Sawasdeeka: The Accommodation

Hiya, I am back from a short hiatus. And yup, I went for a short vacation "again". This time it is a small holiday to Bangkok with YM, to celebrate our first ROM anniversary (obviously that is just an excuse for another trip).

I was a little wary about the weather because it has been raining heavily almost daily there. As our flight descended into Bangkok, I saw the most incredible view. Sun rays breaking through the thick clouds, shining at the city like some angel rays or something. I don't care, I am taking this as an omen that we would be blessed with great weather (super optimistic)!

Anyway, indeed, we were blessed with great weather. Some drizzles on days we were out shopping, but nothing intolerable. In fact, the cloudy weather took away some heat from the hot city, which was excellent.

Oh, this is not what I intend to blog today. I am gonna start my Sawasdeeka travelogue with the accommodations first.

The Ecotel Bangkok

For the first two nights in Bangkok, I booked the Ecotel Bangkok in Pratunam from AirAsia Go. The hotel was fine, except that it was located in a darker alley and not many taxi drivers are aware of it.

They actually have great customer service. The staff speak good English and are always helpful with directions to places.

And I have to say it probably has the best looking lobby among budget hotels at the rate of approximately RM100 per night.

Ecotel Bangkok has a fan page on Facebook and you can expect prompt reply on everything there, including confirming reservations etc. Really useful. Our room was at the 5th floor and somehow the photo of the corridor looks scary in this photo that YM took. It wasn't that spooky in real life.

As for the room, basic but clean. No complaints about that. Our room didn't come with breakfast but we were ok about that since food is abundant everywhere in Bangkok.

The bathroom was clean too but the water pressure from the shower was a little too small to me. Yet, I don't think is the hotel's problem cos all three hotels I stayed in had the same issue.

Nantra de Boutique

On the third day, we traveled down to Pattaya and stayed in a boutique hotel along Beach Road. It was on a small lane off Beach Road actually, but only a stone's throw away from the beach.

The hotel doesn't have a lobby like most. Instead, it has three wooden huts, one with a reception desk, one with two computers (with free internet services) and another a "lobby". I find it really interesting.

That's the living room style "lobby" :) I like the Thai's creativity.

The hotel has a tiny pool too!

Our room is a spacious studio with a kitchen area. I like this room a lot. The only problem was a saw a frog on the second floor in the evening and it haunted me the whole time, thinking that a frog might spring out of nowhere anytime. Gosh, me hate frogs!

The room came with breakfast and we chose to dine by the pool since the weather was quite beautiful the morning after a storm the night before.

Choices on the buffet table was minimal but I do love their pork curry, rich in coconut milk. So fragrant and so perfect to go with steam rice.

They also served us a plate of Western breakfast each with eggs (done the way you request), sausage and bacon.

Budacco

On the last night in Bangkok, we opted for a different accommodation. I came across Budacco while researching for Bangkok accommodation online. The vibrant color of this building totally attracted me. And since the review is good, we decided to give it a try.

The hotel did not fail us. A very modern building with interesting interior decorations.

A minimalist approach with a touch of fancy colors make it a very comfortable place to stay in.

The hotel was tucked away in one of the smaller pedestrian alley right behind the bustling Pratunam Market. It is a short walk away from the Platinum Mall and there's a night market right in front of it every night.

The rooms are renovated using different theme colors and I requested for a blue room while booking. Room 33, on the 3rd floor :)

Our beautiful blue room. Love how they paired pastel colors up with white, making the place so clean and contemporary! They even folded the towels into elephants! Love love love MAX!

Love the white wooden bench with soft, comfy blue cushions. I could just laze there reading a book or watching the tv.

The room is smaller than the previous two hotels, with a tiny bathroom. But I love it the most, nonetheless. Probably the color, makes it so comfortable.

Breakfast was included, at the restaurant right beside the lobby.

The environment is really nice, the place look really beautiful.

The simple buffet spread.

Somehow the toast on the right photo tasted really good with melted butter and a thin spread of strawberry jam.

Overall, we are very satisfy with all the hotels we stayed during this trip. They are all budget accommodations costing us not more than RM150 per night yet with impeccable services and considerably good rooms.