Aurum The River Place, Bangkok hotels Thailand on thailand-hotel-resort-guide

*Reviews of recent stays*	*Comment on the hotel*	*The reservation service*
Maud Lindeberg 2009-11-04	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po This is a lovely little hotel right by the riverside, where you can enjoy the view of the Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn) from your breakfast table. The staff is very friendly and helpful, the room was clean and nice, there was no traffic noise around. You couldn´t find a better location, close to everything you would like to visit: the Wat Arun, the Grand Palace, the Reclining Buddha, the flower market et cetera. Someone said it was difficult for taxi drivers to find, but you can download a map in Thai from their webbsite (www.www.aurum-bangkok.com), and you will have no trouble. I would definitely stay there again!	Very good.
Sandra Beth Papacek 2009-04-15	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po Aurum The River Place was an awesome find! It s recently remodeled, very clean and in an excellent location. A delicious breakfast was served every morning in a tropical garden setting right on the river. I would definitely stay here again!	You can t go wrong using sawadee.com. Not only are their recommendations good but they are very efficient.I would definitely use their site again.
Sharon Cook 2009-04-15	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po What a wonderful little hotel. Very quiet, clean, the staff is so friendly and all speak fairly good English. Don t miss the rooftop with a beautiful view of the harbor. The coffee shop next door has very good coffee and The Deck restaurant down the street was a treat.	My friend who made all the reservations said Sawadee was excellent to work with and very responsive.
Christopher M Mundwiler 2009-02-23	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po Aurum was perfect. If someone is looking for a fancy highrise with a posh swimming pool, this isn t it, but if they want LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION, this should be the ticket. The hotel was very clean, the staff was most helpful, breakfast was great,right by the Chao Praya River and the manager even referred me to a very fine jewelry store for some shopping. I would stay here again when I come back to Bangkok. It is only 1/4 mile from Wat Po and 1/2 mile from the Palace and right on the river.	The booking service was wonderful. I had to make a change and they accomodated it with ease. I would use them again. thanks
Miranda Service 2009-01-27	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po Lovely hotel with friendly and helpful staff in a great location for the main tourist sites. Not loads of restaurants nearby but those we went to were very good and easy to get transport to other areas. Worth getting pick up from air port as not that easy to find for taxi drivers!	Very good
Frances Patricia Boran 2008-07-29 until 2008-07-30	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po A really beautiful place with very very helpful staff but its location is a bit obscure; Taxi driver found dificult to find.Would be very helpful if the Hotel phone number was with address.Telephone Co said no listing of number!Setting for breakfast lovely fronting the river.	No problem booking, but as said above Phone No; should always be included,as we had long delay flying in.
Kendra Fox 2008-05-29 until 2008-05-31	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po EXCELLENT location! Great place, very clean, very small but perfect for a short stay in Bangkok. Close to everything. Downtown Bangkok. right on the river. Perfect breakfast. Nothing negative to say. Would stay here again for sure!	Great
Elizabeth Rieker Dunckel 2008-05-25 until 2008-05-28	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po Absolutely LOVED the place in every way: cleanliness, professionalism, hospitality (like being a special house guest), with a location near historical attractions (Royal Palace). Recommend having directions for taxi translated into THAI first, as is not easy to find initially, without prior knowledge. Ladies served us well in the selection of tourist services/sites/restaurants in Bangkok, and everything was perfect-- they were very accommodating. Place is updated, stylish, very clean/quiet/on the river/located near easy water transportation.	excellent
Mother and College Son 2008-05-25 until 2008-05-28	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po Exceptional hospitality, good location near historic touristic interests (Royal Palance), need directions translated into Thai for taxi drivers, close to river transportation, very clean stylish-updated accommodations. Classy. Personally accommodating and helpful with tourist needs (translations, scheduling events, recommendations, general welcome and help). Very professional and well-run place-great cost to value. Nice breakfast setting outside/associated with small coffee shop. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.	Very smooth/easy/quick/efficient
Bob Ahuero 2008-05-22 until 2008-05-23	Aurum The River Place, Pranakorn, opposite Wat Po There are both good and bad commentary on this hotel. The good is that the room I stayed in was very clean and nicely appointed with large rain shower head and marble lav. However the bad is that there is no staff to help with your bags, no bar or restaurant, and you are required to leave you key at the desk everytime you leave. Why this later picadillo of leaving key is so strictly enforced is bizarre to me. On top of that the hotel has only ten channels to pick from. Now in this day of electronics, satelites etc, why they don t have a large selection doesn t make sense. The hotel management needs to wake up and either charge less for their rooms or provide the sercies expected for a room that is in the 100 dollar per day range. I will never return	Very good