Hi,

im planning on staying in some decent accom for a few nights when in bkk in june

i was looking at the 5* options and was pleasantly suprised by the price of this place

the 4* options do not seem to be as good value and many seem dated

i was wondering if anybody had stayed there and could give me any info

i realised it is not exactly in the thick of things,

would it be really far from good clubs and nightlife like ksr etc

cheers in advance

I just stayed there. Very good value. We had a beautiful newly furnished studio apt., very roomy and stylish with the living area screened from the sleeping area by a sliding door, nice bathroom, fridge, microwave, flatscreen TV, DVD player, stereo, free in-room wifi, 25 metre pool, fitness room with brand-new equipment, generous breakfast included, very friendly.

During the day, you can go through a gate in the wall of the soi near the hotel, up a short subsoi, and you're at Sanam Pao BTS station. At night the gate's locked, so you have to walk up the narrow soi back of the block of buildings facing the main street, which takes about 5-10 minutes. The hotel also has a complimentary tuktuk to take you to the BTS during daytime.

Sanam Pao is one stop north of Victory Monument, 15 minutes by BTS from Siam. There are quite a few clubs and things at Victory Monument, including the renowned Saxaphone. By taxi, you're 60-80 baht and about 20 minutes in the evening from Banglamphu (where KSR is). Taxi drivers all know the address well: Pahon Yothin soi 3, so it wasn't any problem getting home at night.

I was happy to be away from the Sukhumvit Tourist Circus. The immediate neighbourhood is nothing to write home about, but nearby Pahon Yothin soi 1 has a lively street culture, and there are banks and a 7/11 on the main drag near the hotel, so I didn't feel any lack of anything except being harrassed by Sukhumvit street touts.

Edited March 25, 200818 yr by billp

hi thanks for the info i have pm'd you for some more info

any1 else stayed there and had a good experience ?

Cheers

hi again also

has the Arasia Luecha Park changed its name today it seems to be called Abloom Exclusive Serviced Apartments hotel on asia rooms

http://www.asiarooms.com/thailand/bangkok/...apartments.html

this seems a little strange lol

thanks for any help

I guess they decided that "Arasia Luecha Park" is too hard for most farang to pronounce.

anybody know what there policy on going home with girl is ?

cheers

I don't know what their 'visitor' policy is, but you will be hard pressed finding something as nice as the Arasia for b1600.

JL

It's an apartment, so they probably don't care who you take in with you, just as long as there aren't more people staying overnight in an apartment than it's set up for ie if you have a studio, 2 people is generally the limit for overnight. It wasn't an issue for me when I was there, so I can't say for sure.

Hi Bill

i seen you stayed at the arasia and i am now in the process of trying to book it, although asiarooms does not have a booking feature for this hotel, could ou tell me how you booked it as they have emailed me back saying we can confirm with a CC although i am hesistant to give CC details via email

cheers