We stayed there a few years ago. Like other CM hotels I could name, the lobby is grander than the rooms. But, as you say, convenient, and the staff were particularly friendly towards P and a friend of his who came to stay with us for a couple of days.

Excellent prices too, as I recall....I think we only paid £17 per room.

Nowadays, we prefer to stay closer to the Night Market and the Tapae Gate. Sometimes, tuk-tuks were in short supply in the area around the Mercure.