Madchild

That may be a Cambodian specialty, but the Philippines is the original. It's called Balut. 
 

I'm booked into Ibis Styles.  Look forward to being at this hotel! 

Thanks for this 'Thanks'.  It's much appreciated.  I'm looking at this hotel for my upcoming trip.  I wanted to stay at a different hotel this time around as the last few years I've stayed at Hotel Icon, and it's starting to look a bit "tired" to me - unless they've done some recent updates, I'm not sure.
Was the street noise pretty bad?  
Cheers
MC
 
  

I've recently stayed at the Styles. Here's my personal, subjective review:
The Styles hotel is a relatively new  addition to the accommodation market in the lower Sukhumvit / Nana area. I think it opened in late 2017.
It's a nice three stars hotel. As it's located in the same building as the more upscale Novotel, you don't feel you've booked a cheap hotel. It rather feels you're staying in a standard room in a quality, upper middle class hotel.
Also, despite being located so close to the naughty nightlife scene, the majority of guests are "regular" people visiting the "normal" tourist attractions of Bangkok (Wat Po, Wat Arun... ). It doesn't give you the feeling of being in a "mongerer hotel" such as the Dynasty Grande or perhaps the Nana hotel also. Seems many guests came from places where smaller room sizes are more common than in the US for example, such as Japan and the European countries.
There's a free shuttle service from the hotel to BTS Nana that departs every 30 minutes from the front entrance. Though it's only a 7-8 minutes walk it can be useful when it rains (and it does so occasionally in Bangkok I've heard...) or during midday heat.
You can use the "inbalance" gym of the Novotel on the 7th floor. I didn't venture in so cannot comment any further. On the ground floor there's a lobby bar and the "food exchange", a good looking restaurant.
The standard room that I had booked looked spacious, at least bigger than the official 21 sq. m. it supposedly only had. It didn't feel small. When I'm in Bangkok I basically need a room only for sleeping and going to the bathroom, taking a shower etc. The rest of time I'm out and about. For this purpose the room was absolutely sufficient.
Everything you would need or want is there: bum gun, electronic safe, quiet a/c, queen size bed (upon request), mattress not too hard but also not too soft, hairdryer, liquid soap and shampoo. It also had a small fridge (empty). The big screen telly had a million channels or so (IP TV). You get daily two bottles of water for free. Everything worked except for two sockets (no power). But that was quickly fixed by hotel maintenance.
Once you get used to the characteristic, unusual style and decor of the room, it feels almost like home away from home.
Its main advantages are:
- Hard to beat location just 5 minutes on foot from NEP, the gravitational center of the ladyboy nightlife universe.
- Great value IMO: price range depending on season, demand and day of the week: standard rooms (21 sq. m.) with queen size bed go for I think about 2000 - 2500 Baht, superior rooms (26sq. m.) for about 700 Baht more.
- It is almost new: it shows almost no wear and tear (yet).
- It has a fantastic infinity pool and an exciting rooftop bar that you "must" visit with an awesome view of "downtown" Bangkok
- Wi-Fi worked without a problem in the room as well as in the rest of the hotel.
- I didn't see any tour groups...
- Breakfast was included in the room rate. Breakfast room in the "strEATS" restaurant on sixth floor is for Styles guests only (not for Novotel guests). It is open until 10:30 h. Food is good for a 3 star hotel. There's no egg station. But your stomach will get full, don't worry.
- Girl friendliest as can be (can also be a disadvantage...). If you despise the walk of fun and shame, you can enter the hotel through the entrance of the (often empty) "food exchange" restaurant or through the carpark which is located on floors 2-5. That way you'll avoid walking right through the front desk areas (which however is also no problem at all). I personally prefer ST rooms anyway and take back girls to my hotel room only occasionally and only if I know her well enough and only for LT. So this aspect of the Styles was not so important to me personally...
Disadvantages:
- I didn't notice them proactively checking girls' IDs. If for security reasons you want to register your LB, you have to walk up to the front desk (there's one for the Styles and one for the Novotel) and have her registered. One night I saw a middle aged Japanese man trying to sneak in a girl, telling her to stay close behind him so that no one could see her. That was hilarious as I think no one, I repeat: no one, neither staff nor guests, could have cared less... You get two room key cards so you can give the extra one to your LB girlfriend...
- The hotel appears to be in high demand, so might be sold out by the time you book...
- As I had an early flight out of Bangkok, I went to bed earlier and until 3 o'clock in the morning could hear noise from the street...
- The tears you will shed on the departure day when you have to leave this fine hotel...
You can book on the usual sites such as sexpedia, so sorry, Expedia, Agoda but also on the Accor site
I am a sucker for nice swimming pools. I don't want to visit the tourist sites and shopping malls so much anymore (ya know: been there, done that...). I'd rather now stay by a nice (!) pool and recover from the previous night's debaucheries and get some rest for the next wild night ahead. So that infinity pool was particularly important to me... 
On previous trips I'd stayed at the Dynasty Grande (DG, a **** hotel) and the Citrus Suites Soi 6 (CS6, also a **** rated hotel), both just a minute away from the Styles. Both are fine but the DG's pool is cold and most of the time in the shade. The CS6 is much more modern but also more expensive than the DG as it has recently become more expensive than it used to be (I think) - and I don't like their pool...
I personally clearly now prefer the *** Styles when I want to stay in this area of Nana with it's excellent PVR and would not go back to any one of the other ones mentioned - unless the Styles was full.
Even though it's just a 3 star place it didn't feel like a downgrade from the two 4 star hotels mentioned, except for the room size.
BTW: This was not an attempt at writing an objective review. It was just my personal impression of the hotel that I wanted to convey... It's not even meant to be a recommendation, just a review. Okay?
Thanks :-)
Standard room:

Location on Sukhumvit Soi 4 and 6:

View of "downtown" Bangkok at night from top of hotel:

Styles' breakfast room on 6th floor:

Infinity pool area with a wow view (inspired by Marina Bay Sand's Singapore?)

Red Square rooftop bar:

I’ve stayed at the ibis styles on soi 4. It’s a fairly near hotel so all the rooms and equipment are brand new. Indeed there are some facilities that are shared with the Novotel.

Location is fantastic. 5 minutes walk to nana. Lots of street action (both food and girls) right outside and also girl/ladyboy friendly.

this has been discussed inumerable times on the sister forum, and probably here too.
 
regardless of your intentions, many hotels follow the laws set down for hotels that require every guest to be registered. the number one reason is safety in case of a fire or some other calamity. this is the primary reason why most hotels ask for the "joiners" ID/TH Card.
 
another reason is if it is a hotel that charges a joiners fee, they want to get it.
 
but most importanlty, any decent hotel will take the ID so that the girl most go and retrieve it. then they will call the room to see if you know she is leaving, and if you are OK with that. this gives you a chance to check your belongings, etc and if there is anything wrong like a missing cell phone, laptop, wallet, passport, empty mini-bar, etc, they will hold her at reception for you.
 
they also want to make sure you are still alive and well. that may sound over the top, but too many crazy episodes over the decades with girls and guys fighting or worse.
 
granted, all of this negates what you are trying to accomplish.
 
needless to say every hotel/guesthouse is different, and they all apply the rules as they choose (or whoever is on duty chooses), and the interactoin with the staff and other guests that may be around can be aggravating if they choose to offer their opinion of your choice of partner.
 
when i worked the hotels in Pattaya back in the day as a department head, there was a security guard that was found to be harrassing the guests with joiners. he was not only being an impolite ass-hat, he was telling them they had to pay a joiners fee, and he would then pocket it. not only was he fired, they changed the security company soon after that.
 
if what you say is so
 
 
you should bite the bullet and make sure the girls register. its for your own safety, and it really can keep the crazy drunk/high thieving ones in check. most of all, it will be a great deterent to theft.

I am not flaming you here, but this sentence is confusing. If you aren't ashamed to be seen with a ladyboy, then why do you care what people say or think when you are seen with a ladyboy?
 
If some stranger disapproves of what you and another consenting adult are doing, that's his problem and not yours.

I really like this hotel .
Was my first in Bangkok but I must admit the most cleanest hotel I've ever stay in Thailand .
 
Check in was tiny bit slow filling paperwork but I did get some free welcome drink not sure if there was any booze in it . I booked iconic room with agoda
 
The room was bit small to what I'm used too but the bed was fine and the shower was clean . On the 6th floor can be a bit slippery during the day as you have to walk outside to connect to the rooms .
 
Breakfast was alright as being jet lagged I was still waking up way too early so by 7am I had pretty much to buffet to myself . I did find going later the food was bit more stale so I was more into going early then trying to get some more sleep after breakfast . They would change up the set up every two days and I did not ask if they had a egg station as basicly i just had scrambled eggs nest to the chicken/american sausages .
 
The pool was ok but just my luck quite a few americans staying there so I had no sunbed for most part of the days . Great view and with the iconic you get free tapas ( chips) with a choice of 3 cocktails my advice would be go for purple margita as it was spot on . you can also exchange it for soft drinks and its only available from 4pm to 8pm .
 
small gym but pretty much empty .
 
I got 2 bts day pass which they explains to me how to you which was easy . The golf cart would only take you to the end of the road . Easy 5 min walk to nana if you cut through anna massage roja hotel car park .
 
Ladyboys was fine checking in and they would ring your room when they was checking out .
 
I really did not enjoy the taxis drivers around the area but I suppose it's a thing you get used too in Bangkok
 
On the plus side at night you can see your darling having a shower with the lights settings but this can lead to them seeing you take a shit during the night
 
I would stay here again .

You're welcome OTS! 
I am happy to give back to a community that i've benefited so much from.
 
Cheers!

I am currently staying at Hotel Icon. Booked through booking.Com. Located on Soi 2, a quiet street, about a 15 second walk from Annie's Soapy Massage. Easy to just cut through from the parking lot to get to the action on Soi 4.
 
It's a newish, modern hotel. Pretty stylish. Pool and gym on the 6th floor. Across the hotel are bakeries, a Starbucks, Cafés, and a McDonald's. Located in between Nana and Ploenchit BTS stations...5 minute walk to either one, so it's very convenient to get around.
 
This is a guest-friendly hotel. They take the girl's passport/id and front desk calls up to the room to make sure you're OK before giving her id back and letting her on her way. All in all, a pretty decent hotel and I would stay here again.
 

Hey blue wizard, not a problem at all. Here you go:
 



 
The gym is small. But sufficient enough for a few nights stay there, I think.
 
While I'm at it, here are a couple of shots of the outdoor pool:
 


 
It's quite hot out today. I think I will try the pool later this afternoon.

I am currently staying at Hotel Icon. Booked through booking.Com. Located on Soi 2, a quiet street, about a 15 second walk from Annie's Soapy Massage. Easy to just cut through from the parking lot to get to the action on Soi 4.
 
It's a newish, modern hotel. Pretty stylish. Pool and gym on the 6th floor. Across the hotel are bakeries, a Starbucks, Cafés, and a McDonald's. Located in between Nana and Ploenchit BTS stations...5 minute walk to either one, so it's very convenient to get around.
 
This is a guest-friendly hotel. They take the girl's passport/id and front desk calls up to the room to make sure you're OK before giving her id back and letting her on her way. All in all, a pretty decent hotel and I would stay here again.
 

I am currently staying at Hotel Icon. Booked through booking.Com. Located on Soi 2, a quiet street, about a 15 second walk from Annie's Soapy Massage. Easy to just cut through from the parking lot to get to the action on Soi 4.
 
It's a newish, modern hotel. Pretty stylish. Pool and gym on the 6th floor. Across the hotel are bakeries, a Starbucks, Cafés, and a McDonald's. Located in between Nana and Ploenchit BTS stations...5 minute walk to either one, so it's very convenient to get around.
 
This is a guest-friendly hotel. They take the girl's passport/id and front desk calls up to the room to make sure you're OK before giving her id back and letting her on her way. All in all, a pretty decent hotel and I would stay here again.
 

Just got back from two nights here in this hotel. I would certainly recommend it. It is basically 5 mins from Sukhumvit road and probably just a bit longer to Nana Plaza if you use the cut through into the carpark where guess bar is located. There was no joiner fee and the staff were very friendly. I have stayed in a few hotels in BKK, I have been going for 15 years and this was as good as any. The wifi was good in the rooms, I took my laptop and phone and it worked fine.
I also got a great deal for the stay on Agoda, breakfast was good, they even drive you to sukhumvit road in a golf buggy if you require. Its really not needed as it is that close. If you need any more info just ask. All I can say is the hotel was great, Location great and I shall return.

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I stayed at Dawin last November for 4 nights. It's a good hotel. Newer and modern. I booked a standard room and it was spacious enough with a shower and a bathtub. Guest friendly. F/D calls your room after your friend leaves to make sure everything is OK. It's about a good 5 min brisk walk to NEP. There's a 7-11 next door for snacks, drinks, and of course, rubber . Stupid me didn't get to try the swimming pool last time, as I'm sure the girls would have loved it. I plan on booking a room again this year. I like this hotel because it's a bit a ways from all the action so I found it peaceful and quiet there.