Royal Asia Lodge, Bangkok hotels Thailand

*Reviews of recent stays*	*Comment on the hotel*	*The reservation service*
steve haigh 2009-05-18	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 easily he best value for money in BKK in my opinion. very nice room, good breakfast, friendly staff, good location, free wi-fi in the room, all for 999/night internet booking, try beat that anywhere else for a quality hotal. only down side, its about 800m from Suk so either walk or take the free shuttle. the shuttle is sometimes a bit slow coming at night, but reallyt not a big deal overall.	easy and quick
Johnny Søncksen 2009-04-25	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 24. - 25. april 2009 in Queen Suite (in Royal Paradise). Very large rooms and free tuk-tuk service to Sukhumvit rd. (5-10 min. walk). Free WiFi-internet. A/C in bed room did not work. They would charge for breakfast (it s incl.). Nothing was ready 30 min. after breakfast opening. Pool and jacuzzi was closed. I will not use this hotel again.	Good. Without problems.
Marcus C 2009-04-07	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Helpful, english speaking,prompt, efficient friendly service. Clean, quiet,secure, spacious rooms. Tea/coffee jug, fridge, good bed & hot shower, fridge,A/C, safe but TV had poor selection of channels (No movies or Int. news).1400bt includes a very nice buffet breakfast on 9th floor great view, also free tuk tuk shuttle to Surkumvit 800mtr away but disappointed we had to pay for internet???.	Excellent
Benjamin Cain 2009-03-26	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Overall good. WE had a room that had a bit of damp in a leak over the toilet from ceiling. This did not stop us booking with the hotel when we later returned to Bangkok. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly. Breakfast not really worth the extra 100 baht. pool area is very quiet and relaxing. The hotel is located at the bottom end of Soi 8 but not a problem as the hotel has shuttle service to the end of the road. Good value accommdation with pool//AC and location.	Excellent as always!!!
Karen Jackson 2009-03-01	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Really enjoyed our stay here. Usually staying in guesthouses around Kao San Rd we decided to go a bit upmarket and booked this place after searching the net. We chose it because it seemed close enough to Sukhimvit to be convenient, yet far enough away to be away from the noise. The hotel provided a 24 hr free tuk-tuk service which was convenient if needed. The check-in was painless and the staff friendly. The rooms were clean and comfortable. A fridge and TV are definitely worth the bit extra for a hotel! Tea & coffee provided was nice in the morning. Breakfast included in the hotel restaurant also, which was okay. There is a pool on the top floor, although it closes at 6pm and didn t use it. Would definitely stay again, and recommend to others.	No problem with the booking service, have used Sawadee a few times now.
emil karam ibrahim 2009-02-28	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 room is ok staff are nice breakfast is so bad location is far from the main road	very good
Theodor Christian Gerber 2009-02-13	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 ok, good value for your money. The hotel is at the end of soi 8 which is practically trafic free (no cars, no girls). This makes it exceptionally quiet for BKK. The downside is a 500 meter walk to Sukumvit.	ok, fast and reliable
Hasri 2009-01-31	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Good place to stay if you need a cheap and safe hotel to stay.every room fitted with safe deposit.Service was ok.only disappointment is that I remembered when i booked breakfast were suppose to be provided but when I was there,they told me my reservation does not come with any.Anyway all I can say that i enjoyed my stay there,just prepare yourself to walk 10 mins to the main road in case you need to catch the train or flag a cab.lastly i think everything is fine.will be back to stay there.cheap and good....	very good and prompt reply.no problem at all.
mohammad hasri bin barman 2009-01-31	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Cheap and clean place to stay.Good room service,little disappointment though,i booked room with free breakfast but i was told that its not included when i got there.anyway be prepare to walk in about 10 min from suhkumit main road if tuk tuk service is not there to pick u up.lastly i ll definitely book this hotel again.	very fast and effiicent
Roy Chris Drioane 2009-01-15	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 As usual the service was very friendly. I really like the local of this place. It is at the end of Soi 8 so it is nice and quiet at night but still close to Sukumvitt district and all that intails. Again a very nice stay!	Again, as always,very promt and efficient.
Markus Peter HURNI 2008-12-17	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Clean place by a fair price, nice people.	Excellent service, very good comunication, quick answers, extremely helpful in difficult circumstances (blocked airports in BKK)
Des & Urai Malone 2008-10-21	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 I would just like to say we really enjoyed our stay at the Royal Asia Lodge, right from the moment we arrived to the moment we left the service could not have been better. The Hotel was very clean and great value for money. The next time we are in Bangkok we will book this Hotel. Sincerely, Des Malone
david miller 2008-10-17	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 a very good hotel for the money.stayed many times over the years.book all your days on sawadee.com cause its cheaper.and if you want to stay longer you pay more at hotel.	very exellent
Rodney Charman 2008-10-02	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Stay here a few times over the past 3 year good hotel nice staff and near Nana and soi cowboy. Good price for this the area of Bangkok. Will use when I stay in Bangkok Rodney
Michael Mullane 2008-09-27	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Not great, not real bad. It was what I would describe as tacky. They wouldn t renew another night at the Sawadee price, so I found a better place on Soi 22 for less money.	No complaints at all about the booking service at Sawadee. Only wish that it was instant confirmation, but no problem. We are spoiled by instant gratification.
Mrs Sheila Astley 2008-09-20	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Our room was spacious and clean, the en suite was a bit tired but quite adequate. The swimming pool was not one that you would want to swim in! The water was a very strange colour. The hotel was in easy distance from the main rd both walking and by the free tuk tuk service provided by the hotel. Breakfast was cheap and cheerful and good value for money.	very easy and straightforward
David Miller 2008-09-19	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 the hotel is a classic example of a nice hotel gone very very bad.many times i stay there in past but no more.the malnourished looking staff staagger around like zombies.the green pond they call the pool should be avoided unless you have antibiotics on hand.when i check out,i call down to lobby to tell them TO GET BILL READY and they charge me for local call! caution STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!! NOTHING WORKS EXCEPT THERE .	exellent
Rodney & Teay 2008-09-10	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 This hotel is a nice friendly place near Nana station sky train very good for the price. This has been about my 5 time I stay there still good service
James Anthony 2008-08-09 until 2008-08-11	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 it is most recommended that travellers organise their accomodation before arriving in bangkok. the good reviews for royal asia lodge helped me decide to book this hotel, & i was not disappointed. the location is great (though it is a bit of a walk down the soi the hotel tuk tuk or motorcycle taxis are often available), the staff professional & pleasant , the rooms quiet & clean, the mini bar well priced, & the room good value. my only criticism would be that there were not enough channels available on the tv-the australia network being one i would like to watch at times. still, there s plenty to do outside in sukhumvit! soi 8 is right on nana station, & being in close access to the excellent sky-rail (bts) is very important when staying in bangkok. i highly recommend this hotel & would stay there again when next in bangkok.	professional & prompt. i had a little booking issue which was promptly sorted by the bi-lingual telephone staff.
Eddy Jordan 2008-07-20 until 2008-07-27	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Great hotel! Very quite, clean rooms. I stayed here for a week and had a very good time. Free Tuk Tuk rides to Sukhumvit were a blessing and the room was kept spotless by their trustworthy maids. My girlfriend and I were on the other side of Bangkok when she looked down at her hand and said Oh, my gold ring is by the sink. We both kissed the ring goodbye but when we returned to the room, there it sat right were she left it.	I booked online at 1130pm the night before and had no problem checking in at noon the next day. The online rate was much lower and was honored without question.
Joceline 2008-07-17 until 2008-07-21	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 I travelled alone this time, and paid 1300Baht per room night w/o bfast. I was shock when I see the room as it was old built up. However it was very clean and tighty. The room did not have the old wet smell, this is the one I like the most. enjoy you stay if you do not expect to be ion hotel most time.
Moutia Badi 2008-07-15 until 2008-07-16	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 I was happy to be only one night. Not very nice, not that clean.
Jose Carlos Goncalves 2008-06-17 until 2008-06-23	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Good hotel, situated at the bottom end of soi 8 its about a 7-10 minute walk from the main road. Has a tuk tuk available that will transport you to the main road and back. Soi 8 is a quiet soi so if you are looking for a well place hotel that is quiet but is still in the main hub of Sukhumvit then this is it. Remember that this is an old hotel and it has not had an upgrade for many years so in many ways its a little old and outdated. This however is not really a problem is reflected in the hotel s low price. Recommended.	Brilliant as always.
S P 2008-06-17 until 2008-06-18	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 ok staff and the hotel was ok too..	very fast and helpfull..Only good comments.
Mr. UK 2008-05-05 until 2008-05-08	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Nice hotel, room was clean and there is no traffic around the hotel. The Nana Skytrain Station is 500 m to go, but no problem: There is an own Hotel- Tuk Tuk, which drives you from the hotel to the Nana-Station .	The booking with sawadee was perfect !! Very good, no problems !!!
Carsten Wiegand 2008-04-23 until 2008-04-24	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Hmmm, the location is a little awkward, a TukTuk will bring you to Sukhumvit but you might have to walk back.. The reception is friendly and helpful, my small room was in need of renovation, couldnt lock the window, broken Remote for the TV and a barely warm shower. The Place belongs to the likes of Prince, Florida, Manhatten or Grace Hotel etc., there you get the same 60s feeling, but for 800 Baht, even including a bad breakfast sometimes.	smooth as usual, perfect.
Tomas Alm 2008-04-04 until 2008-04-08	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Ok hotel whith wery good staff,a little bit off on soi 8,but fully compensated by free tuk tuk to sukomwhit.	Ok.
Marco BUCCELLI 2008-03-28 until 2008-03-30	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 For 1300 baht in Bangkok you get a decent room; when you take a shower, the floor in the bathroom remains a long time wet though. Location is a bit far in the soi but they ve got efficient free tuktuk shuttle service from the hotel to the main road and the other way round, 24 hours a day! Indian management speaking a perfect English. The only weird thing is that I ve been asked to give a copy of my credit car as a guarantee for the minibar. I refused to give my c/c so they asked me instead to make a deposit of 500 baht which they gave me back upon check out. Overall good value for money.	www.kohsamui-info.com is the best site to quickly and safely any hotel in Thailand! Simply perfect and I will for sure use it again!
Lalith 2008-03-21 until 2008-03-23	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 My second visit to this hotel, and the service was efficient and friendly as before. No frills, but clean and pleasant, a good place to sleep, which is what I needed. Breakfast unfortunately not included, but there are several nice places down the Soi. It s a 5 - 10 minute walk to the Nana BTS if you don t want to wait for the free tuktuk shuttle. I will be back...	Worked fine as always.
orjan tunesten 2008-03-04 until 2008-03-08	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 good hotel good location close to shopping and bars.	all i can say good.
Mervyn Mould 2008-02-25 until 2008-03-09	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Excellent. Truly superb. We had a junior suite and enjoyed the extra space for a small extra cost. If there was a minor complaint – and I mean minor – perhaps a few more towels would be nice, you tend to shower often! The laundry service was brilliant, the room always cleaned impeccably, the reception staff always polite and helpful and the tuk-tuk driver almost became a personal friend. My Thai girlfriend would indicate “next trip round” as we ate at the bar at the end of Soi 8, and next time round he’d wait for us to finish our meal. By comparison, we spent 4 days in Pattaya at a supposedly comparable quality hotel. Our room there was cleaned only twice and laundry done once during our stay. We arrived back at Royal Asia Lodge at about 2pm and within minutes the maid appeared and requested our laundry. At 7pm it was returned – washed, ironed and beautifully folded – quality service. The only reason for not staying at RAL on my next trip would be because they hadn’t got a suite available, I certainly wouldn’t try anywhere else first.
David Lundberg 2008-02-25 until 2008-02-27	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 What do you expect for 1300 bath per night in Bangkok. Filty room and bathroom was what we got. We will find another hotel for our next visit. Location and personell was OK.	Excellent as always.
Daniel Herzog 2008-02-18 until 2008-02-20	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 the hotel is ok. friendly and helpfull staff. will stay there again.	very good.
Forrest Mitchell Nelson 2008-01-26 until 2008-01-27	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 The hotel was a bit old, the staff was ok. The main problem with this place is that children are working there. I was apalled with that. Isnt that against the law?	The booking service was very easy to use. It even suggested staying at the Royal Asia Lounge because the hotel I requested was full. However, this hotel has children cleaning rooms and serving breakfast and I don t think this service should support them.
Ronald Schmidt 2008-01-04 until 2008-01-10	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 I stayed in this hotel many times, but the hotel went older and dirtier every time. I found a newer and much cleaner place already.
Henrik Halvorsen 2007-12-26 until 2008-01-03	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 The room was really nice and the staff was helpful and friendly. Please note that a fitness room is no longer available although it is still mentioned at the hotel website. The hotel pick-up service at the Sukhumwit road was fine, however a few times I waited 15 minutes. I really have no complaints over the hotel but will consider a hotel nearer to the main road and without a fitness room as it is not available anyway... I can recommend the Royal Asia Lodge if you are looking for a hotel at the quite end of the soi 8.	Excellent as always!
Tony K. W. 2007-12-13 until 2007-12-16	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 This is for the defence of this small hotel that I ve recently stayed a few days ago this week. Yes, this hotel probably owned by an Indian family. During my stay it looked like it was an Indian man that was working the reception front desk. I ve also notice there was also an older Indian gentlement working in the office as well as an older Indian woman. I have no problems with anybody working there. What does anybody expect from a small budget hotel that may be independently family owned and managed? Does it always have to be some young pretty Thai girls that smiles at every silly things that she mai ko jai while working at the front desk? I had more bad experiences with Thai receptions with their inappropriate English as a receptionist partly because the Thai language uses the key question word at the end of their sentences to indicate to them that it is a question. This means words like mai and a-rai at the end of the sentences to indicate it is a question and not a comment. The problems of confusion with languages in a multi-national place like Bangkok is very common, I ve learn to be more patient and always double check to make sure what I say is understood. When a thai person gives no reply after your question, probably means that person doesn t understand that you are asking a question and not just making a commend. Anyway, this hotel in my opinion is you get what you paid for. I like the quietness away from Sukhumvit Rd but no too far so I can still use the BTS Skytrain.	As good as always.
Cheenang 2007-11-27 until 2007-12-01	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Very convenient location. Good staff. Nice to have the so-called tuk-tuk (more like a golf cart). Only issue is the rather dated rooms. For the price, the rooms could have been in a better condition. Still, a good place to stay.	Very prompt. Good job.
private 2007-11-09 until 2007-11-29	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 This hotel is acceptable if you’re a tight budget, make no mistake its not a hidden jewel. My biggest pev about this hotel was noise to begin with I just came back from my holiday 08/12/2007 there was two hotels being built near the hotel… and there is a third being renovated. I emailed ahead to the hotel asking if it was quiet I was reassured (lies) it was peaceful hotel. The aircon in the room sounds is silent, but outside your window every room has an individual unit which rattles/hums/shakes when you put the aircon on. If you have window open or closed you can hear the rooms above/below aircon units. The in room fridge is noisy and worst still smelled strongly of onions. The hotel staff literally shout to each other outside your door at 8.00am every morning no consideration that quests actually might want to relax….. I moved rooms in the end hoping that higher meant quieter haha no the higher you go the more hotels facilities there are near the pool & Jacuzzi are pumps or something that make random noises during the night. Aside from the noise the towels stank (I think they just dried them and switched rooms). My hot water went off three times, each time I had to wait 15 mins for someone to fix it. My tv only picked some of stations it was meant to, I was told to tune it in myself??? No breakfast is included either, oh and I think my minibar bill was rather high (900baht) given I only drank water from the fridge. Good points the cleaner’s wont touch or move your stuff aside from that… nothing comes to mind I would say the shuttle service was good but it was never there when I wanted a ride!	Perfect booking. 2nd time used would use again.
Henry Gee 2007-10-26 until 2007-10-28	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Good location for people who,d like to experience the nightlife of the area while staying in a more quiet area and for a low tariff.	If you must book on the internet sawadee is the choice for thailand
roberto lostorto 2007-10-04 until 2007-10-07	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Not good !! I change 3 room because air con and/or tv dosen t work. Room large but not clean. Bath room not confortable. Room service is non attention to room supply ( eg toilet paper, shampoo or other amenitis). I NO came back. Expensive and no brekfast. Le camere, anche se grandi, non sono pulitissime. Ho cambiato tre stanze per problemi con l aria condizionata e/o il televisore che non andavano. Il servizio è scadente e disattento ( mancava carta igenica e shampoo). Caro e colazione non compresa. Lo SCONSIGLIO a tutti. Si puo trovare di meglio	Faster and professional. I book just 2 day before. I used many time for my booking. Veloce ed efficente. Ho prenotato solo due giorni prima del mio arrivo. L ho già usato altre volte e lo consiglio
Ashokkumar 2007-10-01 until 2007-10-02	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Hotel in nice location in Shukumvit.Staff very courteous.Close to nightlife also.Hotel has become old but was OK.Will definitely stay again also will recomend to friends.Value for money.	Booking service was excellant.Prompt reply and handling of booking.Will definitely choose Sawadee again.
Lalith B 2007-09-22 until 2007-09-24	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Great location and friendly English speaking staff. Very comfortable room with a safe was well worth the price. No breakfast but lots of neighborhood restaurants. Close to overhead rail station, with easy access to night life and shopping malls. Will book again next time.	As smooth as always. Never had a problem with this service.
Kimberly Kohr 2007-09-13 until 2007-09-15	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 RA was our third choice in the Sukhamvhit corridor, first two booked out. Friendly staff, rooms a bit dated but clean. Mattress was lumpy. Free golf cart ride to NANA skytrain station at end of soi. OK affordable property for a night or two.	Excellent and prompt, as always.
Alex Russell 2007-09-13	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 I have stayed at this hotel several times over the last eighteen months. Most times it was quite good, though on one occasion nothing worked: elevator + tuk tuk not running + broken fixtures in room. The rooms are old but nice enough. The service is friendly. Recently, since they put their prices up on Sawadee, I don t think it is such great value for money anymore, and now use other hotels when in Bangkok. They don t remember me from visit to visit and there is no loyalty plan to provide any incentive to stay with them.	Always good
Nadeem Al Sabbagh 2007-08-24 until 2007-08-30	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 good hotel & good service & friendly staffs	Excellent
Jeffrey Watrous 2007-08-23 until 2007-08-26	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Nice, clean hotel in good area. Staff friendly and helpful	Booking went fine
Mr.K 2007-08-19 until 2007-08-24	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 Reasonable and Good hotel. Service was good. Staffs were very kind and friendly. The location was good. Tuku-Tuku was very convenient.	It was very speedy and convenient. I was satisfied.
Yala 2007-08-15 until 2007-08-16	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 It was my second time in royal asia lodge hotel ! the hotel is not far from the airport (about 30 min by taxi ,you pay 400 thb) and close to the metro station (5min by walk) very friendly staff, the hotel is safe and the room are clean and smell good ! the hotel is located in sukhumvit road quarter, a business quarter where are located the best hotel in bangkok (sheraton,...) but it is also a quarter with a lot of animation (night club, pub, shopping, parc) !!! I think it s a great place for the price
P.Ananthakrishnan 2007-08-05 until 2007-08-07	Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 08 My stay in Royal Asia Lodge was wonderful. The front-desk boys were very helpful and the tuk-tuk to the main road was both comfortable and fun. The rooms were pretty basic but very clean. I shall again stay in this hotel whenever I visit Bangkok. P.Ananthakrishnan