Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit or Conrad???

I%26#39;m curious if anyone has opinions on the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit and the Conrad Bangkok? We are looking at both and I would like to know which is better. I%26#39;m thinking in terms of the hotel, location, service, etc. I appreciate any info you can provide.

Thanks - Chris

Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit or Conrad???

We stayed at the Conrad a couple of years ago. It was OK. We stayed free using points, so it was good for that, but had we paid their price, would have been disappointed. Rooms are typical Conrad in Asia rooms, nothing special really, nice, but not special. Size is OK.

Service is inconsistent, and pool service by boys riding unicycles that you call with one of those wooden frog noisemakers is just weird, and degrading for them I felt.

Pool is in shade much of the day because of it%26#39;s 7th floor location amongst tall buildings...so it%26#39;s icy cold.

Breakfast was very good. We tried dinner buffet once and it was very good as well.

Location not so great. They say they have a tuk tuk service to skytrain, but we never could find it. Taxis are plentiful, but traffic is bad so you%26#39;ll take time getting anywhere.

We much prefer staying on the river, and find the Peninsula an overall better hotel, often for the same price as the Conrad.

Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit or Conrad???

If you can swing it, do the Peninsula. It%26#39;s work the extra $$ and being on the river was key while in Bangkok to get away from the chaos of the city. The service, rooms, food, pool and spa were some of the best I%26#39;ve ever experienced. The private guided tour arranged by the hotel for what amounted to about $40 pp (fthree of us)on a long boat thru the canals was amazing. We considered the Oriental but were glad we chose Peninsula after drinks at Oriental. Older crowd than at the Peninsula (we were couple in our late 30%26#39;s). I%26#39;ve said to all going that the river is key.

Basically, the Conrad has a fine opinion of itself and tends to rely on that to get you by! Quite pretentious and very expensive. Not terribly convenient for anything but taxis, with the usual hassles from a hotel - may expect flat rate etc.

The Sheraton Grande is a good hotel, in a very convenient area for tourists (connection to the BTS, for one thing),has nice restaurants and facilities. For a supposed 5* hotel it is very busy all the time, so doesn%26#39;t exude the peace and tranquility that some 5* have.

If you like pretension choose Conrad, if you like good service and holiday feel, choose Sheraton.

SGS gets my vote!!!

SGS delinately hands down, location markets outside at a night all the way up Sukhumvit road. The pool area is a definate plus. MRT right outside the door. Pedestiran overpass right outside send me your email and I will forward all relevant pictures.

Well I would have to go with Conrad. Having seen the rooms at both properties, I think the Conrad has rooms with much nicer design. They have really incorporated Thai design into the rooms in a nice way with teak, Thai silk and Thai style details. The Sheraton looks more like...well, a Sheraton. And then there are the bathrooms at Conrad with free standing bathtubs and separate rainfall style showers. Although never having stayed there myself, I have spent time there with visiting business colleagues and the service seemed personal and top notch to me.

True, Sheraton is right on Sukhumvit and adjacent to the Skytrain, but Conrad is about a five minute walk to the Pleonchit Skytrain station, or they have a free shuttle. I sort of like the idea of being a couple hundred metres down a lane off of Sukhumvit and at least a bit away from the crowds. Also, the area around Conrad may have its traffic but Sheraton is located at the Asoke/Sukhumvit intersection and that is probably one of the biggest traffic jams in Bangkok. Getting to and from the airport to Conrad would be easier.

By the way, I just had a look at Asiatravel.com for reference, and Sheraton is about 10% more expensive than Conrad.