16 Sukhumvit Soi 5, Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, Thailand | (888) 708-2081
Handy downtown location, walking distance from Skytrain and shopping malls
Stylish, comfortable, quiet rooms with modern bathrooms, most with tubs
Generally elegant, contemporary decor throughout the hotel
Pleasant outdoor pool lined with topiaries, loungers, and a bar
Gym with variety of equipment open 24 hours a day
Decent breakfast buffet with halal options, plus all-day restaurant and room service
Lobby bar open for drinks until late evening
Executive lounge with free drinks and snacks for club guests
Massages available at in-house spa until the wee hours
Meeting room can accommodate up to 100 guests
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Smoking rooms (a con for some) and connecting rooms available
Breakfast not included in all rates
Cheapest rooms lack minibars
Close to Bangkok’s seedy red-light district
Extra charges to use internet terminals in lobby
Spa gets mixed reviews
BelAire Bangkok is a 152-room upscale hotel in a prime downtown location, walking distance from the Skytrain, restaurants, and malls -- and the red-light district. Rooms are sleek and spacious, and some have bathtubs or perks such as minibars and DVD players. There’s a decent breakfast buffet (for a fee) with halal options, and the hotel’s restaurant and bar are open all day and offer 24-hour room service. Other features include free Wi-Fi, a pleasant pool and bar, a 24/7 gym, a spa, and an executive lounge available to guests in higher-category rooms. Travelers might also consider the nearby, similarly priced Hotel Icon, which has a more modern rooftop pool.
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Scene
Modern, generally elegant property, with a pleasant and relaxing executive club lounge
This quiet, contemporary property offers a good value, and mostly attracts guests from the Middle East. It’s set in a tall, harsh-looking building, though things are better in the large, airy lobby, even if some of the attempts at stylish decor come off as dated. There are floor-to-ceiling windows, white marble flooring, and a long, high front desk with turquoise paneled frontage alongside scattered, elegantly mismatched furniture and a grand piano. The Liquid Lounge bar, on an elevated dark-wood-panel platform, is slightly more chic, as are sleek hallways that feature gray carpets, modern canvases, and vaulted ceiling panels with red backlighting. By comparison, the restaurant feels a tad basic, with tables packed tightly together, and the pool deck lined with topiaries is nice enough but a bit old-fashioned. However, the pool bar looks a bit ramshackle for an upscale property.
Location
Just off Sukhumvit Road, walking distance from Skytrain and malls, and close to red-light district
BelAire Bangkok is located on a gritty block a fair way inside a side street that runs off Bangkok’s frenetic Sukhumvit Road. It's just a short walk from the nearest Skytrain station. It’s also within easy reach of numerous shopping malls, and there are restaurants, street food vendors, and convenience stores all in the vicinity. One thing that might put off some travelers from staying here is the proximity to one of the city’s seedy red-light districts in the nearby Nana area.- Five-minute walk to Nana Skytrain station
Rooms
Stylish, comfortable, individually air-conditioned rooms, some with bathtubs
The hotel’s 152 comfortable, air-conditioned rooms sport modern, clean-lined decor throughout. The 344-square-foot (32-square-meter) entry-level Superior Double and Twin Rooms have simple gray walls, and beds rest against pale-wood headboards, with dark bedside tables on striped carpets, plus large desks and decent views. Club Tribecca Rooms are the same size, but add DVD players and chic red daybeds and are set on higher floors; guests of these rooms also get executive lounge access. The 388-square-foot (36-square-meter) Deluxe Rooms sleep up to four, and can be configured with a king-size bed, two queens, or three singles, but are otherwise also much the same as Superior Rooms. Finally, the 484-square-foot (45-square-meter) BelAire Suites have separate living spaces, but they feel bare and only have sofas and coffee tables. Standard amenities include flat-screen cable TVs, phones, mini-fridges or minibars (in higher-category rooms), safes, and coffee- and tea-making facilities. Bathrooms are bright and contemporary, and most have shower/tub combos, hairdryers, and toiletries. Club Tribecca Rooms have modern countertop sinks on gray-marble vanities plus large walk-in showers; some also have separate bathtubs. Connecting and smoking rooms are available.
Features
Breakfast with halal options available for a fee, 24/7 room service and gym, and free Wi-Fi
This upscale property has a decent selection of facilities, including the Tiffin restaurant, which serves an international breakfast spread with halal options for a fee. Thai, Indian and Western meals are available throughout the day. There’s also 24-hour room service, a lobby bar -- Liquid Lounge -- open until late evening, and a pool bar that closes in the early evening. The pool is pleasant enough, though there are only a few lounge chairs. The hotel's small gym is open 24/7 and has a full range of free weights plus cardio and weightlifting equipment. An independently operated spa offers in-room massages but gets mixed reviews. The Club Tribecca executive lounge has computers for guests to use, and books and DVDs to borrow; guests of Club Tribecca Rooms also get free breakfast, cocktails and snacks, all-day tea and coffee, daily newspapers, use of the modern boardroom, and late checkout. There's also a dated function room for rent that can accommodate up to 100 guests, and the front desk can make tour arrangements and bookings for in-house cookery classes. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel, though the internet terminals in the lobby cost extra to use.
