http://www.ibishotel.com/ibis/fichehotel/gb/ibi/6537/fiche_hotel.shtml

good rates, 1100 baht double, no breakfast

Is it finished? Last time I went past there was still work going on. Right opposite The Malaysia Hotel.

I just went by it today and I am told the opening date is Aug 01. It's still not finished but there are workers all over going every which way and it's coming along rather fast but I doubt it will be ready in three weeks. September is a better bet.

They built a new wall/planter on the corner. Odds are the first Chinese tour bus that tries to take the corner will take the wall with them. Speaking of Chinese tours, rumor has it that this hotel will be Tour Bus Friendly.

No Breakfast, no problem O ho's is right across the street and Burt is chompin at the bit in anticipation. There's also several other eateries just down the street.

I got a little tour a few days ago. The lobby is nice but rooms look small and institutional.

The reason the construction got going so fast is that two near-by K-Teck projects went bankrupt and all the workers with K-Teck shirts showed up on the site and worked on the cheap. One of the K-Teck projects was a very nice condo on Sathorn one about 95% finished and the other is what is reported to be a new 4 star hotel on Rama 4. Now just sitting there.

Farangs don't venture far from that corner but if you walk down Soi Sribumphen there's quite a few guest houses and small hotels that are
better value for your Baht.



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But 1150 baht is without taxes  >>> lowest rate is 1353 baht without breakfast

I just took a look at the photos on the web page, very nice looking and they don't look anything like what's really there.

The hotel on Rama IV is racing upward as I write this. Workers are swarming all over and they've only got 4 more floors to go.

I wonder if the Chinese groups from Ibis will get guided tours through the coffeeshop and lobby of the Malaysia. It is a real gay Bangkok institution, after all.

My lover rang them yesterday and still 2 months until opening (do they really mean 3?). He was after a job but not hiring yet.

NO POOL! For Gods sake why?

krobbie

Let's hope someone posts regarding their policy on joiners before I visit in the winter.

I checked the website and the virtual tour of a room in the Bangkok hotel seems to show a small and very spare room with minimal decoration.  It seems rather similar to the Ibis Arcadia in Jakarta in terms of starkness and simplicity. For my money, the Pinnacle still offers a lot more character at a lower price (if you use Jimmy's services). The staff at the Ibis Arcadia were topnotch friendly and professional though, so, for a change of pace, maybe the Ibis Bangkok would be a good choice.

There is also an IBIS in Pattaya

463/79 Moo 9 Pattaya Second Road Nhongprue Banglamung

I also noticed that rates for 1 August for 6 nights can be as cheap as 955 bht for a double room.  As much as they are McDonalds type accomodation as long as they are clean and comfortable people will stay there.  There are some right pits in Pattaya and Bangkok that don't give a hoot how they look and charge the earth.

TrongpaiExpat wrote:

Speaking of Chinese tours, rumor has it that this hotel will be Tour Bus Friendly.

The hotel's website says "100% non-smoking hotel." Chinese tourists would plotz.

as certainly most of you know, ACCOR GROUP, led by those 2 old French Nazis, is the most homophobic big company in hospitality business on this planet.
they run IBIS, NOVOTEL, MERCURE, ALL SEASONS PLACE, SOFITEL and the such....

I would think twice before promoting their businesses.....

AsiaWolfie wrote:

as certainly most of you know, ACCOR GROUP, led by those 2 old French Nazis, is the most homophobic big company in hospitality business on this planet.

I've never heard this before; would you care to fill us in?

AsiaWolfie wrote:

as certainly most of you know, ACCOR GROUP, led by those 2 old French Nazis, is the most homophobic big company in hospitality business on this planet.
they run IBIS, NOVOTEL, MERCURE, ALL SEASONS PLACE, SOFITEL and the such....

I would think twice before promoting their businesses.....

Seems unlikely, as one very senior member of management is openly gay, and they have a large number of gay employees.
What's your story on this then?

Basically twice the price of Malaysia.