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Reviews of recent stays |
Comment on the hotel |
Cindy Belcher
2007-06-15 until 2007-06-18 |
Centre
Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
It was lovely! The room was huge with a fabulous view of Bangkok.
The doorman and the security men were wonderful and so helpful. The
staff at the desk were very efficient and helpful. The location is
fabulous! Breakfast was excellent and the coffee was outstanding.
The pool is lovely. We will definetly be back! |
Allen Gebhardt
2007-06-01 until 2007-06-06 |
Centre Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
The Centre Point Silom is in the process of being remodeled (through
the Fall of 2007 I think). We saw the lobby both in the last stages
of work and when it was finished and I can say that it looks very
nice. We had no problem with noise. As has been said elsewhere, the
rooms are very large compared with those in other hotels. They have
a kitchen and combination washer-drier. (We needed help figuring out
how to run it. Do allow extra time for the drying process. It takes
awhile.) I don t know how the rooms will be after renovation, but
the one we had was very serviceable with lots of closet space. It
did have more light switches than I could quite believe but that was
only a reason to smile. Generally we were very happy with our stay
there, although keep in mind that it is a service apartment and not
a hotel. Because of this there is a little more of a corporate feel
to the management than you would get in a boutique hotel. I consider
it great value for the money and would definitely stay there again.
I think it would be a very good choice for families with children.
It is very close to the river taxi and the skytrain, both of which
are important for first-time visitors. This was my first time in Bangkok
and I thought the location was good. For shoppers, most of the malls
can be easily reached using the skytrain. The Centre Point Silom also
sits on top of a Robinson s department store, which is handy for necessities
and money exchange/atms. I liked the roof top pool which gives a fine
view of the city and is much larger than that at the Sofitel. (Note
that for some reason pools in Thailand seem to be all one, rather
shallow, depth. Don t expect to dive into them.) I do recommend booking
in advance though the internet because you won t get a rate as inexpensive
if you walk in. Even their internet rate is several hundred baht more.
Also, the building has a little bit of an odd construction in that
the view is partially obstructed by a structural beam that runs in
front of the balcony. For this reason we chose to stay on the city
side, thinking that the river view was not so much on display. Even
with the caveats I ve mentioned, I consider this to be a very good
choice. It isn t going to be like a five star hotel (like the Sofitel
or the Shangri-La) but it does give more space and a homier feel.
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Colleen Pearson
2007-06-01 until 2007-06-05 |
Centre Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
Excellent hotel/Apartments. Staff were great, we had a studio which
was extremely clean & comfortable. Robinsons Department store is in
the same building as well as a few restaurants, coffee shop, Swensons
icecream and more. 5 minutes from sky train & boat pier. Highly recommend
for service, quality & location. |
Carlos Sainz
2007-04-27 until 2007-04-30 |
Centre Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
Huge room, good pool, great view of the city, very convenient because
close to the subway and the river boats (YOUR way of moving around
in Bangkok). Coming back there for sure. |
Eric Azijn
2007-04-18 until 2007-04-21 |
Centre Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
Very high quality appartments and beautiful swimming pool in a good
location close to the river in Bangkok. The appartments are really
impressive and very big, with lots of room for people who like to
cook themselves sometimes. |
Karen Fletcher
2007-04-10 until 2007-04-12 |
Centre Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
Very pleased with the location.Theroom was excellent and the staff
friendly and helpful. We only ate breakfast at the hotel, which was
excellent. This hotel was being refurbished at the time of our staff,unbeknown
to us, however it did not detract from the enjoyment although it would
have been good to have stayed after the transformation. The washing
machine in the room was an advantage. |
Michael Ardashov
2007-03-15 until 2007-03-17 |
Centre Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
We where staying in the hotel for many times. Hotel was very good
as usual. Rooms are spacious and clean and have free Internet. The
general facilities were good. Staff was reliable, helpful and polite.
Brekfast was quite good. Robinson store is in the same building. Good
location as it is at transport hub (skytrain and river boat). Hotel
has excellent value for money. |
Jonelle Irving
2007-02-24 until 2007-02-25 |
Centre Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
We stayed here only one night but there are wonderful large, clean
and very comfortable rooms. VERy friendly staff and it is right above
a shopping complex - if you need anything. The restaurant there is
also very nice and inexpensive. Would highly recommend it as was very
easy and they were very organised. Lovely end to our trip. |
Gerardin
2007-02-17 until 2007-02-21 |
Centre Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
We stayed 4 nights at centre Point Silom with our 2 children. This
hotel is very well located, at walking distance from the river and
the BTS (Metro)and very convenient for any kind of purchasing (foods,
clothes). Rooms are very big (80 m2), and staff is very nice. The
swimming pool is very big.Only 2 drawbacks : furniture is a little
bit old fashioned, and the noise from the street may disturb your
nights (but it is bangkok !).Otherwise this hotel is very good value
for Money. |
Hong Phuoc P. Nguyen
2007-01-29 until 2007-02-01 |
Centre Point Silom, Charoenkrung Road, Soi 50
The most impressive aspect is the size of the room. Very spacious
and well furnished. Worth a 4 or 5-star rating. Internet is free for
those who travel with a laptop. There s a charge for using the computer
downstairs for Internet access. The charge for in-room local calls
are very reasonable. We found the front desk service to be adequate.
Not exceptionally friendly and welcoming, but not bad, either. The
hotel doesn t set aside non-smoking rooms. The maid seemed to have
used air freshener, which didn t completely remove the smell of cigarette
smoke in our room. Our in-rooom dryer didn t work. No heat. We waited
a long time for service. Dryer still didn t work after repairman stopped
by. After wasting a lot of time with the dryer, finally my husband
pulled the dryer out and fixed it himself. The hotel doesn t provide
any hair conditioner. However, there s a convenience store in the
basement of the building, where guests can buy what they need. We
found that the small roll of toilet paper provided per day by the
hotel was not sufficient. Each morning, we had to flag down the maid
in the hallway to get an extra roll. The food courts in the building
are also very convenient. The breakfast buffet is adequate. We enjoy
the fresh fruits and authentic Thai dishes provided for breakfast.
My husband was happy with the variety of gym equipment. The rooftop
pool is well-maintained every morninng. The conference room and audio-visual
equipment avaialble for meetings are great for business travellers.
The hotel s location is excellent. Very convenient and short walk
to the skytrain station and main pier for the river boats. The local
market and street vendors are literally right outside the building.
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