| | 333 Charoennakorn Road, Klong Ton-sai, Klongsan, Riverside, Bangkok, 10600, Thailand
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Overall Community Rating: |   9.9 (based on 2 user reviews) |
 Peninsula Bangkok: A Real 5 Star Hotel by Xenosuk |
| Posted 16 July 2007 about a visit in April 2007 | Overall rating: 9.9 |
It was everything we’d expected and more. Both the room and the service were fabulous. We’ve stayed in 5 star hotels before, but decided that since Bangkok is one of the few cities in the world where we’d actually be able to afford the best in the world, we’d really splash out and go for it this holiday and we weren’t the least bit disappointed.
It’s the little touches that make all the difference - like fresh fruit that’s changed daily, even if you don’t eat it; your complimentary morning newspaper not being left outside your door, but placed in a kind of mailbox, which had a cat flap arrangement on both the outside and inside, so that you didn’t have to open the door in your dressing gown to pick it up; and receiving a fax in the evenings if you happened to have the Do Not Disturb sign on when they came to turn down the room, apologising for not being able to do it and asking you to phone housekeeping if you’d like them to come back. There was even a TV with waterproof controls built into the wall over the bath!
Some say that the hotel is on the wrong side of the river, as it’s on the opposite side from everything else. We thought this was a bonus, because we could see “everything else” from our bedroom window and the boat rides across the river in their shuttle boats was a treat in itself.
We did have a few minor grumbles. The retractable washing line that you usually find above the bath in most hotels was notable by its absence, as were any kind of tea/coffee-making facilities. Maybe they think their guests are too grand to wash their own socks and make their own coffee, but it would have been nice to have had the option. I made do with hanging my washing on the towel rack, but I did miss being able to fall out of bed and make myself a cup of coffee in a morning.
Also missing was the usual card to put on th bed if you don’t feel the need for a change of linen. Of course, some hotels may use this as a means of saving on laundry costs by pricking at their guests’ eco-consciences, but I was in 2 minds about it. My self-indulgent head said it was good to see that they weren’t jumping on the bandwagon and skimping on the service. But my ecological head said it seemed a bit wasteful and again it would have been nice to have had the choice. After all, the rooms have very efficient air-con and stay cool at night, so keeping the same sheets for more than one night wouldn’t have been any hardship.
Apart from that, we loved it and will definitely stay again if we return to Bangkok.
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| Peninsula Bangkok: Best hotel in Bangkok by dokanman |
| Posted 06 August 2005 about a visit in April 2005 | Overall rating: 10.0 |
This is a proper hotel. I travel and spend alot of time in 5 star hotels, this place is world class. I can't fault it.
The hotel is brilliantly managed. Staff are encouraged to think for themselves (A REAL FIRST IN THAILAND!), nothing seems to much trouble.
Light years ahead of the competition over the river, which trades on a reputation and little else.
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