Buddy Lodge - Bangkok

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The toilets in this place absolutely stink - we had to change rooms because of it. One of the staff at the front counter was very rude as well. Besides the toilet smell, the rooms are nice and the location is unbeatable right in the heart of Koh San Road but this place is overpriced unless you want to use the gym and pool.

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Nice hotel in a good location. The rooms were comfortable, but the air conditioning only below one temperature, very cold. However, that is much better than very hot in my book so I just covered up with my blanket at night and I slept very well. Make sure you get a top floor in the hotel so that the noise of the club on the ground floor does not keep […] you awake late. They have a gym which is pretty good and they also have muay thai lessons at a reasonable rate. The roof top pool is also very nice and a relaxing place to stay. Read more

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Don't let the pictures fool you, the rooms are much smaller than what they appear, a lot less clean to. The front desk is managed mostly by teenage girls as a side job after school. They were not helpful at all and we were either greeted with blank stares or an attitude when asked about directions or any other requests. The hotel location is right in […] the middle of Khao San Road. It's busy at all times with tourists and street vendors. If you're a backpacker looking for a bed, and nothing else, then Buddy Lodge might work for you. But I would never stay or bring my family here again. Read more

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kind of trashy backpacker neighborhood.. area stays loud and parties go on all night

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Hotel is in good location in the Khao San road. But thats the end of the story about the hotel, nothing else is good. not like on the hotel pictures. Hotel rooms are not in very good condition and the view from the balcony is realy bad and stinks. Also the location is loudly and you can hear music in the room on the night from the club downstairs.

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I stayed there for Bangkok marathon. Very good location to start line, but little bit noisy due to bar area.

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Very good for sight seeing. However, far from station is disadvantage. If you can speak thai and negotiate tuktuk, it should be reasonable hotel.

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i have stayed before buddy lodge 2010; safe/nice/good value; however, i find some staff at front desk (ladies) not so helpful or friendly.....maids amazing, manager good, and man at door a prize employee. Deluxe rm worth extra bucks unless discount for std truly great. Hustle bustle of direct khao san location does tire, so recommend short stays on […] ly Read more

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The hotel was very conveniently located near the Grand Palace and Wat Pho. There's lots of food and shopping right outside. However, the hotel staff were not that helpful. They refused to change money for smaller bills. The bellman relentlessly keep trying to sell us tickets to a ping pong show, which was annoying. The room was outdated and could have […] used a good cleaning. Read more

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Stayed here for 4 days early march. Booked a double room for 3 guests plus a roll away bed fully pre-paid. Extra bed was not ready upon check in but was fine due to one friend unable to make it until the last of day of our stay. (We'll get to that later). Room: Rooms were pretty small for a standard room, so if your booking for 3, I'd suggest getting […] larger room. Room was clean with a decent bathroom. Be prepared to take quick showers since hot water is inconsistent. Stayed on the 4th fl on the side where an elevator/stairs lead to the pool and gym on the top floor. (cant remember room #). If you stay on this side, it will be noisy until about 2AM when the bar downstairs that play live music closes. (not an issue with us really). Location: Right on Khao San road where the action happens. Busy throughout the day, but at night the whole street is closed to traffic and becomes a street party of sorts with restaurants, bars, and street vendors line each side of street. So if you're arriving after 7PM, be prepared to walk a few blocks as car service/taxi will just drop you off and point the way to your hotel. Hotel is accessible to pretty much every part of the city via taxi or tuk tuk. Service: Was not good but i guess you get what you pay for. Staff spoke english but hard to communicate at times due the accent. As i said, one friend came on the last of day of stay and in the morning I requested they put in the roll away bed. Came back in the afternoon, no bed still. Spoke to reception in person and told them I requested the roll away bed and said it was an extra 700 baht. I had to tell this guy a few times that it was all paid for 3 people. An hour later, still no bed and my friend finally saw a roll away by the stairs and rolled it in our room and called housekeeping for fresh sheets and pillow. Done. Best service was for the decent free breakfast buffet in the morning which isn't saying much since it's self service... Read more

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The person that helped me to bring my luggage to the taxi told me to pay a fix rate of 500 Bath. Later I learned that rate is not what I should have paid...

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Perfect location for former backpackers, who became older and need comfort now.

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Got deluxe room - view looking over a wall ! walls are paper thin . very noisy Breakfast is in the Irish pub open 24h .. drunks still in there at 7am Anyway we stayed 2 nights and were very happy to leave !

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The room was well-furnished with fridge, kettle, TV, air con, mini-safe and small balcony. My room was on the third floor that was somewhat noisy, however, the roof-top swimming pool was excellent and a place to unwind after walking the hot, busy streets on Bangkok.

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Perfect place to stay in the heart of koh San road clean tidy and on the door step of everything! I would definitely go stay again!!

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... to explore Bangkok. "In the eye of the storm" = Khao San Road. Best possibility to stay at that awesome place. Prefer to stay in the upper floors, which are more far away from the (good) live Music-Club in the Basement. The noise from the street is far away enough. Could sleep well. Room: Old, wooden walls, nice atmosphere, modernized and refurbished, […] with nice terrace. Very nice: Outside Pool on the 5th floor!!! What an oasis of calmness to relax. Friendly and very helpful service. I wish, I could have stayed longer. Read more

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Do not arrive after 5pm impossible to find and no service not helpful staff when calling before loud location do not stay if you expect to sleep at all street blocked off after 5 need to lug bags through massive crowd, no shuttle service to get there no directions, taxi from airport don't know it

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I found this hotel excellent. Even though in the heart of a very touristy area the rooms were clean and suprisingly quiet. We had a delux room and had a very large balcony. The roof top pool is also a great haven away from the hussle on the street.

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Room was changed from a double to a twin but they upgraded us to bigger room with a huge balcony. Very friendly staff. Good quality for the price. Will stay again.

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Arrived late at night, driver dumped us at the wrong end of Khaosan Road so we had a bit of trouble getting through all the crowds and finding the place. Rooms were clean and comfortable. Staff not very helpful or interested in us as customers. The pool opens at 7am. When no one had arrived at 7.10 we went looking for someone to open the pool only to […] be told the lady had gone out and they didn't know when she would be returning and that no one else had a key. Found that a little hard to believe. On our last morning we tried the breakfast at Mulligans, definately a waste of money. The staff were unhelpful and not interested, the food was cold, the tea was not freshly made and when my friend asked if they would cook her an omlette its too much trouble. Khaosan road is an area that has to be experienced, but I won't be going back. Read more

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Smashing hotel right in the middle of the action. Perhaps suited to those more interested in the sights of Khao San Road than those looking for early morning trips to the Bangkok's temples.

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Hotel is located on Khao San Road, which is a very busy road in Bangkok. But, definitely worth it for the travellers experience. The hotel is located in the middle of the strip. It was a decent place for where it was located. Staff was helpful. The rooms were also decent and clean. Came with a tv, mini bar, shower, A/C. Not an updated hotel but was […] perfect for what we were looking for. Also, an affordable price. Read more

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Great place to stay in the heart of Khoa San Rd. Good price, friendly staff, nice pool and great bar on level 1. I would recommend it to anyone

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Good location, nice room. Was dissapointed that the hotel expected guests to pay for the use of the gym and pool. Had I known this I would have not stayed at this hotel as I thought I was paying more for those services already.

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stay last 2 nights of our trip here, on the khao san road but set back a little, therefore pretty quite. can't get any closer to the action if you slept on the street itself!!!!!!!! would stay again

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Rooms have Air Con, clean and a great location if the Khao San Road is where you want to be. Much cheaper booking on Hotels.com than turning up at the hotel.

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The Buddy lodge was in the centre of the action which was cool but noisy for sleeping at night. The first night they didn't have a double bed as booked but put two twins together. Second night they had us switch rooms. Wifi is slow and you need to keep logging in which I find annoying. Overall an ok hotel.

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Stayed at the Buddy dec 30 to Jan 1-2011-12 and celebrated new years on Kao San. Booked about 4 months ahead using internet. All in all a good budget choice if you like to be close to the action. Everything from check-in to check out was ok. Breakfast was included and is very simple, yes you could get egg and omlett but a very reluctant girl was hardly […] intressted in making them. Pool area on the 5th floor is small and very crowded, not enough space for everyone that wanted to be there, but if you got a sunchair everything is ok, pooltowels provided, a small poolbar, so it works. There were sveven people in out party so we had three rooms, one with an extrabed, no real issues with that, the rooms are quite small but ok even with a extrabed. BIG PLUS, internet is free and works verywell, overall we got what we expected, a place on Kao San Road which was good good enough to stay and provided some facilities during three days. Read more

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It was a great little hotel, with awesome traditional Thai style rooms, ensuite bathroom (shower only), and a small balcony. The location is brilliant, on Khao San Road, but set far enough back to be quiet. The service and staff were great, and the pool was also pretty nice. The only bad aspect was the air-con thermostat didn't seem to work, so the […] machines were on all the time, and by morning, the room was pretty cold. The blanket on the bed came in handy! I'd definitely recommend the place, and would stay again when I return to beautiful Thailand! Thanks Buddy Lodge! Read more

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Only major problem was the WiFi, which should be 24/hr As a tourist, the internet was only way of contacting home and so fort, and was difficult one day, with the WiFi not being on all day until that night!

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I loved the location and the room was quite nice and clean The noise was beyond what I could handle but it might have been because I was on a low floor and at the end near the Brick Bar. Also hotel staff sorted recycling outside of my room for over 30 minutes starting at 7:30am. Unacceptable after the loud night. Perfect place if you are going to be […] out till after the bars close. Too loud otherwise. Read more

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Nice hotel but not good value, the Viengthai Hotel close by is far cheaper, better appointed and far quieter. Buddy Lodge is ok if you plan to go bed after 2am EVERY night, before this forget it! The noise from the disco in the same building is a joke! Don't get me wrong, I like late nights out, but not every night. Also it was annoying that the […] elevators all stopped either side of the floor you actually wanted. Read more

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Great Hotel with loads of facilities. A bit noisy at night but worth it. Great value for money.

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The room was clean, the front desk people were nice, and for being on one of the most touristy streets in Bangkok it was fairly quite. The pool was nice but not as nice as what's in the photo's. The room was pleasantly decorated. The only complaint I have is the so called "Duvette," it was actually two white sheets covering an old ratty brown fuzzy […] blanket. It was a bit gross, but the overall rating was satisfactory and if I was ever in Thailand again, I would probably stay at there. Read more

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Although located in the most touristic area of BKK, this hotel is perfect. Only downside in my opinion was the flaky WiFi but who goes to Thailand to check their mails anyway? ;)

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If you want to stay close to all the action then this is the place.

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Great hotel in a happening part of Bangkok. Can be a little noisy depending on the room. Comfortable Room, a little better than most in the area. Hotel bathrooms in need of a little refreshing but otherwise nice place.

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We had only one night to spend in Bangkok so decided to stay in the heart of the action. Fantastic location right on Khoa San Road and yes very noisey but I was expecting that anyway. The room was comfortable, the only things that stuck out was the bed was like sleeping on a slab of concrete, but it was only one night and by the time you spend most […] of it outside in the action you don't really worry about it by the time you do go to bed and it took ages for the hot water to come through. The staff were really friendly, thanks for making our stay very easy! Read more

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저녁에 놀기 좋습니다.장점은 까오산 중심에 있다는거와 교통이 편리하다는거,단점은 밤에 시끄러워 잠자기에는 안좋다는거,

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En stor anledning till att jag bokade hotellet var poolen på taket. Tråkigt att den stängdes för renovering samma dag jag anlände.. Hotellet ordnade dock smidig transport till systerhotell för användning av deras pool. Annars fungerade allt topp.

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Ett bra mellanklass hotell med ett perfekt läge ,mitt på Kao san road utan att vi blev störda av festandet ute på gatan. Personalen var mycket hjälpsam med taxiservice och andra utflykter. Bra koll på allt. Frukosten på närliggande restaurang var bra. Vi är nöjda med tanke på vad vi betalade.

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시설은 그냥 국내 모텔 수준... 친절하지도 불친절하지도 않고 모든게 보통임

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