scoobie

I agree the grand is becoming quite dated , except of course for the new upgraded rooms in the lower floors of tower 2 , And has tired and trampled breakfast , busy lobby , poor facilities .... But my purpose of staying at either place is not for a holiday experience , where breakfast and facilities matter . Its the mongering experience ...Price , cleanliness , room size , and location. Both hotels are LB friendly and I have never had a problem with multiple guests. It was purely the recent price jump at the grand that caused me to switch to the Royal I have not yet stayed in the suites in the Royal . Just a standard or deluxe , depending on the deals at the time . But I find the hotels are pretty much the same vintage , Royal slightly less dated ... maybe ? Main difference is Royal being on soi 15 , is less busy, and more “private “ without the crowds hanging outside clubs and restaurants like you get on 11 . But some mongrels might prefer that !!

Yes stayed there 2 days ago ... standard room , but it was good . Nice little mini mart off lobby .. but of a walk to Sukhumvit on narrow soi 15 , but can cut over to 13 next to 7/11 . I use the Royal for one nighters often . Kinda like the grand president before the upgrades ... but still nicer than the tower 1 in the grand and much cheaper . For the price ... it’s ok