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Me too! 😁

Absolutely! 😁

Thanks 🙏

Glad you share my opinion about Chatrium!

Much appreciated 👍

Quite right, though they officially are 5-star hotels.

Thanks for the comment... You're true, that's an issue that came to my mind. But who am I to refuse an upgrade when offered one😁

Well, I hope you'll get back soon! I'll have many other videos about Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Lupe and Phuket soon, as I'm touring Thailand again right now...

@@WanderlustReports Don't forget Pattaya

Maybe, maybe not. Pattaya is really not my preferred place in Thailand...

In Europe, they'd be classified as 4 star I guess. But not in BANGKOK...

First isn't the best location, either. In Thailand we call nana District the red light District... full of scenes that you may not want your kids to see at dinner time

Nysa hotel is more than 15 minutes away from Nana Plaza... You could say the same for people going to the ultra luxury Rosewood or Park Hyatt, which are both closer to Nana Plaza!

@@WanderlustReports yep any hotel near that District is avoided by most locals. it's just what it is, lol. Tourists don't often know, so it doesn't really matter. Just as long as you're being safe.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for subscribing! I'll do a video about cheaper hotels in Bangkok soon.

Interesting point of view. They are officially 5-star hotels, though.

​@@WanderlustReportshow?? The ratings you showed for the 2nd one didn't even show high 4s....

Review sites ratings are one thing, official classification is another one. But in Thailand, they don't have a 5-star luxury or 6-star classification that would fit with hotels such as the Mandarin Oriental, the Capella, Peninsula or St Regis...

Not really expensive...

There are 3 other BED hotels in Chiang Mai. Have you tried them?

@@WanderlustReports where are they located this is in a good location as well.

@WanderlustReports also every site I checked shows this one when you type the name in. If people love it of course I wanna go as well.

One is in the trendy district of Nimman, BED Nimman. Another is directly in the old city, BED Phrasingh and the third one is near the road to Doi Suthep, BED Changkian. All 3 have great grades on hotel review sites.

Thanks! There should indeed be a difference between 5-star and 5-star luxury. But the frontier in between all those 5-star hotels is complicated to draw. Even in these 5 hotels, the Chatrium is clearly above the JC Kevin in both quality of service, breakfast and amenities. I would compare it to hotels like the M Gallery Muse or the So'.

Then there are the super lux hotels like the 4 Seasons, Capella, St Regis, MO etc. The prices reflect that.

I'm going to review the Saint-Regis and Peninsula soon

Yes it was.

I quite agree with you... But a 2-week trip means many hotels and we had to be cost-conscious.

@WanderlustReports Yes, I understand that. That's why I said try it next time when you have more time to spare and aren't on a multiple-hotel tour.

My pleasure 🙏

Yes it depends on the season and it depends on the day of the week too...

Among the real five-star hotels in Bangkok we could highlight the following ones: 1. Mandarin Oriental 2. The Peninsula Bangkok 3. The Park Hyatt 4. Four Seasons 5. Capella 6. Siam Kempinski 7. Sindhorn Kempinski 8. Kimpton Maa Lai 9. Okura Prestige 10. The Sukhothai Bangkok

A legitimate 5-star yet relatively affordable hotel in Bangkok is the JW Marriot, Nana, next to Ploenchit.

Interesting! Currently, only the Asai hotel is sold as a 3-star, though it offers more than the D'tel, for example. The Continent prices are also higher than the Mövenpick...

Not the Shangri-la?

Thanks for your very valuable comment

If there's nothing else, I'll do with it. But, IMHO, a 4-star or a 5-star hotel should offer more choice and better quality when it comes to tea. The same goes for coffee, by the way.

@@WanderlustReports Agreed! Btw do you live in Bangkok? I am planning to retire early and leave the States. Wondering what the cost of living in Bangkok is

No, I live in Paris, France. But I'm coming to Bangkok quite often. Cost of living for someone having a US pension is usually really great in Bangkok. You can rent a superb condo for less than USD 1,000 and food per day would cost less than USD 20

Glad you enjoyed it

Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for the feedback, Thomas. I'll have to test this one next time I'm in Bangkok

They don't accept guests under 16 years old

Yes, I really loved it apart from the lack of light in the lifts

Hope you'll get there soon!

Yes, Koh Chang is wonderful 👍

Absolutely! You've also watched the other one?

@WanderlustReports always do 👍🏻☺️

@@berndd5278 Thanks for following both then 🙏

It really is! And Kuala Lumpur is a nice city...

I hope you have a great time there!

Something he can be proud of...

Thanks for this very nice comment. Good point about the TV's. I'll check that in the future, though I have to admit I rarely check that, and when I do, I'm mainly looking for French channels!😁

Privacy is easy to set if wanted. You can discuss the 5th star, but it's definitely not a cheap 3-star hotel...

My pleasure🙏 Glad it can help ..

Don't know the brand. Better than Nescafé?

Yes, that would be a nice one too...

Thanks, my friend! Indeed, the hotel scene in Bangkok is very large...

Thank you very much 🙏

Indeed, one of the hotels to stay at in Bangkok

I don't know.

Je dirais celui-ci dans la Soi 11 et le Mövenpick dans la Soi 15

@@WanderlustReports mieux que le Aira ou Eleven ?

Je pense que le Aira est très bien, mais c'est un 4*, pas un 5* comme les deux autres. Pareil pour le Eleven, en un peu moins bien.

@@WanderlustReports merci bien!

@@samm7727 Avec plaisir !

Thanks a lot🙏

Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it 🙏

It's quite fun having people (apart from family and friends) who are watching both channels as they are quite different. Maybe someday I'll make a Paris hotel report on both channels 😁

Thanks 🙏

@@WanderlustReports we are staying there for some days I Feb. Looking forward to it, looks nice👍

It is! Still one of my preferred hotels in Bangkok: view, location, breakfast, swimming pool... everything's nice, there!

I hope you have a great stay there...