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Reviews of Villa Bangkok Formerly Villa Phra Sumen

3 out of 5
Villa Bangkok Formerly Villa Phra Sumen
457 Phra Sumen Rd., Bavorn Niwet, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 176 out of 305 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 103 out of 305 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 305 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 305 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 305 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is amazing! Exactly how you would picture medium price hotel/villa in the heart of Bangkok. You're in walking distance to a lot of the important things. Do you want to say. Also, I took a bus from the airport to stop and it drop me off a block From the hotel for only ฿50! That's basically $1.50. Staff are super friendly room is beautiful typical amenities great view.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Johann

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Still a very nice place to stay. It’s a bit more crowded and packed ever since they added rooms. Coffee is great. That said, breakfast is a bit overpriced.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Saud, WEST POINT

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Doug

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Nice common areas. Quiet canals to walk on behind the property. Close to the tourist areas. Good selection of beers in the lobby from around the world. Didn't try the breakfast as there were many options in the area
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nicw place stayed a few time would always go back . Clean ,tidy , good location for me and comfy
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not awesome
I’d recommend looking elsewhere if you can. Bangkok is HOT— and the hotel turns your room’s power (including AC) off when you take your key card out of the slot that turns the power on. The AC unit isn’t strong enough to cool for hours after you return. Additionally we kept getting wafts of sewage. Last, The balcony off the street wasn’t very usable because it’s super busy loud street – – and not very interesting to look out over.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Antique oasis
A unique and quiet oasis. Beautiful decor and authentic Thai design.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Neresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fantastic hotel
Gorgeous comfortable rooms in a very central location
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Raniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Solid place for a quiet Bangkok stay
Stayed here during our honeymoon, and we enjoyed our stay! In a centrally located area near Khao San Road (about 5min walk), but still far enough to have some peace and quiet. The surrounding is safe, and has a great restaurants on the corner. There's also a few laundromats and many barbershops nearby (in case you need a fresh fade haircut). The hotel staff is very nice, attentive, and made us feel valued. The hotel room was a bit small, but still nice and comfortable. The shower floor tended to flood the rest of the bathroom, think it was due to subpar drainage. However, the wifi was strong, and they kept everything nice and tidy. The bottom floor entryways had a cool and unique key access feature. Overall, we'd recommend this place for a more quiet stay in Bangkok.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was very cozy and it made me feel like a little resort in the middle of Bangkok. However, the location was not really a tourist spot so it was quite most of the time.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Czysto,cicho,mila obsluga,dobre sniadania.Polecam 100%.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved everything about this place. From the Thai-style bedroom to the amazing shower, I loved it all. The price made it even better. It’s close to night markets, stores, food and entertainment.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place, with confortable rooms and nice bathroom. Excellent breakfast and very good location. Clean. A very good value for money place. Wifi sometimes didn't work so good, but overall is highly recommended to stay here.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

AnneS

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room and bathroom were clean. The room was comfortable to be in. It was a bit far from the nearest station, but is walking distance to the riverboat, except that I wasn't sure what to do to get onto the boat or if I would know when to alight, and I was rushing for a dinner appointment.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Miranda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my fourth visit to this hotel. I like it and find its location very convenient. The hotel is in a contemporary style with polished concrete and bare walls. Most rooms have a balcony. The shower is large and powerful. Tea and coffee making facilities were provided in our room. On this visit, the breakfast was served in the reception lobby rather than the front room. I thought that this was much better as you can enjoy being outside without the noise of the traffic.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Simrit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

THU TRAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice boutique hotel in the old city
The hotel has a old beautiful Chinese style and it is not too big so it was simple and nice. The hotel is in the old city and very closed to Khao San Road, so it was convenient to walk around. The breakfast was good. And the shower has strong pressure. Everything was good except for the noise from the street at night which was too loud. I could not really sleep. If you book a room here, make sure you have the room facing inside the hotel. The staff was friendly and helpful but I did not understand how could a hotel like this not have some spare pillows for guests. We asked for 2 more pillows and the staff just said they did not have any pillows.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
La habitación muy bonita y limpia , el hotel con muy buena ubicación para llegar caminando al mercado nocturno
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Vibhav

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Amazing location, gr8 staff..but feel a lot overpriced for the services it offer
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A return visit for us. We enjoy the location, close to the Democracy Monument. Complimentary breakfast provided with a reasonable choice. The reluctance to provide more than one key card is a it of a problem.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Staff was extremely nice and helpful. Room was large, clean, modern and very comfortable. Would definately stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property. Wifi could be slow at times. Loved having a hot shower!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Clean beddings. Very hard, uncomfortable bed. I get back pain everyday. Great location. Very old hotel situated around old buildings. Very close to Khaosan road. I get mosquitos bites all over. I wouldn't stay here again.
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Joshua, Vancouver, Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff and wonderful location. The hotel does not have a pool or gym, but the friendly common areas make for good vibe. Good onsite restaurant with wonderful food carts just outside and a 711 down the block. Lighting in the rooms is somewhat ackward but beds are comfortable and house clean is top notch. We would certainly stay again should we return to Bangkok.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location friendly staff
This place was amazing. The staff went out of their way to help us. Spoke great English and so friendly and helpful. Hotel is located within walking distance to most everything and we felt safe walking home from Kosan road at 2am. Beds were comfortable and rooms clean. Coffee place next door and food vendors all with amazing food. Highly recommend it!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
modern minimalistic decor and generally clean
PROS - Bathroom and room are both spacious and generally clean - no sharp or tight corners so no risk of hitting your toes - Lots of floor spaces for backpacks, big suitcases - Long TV console provides ample counter-top spaces for wallets, watches, spectacles, cups, phones, jewelery and other small items - Grohe tap, and good quality local brand handheld shower and mixer, Rainfall shower available too. Water pressure is excellent. - hotel is environmentally conscious, only has one dustbin per room (placed in toilet), can see many old furniture pieces throughout which adds to the character of the premise CONS - Lack of hangers and sockets in room, - sound proofing between rooms/corridors virtually non-existent - WiFi is rather slow - Hanging lamp placed just beside the bed/pillow is very very dusty, needs to be wiped else it will be unhealthy for guests to breathe in dust while sleeping TIPS - bring your own slippers as cement floors can get very cold with aircon turned on - don't lose keycard else you will forfeit your THB 1000 deposit - taxi fares and Grab fares are hefty if you travel between Emquartier/Emporium/Central Embassy/MBK/Gaysorn/Paragon areas and the hotel frequently
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Very rundown area, hotel is clean, very small basic room but nice bed
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Very rude staff...
The place is lovely, convenient, quiet and very comfortable, its a shame that 1 staff let the place down, the girl who dealt with us at check out was terribly bad mannered, utterly rude, for this reason i wouldn't stay there again, it was a last impression of the place, great shame really....
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
The place was very nice. The room and building was in very nice condition. The breakfast was also very nice. The staff were also helpful. The only thing is that it was a little hard to find. Very nice place though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Vipul, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel near Grand Palace, Khao San area
We stayed at this hotel for 3 nights and booked 2 rooms for our family of 4. The hotel is like a hidden gem and located in a busy market area. From outside, it's easy to miss but once in, it's a pleasant surprise to see how they have decorated this hotel with so much thought and care for the comfort of the travelers. Rooms are good size and quite modern. Staff is friendly and helped us a lot. In particular, Uno (Neung) was so helpful to explain various excursions and helped us to book taxi, tuk tuk and explained the directions to market, ferry, etc.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Staff so friendly :-)
Prices were ok. Good location for sure. Excellent staff. Always friendly and helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ebba, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel. Friendly staff. Felt safe as key card access to the hotel and rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden gem
Close to Khao San Rd but far enough to avoid noise and hubbub. Hotel is small but comfortable with excellent beds, wonderful bathrooms, all very clean. Breakfast has three or four choices with great coffee. The service was very good. They helped us arrange airport taxis as well.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Anja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really quirky but slick hotel :)
Love the Villa Phra Sumen! Great modern, quirky hotel with friendly staff and a great breakfast :) The rooms were really nice and it was just off the main road so it felt pretty quiet even though it is so near to Khao San Road.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Flora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great boutique hotel
Great little hotel in a perfect location to explore old Bangkok. We stayed here with our kids (9&11) and enjoyed everything from the great breakfast options to the friendly staff. We could walk to Khao San in 8 minutes, temples or the adorable Kitty Cat Cafe. Would definitely Recommend this place and stay here again!

8/10 Good

Jus, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location to majority of sights.
We loved our stay here. The hotel is beautiful and the staff cannot do enough for you. Our room was clean and tidy and over looked the canel. Tuk Tuks are so cheap to get everywhere and taxis even cheaper. Walking distance to the river for the river taxi. Very happy. The kids would have preferred a swimming pool as it was so hot but nothing Anyone can do about that. They survived. X
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location! Wonderful staff!
Great location. Easy access to Khaosan and the river. Street is somewhat busy but the second you step into the compound, it's lovely and relaxing. Rooms were very comfortable and the staff went above and beyond. They were so friendly and helpful!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

OLGA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ok for a couple nights
The people were very friendly and helpful. They spoke english well. The bed was firm but ok. Room is small but clean.The a/c worked well until about 3 am and then it poured alot of water on the floor which woke us up. We had to shut it off for about an hour and then it was fine again. Happened both nights. The location was ok but the neighbourhood was a bit dirty. Bus stops right in front of hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Anibal Rafael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boutique
Awesome

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hidden gem
Great location near Khosan Road. Hotel staff friendly and due to our early flight even arranged a packed breakfast. Would recommend.

8/10 Good

MXB, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Minimalist design, clean rooms, excellent service
Things I liked: - Staff: Excellent service, friendly, attentive, - Design: The rooms and courtyard had a minimalist design, very clean, quiet, and calm - Breakfast: The free breakfast was excellent: fast service, delicious, perfect Things I didn't like: - Location: It's a perfect location for people who want to visit the tourist sites (temples, Grand Palace, Khao San Road, etc), but it's far from public transportation so it was difficult to get to other parts of the city without taking a taxi/tuktuk/Uber. This is why I gave it 4 stars out of 5. Otherwise it was 5 stars.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Blake, Hamilton, Ontario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small hotel with huge amenitie
From check-in the hotel staff were amazing. The facilities were better then expected. The room felt very new and clean. Modern and great decor. Our package included breakfast which was delicious. Highly recommend the green curry! The hotel also offered a free tuk tuk service to Grand Palace. Within walking distance to the "walking street" the hotel is in a great quite location but close to everything you need. The staff went above expectations and the hotel felt very secure.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018