The Raya Surawong Bangkok

The room was quite big and the hotel was very well situated. Walking distance to Lumphini Park in one direction and the river (particularly the River City mall and ferry stop) in the other. Plenty of great massage places close by, and an easy walk to catch both the MRT and BTS. The hotel doesn't have a pool but it does have good wifi and AC.

On arrival my non smoking room smelt of old cigarette smoke. The bathroom is a bit of a weird built in glass box and the shower water pressure was terrible. The guy on reception wasn't very helpful, and neither was the one the next day. I needed a late check out but they wouldn't give me one-no way was that place full! The place is ok but feels more like an apartment situation than a hotel.

In particular location. Not noisy. As it is a rather small hotel there are no masses of annoying people. Rather private.

Lights are a joke, there is only a tiny single spot on the ceiling in the bedroom. No comfortable desk to work at. The desk has integrated drawers which reduce the vertical leg room between chair and lower end of the desk only approx. 5-6cm