Swiss Lodge Hotel, Bangkok

A lovely hotel (quality/price) and well situated in a great part of Bangkok; easy to access and metro and sky train very near by. Good restaurants in walking distance. Lovely reception staff and adequate sized rooms. We will happily stay again. But there are negative features and they can be addressed easily. First the very smelly pillows on the beds (we stayed on two different occasions in two different rooms). We had requested non-smoking rooms on both occasions and received one on neither. This is a very negative point (as my blocked sinuses can attest). Second negative point is the very poor level of spoken English in the dining room. Try asking for a proper vinaigrette for a salad and see what you get brought and how long it takes!! Third, service in the dining room is over fussy. There is a fine line between good service and overpowering presence. The lack of any other customers (why?) on the occasions we ate in the hotel meant that we received the full "helpful" assistance of all five servers - overwhelming and food spoil by so much attention (a full glass does not require more adding to it - thanks!!). But the negative points aside, we had two lovely stays in the hotel and will certainly come back again in the near future.

This smaller hotel enjoys a good location for all the happenings in Patpong and for access to the Skytrain whilst being quiet and peaceful inside with helpful,courteous staff.The small roof-top pool is worth a visit at the end of a hot, sticky day in Bangkok.The breakfast and dinner service could be improved.