ニュー シャム リバーサイド (バンコク)

location was excellent. we stayed in a triple room. breakfast okay and most lovely the swimmimg pool. nevertheless it was the most expensive hotel on our trip

My stay at the hotel was satisfactory and the hotel staff were very helpful in terms of travel routes around the city. The wifi was great around the whole hotel which was a plus. The breakfast buffet was long stocked with different food options (a lot of eggs from fried, boiled, scrambled and omelettes) and drinks available. The location was great with Khao San Road a short walk away and attraction such as Wat Arun, Grand Palace are about a ten minute boat ride. The Pier is a 2-3 minute walk from the hotel. The hotel's pool was clean and the outdoor area terrace was enjoyable to have a beer at outside at night. Overall I was happy and would stay here again if it was not for the air con. The air condition does not work while you are out the room so you return to a warm room and when you turn on the air con on it defaults to Low. We had a bad night sleep due to heat as we didn't realise that a separate remote had to be used to turn the power mode onto High.

Staff were lovely. Check out time on here was noon, but it is in fact 11am. The breakfast was awful. The fruit was good,.but if you dont ear meat you were left with dry bread and salad.... much better value to get breakfast outside. Very handy position of the hotel. S1 airport bus just outside, great short walk to bars and street markets and on the banks of.the river for ferries.

I have stayed at New Siam 2, 3 and now the Riverview.. The general area, Soi Rambuttri, is very chill. Riverview has the benefit of the river view, with larger well lit modern rooms. Alas, my air conditioner leaked and left a large puddle in front of the bathroom, dangerous and annoying. Worse still, management knows it as there was a towel on the floor when I arrived. Grrr, just completely unacceptable. And this is not a cheap place. Buffet was okay but I do not want omelettes and sausages in Asia. Good fruit selection. Unless you intend to hang poolside for extended periods of time, go their sister hotel across the street, New Siam 2, where they have a small pool, a better all day food experience and more interesting customers for about half the price. Or try New Siam 3 for a lower price but no pool.

Bathroom sink fixture was loose; simply sitting in the hole in the sink it was supposed to be fastened into. When I told staff, they obviously were aware of the problem already and laughed; said they would send someone to fix it but never did. Virtually no shade or umbrellas available in the patio/pool area except the designated "Smoking" area.