Hello, I am new here (wave to all).
My son is going to have a short stop-over in Bangkok. (He is straight, certainly not homophobic, but unavailable in that sense, which I guess makes my post much less interesting, even though he is young, single and very attractive if his girlfriends are to be believed.)
I am helping him with his hotel booking. I have browsed a lot of hotel booking and review sites. I have only found one hotel with both excellent reviews and relatively inexpensive rooms. It is the Unico Grande Sukhumvit (formerly Europe Park) on Sukhumvit Soi 1, near a hospital (Bur-gum-something-or-other).
Does anyone know this hotel? Is the area OK, convenient, safe? I can see it is close to the Skytrain, which I guess makes it convenient, whatever he may feel like doing (nightlife, shopping, museums, etc) during his stay. I can also see a lot of Embassies in the area - in most big cities, that would indicate a better/safer neighbo(u)rhood.
Do you think it is a sensible choice? Or, should we be looking at other areas of Bangkok? Proximity to nightlife is not necessarily a criterion, especially where the Skytrain is easily accessible.
Thanks in advance for your advice, - Dad