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Coming from the US, its normally like 22-24hrs of traveling (of which like 20hrs is just sitting on planes). I've been fortunate enough from work to gather enough miles to be able to generally upgrade to business class lay flat seats, which helps. I tend to arrive like early afternoon: 1pm-2pm - Head to the hotel and unpack (I'm one of those people who empties out the suitcase, and then slowly fills it back up as I get closer to leaving). 2pm-3:30pm - I'm normally exhausted but I'll force myself to do just like a short 30-45 minutes of cardio on the treadmill just to get things moving (business class or not, being on a plane for 20hrs just takes its toll on the body), after the gym hit the showers 3:30-4:30pm - Head to a massage place (like P's) for an actual massage, mostly for my back. Thai balm massage is nice for this 4:30pm-5:00pm - Run over to a BJ Bar (since I've usually stayed closer to nana its Wood/Kasalong/Lolitas). The late afternoon/early evening provider selection is so-so but service has always been good 5:00pm-7:00pm - Do a 7-11 run to stock up on waters, beers, etc. and then figure out dinner.

Likewise, I've walked by it so many times.

You've had a pretty heavy night of drinking around nana plaza, where do you like to grab food on or near Soi4? You can't stay 7-11, toasties don't count🙂

I didn't think about that, it's a good point, could get really weird if you were at the JW in that situation. If I'm ever president of a nation, Thailand is welcome to send me to the Nana hotel 🙂

I've had the chance on two longer trips to stay at the Ambassador, and the ParkRoyal Suites. Out of curiosity I checked into the Nana Hotel for one night, and on a non-monger trip through Asia I spent about 4 nights in the JW Marriott (I usually stay at Marriotts when I travel domestically). I generally don't bring back girls to my actual room, I usually book a short term hotel or a hotel nearby just to have it handy. 1) JW Marriott is by far the nicest, however I was upgraded because of my titanium status, so I can't speak for the normal rooms. If you're looking for discretion, the staff is definitely discrete, I saw a few gents with some real lookers walking into the hotel. The only thing I would note is that the hotel lobby has a large bar right in the center, so there's a lot of people just hanging around and watching the comings and goings. The JW Cafe breakfast is nice, and room service food is actually pretty decent if you're too exhausted from your flight to go out into the city for a meal. 2) ParkRoyal I like this place the best just because its a "serviced apartment" type of place, you'll have a kitchenette, a washer dryer, etc. Located on the Soi 6 its an easy walk to the Nana BTS, and right by Kasalong and Lolita's if you're looking for nearby fun. The bathroom is a little old, but everything was clean from my stay, and it feels like most of the furniture was recently replaced. For discretion, I can't say specifically, as I didn't bring anyone back to this hotel, but I saw a few guys walking back with Thai ladies, so it definitely happen. Only thing that might be awkward is there's only two elevators, and so sometimes there's a wait. 3) Ambassador is close in terms of quality with the JW, the room furniture was a little dated feeling, but the bathroom is really nice. The bars and restaurants are located off the main lobby, so when you go through the main entrance its just people commuting to and from the elevators. Not sure if that has changed given the front of the hotel's being renovated. Breakfast was fine, just the buffets laid out a little weird where like juices and the bread/toast section are on the opposite side of the place compared to where the rest of the buffet is (not really a bad thing, just an observation). Again my observations might all be stale, I have no idea what the inside looks like right now given the construction going on. Not a top 3, but figured was worth sharing: Nana Hotel its all about location, the rooms are kind of whatever, the king beds are massive, linens I remember having a kind of "papery" feeling, bathrooms small and a typical Thai wet bathroom (noticed some mold in the vents). Also there was no hotel key card when I checked in, I got a metal key attached to this hilariously large wooden stick, luckily I had cargo shorts so I could put it away in the deep pockets. Everyone knows why you're staying there, when I was heading down to see the plaza I was in an elevator with an older gent and his Thai girlfriend and they were talking about picking a third partner together. I didn't make eye contact but had to contain my smile. If you walk through the halls at night you'll hear plenty of grunting and moaning. I wouldn't stay here for any extended period of time, but it's pretty nifty to walk out into the parking lot, pick a girl in front of the nana sign, and walk back in like 5 minutes. Breakfast was decent, its kind of funny to watch some people have their post-LT breakfast with a Thai girl.

AoT is quite a bit more expensive but offers a car service. My experience with grab/bolt it like you can get from the airport to the Soi 4 area for about 500 Baht. However, the one nice thing about AoT, if you are willing to dish out the like 2100/2300 baht to the BMW to drive you, that particular model allows the rear passenger seats to recline. There's also no line, you exit the airport, someone will take your ticket and bags and escort you to your car. Coming from the US, the total travel time for me to get to Bangkok from leaving my home is like 30+hrs with layovers, and sitting in the Bangkok traffic sucks ass, being able to lean back and relieve some pressure off your back makes getting to the hotel all the much nicer. Is 2000 baht a lot more than the taxi? Definitely. But coming from the US i've paid $100 (closer to 3500 baht) to ride in a shitty Toyota to get from a hotel to a major airport (O'hare, JFK, etc.)