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Hotel Review: Anantara Siam, Bangkok

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Hotel review: Anantara Siam, Bangkok (Siam Suite) Bangkok, May 2018 Introduction After a beach holiday in Hua Hin I had booked a room for one night at Anantara Siam in Bangkok. I wanted to try a new hotel and this would be our second Anantara experience on this trip after checking out their sister property Anantara Riverside Resort about a week earlier. This time I booked a Kasara Club Room directly from the hotel's website. The price was pretty much the same everywhere, but booking directly got us an afternoon tea set for two at the lobby for free, and that sounded like a fun thing to try. Check-in and lobby We arrived at the hotel after 2pm, pretty close to a normal check-in time. Anantara Siam, The Lobby Our bags were immediately taken care of by the welcoming staff, and we were seen to the most luxurious lobby I'd ever seen. This really looked like a five star hotel to me! The hotel radiated elegance and style, and there...

Hotel Review: The Continent Hotel, Bangkok

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Hotel review: The Continent Hotel, Bangkok (Sky Room) Bangkok, October 2017 Introduction I decided on trying out the Continent Hotel due to a friend's suggestion, and as I took a closer look at the hotel information and reviews, I wanted to give it a shot. As I went through different booking portals, I also contacted the hotel directly and got a decent offer for a two-night stay in a room with what they call "Sky benefits", or like some other hotels have it: "Club/Executive product". I was very pleasantly surprised about how good, friendly and fast the communication was with them. My booking included a round-trip airport transfer with the hotel's own car, which I appreciated. The Continent Hotel Transportation, check-in and lobby I took a Qatar Airways flight to Bangkok, and QR834 arrived in Suvarnabhumi airport at about 12.30, and it took about an hour to walk from the gate, clear the immigration and retr...