“First experience with Bangkok”

Great place to stay with a wonderful rooftop pool. Only thing missing was a some sort of gym. Guess you cant have everything but this place comes REALLY close to having it!

“Hotel Solo, Sukhumvit area, on Soi 2”

Nice hotel. Modern, clean and nicely decorated. Quiet. Good quality room furnishings and bedding. Moderate rates. Free wireless wi-fi. They provide a modest breakfast service. OK but nothing great. The only true negative is that the hotel is quite a hike from the main drag, Sukhumvit Road. Maybe a 10-12 minute walk. Too far when the sun is high, its 96-degrees and you are in business attire. Although not unique to the Solo, getting a taxi from the hotel is an issue. If there is a taxi in front the driver will only take you off-meter, which means a much higher rate. For instance, if you want to go to the airport they will ask for a flat 500 Bhat rate when the metered rate would only be 220-250. If the hotel tuk-tuk is available they will take you up to Sukhumvit Road and you can try for a taxi there. The staff is pleasant and professional.

“Great hotel especially for the price”

I stayed at this hotel for 3 nights and it is a great hotel. You get a lot for what you pay for here. My room was extremely clean and MOST of the staff were great. A little far from the main road, but there's a shuttle that will drive you out there, but it's not a bad walk. I have 2 gripes with them however. The room I stayed in had a broken window and would not stay closed, without a little rigging on my part, so hot air would easily get in which isn't a big problem since the A/C worked perfectly fine, but I was afraid of someone breaking into my room from the outside. Granted I was on the third floor and no one could have known the window could easily be pried open, it was still a safety concern of mine. Now my biggest gripe would be a certain staff member, by the name of Nu, who would constantly try to get me to go to his sister's clothing shop to get a suit made. I didn't mind him asking me at first, but he did this every time I saw him. He was the person who brought my luggage to my room and was also the shuttle driver to the main road, so it wasn't easy to avoid him. Let me not take away from the rest of the staff though who were very helpful especially at the front desk, and housekeeping did a great job with my room every night; however, this one employee left me with an extremely bad impression. With all that said, if I ever return to Bangkok, I will certainly look at staying at this hotel again.