Grand Tower Inn Rama VI

"Great Hotel on the North end of Bangkok. I've stayed here a few times and it's always been a great place. It's close to the Sky Train, which is a great way to see the city."

"It's labelled as an airport Hotel but that doesn't do the Grand Tower's location justice. For a weekend stop in Bangkok, the hotel is ideal for its proximity to the famous Chatuchak Weekend Market - a sprawling bonanza of thousands of stalls selling anything and everything.... but only on the weekend. The rooms are standard, clean. Nothing special. The mattresses are good though. The morning breakfast - served in an open, sunny room - is well done; it includes Thai and western fare. The staff are accomodating. I use the GT Inn for weekend stopovers in Bangkok. They will hold your bags (for extended periods) in a secure room if you wish to make sidetrips out of city or country. A fifteen minute walk to the BTS, a fifteen minute cab ride home from all the city's entertainment spots, and still only twenty minutes to the airport (compared to 45 minutes to an hour for the big inner city hotels) - it's close to just about everything. While the area immediately surrounding the hotel lacks ambiance or options, a few blocks in both directions are packed and busy local food and fun spots. Pradiphat Road - the former sex zone for locals - is a kilometer long avenue of food stalls, soup stations, outdoor seafood cafes and local drinkiing dives. It's an interesting walk; and at the end is the Sapahn Kwai BTS stop. A little further in the opposite direction is Ari - the home of local upper class. Also home to a small restraunts and cafes. The street food is also decidedly b"