theandantelife
13 aprile 2025
I would not recommend staying here even though the price was attractive. I have to praise the front desk staff and the maintenance guys for being friendly and helpful as best they can, but the hotel itself is falling apart around them no it’s not their fault, but the ownership and management who need to figure out how to make things work and provide a better stay experience.
Our first room 325 turned out to have leaking pipes me the bedroom started to flood after we took a shower. Turns out there was another room on level 2 with a leak from the exhaust fan in the bathroom too, while I was at the front desk reporting this. In our room the water was actually coming up from between the floorboards under the bed! The rooms looked old and tired, you can tell it was a nice hotel at one time but it’s in terrible need of renovation. About the mattresses - I’m a slim Asian who likes firm mattresses but these were too hard even for me, so if you like soft mattresses be warned!
We got moved to room 427, which is what I took photos of. The bathroom walls and bathtub edges were sealed with contact paper, not real tiles. It just looked very makeshift like the owners didn’t have the funds to make proper repairs. Then this room (and a couple of others apparently) started to smell of solvent like from paint or glue. The staff checked and found out that it was coming through the vents from a bathroom on the 7th floor and turned off the exhaust fan in that room, but the smell lingered in our room for 2 hours before dissipating.
Breakfast buffet in the restaurant (which served South Indian food the rest of the day) was quite a sorry sight. The best thing I think was the egg station. Everything else was rather ordinary but the hot foods were almost always cold, which is a big no-no for us.
Location is a short way down Soi 22 off Sukhumvit road, directly across from the EM Sphere food mall which is convenient. It’s surrounded by massage parlours and bars, and some Indian restaurants.
Wouldn’t stay here again unless management does a good overhaul of the rooms which seem to be falling apart.
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