You'll be centrally located in Bangkok with a stay at Shama Lakeview Asoke Bangkok, within a 15-minute walk of Terminal 21 Shopping Mall and Benjakitti Park. This 5-star hotel is 1.2 mi (2 km) from EmQuartier and 1.3 mi (2 km) from Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Bangkok? This hotel has 1615 square feet (150 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 2 meeting rooms. Free valet parking is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 429 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. LCD televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
"This is one of the best hotels I've ever stayed at. It consists of two buildings, A and B. We requested a room in building A because we planned on frequenting the pool and gym. The staff at check-in accommodated all our requests, giving us a room with twin beds (instead of the double bed we mistakenly booked) in building A on the 20th floor. The room was incredibly spacious (and this was the hotel's smallest room type!), with a fantastic view of Bangkok from the 20th floor window. The room had everything we needed: quality toiletries and even a scale in the bathroom; comfortable beds, plenty of hangers in the closet, and, most importantly for me, a washing machine! In Thailand's hot climate, this is an absolute necessity (and a real pleasure to wear clean clothes every day). Laundry detergent was among the daily replenished consumables. We also received two bottles of drinking water daily.
Another undeniable advantage of the hotel (and a constant source of my delight) is the pool and gym. The pool is large, 25 meters long, perfect for proper swimming, not just splashing around. It's open from 6:00 AM to midnight, which is very convenient for early morning swimmers before breakfast, like myself. The gym is well-equipped and open 24/7. Towels for the pool and gym, and drinking water, were available in unlimited quantities.
Breakfast vouchers are issued for the number of days you're staying. You can use these vouchers for a buffet breakfast at the restaurant in building B or for an à la carte breakfast at the cafe in building A. The buffet is adequate but, objectively speaking, not very varied. There was frankly very little fruit for Thailand. The à la carte breakfast doesn't include fruit at all, but the dishes served are delicious – with one voucher, you choose one main dish, one dessert, and two drinks from the menu.
I found the hotel's location to be excellent. We liked this area last year as well, and the distance to the metro (by our standards) is very short – a 10-minute brisk walk. It takes the same amount of time to reach the park near the Royal National Centre, where you can spot monitor lizards and, after sunset, join the mass run of health enthusiasts (the path around the lake is 1800 meters long).
We found the hotel staff to be very friendly and professional. For us, the hotel was practically perfect. As a suggestion for service improvement – rooms really should be equipped with clothes drying racks (there's enough space for them in the bathrooms) – many reviews mention this.
I definitely recommend this hotel; if I ever visit Bangkok again, I won't even consider other options and will stay here again."