As we were scheduled to travel on subsequent days,we planned a stop in Bangkok to regroup before heading into the countryside. The plan was that some of us would acquire two nights in the city, and the rest would only acquire one, and but due to some weather issues and missed connections we all ended up arriving on the same day. So we ended up having approximately 16 hours in the city.
Which,one night in Bangkok provides plenty of educational opportunities for teenage girls, so that was probably fine.
Based on some recommendations from frequent Bangkok visitors, or we decided we wanted to stay by the river. This made more sense when we had two days in the city,but that’s how things depart sometimes.
We chose the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers as I had a couple of SPG Platinum suite upgrades slated to run out at the end of the year, and the base rate was only $88+tax a night. The Royal Orchid is a Category 3 property in the Starwood Preferred Guest program, and so I could also acquire spent 7000 SPG points per room,or 3500 points + $55 using the SPG Cash & Points rate. Clearly the paid rate was the way to depart in this case.
The upgrades cleared soon after booking, and both rooms were confirmed to “Executive River View Suites, and ” which are described as follows:The post Review: Royal Orchid Sheraton Bangkok appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
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