Have been to Bangkok for the past ten years, and had wanted to stay at the Pathumwan Princess because of the location and word of mouth last year, but it was booked out.

Of course, the location is perfect, especially if you have time to shop, as it is attached to MBK. Excellent service, warm welcome and great rooms. The cafe in the lobby is excellent, and very reasonably priced.

Held a function upstairs and the catering, service, facilities and price were very pleasing,

We chose the Pathumwan Princess Hotel from TripAdviser reviews because we were spending only an afternoon and an evening in Bangkok before taking a 6 a.m. flight to Jakarta, and location was important. It was a short walk to the National Stadium skytrain station through the Mah Boon Krong shopping center. The website agent said all superior rooms were booked, so we booked and paid for a deluxe room which included breakfast. Our room 1701 and bath were clean and very large with a good view of Siam Square, the skytrain and Phyathai Road. We hoped that a deluxe room would include free wireless, but we had to pay for a broadband LAN service. We tried gaeng mussaman with lamb leg at the hotel's City Bistro at 3 p.m., and we found it was delicious and service was polite and efficient. We asked for breakfast boxes when we checked in, and they were waiting for us when we checked out at 4:30 a.m. We opened the boxes at Suvarnabhumi airport and found rolls, a hard boiled egg, yoghurt, juice, and fresh fruit. The Pathumwan Princess is a good deal in a good location with good service. We found the Bht 1,700 for a limousine high, so we asked the doorman to call a taxi off the street, and we offered the taxi driver 100 Baht above the meter to go to the airport and wound up paying less than 400 Baht. At 4:45 a.m. we didn't have to pay 60 Baht toll on the toll road. We probably will stay there again (in a less expensive superior room), but we will look for the Internet cafe in the MBK center.

We have just returned from staying 5 nights at the Pathumwan Princess. I can highly recommend this hotel. The staff were fantastic. From housekeeping to the concierge. The concierge gave us great advise on how much taxi's should cost etc. They could not do enough for us. Our room was spotless and serviced twice daily. We had a Deluxe Room, which cost a little extra but was well worth it as they are larger corner rooms with great views. The breakfast was excellent with a choice to suit anyone. I know a lot has been said about the location of this hotel. It is great. You can walk through to MBK Shopping Centre without going out into the hot, polluted streets.

The Pathumwan Princess gets a big tick due to the central location. However saying that, this is not so critical in Bangkok as transportation is plentiful and cheap; taxis, tuk-tuks, motorbike taxis, trains, buses etc. During my stay there the place was very busy so it is obviously one of the more popular hotels. I think it is a little over-priced though and there are much nicer hotels in Bangkok at 30 or 40 percent cheaper rates than this hotel. Saying that I found the service to be first rate, especially the restaurant and bars. The buffet breakfast by the pool was excellent with a varied selection of foods. I can recommend this hotel but I probably have three or four others that I would give preference to next time round.