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"Dawn at Chaopraya River" Royal River Hotel is luxurious riverside hotel where you will be comfortable like staying at home with our spacious rooms. Panoramic view of Chaopraya River from our room balcony is one of the most beautiful view of the river. Guests could enjoy experience with express-boat trip to most of famous attractions in Bangkok, including Grand Palace, Wat Arun, and Kao San Road. With less than 500 meters walk from our door to express-boat pier, our guests could travel to all areas in Bangkok with ease.
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HOTEL STYLE
River View
Classic
Languages Spoken
Thai
Location
219 Soi Charansanitwong 66/1, Charansanitwong Road, Bangkok 10700 Thailand
Name/address in local language
The Royal River Hotel
418 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Room Tip:Â Underground 10 mins walk, best for airport due to traffic. 7-11 just down the road. Outside bar...
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This hotel checks most boxes for the cost point, I had a room on the river and it was huge as well as the balcony overlooking the river, huge glass doors which welcomes the river into your room. Breakfast comes with the room and had an omelette bar as well as noodle, rice soup and a few nice Thai dishes. Menu looked good at the restaurant but we didn’t have anything from there as we were busy out and about. There was live music down at the riverside restaurant the second night and was nice and a nice bar serving local craft beer. They have a tuk tuk that will bring you to the river boat dock to get up and down the river to attractions. I would say it’s mostly a Thai style hotel and everything may not be perfect but I will say everyone was friendly with us. Couple small things could be fixed was body soap and shampoo are one bottle and no soap at the hand sink.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Â Get the riverside balcony rooms they are huge.
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When you describe your hotel as luxurious and have a 4 star rating, you need to have something to show for it and treat your guests a little better. Checking in took a long time 3 people behind the desk, doing everything else but acknowledging me. A lady came in from outside with sunglasses on and finally checked me in. Gave me a key and a voucher for a drink and that was it. Didn't explain the hotel or even how to find the lifts/room. Got to my room and the door was wide open and housekeeping had not been at all. It was feral from previous guests. I called the reception and they said wait there, and after 10 awkward minutes sent a housekeeper with no English to switch my room and key. No real apology. Wasn't a huge inconvenience but after a long journey when you just want to rest is annoying. My room was huge and had a nice big balcony overlooking the river. Absolut highlight sitting there watching the boats ect go by and a nice sunrise in the morning. Really comfy bed and nice linen. Disappointed the towels all came in plastic, so bad for the environment if every single lot of towels for the whole hotel that get used gets put in unnecessary plastic. Same for the toiletries provided, all plastic and theres no hand soap, if you want to wash your hands you have to use the cleanser in the shower. Breakfast was nice, decent variety but mostly Asian options. No table Just for a 4 star... I thought the little things would be taken care of, like bags taken to the rooms, or provide room service, or charge dining to the room at the restaurant. None of it, so definitely think its more 2-3 star with nice rooms (if you book modern rooms).
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Â Get a modern room with river view .
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First time in Thailand, a friend booked the hotel for us, so wasn’t sure what to expect. It was 40 minutes from the airport and our friend had already checked us in so we went directly to the room on arrival. The room was clean and had a balcony that looked out over the river. After a good nights sleep we went down for breakfast. Buffet style food of all sorts laid out, nothing special but you could fill up easily and get a good cup of tea. Hotel is located around 20 / 25 mins from most tourist destinations and the ‘grab’ cab app is essential and affordable. No complaints about staff or hotel, it was all as it should be.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Get a room on the higher floor with river view balcony.
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Huge rooms with riverfront balconies, if you book the right room. Plenty of space and a comfortable sleep. The only big issue with the rooms is the Wi-Fi which is probably the worst I have ever encountered. You have to log in repeatedly and it keeps cutting out. The hotel generally is pretty gloomy and marooned in a local Thai area with nowhere to eat out and no shops to explore. You’ll stay here for the river view (without paying the £200 per nights further downstream) but certainly not for in-house dining which looked pretty average. On the positive side, reception staff were very friendly and helpful and you can easily hop onto an orange flag ferry to go into town. They’ll also give you a lift to Sirindhorn station on the blue line.
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Â Make sure you are booking a riverfront room rather than just a room with a balcony.
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Don’t go by the old ratings.. the Hotel is fantastic!! It’s bang on the river, a little away from the main tourist attractions though. You can take a grab easily to most of the places.
The views from the hotel are amazing.
We were greeted very sweetly by the receptionist. Even though the check in was at 3pm by half past 12 they gave us a room. I kept pestering her as we came to hotel by 8am, however she always smiled and told us guests have to check out and we will clean and give you asap! It was very sweet of her to be patient and assist us.
Now the family room.. it’s like a studio!! It was one of the biggest rooms we stayed with 1 king size and 2 single beds. Me, my wife and kids had ample of space!!
Breakfast was good too. Few halal options or signs would definitely help and get more travellers!!
Take my advice and go for this hotel. We got it for less than 100$ a night which was definitely worth it!!
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Date of stay: December 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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A family reunion for 11 guests which was a Bangkok river centred catch up. The hotel promised a great deal but the hotel fell short on so many levels.
If the hotel was advertised & sold as a 3 Star hotel then, yes, expectations would have been adequately met & nothing we experienced would have been unexpected.
But when sold as a 5 star & on some sites an old world 4 star (that should have been the first alarm bell), well expectations were a lot higher & not many were were met
Lovely old building well positioned on the wonderful riverfront with an old-world charm. Like the Buddy Oriental (much further north on the river & much grander undergoing major renovations in 2024).
I can see how this was once a glorious establishment, rich in Thai heritage & doubtless bustling with who’s who in prominent social circles of the Bangkok scene. Alas those days are long gone.
Sadly the entire property is in dire need of maintenance, upgrade, repair & general make good. It is at very best a decent 3 star hotel with willing but limited, inflexible service.
No room for reasonable check in neither one hour late checkout & a perfect example of strange service was the Chit-Hole terrace restaurant on our first night. The staff point blank refused to allow us to put 3 tables together to accommodate all 11 of us. Surreal, never experienced that ilk of lack of willing in Thai service before. I had to simply pick the tables up myself & move them & of course return them after our dinner much to the waiting staff’s amusement.
I could list a lot more like a flooded room with an AC fault & having to demonstrate the pooled water to get my nephew & his wife a different room for the first night. But you get the picture. Almost Fawlty Towers.
If advertised as a decent 3 star hotel, then I’d have no complaints, I’d say, all as expected & fair enough.
One day the proprietor will invest renovate this hotel back to its former glory. Then it will be worth visiting again. Until then it remains a decent crash pad of a 3 star hotel on the river front. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Â Great for a 3 star crash pad with large old world neglected rooms but perfectly adequate for a...
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Connectivity with airport : 6/10 Connectivity with market : 8/10 Connectivity with chao Phraya river(daytime) : 10/10 Connectivity with Chao Phraya river(night ) : 0/10 Service : 3/10 Food : 10/10 Hospitality : 4/10 Language problem : Yes Professionalism : 2/10 Rooms : 10/10 Ambience : 10/10 Value for money : No Recommended : NO
Reaching this hotel through a taxi is a difficult and costly affair. Hotel staff is bit confused understanding your point and you might miss your flight if you depend on them. We had asked them to give us a wake up call at 3 am ,they agreed and they didn't. We asked them to book a taxi for our departure flight. They confirmed that it will be booked and they didn't. They just showed us the way to the road where we could catch our taxi ourselves. And with all our luggage, we walked nearly half a kilometres at 4:00 am to get a metered taxi to the airport. This was all so unprofessional. The coffee shop inside the hotel is good and food was also great but the the local hotel staff they have hired to service guests must be replaced with the people knowing English properly. Afterall, international trip asks for it. There was no waiter around for nearly 20 minutes once we ordered food and they strictly didn't accept any order after 10 pm. Chao Phraya river is very near and you can take a boat easily in daytime from a pier which is at walking distance but no ferry returns to this pier after 7:00 pm and again getting taxi to this place is a difficult and costly affair.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The rooms are nice and big and clean, staff are helpful, breakfast changes everyday. Great menu at great prices. Very close to the river ferry and bust stops , so transportation is not a problem. I would definitely come back and stay again soon
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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I chose this hotel mainly cause the price was good for a three night stay and the place had a pool and a balcony that looked out on the river. However, it was a lot further from the airport than I thought, the ride took 70 minutes from the airport. Once here, check in was a little problematic, the reception person did not speak English and did not seem bothered to actually acknowledge that I was checking in. Room is huge, basic, no safe, beds hard, bathroom basic, balcony is big and looks out on the Chao Pra River. I had to call housekeeping as there was no hot water, they came and ran the water in the sink and then I had hot water. Bring your own soap, none provided. I had dinner downstairs sitting outside, pleasant surroundings, service was average. My Thai dish of larb moo was great, the white wine I had was excellent but not cheap.
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Date of stay: October 2023
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Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Â Pool is small, maybe 15 meters across, no lounge chairs to sit on
Take valuables with you since...
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Sheringham, United Kingdom178 contributions62 helpful votes
I don't really know what the question is but we stayed there this summer. The breakfast is poor unless you're Asian then it would probably be ok. The river rooms have a great view but are a little dated. Not all the staff speak English but they're very pleasant. It's a bit out of the way from the centre but you can get the river boat to get about.
Dear MicheleS03,
Greeting from The Royal River Hotel, Bangkok!
Of course, you can settle the bill in Cash, but the hotel will ask the guest to pay Room Rental + incidental charge (if not use, will be return upon check out) upon your check in.
To ensure that you have a smooth check in please kindly advise the confirmation number, so we will put Remark into your booking, however the booking without credit card guarantee will be release by 6 pm of the day of arrival.
We hope to welcome you to The Royal River Hotel soon.
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PRICE RANGE
$73 - $135 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
royal river bangkok, hotel royal river
LOCATION
ThailandBangkokBang Phlat
NUMBER OF ROOMS
442
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