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Hotel Review: Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok

As I travel quite often for work, I’m going to keep a record of all the hotels I’ve stayed in, to serve as a reminder of what works and what doesn’t. It’ll make future bookings much easier.

Location: Right at the Asok BTS, across from Terminal 21 and the Westin.  I think traffic in this area is too jammed, and will likely avoid in the future.

Room:  The bed is very comfortable, but the decor is quite old school.  The room feels like parts of it has been modernized, but parts of it are still the same as when the hotel was built.  The whole scheme doesn't gel.

The bathroom is also dated and in need of upgrade.  Who uses small tiles like this in bathrooms nowadays?  This is so 1990s.
Gym: It has a couple ellipticals and a couple treadmills.  Not much selection of weight machines and the space is rather crammed.  The decor is seriously old school 1990s, but I think all Sheratons are like this.

Breakfast:  The selection was actually quite poor.  Other than the egg station, and fruits, I didn't eat anything else.  Seriously, Sheraton?  I expect better of you.

Would I return: No, as there are better and cheaper options nearby.  The only plus point in this hotel is their bedroom slippers.  They are sooo comfy!  Haven't found them in the other luxury collections yet, but I will.

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