The Sukhothai is absolute perfection - bliss.
- March 29, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
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A regular business traveller to Bangkok, this was my fourth or fifth stay at the Sukhothai in the last 18 months. The Sukhothai is a smaller, older property - a low-rise, with perhaps 6 or 7 floors only. It is definitely not a mega-hotel. This means that all the staff, from the doormen to the waitresses and managers, remember you *by name* and give you a welcome that is warm, genuine, and makes you feel like "home". The front desk staff are highly professional, and check-in is quick and painless. Rooms are spotlessly clean and elegantly furnished with perfect beds and linens, flat-screen LCD TV, desk with wired and wireless internet (USD 20 per day). Bathrooms are spacious with separate toilet, large shower, and independent bathtub. Full amenities and piles of huge bathtowels. Dining is very good: wonderful breakfast buffet (Western, Asian, Japanese). Celadon Thai restaurant is quiet and elegant but you may want to go to Baan Khanitaa just down the street 200m. The La Scala Italian (Tuscan) restaurant is the high-end restaurant but I felt that the value-for-money argument was weak.
The most important thing to note is the absolutely fantastic level of service you'll receive, from the doormen right up to the General Manager. The staff of The Sukhothai are all highly professional, accommodating, and welcome you like only Thai people can. Each trip I am touched by the fact they all remember me by name and are genuinely happy to welcome me back.
This is a 5-star property and does not really cater to children (no kids' activites apart from the pool, no children's menu, etc). If you're travelling with a young family, you'll probably want a mega-hotel. If you're here on business, or in a couple who can sightsee independently, this is perfection.