November 7, 200421 yr My GF and I want to go swimming in central BKK. (She cannot swim very well and wants me to teach her). The best idea seems to be to visit a decent hotel, and perhaps rent a room for a few hours. However, she is paranoid that the staff will think she is a BG with a customer!! Does anyone know of a good hotel, perhaps in Silom or Sukhumvit, which has a nice swimming pool, and would have rooms available for a few hours? (I know the Amari at the airport does this for travellers, so maybe there is similar downtown...) cheers Simon
November 7, 200421 yr Simon, for a price, they may let you have use of the Hotel Pool without booking a room. I know some hotels in Pattaya do just that.
November 7, 200421 yr Try the Malaysia Hotel on Soi Ngam Duphli opposite Lumpini boxing stadium. No need to be a guest to use the swimming pool. At least that's how it used to be a few years back.
November 7, 200421 yr Simon, for a price, they may let you have use of the Hotel Pool without booking a room. I know some hotels in Pattaya do just that. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> most hotels do this. Noodles.
November 7, 200421 yr Author Thanks for the replies. But we do really to want to rent a room also for a few hours, not just turn up, use the pool, and wander off still soaking wet It would be nice to use the pool, then soak in a hot tub, watch a bit of TV and then wander off (so very much the same as a BG but without the BG bit!!)
November 7, 200421 yr I thought you were running a Cafe on Soi 24!!! Did you get your ice sorted out?
November 7, 200421 yr Author Hi bmw, we are running the cafe, but we still find some time to relax!! Thanks - we did get the ice sorted. Simon
November 7, 200421 yr take her to the swimming pool at lumpini park. you may not see it first time so head for the rama 4 side of the park in the south and stick to the perimeter. cheap clean and quiet but not open everyday.
November 7, 200421 yr take her to the swimming pool at lumpini park. you may not see it first time so head for the rama 4 side of the park in the south and stick to the perimeter. cheap clean and quiet but not open everyday. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Clean? thats a novel way to describe it. Maybe all the kids pee keeps it clean
November 7, 200421 yr Usually if they have a restaurant at the poolside, you can use the pool if you have lunch there, etc. Most hotels will allow this, at least the ones i've been to.
November 7, 200421 yr I was gonna suggest The D+D Inn on Khao san or the Grand Guest House. But you only want Silom or Sukhamvit.
November 7, 200421 yr The Raja hotel on Suk 4 has a largish pool, and rooms are not expensive, don't know about short time, but they most likely do this too. The pool is nice, the rooms budget but OK.
November 7, 200421 yr Hi Simon , If you can wait a month , you can use our room and pool for a half day or so Sukhumvit / soi 11 . No charge I will probally be dragged around to all the malls anyway when we first get there . We will most likely be gone all day , along with my money
November 7, 200421 yr P.S. Just have the maids change the bedsheets . No , it's not a short time hotel
November 8, 200421 yr My GF and I want to go swimming in central BKK. (She cannot swim very well and wants me to teach her). The best idea seems to be to visit a decent hotel, and perhaps rent a room for a few hours. However, she is paranoid that the staff will think she is a BG with a customer!!Does anyone know of a good hotel, perhaps in Silom or Sukhumvit, which has a nice swimming pool, and would have rooms available for a few hours? (I know the Amari at the airport does this for travellers, so maybe there is similar downtown...) cheers Simon Most Hotels in Bangkok will rent you a Room for what they term "Day Use", which is usually 4 - 5 hours. Just call up, ask the price and Book. Also very useful if you have a "GTG" who does not like Motels.
November 9, 200421 yr Actually, about 4 or 5 blocks down soi Nana on the left is a nice hotel with a very nice outdoor pool. I am not sure if they have a sauna or hottub but the pool is great!! Prices are not bad either.
November 9, 200421 yr You seem hung up on this 'must have a room' bit at which I think 'why not the Nana Hotel?' But you know you can get a short time room anywhere in lower Suk and you know where there's a pool so what's the problem. A short taxi ride between the two.
November 9, 200421 yr However, she is paranoid that the staff will think she is a BG with a customer!! Sad to hear everyone jumps to conclusion's like this.
November 9, 200421 yr Author Thanks for all your replies!! We have our swimming cossies packed!! I'll speak to a few of the hotels and see what we come up with. Thanks again
November 11, 200421 yr Simon, It costs about 100B to use the pool at the Ambassador Hotel per day. The Golden Palace on Suk Soi 1 seem not to bother who drops by their pool as long as they buy food and drink from the coffee shop. The pool at the Miami is similar to the GP but they may charge. You should call in at a few small hotels and have an ask. No need to go to all the rigmarole of getting a room.
November 14, 200421 yr All of the 5* hotels should have full fittness centres in bangkok, pool, hot tubs, jaccuzis, steam room, sauna, gym, tennis courts, ping pong, etc, etc, etc.. They are usually run as a "3rd party" business 2 the hotel from what I have noticed, so u can get daily,weekly,monthly,yearly access 2 em No point in paying for the room if your not going to use it My mother was stayin @ the holliday inn on silom the last few weeks and I was able to walk in and use all facilitys on about 5 occasions without any questions being asked (not even so much as what room I was staying in), it has all the facilitys mentioned above
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