It's rated a four-star hotel, but that was probably a long, long time ago. As we walked into the lobby, we could already smell the mustiness all around. Nonetheless, the service is of an acceptable standard and the room had basic amenities. The hotel is still using keys rather than keycards. And the key holders are REALLY HUGE and HEAVY so there's no way you'll lose them. There's no in-room safe but the hotel offer safe deposit boxes at the concierge.

It’s really a value-for-money hotel, and I guess its strongest point must be its direct connection to the Ratchathewee SKYTRAIN Station. All hotel guests are entitled to a discounted 1-day BTS pass, which gives you unlimited SKYTRAIN rides for 1 day. That comes in REALLY handy, especially since the Ratchathewee SKYTRAIN station is along the Sukhumvit Skytrain line, which gives you direct access to the major shopping centres and restaurants in Bangkok. We made full use of the day pass!

Our package included daily Breakfast buffet, which turned out to be rather limited. Certainly needs a lot of improvement.

The room was a good size with all the usual hotel accoutrements and the view was as good as it gets in an overpopulated city.

The 2 swimming pools were large and inviting particularly with the heat of the afternoon sun beating down on my underexposed brow. The main restaurant was interesting with a "Round South East Asia" theme offering food from Indonesia, China, Malaysia, and of course Thailand. With all this elegance and pampering at one's finger tips how was I ever going to leave the hotel? The answer was simple -- I was in the middle of one of the most populous cities in the world and I wanted to see it all! The Asia is faultless and now even more attractive as a base, as the Skyrail is right outside the front door. What more could you want?