This hotel is well placed to visit any of the sites on the river. It is a 5 min walk to the pier at the Oriental hotel and from there you can take the river taxi's (run every 25 mins & about 20tb per person) to Wat Arun & the royal palace. Going the other way it is at the bottom of the Silom Road, which if you walk up for 25 mins you will find yourself at the Pat Pong night market. It is also a 20 min (depending on traffic) taxi ride to MBK and the Siam centres.(taxis are metered and this trip will cost about 70tb).
The hotel it's self is not cheap but does have some outstanding features. All the rooms are suites and are very well appointed. The hotel rooms are all located in the top 10 floors of the building and so have amazing views over Bangkok.
The hotel has two open air restaurants on the 52nd floor and the 64th floor. Both restaurants offer great food, but expect to pay, the cheapest bottle of wine will set you back 3000tb. My recommendation would be the breeze restaurant on the 52snd floor which had a larger menu, and seem to be better priced and does not have the endless streem of photo taking tourists walking through it.
The service is very good, but some of the customer service is not quite the 5 star service that you will get in other five star hotels. For example if you want to book a trip using the hotel, you will have to stand at the front lobby desk, where as in all other hotels we have stayed in across Thailand there would be a separate desk which would be able to take you through the various tours available while you sit down. Also do not expect to receive any preferential treatment in the restaurants over non hotel guests. You will unfortunately find yourself waiting for lifts as the lifts take restaurant uses up to the top floors. The hotel has an amazing sky bar on the 64th floor which is let down by the number of people who ferry up to it who are not paying guests and do not buy drinks. This makes the bar crowded and turns it into a tourist photo shoot. This can spoil your meal in the restaurant which the bar over looks as you have an endless trek of people going through to take pictures, have a smoke over your meal and leave.
Worth being aware that the hotel is currently renovating the pool side restaurant during August which also serves breakfast.
Also though the pool is very nice there is no sun on the pool its self during the afternoon, making the pool surprisingly cool for August. However sun lounger area had full sun.
We would recommend this hotel for a couple of nights, as a good location and amazing views.

We had done quite a bit of research when trying to select a hotel for our stay in Bangkok, and the cost/class of this hotel seemed the best fit for us. When we arrived, we were treated incredibly well and everyone from the manager to the person doing some cleaning would greet us with a smile.

We stayed on the 54th floor with a river view, and the room that we had selected through Expedia included breakfast, which was AWESOME. Someone said that breakfast was ordinary, well, I would honestly want to know what he considered good, as there was an omlette/egg station, waffle/pancake station, pastries and breads, japanese selections, continental selections, thai selections, fruit, etc etc. There were a couple of the items that would change depending on the day and many that were the same throughout our stay. One of the most wonderful things were the fresh juices ranging from standard orange to guava, pineapple, watermelon, etc. It was like a rainbow of juice when walking in for breakfast!

One note is that almost anything at Lebua is going to be relatively pricey, but everything that we had was quite good. We ate at Breeze, and the bill came to 80 us dollars...and we only had 1 cocktail each.

Regarding the location of Lebua, it is only a short walk to the BTS station, which is also right next to the central station for the river taxi. Hint...buy the orange line tickets as they are cheaper than the yellow line tickets, and stop at almost all the same spots.

The room was huge and had an incredibly comfortable bed, which is always important for me. There could have been a couple more sheets as you could almost make it too cold with the dual air conditioners in the room. The room layout is executive style with a smaller living room upon entry to the room, and then the bathroom, then the bedroom which had the view and balcony (that you had to sign a release of liability form in order for them to unlock). The bedroom had a sliding door that was able to be closed to allow some privacy from the living room area. There is a fridge, sink, stovetop and ample storage space, but there are no clothes washing machines (just in case you were wondering). The bathroom had a great tub, and a very nice large shower with great water pressure and plenty of warm water.

A great hotel, wonderful staff, and a comfortable bed are my main concerns when staying somewhere, and Lebua more than met my expectations, they exceeded them quite well.

I stayed at the Lebua at State Tower with my daughter. From the start, where we were collected at the airport, to right when we were returned, it was a fantastic experience. Check in was in our room and over in a few minutes, the rooms are gorgeous and enormous. The buffet breakfast is fantastic. I am not one for buffets, but couldnt wait to go to breakfast. Everything was fresh, tasty and such a massive selection. The staff were beyond helpful. Will definately come back again.

Thailand....where to start? The hotel was incredible from the marble entrance to the friendly staff. The rooms were big and comfortable and good view of the city. The best part has to be the rooftop resturant and lounge. The entire hotel is designed with high fashion and speaks of chic. Beautiful people matches with beautiful food and service all for a very reasonable price. Feel like a king from the minute you walk in the hotel to he time you have to leave.
The people want to make sure everything is taken care of for you and that they leave you with that special feeling that you are the most welcome quest. I have travel to many places and have never seen a place where every person around is happy and want to make sure you are the same. No matter where you travel in the country you will only find smiles and a happy people that are proud of their King and Queen.
The food, temples and history are only a part of what Bangkok has to offer, need a some taliored clothes go see Tony's Fashion House and they will make anything from a suit, shirt, pants or dress from any style or material you want and have it ready in only a few days. Want a great personal tour ask for Chang Thai Travel.