1933 Sukhumvit Road, Phra Khanong, Bangkok, Thailand | (586) 210-9239
Located a seven-minute walk from the Skytrain (free shuttle provided)
Relatively spacious rooms passable for a short stay
Internet terminals and vending machine in the lobby
On-site meeting room for up to 10 people
Breakfast (for a fee) available on request
Decent free Wi-Fi throughout
Noisy and hard-to-find location beneath a freeway overpass
Far from downtown tourist attractions, restaurants, bars and shopping malls
Basic, tired-looking rooms with poor views; reports of maintenance issues
Some interiors feel neglected
Klassique Sukhumvit is a 45-room mid-range hotel that has seen better days. This no-frills option might appeal to travelers on a budget, and it’s walking distance from the Skytrain (with a free shuttle), but it’s in a noisy, hard-to-find suburban spot under a freeway overpass. Contemporary interiors feel dreary despite heavy doses of orange, and rooms, while spacious, are noisy and lack views. Guests also report maintenance issues and grimy bathrooms. Breakfast is served only on request, and costs extra -- no other meals or drinks are available. Other features include a small meeting room, free Wi-Fi, a vending machine, and an internet terminals in the lobby. Travelers may be better off staying at the similarly priced Pinnacle Lumpinee Park Hotel, which has a more convenient downtown location, plus a pool, gym and restaurant.
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Scene
Mid-range hotel with attempts at contemporary decor but an overall dreary result
In an uninspiring five-story building beneath an overpass, Klassique Sukhumvit is a former Best Western hotel that has struck out on its own. Although it was renovated not long before our July 2016 visit, it feels past its prime. The lobby makes an effort at contemporary design, with bright-orange seating on black and white tiled flooring, but it still feels tired. The dated front desk has a backlit marble-effect tiled frontage and pale tan-wood paneling, while corridors are messy and dingy. The simple restaurant, with chairs in blues and purples, is left largely unused and seems neglected. Outdoor seating here and in the small garden beside the lobby is a nice touch, though the location means it can get noisy. The small glass-walled meeting room is bright but basic, with colorful striped wallpaper and busy navy-blue patterned carpet that feels like it belongs in an airport from the 1990s.
Location
Close to the Skytrain, but tricky-to-find location and far from downtown attractions
Klassique Sukhumvit is within walking distance of the elevated Skytrain -- great for beating Bangkok’s notorious traffic jams -- and the hotel also provides a shuttle to the station. But it’s tucked beneath a freeway overpass, making it tricky to locate (it’s arguably easier to reach on foot from the Skytrain than by taxi). There are two large supermarkets close by, and plenty of local-style street food if you know where to look, but anything livelier or more visitor-oriented will likely require a ride downtown. Old-town tourist attractions, in particular, are a long drive away, especially when you factor in the traffic.- Seven-minute walk to On Nut Skytrain station
Rooms
Basic, worn, and noisy rooms with complaintes of maintenance issues
The relatively spacious rooms at Klassique Sukhumvit are certainly passable for a short stay, though they’re on the basic side and are generally worn and tired-looking. Entry-level, 248-square-foot (23-square-meter) Superior Rooms have comfortable beds against brightly colored accent walls, and other accent walls have striped multicolored wallpaper. Rooms have pale laminate wood flooring and well-sized built-in desks, but the windows are small and views range from unimpressive (such as of a parking lot beneath the freeway) to practically non-existent (looking out on air-conditioning units and the perimeter fence). Bathrooms are small and simple, with white walls, floors, and sinks, though guests report they can be a little dingy. Walk-in showers have power showerheads, but the textured white wall tiling here can be a bit grubby in parts. Basic miniature toiletries are provided.The 280-square-foot (26-square-meter) Deluxe Rooms and 441-square-foot (41-square-meter) Grand Deluxe Rooms add small open closets and wet-room-style bathrooms with power showers behind curtains. Grand Deluxe Rooms also feature simple black leather-effect two-seater sofas and small coffee tables on pale blue deep-pile rugs. These rooms get slightly more natural light. The hotel also has one 495-square-foot (46-square-meter) Family Suite available, too, with one double bed and one single.Standard amenities in all rooms include individually controlled air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs, phones, mini-fridges, coffee- and tea-making facilities, and hairdryers. All but the cheapest rooms have safes. Guests report traffic noise, poorly functioning air-conditioners, and other maintenance problems (on our visit, we noticed warped wood flooring).
Features
Free Skytrain shuttle service, breakfast only on request (costs extra), and meeting rooms
Features and amenities at mid-range Klassique Sukhumvit are predictably limited, though there is a free tuk-tuk shuttle service to On Nut Skytrain station. Breakfast is served only on request (for a fee), and there are no other meals or drinks available. The front desk is open 24/7, and can provide fax and photocopying services on request. There’s also decent free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, and internet terminals and a drinks vending machine are available in the lobby. A small, basic meeting room can accommodate up to 10 people.
