Can anyone recommend a decent centrally located hotel that has the kind of pool & facilities that will keep children occupied for a while & is also in a good spot for sight-seeing?

Sivatel Bangkok has got rave reviews but has major construction going on next door to it

SJ

Mandarin Oriental fits your criteria.

the atlanta has a nice pool and garden. also small enough to keep watch over the kids. very conservative place. also you wont need to worry about sex predators there. they like to keep these types out.

the atlanta has a nice pool and garden. also small enough to keep watch over the kids. very conservative place. also you wont need to worry about sex predators there. they like to keep these types out.

how do they keep out sex predators?

reputation and clear signs banning sex tourists and other troublemakers and deviant, as well as willingness to kick such people out.

seems to work the times i have been there. the place is much safer, quieter and classier then other hotels in the area.

of course you never know whats inside someones head, bit chances are they would gravitate elsewhere and be less likely to indulge these things in a non- tolerant environment.

You won't meet Any amphibians in that hotel its true.

I like the Centara by Silom as an option....lots of grounds for the kids to explore and run around I think.