I have stayed at Pinnacle a few times and found it satisfactory, but the last time was several years ago.
Has anyone stayed there recently?
Is Jimmie still working at/for Pinnacle Hotel? He provided reduced rates and offered useful information about gay venues, etc. Although sometimes he was hard to find, and sometimes very talkative. It would take 30 minutes to pay the bill.....
And what are the prices now? Pinnacle used to have good rates (through Jimmie).
Its a dump and it stinks
When we returned to Bangkok we stayed at the Pinnacle Hotel near Lumpini Park. It’s a dump, the whole hotel has a really strange pungent smell, the service is crap and the food even worse. Don’t stay there!
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I stayed there for 3 nights in Nov16.
The pungent smell in the foyer is possibly mould caused by damp from the waterfall.
Jimmy is still there. He has his own desk just outside the dining room & is providing additional tourist services. Best contact him by email - jimmyfirst@hotmail.com.
I do not totally agree with Buck Bee, though the place is showing its age and deserves a good renovation. The breakfast service has variety but gets a bit ho-hum on the 3rd day if you prefer to not eat asian food at that time of day. (Oh. Watch out for the joiner trap - the cost for non-residents for breakfast is fantastically high; Several times higher than the value of the food.) For other meals, there are plenty of better restaurants close bye - The Malaysia Hotel dining room for instance.
Personally, I have two concerns:
1. Access to the hotel is only up a flight of stairs - one external and one from the garage. If your legs are a bit "wonky", like mine, make use of the handsome and helpful 'bell hops' to move your baggage in and out.
2. The staff on the front desk need an 'attitude adjustment'. They are definitely not customer service oriented but concentrate on 'procedures' even to the point of being rude to customers who ask questions.
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There is the service elevator located at the end of the garage on the left side.
Always use this elevator to the first floor...enters the kitchen and through the door into the dining room to the reception lobby.
You are welcomed to use this...and with your luggage the bellman at the front in the parking area will gladly assist.
We stayed there recently...
Rooms are nice and renovated.
Staff always helpful.
Breakfast buffet is OK and egg orders to cook by the chef good.
I use hotels.com to book.
Good rates and get either 8% or 10% discount with using their app.
and code.
Tj
Tj
paperboy (March 26th, 2017)
The buffet is ok but the food from the pool restaurant was crap. I agree with you about the attitude of the front desk staff, their customer service suxs!The staff on the front desk need an 'attitude adjustment'. They are definitely not customer service oriented but concentrate on 'procedures' even to the point of being rude to customers who ask questions.
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So, not a place to be recommended, in other words.
ive stayed here before, for 20$ a night, what do you expect. Never had a problem taking boys back, and ive never eat there either, plenty good resturants about. Has a pool so, really if your staying about 3 nights, its perfect at last minute.
I suggest you check the current price.Originally Posted by paperboy
The "rack rate" is heavily discounted if you book through Jimmy.
Paperboy's observations are about right.
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paperboy (February 16th, 2017)
Right? At the current exchange rate 20 U.S. would be 700 bht. what are you smoking?
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