Where to find guest friendly hotels in Bangkok has been one of the most asked questions going around web forums. To be honest it's not that hard. And the simple answer is anywhere near one of Bangkok's 3 red light districts is where you will find the most guest friendly hotels.
Just what is a guest friendly hotel exactly? A hotel that is deemed guest friendly means that the hotel's management will not charge their customers a joiner fee for taking a guest back to their rooms. A joiner fee cost 500THB but it can be higher depending on the hotel. So if you unknowingly book a non-guest friendly hotel and plan on taking a guest back up to your room for a 7 day holiday then you're going to be paying more money unnecessarily.
As mentioned before, the best place to find guest friendly hotels is near any one of Bangkok's 3 red light districts. Many of these hotels offer great quality and excellent service, and the room rates vary from budget to 5 star luxury.
Patpong's red light district has the fewest guest friendly hotels in the immediate area. Some of the names are Tawana Ramada, Rose Hotel and the Montien Hotel. You'll find some more along the river such as the Peninsula Hotel Bangkok, which is expensive by the way.
The area where you can find the highest concentration of guest friendly hotels are in the Sukhumvit area, which coincidentally has two red light districts named Nana and Soi Cowboy. Most of the guest friendly hotels are located along the side streets of Sukhumvit road. Some of the names of guest friendly hotels in Sukhumvit are the Majestic Suites, Amari Boulevard, Grand President and Sheraton Grande.
When you're booking guest friendly hotels it is best to book the room for two guests. In most instances the rates are the same anyway. This is just an extra safety precaution as service treatment in Bangkok's hotel can vary from customer to customer. Also since guest friendly hotels are so popular you should keep several alternatives in mind just in case your first hotel choice has no rooms available.
For more information about visit Bangkok No Joiner Fee Hotels for a list of guest friendly hotels.
You can also check out Patpong Red Light District Guide and Nana and Soi Cowboy Red Light District Guide for comprehensive information about Bangkok's exciting nightlife.
Jim Hunt is an expat in Thailand. Through the dozen years he's been living there he has become the unoffical welcome mat to visting friends from all over the world.