ibis Bangkok Riverside

My kids like the family room

The rooms are modest, as is the standard for all Ibis hotels, but have all the essentials including dependable room cleaning. The location has a potentially bad side for someone with a walking difficulty, but the location has an extremely good side for everyone staying here. Location pluses: right on the Chao Phraya River; with splendid views of the busy riverboats by day and a nightly stunning parade of spectacularly illuminated cruise boats at night. Even if your room doesn't face the river, you can drink and dine outdoors right on the riverside, making for a romantic stay. A major road at the end of the entrance driveway has a wide variety of restaurants, most notably a modern four-story building that is the most concentrated center for Japanese restaurants, including all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants. From this Ibis you can walk to and across the bridge with panoramic views of the river and skyline, to link up with Bangkok's mass transit system and the ferry station where you can catch inexpensive boats heading up and down the river to the Royal Palace, National Museum, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Asiatique etc. Being squirrelled away on the riverside also means that this is one of the most quiet and peaceful locations in the city, particularly when compared to hotels on major roads in Central Bangkok. The bad bit is that even slight walking impairments would negate getting around; particularly because to get to the bridge you have to walk a tricky route between the hotel and the bridge, and then go up or down four flights of stairs on both end of the bridge. The pavements are execrable, as is the norm in Bangkok. I've stayed at Ibis hotels from Korea to Kiev, and this is the most romantic I've ever stayed at. (An Ibis in Ao Nang comes in second, so Accor's Thai operations are doing well.)

Simply put everything was okay

Reasonable price, delicious breakfast

Feeling warm