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Hotel Review: Anantara Siam, Bangkok

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Hotel review: Anantara Siam, Bangkok (Siam Suite) Bangkok, May 2018 Introduction After a beach holiday in Hua Hin I had booked a room for one night at Anantara Siam in Bangkok. I wanted to try a new hotel and this would be our second Anantara experience on this trip after checking out their sister property Anantara Riverside Resort about a week earlier. This time I booked a Kasara Club Room directly from the hotel's website. The price was pretty much the same everywhere, but booking directly got us an afternoon tea set for two at the lobby for free, and that sounded like a fun thing to try. Check-in and lobby We arrived at the hotel after 2pm, pretty close to a normal check-in time. Anantara Siam, The Lobby Our bags were immediately taken care of by the welcoming staff, and we were seen to the most luxurious lobby I'd ever seen. This really looked like a five star hotel to me! The hotel radiated elegance and style, and there
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Hotelliarvostelu: Conrad Bangkok (King Executive Corner Room)

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Hotelliarvostelu: Conrad Bangkok (King Executive Corner Room) Bangkok, kesäkuu 2017 Johdanto Aloitimme perhelomamme Thaimaassa Bangkokissa, jossa viivyimme aluksi kolme yötä. Hiltonilla oli todella hyvä tarjouskampanja keväällä, jonka vuoksi innostuin varaamaan Bangkokin Conradista yön. Kaksi ensimmäistä yötä Bangkokissa vietimme Dusit Thanissa , mutta halusin päästä vielä katsastamaan samaan syssyyn Conradin, joka on saanut varsin hyvät arviot TripAdvisorissa. Koska aioimme tulla toimeen pelkillä käsimatkatavaroilla pakkaushärdellin välttämiseksi, hotellin vaihtaminen ei ollut liian työlästä, ja muu perhekin tuntui innostuvan Conradista muutamia kuvia nähtyään. Sisäänkirjautuminen ja aula Saavuimme taksilla Dusit Thanista Conradiin ja suuntasin tiskille sisäänkirjautumista varten perheen aistiessa ensivaikutelmia. Laukuista ei tarvinnut huolehtia itse. Henkilökuntaa riitti avaamaan ovia ja ohjaamaan oikeaan suuntaan, ja taksista lähtiessä
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Hotel review: Panviman Resort Koh Phangan

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Hotel Review: Panviman Resort Koh Phangan Koh Phangan, June 2017 Introduction Panviman Resort was our chosen spot for the first "beach holiday" part of the vacation in Thailand. I contacted the hotel directly to ask about an offer for a week, and receiving a satisfying price quote I booked us a Deluxe Cottage for 7 nights. I studied different parts of the island and based on some reviews, hotel's location, nearby villages and restaurants, I picked Panviman. It is not a 5 star hotel and it doesn't pretend to be, but a very nice 4 star resort. Steps to pool area in the evening Check-in and lobby We arrived at the resort at about 6.30pm after 40min drive from Thong Sala pier to the hotel entrance, and a resort´s own tuk-tuk kind of a car gave us a ride to the lobby, since it was a bit of a hike upwards. Tuk-tuk Lobby After a friendly welcome from the staff we took a seat and were offered a drink while b
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