Royal President Bangkok

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A group of 4 of us booked a 2-bedroom service apartment directly with the Royal President for 4D3N over the V'Day weekend. Our package deal of THB4,099nett (approx. USD118) per room per night included (i) one-way complimentary airport transfer (ii) daily breakfast for 4pax (iii) complimentary in-room internet access (iv) complimentary late check-out.
From the moment we arrived, we were warmly received and welcomed by the GM, Mr M. As our flight arrival was 8:30am, we had prior arrangements with Mr. M for an early check-in. And although there was no promise on his part (as early check-in is subject to room availability), when we arrived at 10am, the rooms were ready. Even the check-in process at the reception were done quickly and efficiently, all within a matter of 10mins or less, which left me totally impressed.
Upon entering into the room, we were further impressed by the well lit area and the spaciousness of the apartment. Though the furniture looks slightly dated, the whole place was very well maintained, totally spotless, and clean. From the photographs on the website http://www.royalpresident.com/, what you see is what you'll get.
As all our 4-5 luggages were handled by the porters upon our arrival, they were being sent up to the room within 2 mins. after we stepped into the room. Such was the service efficiency we experienced.
Tuck away from the main Sukhumvit area along a quieter street of Soi 15, it makes moving around very convenient; about 5mins walk to the main street of Sukhumvit Rd, where the main shopping thoroughfare is, and another 5mins walk to the Asoke BTS or Sukhumvit MRT stations.
Although Royal President has a tuk-tuk service to take its guests to the main street, it seems to us that it's quite difficult to hail for the service as we learnt that the one and only tuk-tuk is always heavily used to shuttle the guests out.
Each time when tuk-tuk is out and we missed it, we were told we would have to wait for another 10mins before it returns. So we'd rather take a 10mins walk out instead. That's no big deal, a small inconvenient that we were able to put up with. Throughout our stay, we only manage to flag down the tuk-tuk once. For the rest of the times, we chose to walk.
As BKK is very warm, taking a 10min walk under the scourging sun can be a challenge, so just ensure you get your SPF sun block, brolly, hat, sunglass, and whatever handy.
Part of our package deal included late check-out at 4pm (I would assume it was also subject to room availability), and since our as our departing flight was at 8:10pm, Mr M. had kindly taken the initiative to let us have the room till 5pm.
Overall, I am really impressed with the level of services at Royal President, its management and staff for allowing so much flexibility and taking those extra steps to make their guests/customers feel important and welcome.
For the price and the location, this is probably one of the best hotels I've stayed with in BKK over the years. The deal we had was value for money without a doubt. I would definitely recommend my family, relatives, and friends to stay at the Royal President. I would personally go back again when I next visit BKK.