BKK Again & Again & Again

As promised, here’s the part about our lodging. I booked 2 hotels just in case the 1st one didn’t go well. Thank God I did that. The first hotel we stayed was Baiyoke Boutique Hotel, behind the more famous mothership Baiyoke Sky, part of the Baiyoke chain of hotels in the Pratunam area. Thinking that a boutique standard is Singapore’s Scarlet Hotel equivalent, I booked it without realising I was so wrong.

Photos of the lobby turned out ok,







But it doesn’t matter how nice the lobby is, right? The room is more important.



Far from the boutique standard I expected, the room smelt like last night’s seafood dinner with damp carpeting we didn’t dare to set foot on.

But nothing beat the view we had

Railway track means 2-hourly train passings, complete with authentic “choo-choo” sounds. Thank goodness we were too tired most of the night to be waken by it.


Nice yah? We swear from our morning ‘wakeup’ calls there’s a rooster living there somewhere.

Happy to check out of Baiyoke and into the 2nd hotel at LeBua, State Tower, Silom.

Welcome welcome…ooh nice…


Now we realised how we’ve suffered in Baiyoke Boutique…


LeBua, you had me at Chandelier.


6-star hotel does things differently. When we checked in with the reception, we were brought to our room immediately with the receptionist who ‘checked-in’ with us in the room, showing us everything and how to use the facilities.

Correction, I should not say “room” because what we were upgraded to a 2 bedroom suite due to full occupancy that day.

Well, I suppose we just had to make do. :P



Kitchen, complete with washing machine.

A surprise for the unsuspecting couple who accidentally selected the option “honeymooning” on the website while booking the hotel. Oh well, free cake is good cake.

A nice supper to look forward to.


Roses on the coffee table.


And chocolates.

It was then I felt this holiday was really coming together now.


The first time I had to shout to be heard because the hotel room was so big.

So that’s the living room & kitchen, now the rooms:

Ironing cum guest room


Masterbed room

Both rooms had attached bathrooms with separate tub & shower areas and Bvlgari toiletries.

There was 2 of everything – TVs, bathrooms, sofas and even balconies - 1 in the living room and another at the masterbedroom.

The view?


Breeze, the alfresco restaurant.

View at night:




All the balconies light up in sexy blue neon at night. Wonder what my neighbors are doing.

We also realized that the Baiyoke observation deck was a waste of time. The same view was right outside our balcony at LeBua.



View at night:



The pool:




With Jacuzzi area.


Thankful. Just thankful for our buffet breakfast with smoked salmon, grilled ham, fresh fruit juices and eggs benedict at the spread. Not to mention freshly ground soya milk complete with crispy mini youtiao. Photos not allowed, pity.

At night, we visit Sirocco, on the 64th floor, to lead the high life, in both senses of the word.

LeBua is also known as The Dome, and aptly so. The dome was visible from everywhere in Silom. Live jazz music from lady in orange on the right.

It’s hard to get camera night settings right!


Upon coming down the nice flight of steps feeling like a star.


Sirocco is a Mediterranean restaurant with a sky bar. While the diners dine and enjoy the view, the drinkers at the skybar can stand around them and look at their food.




Before drinks, slightly happy.



With drinks, very happy. What a sweet ending to my BKK trip.


This time, I left my heart at LeBua.