Family friendly Bangkok hotel?

[mrs.lotte]

Looking for a nice (comfortable, Central, hopefully waterside, not too businessy/bland) for a couple of nights in December en route to islands (oh yes, can't wait) in Bangkok

Taking 10 and 8 year old so would need inter connecting rooms or suite

Could spend a reasonable amount of dosh but don't want to break bank

I'm finding trip advisor mind boggling ditto my guidebook which isn't really helping me on best area to stay in.

Does anyone have any advice/tips? Much appreciated.

[bkkmei]

Hello

We went to Bangkok earlier this year and stayed here

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g293916-d549701-Reviews-Centre_Point_Sukhumvit_10-Bangkok.html#REVIEWS

We rented a 2-bedroom suite which was great - you could put the kids to bed and not have to creep around after! There was plenty of space and a kitchenette. Lovely balcony with wonderful view. Pool. It's located in Sukhumvit Soi 10 which is very central. There's a tuktuk service from the hotel to the end of the soi, and from there you're in between 2 sky train stations (Nana & Asoke) from where you can travel around. Downsides, it's not a high end hotel with plush furnishings. Some of it is rather dated. Also breakfast can get busy unless you go quite early.

Centrepoint runs a number of service apartments around Bangkok.

Note, central is not really near to the river which is towards the west of the city. Some of the sites like Grand Palace, big temples etc are near the river.

We used to live in Bangkok, so happy to provide more info if needed!

[Norfolkvillas]

I work for a website which recommends family-friendly stays around the world, and we recommend this hotel in BKK for families:

https://smithandfamily.co.uk/child-friendly-hotels/oriental-residence

I've not been myself, but it looks pretty ideal to me with dedicated kids pool and games room, plus self-catering apartment-style accommodation.

Hope this helps. Have an amazing trip!

[bonaome]

We stay here http://www.lamphutreehotel.com/main.html which is very friendly, has very reasonable rates, a great breakfast and a nice small pool. It's walking distance to the Khao San Road which I guess is either a plus or a minus!