pros:
- 15 min to/from DMK by taxi
- 5 min walk to crystal park shopping
- 7-11 next door
- a couple of street food vendors close by serving papaya salad, grilled meat, khoa mun gai (chicken rice), grilled fish, sausages
- hotel has a decent restaurant and coffee bar
cons:
- 45 min to/from BKK by taxi
- no currency exchange at hotel
- NONE of the taxi or tuk tuk drivers knew the hotel. even with a green point business card, they had to call to get directions
- no public transport close by
- quite a bit away from touristy bangkok areas like khoa san or sukhumvit or mbk/central
overall a good value but very out of the way. we stayed here because a wedding we attended was at the crystal design center across the street. hotel was clean and staff was friendly. would definitely not stay here again because of it's location. for about the same price you should put yourself closer to the action.