Joi, I'm happy to have chosen The Vertical Suite for my stay here in Bangkok. As you would expect there are advantages and disadvantages depending on what you are looking for.
Advantages:
1. The rooms at actually suites, very nicely appointed, with plenty of windows, and good artificial lighting. The suites include a full kitchen with washer and dryer, microwave, electric range top, large refrigerator/freezer, toaster, coffee maker, and, of course, a sink.
2. The bathroom includes both a tub and separate shower. The toilet has a bidet style water sprayer.
3. There is A/C in the living room/kitchen and also in the bedroom. It's a split unit, so it's relatively quiet. Given the heat that is constant here in Bangkok the A/C is very important. It runs a lot.
4. The included breakfast buffet has a variety of different foods, hot dishes, salads, fruit, juice, coffee, tea, cereals, etc. You can almost make it the main meal of the day.
5. Each room has it's own wifi router at no extra change. Bandwidth seemed adequate for most uses with download speeds of 10 Mbps and uploads at 0.5 Mbps.
6. There is a security safe for valuables.
7. There's a flat screen TV in both the living room and bedroom.
8. Room service happens daily with clean towels, trash removal, and beds made up. Linens are changed weekly.
9. The hotel is located directly across the street from the Seacon Square and Paradise Park shopping malls providing convenient access to everything you might find a need for including groceries, restaurants, banking, and, of course, all manner of shopping.
10. The hotel staff is friendly and responsive to requests of any kind.
11. I paid $52 USD/day for my one bedroom. Not bad for a 4 star rated hotel.
Disadvantages:
1. Dr. Chettawut's patients are not located together as they are a the Dusit Princess or at Rama, so you shouldn't expect to make friends with other trans women while here.
2. The outside A/C unit is located on the balcony which makes the balcony useless as living space while running.
3. Street noise and revelry can be heard late into the evening some nights for rooms facing Seacon Square.
4. The hotel has 24 floors with two elevators so waits can be a bit long at busy times of the day.
5. No outside local calls are allowed from your room. You must go through the front desk.
