Bay Hotel (former D.C Palace Hotel), Bangkok hotels Thailand

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Dennis 2008-04-07 until 2008-04-08	Bay Hotel (former D.C Palace Hotel), Samutprakarn, Samrong Nua I booked a deluxe category room and was given a room on the 14th floor. The room itself was satisfactory for the cost. My major complaint concerns the safety of the hotel in case of fire, etc. I found no instructions in the room about the escape route in case of fire (e.g., a floor map that shows the nearest fire escape, which is typically placed on the backside of the door). So I searched it out myself and found two fire escape doors, a central one near the elevators, and a second one near the end of one of the two hallways extending to either side of the elevators. THE SECOND FIRE ESCAPE DOOR WAS PADLOCKED. I consider this hotel to be a potential safety hazard, and I will not stay there again. The hazard is increased by absence of a balcony. Unless the hotel takes effective steps to increase the safety of guests in case of fire, I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS HOTEL.	Booking service worked flawlessly. No problem at all.