mike746

No doubt to prove to farang tourists that their Thai hotel room will not have one of these:

 

Update on this after a recent stay, I was in the building with the reception,  you do not need to go past reception  just turn left when through the main door and free access to the lifts, so guests arriving own their own or if you are bringing someone back don't even get noticed.
Rooms are spacious beds are huge i was on the 14th floor over looking the pool area, Huge Glass window, safe in room, good shower plenty of hot/cold water and good power , location just off soi 11 is great no noticeable noise although i wasn't an early bedder so couldn't comment on noise levels between 10.00 & 03.00. Very Clean and tidy good room service, with buttons on inside to request room service or do not disturb no need to faf about with cards on door handles which some smart arse usually pulls of anyway thinking they are funny. Roof top bar is very nice, i didn't get down to the pool or use the Gym but both looked more that adequate for a short stay.
I would definitely stay here again only niggles to note -small lampshade low down above the middle of the bed headboard is a nuisance kept banging my head off it and the position/height of the towel rail in the bathroom is dangerous as i cut my head on it getting off the toilet (sober) and i am off average height.
 
 

Thanks for the feedback have booked it now got a good deal and Executive lounge access.

Well, I completed my stay at the Ambassador Hotel, and I have to say, overall, it was a big disappointment. The location is good, close to a few important areas, and offers good access to the BTS. However, the first big letdown for me was the atmosphere. I didn't feel relaxed in the hotel's lobbies; it seemed more geared towards accommodating large groups. So an English guy smoking weed on the lobby steps stood out like a sore thumb.
The room itself was a good size and had a small sofa and coffee table, which was a plus. However, the bathroom was terrible. The extractor fan was loud and made the entire ceiling vibrate. The shower head was fixed and sprayed water everywhere. I managed to address this issue by cleaning the head with a dental kit, but the lack of a detachable head was not appealing to the ladies, if you catch my drift. On my final night, the toilet malfunctioned; the flush wouldn't stop, and it took maintenance hours to come and fix it.
So, I had one extra day in Bangkok and was determined to free myself from the Ambassador. I tried booking a room at Hotel Eleven, but unfortunately, they had no rooms available. Nonetheless, I did have a good look around, and it seemed much better, with a tucked-away location. In the end, I returned to my old faithful, Dynasty Inn, for my final night.

Thanks for the recommendation of Hotel eleven, I will book it next time. 
 

Yep, stayed there and it is good.

It's not only Air China.  Since the end of the Covid crisis, Airline companies twist their schedules and rotations for a number of good and bad reasons (not enough planes, lack of employees, rentability, ...).
Client not happy ? Cancelling ? They don't care, they make so much money. 2023 will be a great year for the travel industry.
From IATA (International Air Transport Association) (June 2023) :
Airline industry net profits are expected to reach $9.8 billion in 2023 (1.2% net profit margin) which is more than double the previous forecast of $4.7 billion (December 2022). Airline industry operating profits are expected to reach $22.4 billion in 2023, much improved over the December forecast of a $3.2 billion operating profit. It is also more than double the $10.1 billion operating profit estimated for 2022.

Actually thinking about it. I also did the Beijing la route in 2012.
More recently a number of internal flights. 
I think the airline hasn’t changed in quality of their service offering.
I think what has changed is the quality of the passengers. (God that sounds awful )

I used them last year and I reallly like them. Good seat width and pitch.  I recommend checking the flight at searguru.com. 

Hi long John, I'm going to them a go in December, reviews are good. 
BNE to BKK, less than $1000au, sounds good 

Looking at a possible trip early next year.
Checking on Skyscanner and due to the likelyhood of me moving to Brissie, Eva Air are pretty well priced. $965 AUD Brissie to BKK. Good flight times too.
I would like to go on my favorite,Singapore Air but they are another $350.00. I like them because they dont screw me for taking extra luggage.
Any one used Eva. I think they are ok?.

I get these looks when I'm with my fiancée, one guy walked passed me while I was holding her hand and he looked at me amazed then looked at his girl and looked back at me and said "it's an amazing place this isn't it? " 
 
The women who practically scoff when they look at who I'm with just don't really deserve the time of day tbh. Same with all the haters on social media talking about passport wives... If women wasn't so hard to please in UK I may just have stayed at home! (my own experience only of course)! 

Made a new booking for December 2023. Again with KLM. A flight with similar conditions as above, would have been > 3400 Euro ... just insane!!
So said goodbye to economy comfort class, switched to impopular dates, spend some flying miles and managed to book for around 1400 Euro 

There is too many decent street level bars to be worried about finding rooftop ones at ridiculous prices.
If you want an amazing rooftop skyline view go to Manhattan!

You may want to reconsider before having an LB sneak around with you to avoid being seen by other people. Think about what that says to a ladyboy: That you are embarrassed by her and don't want to be seen with her. I know that's not the message you to convey, but that's what she is going to think. It will get you off on the wrong foot with her and put a damper on things for the rest of the night. 
Soi 11 is crawling with hookers. Cindy's Bar is a stones throw away from the Mercure. Every hotel and hotel worker in lower Sukhumvit has seen guys with girls and ladyboys 10 million times. They expect to see it and they don't care.  As for other hotel guests, if they have issues with LBs, that's their problem and not yours. You don't know any of them from Adam's housecat, so who cares what they think?
Don't be afraid to be seen with ladyboys. Every BM here (at least the ones who actually visit Bangkok) will tell you the same thing. If you treat LBs with common respect like you would any other friend, they will love you for it. It will mean a lot to them and it will pay off for you in the future. Take my word on this. 
Last year I wrote a post about this same subject along with some pics. It seemed to strike a chord because it got 21 likes. Click on the link and read the whole post. Good luck. 
 

Stayed at this hotel a couple years back, I take it most of you all stayed in the standard wing (which like most said is dated). If you stay in the tower, it's pretty decent...I enjoyed my stay. What was really dated was the gym, felt like I was stuck in the 1970's.

Somebody's sniffy disgust over what 2 consenting adults are privately doing in a hotel room is their problem, not yours. 
They're strangers you'll never see again and there's no need for you to give a shit what they think. 
 

Landed yesterday at BKK Saturday 10am
7 minutes to walk from plane to immigration.
3 minutes through immigration
10 minutes to wait for my bag and bang in a taxi. No queues at immigration
Taxi took just over 45 minutes from Old Swampy to Sukhumvit Soi 13, a bit of traffic on the highway. Taxi cost 275 Baht plus 2 tolls, 25 and 50 baht.
Good to be back!

This imaging/scanning regime at Suvarnabhumi is getting tedious now.
Unnecessary congestion being created at the departure levels, pedantic following of the mandate. 
As it is, they are scanning walk throughs via that giant chamber, balls and all.
Maybe, they want to make sure tourists return home with their balls completely drained. 

I do not like this hotel. It is located right next door to ladyboy massage shop at BTS nana. I left it after 2 days and still need to go back and get the rest of my clothes 
 
1- no one greet or help me with case. annoying boy on check in desk just sits and grins 
 
2 this is a massive security risk. I lost my keycard so I went to get another and gives my room number. Different Guy on desk charges me give me new card.no name or security check.
 
I went up to room about to open door and I realise it is not my room  I gave him the wrong number. Turns out I'm not thief,killer or I would have a Field day. Told  the guy on desk and he grinned, didn't even ask for my name or id the second time 
 
I have left hotel with 3 days still on tick, who knows what you might wake up to. Will be walking back there now to get my case and haul it across road. I wonder if the rooms been raided since I have.been gone

I stayed here for part of my holiday last year, it's certainly a nice hotel. Bit disappointed with the room for the price, also the pool wasn't great (bit small and crowded). Took a GG back one night, the hotel was fine about it but got some really dirty looks from other guests. Personally not sure I would stay here again as I think you can probably do better for the money.

Annual Update
 
I still have acute HBV it will never be cured but so what, to be honest I feel no different now as I did before it was diagnosed, being tired is down to the fact I am an old fart now and working 84 hours a week is a young mans game, sad cunt ain't I?
 
If I was to follow medical advice I would have died by boredom by now, "STOP DRINKING" fuck off, if I want to cane 3 bottles of Vodka over a weekend it is up to me, the two cases of beer are just incidental, Northern Vietnam close to the Chinese Border is not a hotbed of excitement but the $ is Good, haha
 
Biggest problem with HBV is foreign nations perception of it and not issuing Work Permits / Residency Cards hence the reason I end up working in Vietnam at least the commies still love me haha.

Arrived back yesterday at 4 pm. After arriving at immigration I would say less than 5 minutes and I was through. The walk to immigration took longer. Good to see it has all been revamped. Many desks open, no queues. The baggage was fast, no long wait for the first bag to come through. I think all in all from the time I got to immigration it was less than 15 minutes and I was in a taxi. Walking through my front door before 6 pm. Less than two hours from touch down to home is a record.

Yeah I arrived last Thursday, 6:00 pm, real shit show, massive queues 
These guys are just incompetent, four immigration officials standing around playing with their phones, must have been an important calls, lol

I arrived December 25, no problem, 5 minuets, I was surprised 
I departed a couple of days ago, Long queues, but pretty good really 
 

No, I walked passed the other day, still working on it,  I was going to book there myself, glad I didn't