I stayed here for 2 nights. I am okay with the hotel location, though it's quite far from the city centre but, it was my choice to stay here.
The BTS Saphan Thaksin station is approximately 5 minutes walk from the hotel. From here, you can take the BTS to Siam Square (approximately 10 minutes), or change to another BTS line to either Mo Chit Station (Chatuchak Market) which takes approximately another 15-20 minutes from Siam station, or to Sukhumvit area e.g. Nana (which takes approximately another 10-15 minutes). You can also take the MRT line from the Siam Station. Airport Link also connect to the BTS Line from Phyatai Station.
The hotel service is at its best, like most Thailand hotel. They cater to your needs when you request from them.
There is a swimming pool and separate sauna rooms for men & ladies, which is at the 2nd floor.
Breakfast is provided at the cafe but i did not take the breakfast due to the absence of Halal Meals.
A walk from the hotel to the east side, you will find all the banks, thai cooking school, and even Malaysian Embassy.
A walk to the west, will meet you with a huge temple, university and local retail shops.
A walk to the north, will take you to bangkrak night market, Robinson Mall, shangri-la hotel, jetty to the chao phraya river cruise, massage parlors and local retail shops.
In overall, the location is okay. You can sleep well at night with out hearing any music from bars, or people shouting downstairs, or even cars honking. However, one minus point is that the wall is so thin that you can actually hear your upstairs neighbour flushing the toilet. But, it is not so rampant i suppose coz most of the time, we were outside.
For muslim, there are 2 small muslim vendors selling noodles next to the pharmacy, you will see them on your way to Robinson Mall.
Make sure you print the map in thai which is available at the Astera Sathorn website. It helped us alot when taking a cab from Nana or anywhere else back to the hotel at nite. Some of them may know but some may not, but one thing for sure, most of them can't really converse and understand English well.
- Astera Sathorn Bangkok
- Astera Sathorn Hotel Bangkok
