tinpanali

So…I just checked out of Hope Land Soi 8 having stayed there 5 nights and am on my way down to Pattaya in one of Nam’s Taxis. My hot take on the Hope Land: * I really liked it. Location for me was perfect - just a short stroll down the Soi on to the Sukhumvit Rd. From there you are only a few mins walk from any of the Bars we often visit (there is also that useful cut through to Soi 4). * Soi 8 is a really pleasant, friendly street. Fairly busy at the Suk Rd end it gets progressively quieter and greener as you make your way along. Nice mix of commercial, hotels and private residences. It’s a dead end so no through traffic and it’s easy and comfortable to walk along day and night. Hope Land located approx half way along. * Decent sprinkling of bars and restaurants along the Soi from cheap and cheerful to interesting, high end Thai eating. * Hotel: It’s definitely a little bit worn and shabby to be honest but nothing that some TLC, a few coats of paint and new room Ifurniture would’nt fix. On the plus side my One Bedroom Suite was huge and great value (booked on Agoda about 4 months ago and came in at approx 1900THB per night). Loads of space in the rooms, AC very effective, shower hot with good power, everything was clean, really comfortable bed, small balcony (important for me) was useful and my regular companion insisted that we utilise it for some evening errr… activities. Wi-Fi great in living area, lousy in the bedroom (I ended using my hotspot there). Not a very smart TV was poor but I watched it for only about 5 mins so kinda irrelevant to me. As discussed above, in-room lighting is a bit crap with low wattage bulbs not helping. Lots of sockets everywhere though. Good rooftop pool with all day sun, a few sunbeds and grassy area. Nothing fancy but OK for a 3 star in heart of the City. No idea about the Gym or Sauna. Front Desk Team continue to seem disinterested but that’s ok, unless I am a frequent visitor I’m not really there to make friends with Reception. They were though helpful and swift the two times I interacted with them - check-in and check-out. Housekeeping, by contrast, were cheerful and friendly. Room seemed to be cleaned within 20 mins of ‘please make up room’ tag going up. Tips help. No idea about breakfast there’s too many great options in Bangkok to be trapped into a Hotel breakfast package. Didn’t see anyone sleeping in / hanging around, the lobby area. Perhaps management have stopped that? It’s not a scientific survey but most guests seemed to be Europeans and Americans (mainly singles, but also couples and families) and a few Thais, Koreans, Singaporeans etc. It seems unlikely that there are going to be big tour groups of Chinese or Indians staying (not saying this is a good or bad thing). Entirely Guest friendly and no signing in or checking in of guests ever occurred (might be a risk-consideration if bringing back a Freelancer from Soi 4 at 5.00am….) Complimentary golf buggy transfers down to end of Soi is back on. So, all good. Downside? There is a freakin huge construction going up directly adjacent to the Hotel on its north side (Sukhumvit Rd side). This could be going on for some time and it’s VERY noisy Mon-Sat if your room is on that side of the building. There are 7 floors of accommodation and best as I could see you need to avoid room numbers ending 19,18,11,10, 09, 08, 07, 06, 05 (ie 519, 518, 511, 510 etc etc) I’d stay again next visit.

I remember back circa 2012 everyone getting very excited because Donut (ex C&D) pitched up working front desk at Page 10 Reception. I stayed there and she did look great - though I felt it would have been crass to even consider making a move when she was obviously in midst of a career change and really didn't need falang guests chasing after her. However, that didn't stop me getting an off-duty date with another one of her LB colleagues at Reception - something that could have been momentous but instead turned into quite the long night / next day with no real upside (no ones fault things just did not go well one way or another). It also meant that for the rest of my stay I had to keep my fingers crossed that she was not at front desk when returning back to Page 10 late at night with my latest companion. Chocolat and I got the evil eye, and then some, one early morning when we stumbled through the front doors. A timely reminder to never shit on your own hotel doorstep.

Thanks for this oliver - very helpful. Back in the day I liked the Soi 8 feel so I quite fancy a stay on there. Will check all of the above again, Adelphi does look good...

Hi all, new to the forum and I've been following this Hopeland thread with interest. I'm heading back to BKK (much) later this year after a gap of about 20yrs and the landscape has changed a bit! Plans are a bit fluid but its likely that I'll spend 4 or 5 nights in Bangkok and then about 10 nights in Patts. I could hold a Deluxe Double Room at Hopeland at approx 2150 THB per night with Agoda and its free cancellation until about 1 week before check-in. So I've jumped on that and will look at other options if and when. Meantime, Hopeland ticks boxes - decidedly lb friendly, decent size rooms, a balcony you can sit on, roof pool (albeit small), quieter location and a gentle stroll to the action. Reviews are a bit mixed but generally pretty good. Is there anywhere else in that part of town - for approx same rates - that I should look at? Cheers, Tinpan