,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(100.49855,13.758521)/100.52085522562265,13.742410983510798,11.74237859245834/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
SO/ BANGKOKvsBuddy Lodge Hotel
SO Sofitel Bangkok and Buddy Lodge Hotel are both highly recommended by writers. On balance, SO Sofitel Bangkok scores significantly higher than Buddy Lodge Hotel. SO Sofitel Bangkok is ranked #11 in Bangkok with recommendations from 9 publications including The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveler and Afar Magazine.
SO/ BANGKOK
Wallpaper
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph
Fodor's
Forbes Travel Guide
Time Out
Afar Magazine
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Forbes Travel Guide
2 North Sathorn Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
From $93/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"Following on from the success of the Sofitel So in Mauritius, the second hotel from the group is a 30-storey property in the Thai capital of Bangkok." Full review
85.9
"A 238-room hotel in the capital's business center, housed in a new 30-story glass tower next to Lumpini Park, one of the few green spaces in town." Full review
9.0
"Opened in 2012, the Sofitel So is a trendy, outrageously fashionable lifestyle hotel, located in the downtown Sathorn area facing Lumpini Park." Full review
"An architectural gem, this elegant hotel is designed around the five elements of water, earth, wood, metal, and fire." Full review
Recommended
"Fits right into the colorful chaos of Thailand’s vibrant capital...spectacular views from guest rooms, the top-floor spa, an outdoor glass-walled swimming pool and the several in-house restaurants." Full review
"Gorgeous views and unique designs are the key reasons you’ll love SO Sofitel Bangkok." Full review
"Sofitel So Hotel in the Silom area of Bangkok impressed me from the moment I entered the building." Full review
"Taking inspiration from (and featuring amazing views of) adjacent Lumphini Park, this is one of a handful of large-yet-hip name-brand hotels to open in Bangkok in the last couple years." Full review
"Part French, part Thai, all high-gloss modern design, the thirty-story Sofitel So Bangkok lets you forget neither its European heritage nor its setting at the heart of the bustling capital of Thailand" Full review
Recommended
"SO/ Bangkok fits right into the colorful chaos of Thailand’s vibrant capital — the 30-story building overlooks verdant Lumphini Park and the city’s modern skyscrapers making for some spectacular views from guest rooms, the top-floor spa, an outdoor glass-walled swimming pool and the several in-house restaurants and bars (including a fashionable rooftop watering hole)" Full review
Buddy Lodge Hotel
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Time Out
Fodor's
Oyster
Lonely Planet
265 Khaosan Rd. Taladyod Pranakorn, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
From $39/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
"This is one of the area's best-known, smaller-size hotels providing upscale accommodations." Full review
"This small, boutique hotel on Khao San Road houses only 76 rooms in two styles, standard and deluxe." Full review
"Right in the middle of Bangkok’s famous Khao San Road and originally a backpackers’ haven, this hotel is rapidly becoming upscale but still retains its youthful and vibrant feel."
"The most stylish and expensive hotel on Khao San and right in the thick of the action."
i
Specify an upper-floor location away from Khao San to ensure a quieter night’s sleep.
"Buddy Lodge's red brick façade hides modern rooms with wooden floors, writing desks, old-fashioned lamps and white timber walls." Full review
"This boutique hotel has contributed greatly to the trendiness of Khao San Road." Full review
Mid-Range
"The 76-room Buddy Lodge Hotel is a solid mid-range property smack dab on Bangkok's Khao San Road." Full review
"This gigantic complex, which includes a pool, fitness room and, ahem, a branch of McDonald’s, is – as far as we’re aware – the most expensive place to stay on Th Khao San." Full review