I stayed at The Rydges a couple of weeks back. I agree that it is clean and modern but that's about all it has going for it.

The main problem was the atmosphere , there isn't any.

After 3 days moved on to the Sheraton,slightly more expensive but in a different class altogether.The staff were the friendliest I've ever met,they really made my stay special.The food is excellant as well.

I'm back up to Chiang Mai in about 3 weeks and I will definatly be staying at the Sheraton.

[piet pompies]

also stayed at Rydges, the beds were so hard we moved. If you have a bad back beware. Lots of package tours when we were there also.

[8ball]

I also stayed at the Rydges back in January this year, i got a cheap rate on the internet, about 1250 baht for a double. Agreed the atmosphere was lacking and the staff were a bit sour faced. The beds were very hard and when i asked to change to another room i was told that they were all the same. As its a new hotel everything was clean and smart.Breaky was good and they have a happy hour in the early evening outside when you can buy one get one free. Overall i thought it was o.k. but nothing special.

Cheers,

8ball.

[chanchao]

Well, lots of hotels charge an arm and a leg for food & mini bar. I actually don't even check prices anymore.. First thing after check-in ANYWHERE is a trip to the 7-Eleven. Some hotels are especially rich, wanting a 500 or 1000 baht deposit for the mini bar!! ;-) Well, get a bag and take it all away then, because I ain't using any of it! But the fridge is useful, of course..

Thank God for mobile phones too.. yet one less scam hotels can pull. (High phone rates). Internet is next. Hotel people around the world: If you can't provide WiFi for free included with the room rate, then don't bother!!! Perfectly happy with GPRS and whatever will replace it.

Cheers,

Chanchao

[NedKelly]

Bunch of whinging poms no doubt !

gees guys Chiang Mai is full of places to stay that are loads cheaper than hotels.....who need a hotel where all you will do is complain.........eeerrr the beds too hard.......eeer the mini bars too expensive....eeer........the telephones too expensive......eeeer this.....eeer that.........give us all a break !!

[Rinrada]

and the toilet papers too hard but only 5 minutes on the back of a "roo"2 to the spotlight and butterfly bars.

Used to be a resturant next to it (spot-lt- that is) that specialised in croc.steaks,kookaburra sausages,mice pies,dingo burgers etc.........but somebody complained