Le Meridien BangkokvsSO/ BANGKOK
Le Meridien Bangkok and SO Sofitel Bangkok are both recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, SO Sofitel Bangkok ranks slightly higher than Le Meridien Bangkok. SO Sofitel Bangkok scores 83 with positive reviews from 9 publications like The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out.
Le Meridien Bangkok
40/5 Surawong Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
From $115/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Lonely Planet
"This new, design-oriented hotel is modern Asian with... edgy restaurants. The location is convenient." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"24-story hotel with plush interiors (etched mirrors; floor-to-ceiling bedroom windows; Thai sculptures) off ritzy Silom Road." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
86.3
"Le Méridien’s recent efforts to integrate culture into its urban hotels proved worthwhile at this tower in Bangkok’s Silom neighborhood." Full review
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Be sure to check out Bamboo Chic, the stark floor-lit lounge serving noodles and sushi.
Time Out
"Every space feels huge, but the rooms are a bit neutral; not so the sculpted steel-benched lobby, the sixth floor SPA centre (with round rooms for couples) or the spectacular Bamboo Chic bar." Full review
Star Service
"Suave, stylish and contemporary accurately describe the rooms here. Each of the property's 282 units feature city views." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The Le Meridien Bangkok goes for unique design and decor, from the stylish, large tinted glass windows in the lobby, to the rooms which feature floor-to-ceiling windows." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The very classy Le Meridien is a giant edifice of French chic." Full review
Michelin Guide
"With just shy of three hundred rooms, it’s no boutique either. This allows for a wide range of accommodation styles, from the simple and chic Vista rooms to the oddball Circular rooms" Full review
SO/ BANGKOK
2 North Sathorn Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
From $93/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Wallpaper
"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
Condé Nast Traveler
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
The Telegraph
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
Fodor's
"An architectural gem, this elegant hotel is designed around the five elements of water, earth, wood, metal, and fire." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
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
Time Out
"Gorgeous views and unique designs are the key reasons you’ll love SO Sofitel Bangkok." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Sofitel So Hotel in the Silom area of Bangkok impressed me from the moment I entered the building." Full review
Lonely Planet
"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
Michelin Guide
"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
Forbes Travel Guide
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