Rex Hotel Bangkok Reviews

This hotel is fantastic if you aren't concerned with the new / contemporary. MOst of the staff have worked here for over 10 years. At least one bell hop put his kids thru college working here. You could leave your money and passport on the bed and they wouldn't touch it except to make up the bed. The restaurant is a bit expensive if you order off the free breakfast menu is my only complaint. Over 2 american dollars for a coffee refill. The rooms are spotless in terms of the cleaning but the wall paper is old and a bit dingy. But I wouldn't want them to remodel as they would probably raise the price of the room. My only other complaint is that the air con is a bit inconsistent from room to room. And it is impossible to regulate the temp as it is central air. Other than that this is a great place for a great value. And the there is a pool which is very nice.

Rex is a older hotel ,at present some rooms have minor renovation done,but hotel needs more renovetion.breakfasst is good and service fast.nice pool,hard to find for this price.close to PTS ,less then 5 min.overall is ok hotel for the price

Rex Hotel is old school. It is like 300 years old...no really it was built in, I am guessing, the 1950s. But it feels older. Some rooms are remodeled (i use that term loosely) and some are not. As with many Bangkok hotels the rooms without the carpet are nicer. The staff are very friendly and the internet special prices are more than reasonable for what you get (a rooftop pool). Only a few blocks from Soi 38 food court with some of the best street food in Bangkok. For 1st timers in Bangkok, this is not 18 blocks from the Rex at Soi 56...only a few blocks. Anyway the rooms are comfortable but the wall paper is old, dingy enough to really bother some people. As I said some rooms are worse (better) than others...cup half full or half empty? It is close enough but also far enough away from the Soi Cowboy / Nana entertainment districts. Like many hotels in Thailand, they do not care how many times you have stayed there or how many people you recommend. Don't expect special treatment upon returning to this place...they will not give you the internet deal that you had two weeks before. They could careless that they have empty rooms and that you have been a regular. Make sure you always book in advance and get the same deals that they have here on hotels2thailand. The walk in prices are too much. Also, taxi drives do not know this place even though it is on Suhkumvit.

I have stayed at the Rez hotel many times. The building is a little tired but this is more than compensated for by the very friendly staff, clean rooms, good pool and excellent value for money. I would never stay anywhere else now and neither would the friends I have introduced there. Skytrain station only short walk away and convenient for airport and Ekamai bus station.

Excellent value for money. The location is great - close to nightlife and skytrain. The staff are friendly and helpful. The main attraction for me was the swimming pool. The hotel is old (1950's) and could do with some work. The aircon in my room was not very efficient - it kept room cool enough for sleeping, but when it was time to get up and move around I soon got hot and sweaty.

I like their friendly attitude towards clients and willingness to help when needed. It's perfect value for money

I have stayed at the Rex Hotel at least a dozen times. It is a bit outdated but the staff and service are consistently very good and helpful.I am an experienced traveler throoghout Thailand and the Rex Hotel is an excellent value. The BTS skytrain station at Thong Lor is about a 4-5 minute walk. A taxi to the Nana area will cost about 50-60 Baht or $1.50 US.

hotel has nice pool .a bit far from center of town ,but easy to reach from airport (taxi 200-250baht)or take airport-bus552 to on nut and bus to hotel or taxi

I have stayed here a no. of times.Good rooms,friendly staff and no hassles whatever. Overall excellent value for money.

If you don't mind an old worn out hotel, but which is clean, at a reasonable price and a good location, them this hotel will not disappoint.

OLD BUT GOOD PLACE, STAFF IN FRONT OFFICE IS
VERY HELPFUL AND ALWAYS WITH A SMILE.I WILL BE VISITING AGAIN IN JAN 09 AND I HOPE ALL IS SAME AS BEFORE

think for the price range was good choice. would stay there next time in bongkok

Hotel has seen better times. Wallpaper dissolving and dirty. Some bugs in the room. Elevator does not feel very safe (and very very slow). Location ok, as away from the "action" of Sukhumvit but nevertheless on the skytrain route.

this place is perfect,near skytrain station Thong Lo

Quiet, and very ABF!!!

from the moment i set foot inside the hotel, the staff made me feel at ease and right at home. I have stayed in a lot of hotels ranging from 2 stars to five, and I must admit that the rex hotel is my favourite.

Beware of the prices for alcohol from the hotel restaurant, they are 3 times the price of the seven eleven across the road. Same goes with the food, not too bad, bit pricey as you would expect with a hotel, plenty of local thai restaurants on the hotel doorstep.

No cockroaches, no dirtiness, friendly staff, cheap rooms, all in all, my home in thailand is now the REX HOTEL.

I have stayed in lots of hotels in Bangkok and while each had its own special features, the Rex Hotel is maybe my favorite choice for the best compromise between features and price. If you are looking for a fancy newer hotel, the Rex is not what you are looking for. It is dated but clean and has a 24 hour cafe with room service. The staff here was wonderful, one of the friendliest and most helpful of any hotel in Bangkok that is in the less expensive category.

My wife and daughter are Thai and we have lots of family and friends in Bangkok. The Rex did not cop any attitude with us, neither treating my wife like a cheap woman or our Thai family and friends as an imposition. I love that more than anything about the Rex and will stay there again for that reason. The kids could stay with us or not and the Rex wasn´t chasing us around with a calulator to keep track of it.

The rooms here are nice size, get a deluxe room for still under $30 US that has plenty of space. Everything worked in the room and the one time we had an issue, it was resolved promptly. There is a swimming pool that is commonly vacant so you can have it all to yourself at times. It has a small parking lot in front which is great when you have someone coming to visit or for pick up-drop off, and taxis are common along Sukhumvit (major arterial). The skytrain is a little bit of a walk but not unreasonable except in a downpour! Thong Lo is the closest station. Even so, a taxi ride to the shopping district of Sukhumvit Soi 3 to Asoke is only about $1-2 US if you don´t want to walk.

The food in the A-Rex Cafe is good, the Thai food is better than the US-European choices. Also, you only get *one* breakfast each day with your room and you can´t accumulate them, which isn´t that important to me because I like to eat at the many different restuarants in the area anyway. Besides the room price is so good, who cares?!

The Rex isn´t close to things walking (except Soi Thong Lo) but is still centrally located and as I said before, the skytrain is close enough and Bangkok taxis are cheap. Save your money for shopping and entertainment and stay at the Rex! I will from now on. I loved it.

Very easy to go there because it´s very near to BTS.

Some of the restaurant staff not particularly friendly. Just doing a job !

Good location if you only are going to sleep after a flight and then go on the morning after. Also near the south bus station. The children loved the swimmingpool.

The Rex Hotel is like a comfortable pair of shoes, not much to look at but a wonderful experience anyway!!! Shabby Chic

near sky train, easy to get onto expressway.
good breakfast for two included in price

Rex Hotel´s prime advantage is its location - just few minutes from Thong Lor BTS. Meals at the stalls next to BTS were satisfying.
Rex´s rooms may look old, but everything else is still functional. I´m impressed with the selection of cable channels (more than 60 different ones!). Breakfast at Rexa Coffee is so-so, nothing much to commend or complain about.
Oh, if you just need basic internet usage, walk 2-3mins to the 24-hr cafe (with 3 PCs) located next to Caltex station on the way towards Thong Lor station - half the hotel internet usage rates - clean, neat & cool too.

I liked the proximity to the Bangkok-Ekamai Bus Station to Pattaya and to the Sky Train Station Lon Tho. I liked the calm of the backward room.

Not far from Thong Lo BTS station. Below average bathroom

The hotel is old and I did not get the feeling of cleanliness. The room size is good, and staff was friendly.

Do to that the hotel is a litle of on Sukhumvit rd. the price is very good.
If one likes to walk a litle ore villing to use the skytrain the location is fine.

I liked the location, the room was ok , but not very clean

Room was quite small and poorly lit, appears that the hotel is under fairly major development so plenty of painting etc. Good as a stopover while you sleep off your jetlag, steak in resturant was excellent.Would use again.

This hotel is OK for people with low budget

The Rex Hotel is nothing special but a really good and comfortable choice to have a hotel in bangkok.
If you just want a normal room and everything alright go there. I has got the basics without unnecessary luxury that only boosts the price.