Sanawan Palace guesthouse near new BKK airport from 350bt

[travelerjim]

Saw this posting on ThaiVisa.com and this hotel / guesthouse
recommended near the new airport area ...

The original poster had asked for recommendations here is a reply:

"Stay overnight at the Sananwan Palace, inexpensive but very nice guest house 20 min. from the airport. You can arrange to be picked up by them at the airport. Have a swim in the morning, have them get you a taxi, and you'll be in Pattaya well before noon. Or you can just taxi back to the airport bus terminal and pick up a bus there. The advantage of staying near the airport is that you're already on the right side of Bangkok to get to Pattaya, so you don't have to cross half the city again."

Website for Sanawan Place....

http://bangpli.com/ .

http://bangpli.com/sananwan.htm

* Comfortable Rooms
* Every Room with Ensuite Bathroom
* Swimming pool and Gymnasium
* Cable TV with multiple language channels, movies, international news...
* Low Room Rates VIEW RATES
* Superior suites with kitchenette and sitting room
* Day Use Only available for a reasonable charge
* Hassle Free Airport Transfers available (20 minutes)

THE CLOSEST GUESTHOUSE NEAR THE NEW BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Sananwan Palace, located in the outer suburbs of Bangok, about 20 minutes from the new Bangkok airport,
offers both furnished and unfurnished accommodation at very reasonable rates.We provide around the clock security,
car parking and a lock-up facility for motor cycles.

Guests can also enjoy cable TV, a beautiful swimming pool, and a well-equipped health club. Thai massage is readily available.

Our basic furnished rooms at BB Guesthouse, within the Sananwan complex, are priced from 150 Baht per night.

Air conditioned rooms start from 350 Baht. All our rooms, furnished and unfurnished, have private bathrooms.

BB Guesthouse and Sananwan Palace are located in BangPli, about 30kms SouthEast of central Bangkok.

It is easily reached from On-Nut, on Sukhumvit Road, currently the last stop on the Southbound skytrain out of Bangkok.

The Skytrain follows Sukhumvit Road which is the old highway leading to Pattaya.

From On-Nut station, BangPli can be reached by public bus, but for the first trip a taxi is recommended.

http://www.bangpli.com/album/sananwan/ .

STANDARD ROOM 350 baht air conditioned

http://www.bangpli.com/album/sananwan/p ... hoto6.html (http://www.bangpli.com/album/sananwan/photos/photo6.html) .

SUPERIOR ROOM 400 baht air conditioned

http://www.bangpli.com/album/sananwan/p ... hoto5.html (http://www.bangpli.com/album/sananwan/photos/photo5.html)

SUPERIOR SUITE 500 baht air conditioned

http://www.bangpli.com/album/sananwan/p ... hoto4.html (http://www.bangpli.com/album/sananwan/photos/photo4.html)

AIRPORT TRANSFER 500 baht - 24 hour service

http://www.bangpli.com/Airport_transfer.htm .

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Looks like this hotel/guesthouse may be a good option for late arrival or early departure
stays near the new Bangkok airport.

TravelerJim

[Hmmm]

I've been looking for an airport hotel for a one-night stay. At this early stage in the airport's life, it seems that the definition of an "airport hotel" is a rather loose one.

With the exception of the too-expensive Nototel on-site, and several nearby hotels that are said to double as "short-time" establishments, most of the airport hotels seem to be at least 20 minutes away. Either someone's been protecting their territory, or developers have been waiting to see if the airport sinks back into the swamp.

It's also somewhat difficult to find out exactly where some of these airport hotels are. The maps on their web sites have re-defined the meaning of "not to scale".

One of the few decent maps of local hotels I found here:
http://www.planetholiday.com/hotels/asi ... ng_na.html (http://www.planetholiday.com/hotels/asia/thailand/bangkok/maps/airport_suvarnabhumi_bang_na.html)

Bear in mind that taxi drivers have no idea where most of these hotels are.

I believe that the hotel mentioned above may be somewhere off the bottom left of this map.

For my money, most of the best bets seem to be in the Srinakarin Rd area, near Seacon Square.

[TrongpaiExpat]

If that 20 min away is via the highway in another 10 min your at the head of Sukhumvit and a plethora of better hotels. Unless you going out at rush hour Suvarnabhumi is easy and quick to get to and from central Bangkok.