The hotel is located in the centre of the diplomatic district, south of Sathorn. If you are a little "local' the area is amazing, but if you are used to living with BTS, busses, MRT etc just outside the hotel, this will feel like out of the way, with several hundred metres to such options.
The hotel is old, from the vietnam war era, it seems. Very authentic, but also a lot of things that are still from that time in the 50s and 60s, which can seem dated or insufficient today.
We order3d the premium in the hopes this would be the best the hotel had to offer, and while pretty, and spacious, the bed was noisy, and the bathroom was not meant for people my size, so we had to change hotels. The hotel did offer to exchange rooms, but we preferred a new hotel.
The pool is good though, palm trees around, decent bar, and a noodle place integrated in the hotel too.
With a little upgrade to the rooms, this could easily become an amazing stay, especially given the ultra low price for this area.