I wasn't sure where to place this thread, so it may get moved to the "Hotel Review" section. Anyhow......
A BM here recently asked about the ladyboy guest policies of a BKK hotel. This gave me the idea to email various hotels around lower Sukhumvit inquiring about their guest policies and whether ladyboys are welcome as overnight guests. The hotels I contacted are all within walking distance of Nana Plaza, CIB, Paradise bars as well as other LB venues such as Nuch Salon. I focused on hotels located on the odd number Soi side of Sukhumvit since most guys are already familiar with the policies of the hotels on the even number Soi side such as Marriott, Phachara, Heaven@4, etc.
They all received an identical email from me:
Hello,
Can you tell me what your guest policy is? Can I have a ladyboy guest stay in my room overnight?
Thank You,
******* *****
The hotels I have received replies from so far are listed in the order they responded, along with their Soi location as well as the per-night price for a standard room. I contacted places ranging from budget hotels on up to higher end properties like the Sofitel and the Westin. The replies are all verbatim. If you need clarification, their email addresses are on their websites. As they respond, I will continue to update here. I will also be emailing other hotels for the purpose of determining what their guest / ladyboy policies are as well.
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Hotel Solo Sukhumvit 2 Soi 2 1840 baht per night
Warm greeting from Hotel Solo Sukhumvit Soi 2!!
We would like to inform you that we do not charge for a Night Visitor fee.
For more your information details below:
1. Night visitor should be above 20 years old not less than 20 years old.
2. Night visitor should have identification card (Not allowed who do not have identification card stay with client)
3. Night visitor should show identification card and leave he/her I.D card with the front desk front for your security and hotel security.
4. When a night visitor come to contact us before we give her I.D card back. We will call to remind with client for make sure everything alright.
Any assistance please does not hesitate to contact us.
Best Regards,
Nattaporn B.(Mr.)
GSA
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Grand Swiss Hotel Soi 11 2600 baht per night
Dear Sir
Warmest greeting from Central Reservations Office.
Thank you for your e-mail.
In regard to your query, I would like to inform you that our hotel is guest friendly and there is no charge for overnight staying guest. We only request ID card / Passport for secure reason only.
Do you have booking now ?
Best Regards,
Metinee Sea-Ngow Ms. ( Nancy)
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Four Points Sheraton Soi 15 2900 baht per night
Dear Mr. *****
As per your question , You are allowed to have a lady boy stay overnight however it had better to have a ladyboy come to register with us.
It is for a security reason.
Should there be any further assistance ,Please let us know.
Be well,
Yanathon
Duty Manager
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Adelphi Suites Soi 8 2450 baht per night
Dear Sir,
Greeting from Central Reservation Office!
Thank you for writing to us.
For guests who make bookings through the hotel's own website, we do not charge for your visitor. However, her ID Card or Passport is required to register at reception for our security reason only.
Should you require more information please do not hesitate to contact us and looking forward to welcome and serve you soon
Best Regards,
Ms. Palida (Pla)
Central Reservation Officer
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Lohas Suites Soi 2 2045 baht per night
Dear Sir,
Greeting from Lohas Suite by Super Hotel !
Please be informed that there is no charge for guest friendly.
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me
Best Regards,
Pitchayaporn Klaopimai (Wann) Sales Coordinator
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Salil Hotel Soi 11 1500 baht per night
Dear Mr. ****
Thank you for your interested in our hotel, we would like to inform you that the room available for 2 person and the hotel is friendly free of charge.
Should you require further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We are looking forward to welcoming you at salil Hotel soi 11
Best Regards,
Araya R.
Reservation Supervisor
Salil Hotel Sukhumvit Soi 11
21/4 Soi Sukhumvit 11 (Chaiyos), Sukhumvit Road, Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110 Thailand
Tel. 662 651 3830-3 Fax: 662 651 3834
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On 8 Sukhumvit Hotel Soi 8 1800 baht per night
Dear Sir,
Thank you for considering On8 Bangkok. In regard to your query, there is no guest-friendly fee for our hotel guest valid for booking through hotel website only. We will require your guest to deposit their ID-card at the reception which shall be returned on his/her departure.
You may review and consider any particular room type you are interested from http://www.on8bangkok.com/en/ and we shall then revert to you with availability & rates. Alternatively you can always check for the same information on the website itself as well.
Should you require more information please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best Regards
Nithiphon Deecharoen Mr.(Izax)
Central Reservation Officer
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Citrus 11 Soi 11 2100 baht per night
Dear Sir,
Greeting form Central Reservation Office!
Thank you for your e-mail. In regard to your query, I would like to inform you that a guest friendly is no charge for overnight staying guest. We only request ID card / Passport for secure reason only.
Should you require more information please do not hesitate to contact us
Best Regards,
Timpika Kremla (Vaida)
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Oasis Inn Soi 1 1100 baht per night
Dear ****,
Thank you for your e mail. For our room 1 room is for 2 persons, if you have someone stay with you we just need her /his ID CARD at the front desk.
Kind Regards,
Wichuda Chimwiset (Chim)
Reservation Dep.
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Ad Lib Bangkok Soi 1 3000 baht
Dear *******
Warm greeting from Ad Lib Bangkok!
Thank you for your kind interesting stay at Ad Lib Bangkok!
Regards, as per your question about charge fee of a lady boy when join in your room.
And we are additional charge 1,000.-THB Net room only per person per night and we are request a copy ID card when arrival at our hotel.
Could you please contact our front desk with give it which security and hotel policy.
Especially in case you make a reservation directly with us via e-mail not though online agent without charge and should be stay minimum 3 nights or up.
Please kindly advise your arrival date preferable and we will send the best rate for your promptly.
Should you require further information or assistance please feel free to contact us and we look forward to welcoming you soon.
Greeting from Dream Hotel Bangkok!
Please be informed the hotel not charge for the visitor but please leave ID card or passport at the front desk for your security.
If you have any question please contact us at any time.
Dear Mr. ****
Kindly be informed our joiner policy that we will charge at THB 1,000.- per person per night.
Should you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind Regards,
Buagaew Todsapon | Reservation Grand Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok Managed By ACCOR.
Phone: +66 2 207 9999 Fax: +66 2 207 9555 Website: www.grandsukhumvithotel.com
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Amari Boulevard Soi 5 2885 baht
Dear ******
Thank you very much for your e-mail.
Please be informed that in case, there will be another guest(Women or Ladyboy) joining your room, the charge at THB.1,000.-net per person per night will be applied for the additional guest.
Kindly have your guest (Women or Ladyboy) contact our Front Office once arrive to the hotel for the security purposes.
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
Angkana Suiwong Team Member, Reservations ___________________________
Ambassador Bangkok Soi 11 1400 baht
Dear Mr. ******
Greetings from Ambassador Bangkok.
Thank you for your e-mail. We would like to inform you that guest friendly is free of charge, we charge THB 20.- for copy ID only.
Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to be of assistance.
Dear Mr. ******
Greetings from Hotel Icon Bangkok!
Thank You for your email.
Regarding your query, we would like to inform you that our room can accommodate up to TWO guests. However, if the third guest is spending an overnight, there would be an additional charge of THB 800 per room per night.
Adding on, if you have a visitor which is the second guest, please kindly bring the visitor to Front Desk for registration process.
Please note this process is highly important for both yourself and the hotel.
In addition, please kindly provide us with your arrival and departure date as we would like to offer your the exclusive offer for booking directly via email.
We look forward for your response and to offer and process the room reservation real soon.
For further assistance, please feel free to contact us.
Wishing You a Wonderful Weekend!
Best Regards,
Ekachai S. Guest Relations Supervisor
Hotel Icon Bangkok
49 Sukhumvit Soi 2, Khlong Toey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Tel: +662 656 9797
Fax: +662 656 9997
Website: www.hoteliconbangkok.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HoteliconBangkok Instagram: @hoteliconbangkok
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Fraser Suites Soi 11 3200 baht
Dear Mr. *****
Greeting from Fraser Suites Sukhumvit, Bangkok
Kindly be informed you that for the visitor there is no charge but we require his/her passport or ID. leave it at front desk.
Should you require further information please feel free to contact us either by return email or by phone on +66 2 207 9300.
Best Regards,
Ms. Prattana Aphinantho
Revenue Management Officer
My last visit to Pattaya from February 19th-24th coincided with Chinese New Year and the Cobra Gold military exercises which meant that hotel availability was limited and room rates per night were insanely high. Examples: the Marriott wanted 9K Baht for a standard room, Hilton 15K Baht for a Junior Suite ( no other rooms available) and the Amari Ocean Tower was charging 10K for a Junior Suite ( no other rooms available). I scratched my head a few times at these prices, not because I cannot afford them, but because I know all these hotels well and do not think their rooms are worth that amount of money.
One has to stay somewhere though and I suddenly remembered a few very enjoyable stays I had 5-6 years ago at the D2 Baraquda so I checked the prices on their site, which to my disappointment were in line with the other hotels, 8K Baht per night for a 'Baraquda Suite' and no 'deluxe' rooms available; a notable change was that the hotel now belongs to the Accor chain and is no longer a Dusit property.I wasn't too happy about the price, which is why it took some considerable self persuasion to convince myself that a visit to Pattaya was really in order. Anyway, after convincing myself that we only live once and can't take anything with us to our graves I decided to bite the bullet and booked the room. http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-8891-hotel-baraquda-pattaya-mgallery-collection/room.shtml
First impression: The Baraquda is a boutique hotel with only 5 floors and 72 rooms which are all non-smoking. The lobby is large, well air-conditioned and staffed with very friendly bell boys and pretty receptionists who are dressed in a navy theme; I guess it's their way of wanting to look modern and trendy. Check-in was very quick and the (very) pretty girl at the reception surprised me by greeting me by my first name and telling me that she remembered me from my 3 previous stays 5 & 6 years ago. The same happened with the cleaning lady, these Thai women have elephant memories! An even prettier lady escorted me to my room whilst a bell boy was following us with my luggage. Upon entering the room the first thing I noticed was that they had switched the aircon on a few hours before, I like that!
The room: Very large, probably around 70-75m2, split between a living room and a bed room. The living room has a sofa and flat screen TV but bizarrely no coffee table. There is also a separate toilet in the living room. The bed room has a large comfy king size bed, a large Jacuzzi, a very large rain shower and separate toilet. Positives for the room are its size and a very good Nespresso coffee machine with free coffee. Negatives are the ridiculously organized light switches (to switch off the light in the bedroom you have to make your way to the main switch next to the entrance door) and the water pressure could be better. Biggest negative for me is that the bed faces the window and the curtains are not thick enough to block out the morning sunshine.
Location: Excellent! On 2nd road, right across from Soi 13/1 where you can find Stringfellows, La Bamba and The House. Central Mall and Soi Made in Thailand where 69 Bar and One Bar are located is about a 10 minute stroll, as is the soi LK Metro area. Walking Street is also about a 10 minute stroll.
Amenities: Decent sized pool which only gets sun on one side until around 3pm, the gym is small but has everything you need. They have a Spa in which they offer (overpriced) massages, no happy endings I'm afraid... The restaurant is located next to the pool and serves mainly Asian dishes of pretty good quality but again overpriced.
Complaint: AntAnt and myself departed on the same day but stayed in different hotels. I was flying to London and he was flying to Phuket around the same time of day so we decided to share a ride to the airport which I booked through the hotel. The car was a comfy brand new Toyota Camry which picked me up on time after which we picked up AntAnt in soi 10; so far so good. The driver was a young chap who did not speak a word of English but fancied himself as the Thai version of Lewis Hamilton. Once we reached the Expressway he drove at speeds of 160-170 kmh whilst talking to a buddy on his mobile, overtaking cars on the left and right, driving up behind cars in front of him to within less than 1 yard; it was insane! He seemed totally oblivious to the fact that several speed camera's are in operation along the Pattaya-Bangkok route and seemed genuinely surprised when he was pulled over at the last toll booth before the airport. He got a 500 Baht fine, but instead of learning from it he just continued with his insane driving style. I've never been so happy in my life to leave a car...
When I got to the lounge I went online and emailed the GM of the hotel about the experience. To his credit he replied with a very apologetic email within a few hours and offered me a free night for a future stay as compensation.
Bottom line: A nice property with large rooms, very friendly staff and a great location. They are guest friendly but do take visitor ID's and call you when they depart. That means you either need to escort your guest down or wait in your room for the call from security, do not do what I did and make your way to the pool as your guest leaves as they won't let her go without speaking to you. In my case a search party was organized whilst she was held by security... Would I stay again? probably yes, but not for the price they charged this time around.
Livingroom with Nespresso coffee machine
Livingroom and sofa, no table for some strange reason
Comfy king size bed facing the window. Downside is that you can't switch off the lights from your bed area but have to make your way to the front door.
Large Jacuzzi that can fit 4 easily. I was warned by ShyguyUK that filling the Jacuzzi takes time so I tried it. He was right, it takes 45 minutes to fill up which can be a bit of a mood killer.
Very spacious rain shower
Decent size pool with sun until about 3pm. The top floor of the building houses the 'Grand Baraquada Suite' which is a duplex apartment. I've stayed there before on a previous trip, the room is great but very noisy due to the fact that the bedroom faces 2nd road and the windows are not sound proof.
Some shots of inside the room. This was a deluxe room which I think are corner rooms. Three windows and a small balcony that could fit one person. Would suit a smoker I guess.
Now that the protest site at Asoke has been dismantled I decided to stay at the Emporium Suites again this time around.
This isn't the first time I'm staying at the Emporium, over the last couple of years it has somewhat become my home away from home. I love the spaciousness of the rooms and the location is perfect for me as it's walking distance from places like Akane in soi 33 where I like to 'relax' during the day after a heavy night of drinking. The fact that the hotel is connected to the mall and the BTS makes it even better for me.
First impression: smallish lobby with some comfy seating areas and a bar. The receptionists are always smiling and upon check in upgraded me from a Studio Deluxe to a One Bedroom Suite.
Location: connected to the Emporium Mall on soi 24 means you can access the mall and the BTS from within and there is no need to go outside; handy during rainy season when it is bucketing down.
Room: nice room, around 90m2, a living room with a comfortable sofa and large flat screen TV, a bedroom with an extremely comfortable king size bed and an OK bathroom with a shower as part of the bath; no rain shower which is a miss in my opinion for a hotel like the Emporium.
Pool/Gym: a good sized pool which gets sun until about 3pm. The gym is large and fully equipped.
Bottomline: I would recommend this hotel for longer stays if your budget allows it. There is free Wifi and the place is totally guest friendly.
The outside
Lobby
Pool area which can be a bit noisy at the moment due to the construction of Emporium 2 on the other side of Sukhumvit
Livingroom
A fully equipped kitchen with microwave, coffee machine, toaster and washing machine
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