Hotel Review – JW Marriott Bangkok

We wanted to be close to Bumrungrad hospital for our medical visits so we decided to stay at the JW Marriott on Sukhumvit Road, Sol 2 and we’re glad we chose this top notch hotel.

Staff

The staff was always helpful, friendly and ready to take care of any issues we had. Fortunately, we didn’t have any issues with our stay. Our room was clean upon arrival and had our luggage promptly delivered to our room.

Food – Breakfast Buffet

The JW Marriott has a stomach gorging rich and endless buffet. The buffet costs around 990 baht ($30) but if you’re a Marriott Platinum member, it’s free. We ate here almost every morning during our 8 day stay so that saved us about $480.

The hotel does an excellent job catering to its wide array of guests so you’ll find western foods, middle eastern and Asian cuisine at various stations in the restaurant.

Arabic food (pictured above)

Pastries (picture above)

Seafood/Salmon (above)

Fresh squeezed juice bar

Food – Club Lounge

Marriott Bonvoy platinum members also get access to the executive lounge where we enjoyed tea time every day from 2:30 p.m. with various pastries. The club lounge also has breakfast and evening light meals which are also provided free to platinum members. We opted to eat out and try the many restaurants in the area but the meals here are hearty if you’re on a budget and a platinum member.

Facilities

We made use of the hotel’s spa, including the sauna, heated pool and the outdoor pool (photo below). We also received an excellent and amazing massage service at the spa. The only sour note here is the pool area is a bit dated and need of a cosmetic refresh but we did see surveyors on site so perhaps some upgrades will be coming soon!

Location

The hotel is situated in the heart of the city and the Bumrungrad hospital is a short 7 minute walk over a bridge crossing the major freeway.

There is plenty of shopping, restaurants, street food markets, banking, and bars all along the various areas. The area does have heavy traffic and there is a constant flow of vehicles and motorcycles in the area so be aware of loud noise. Our room was in a higher floor and we did not hear much of the noise from down below.

Recommend?

We highly recommend this hotel if you’re doing business in Bangkok, want access to the heart of the city and the medical center at Bumrungrad hospital and Edelweiss dentistry. Note that the tourist areas such as The Temple of the Buddha, The Grand Palace, Wat Phra Chetuphon, and Wat Arun Ratchawararam are further west in Bangkok by the river which is about a 30 minute drive from this hotel.

We did not wish to be stuck in traffic all day long so we switched hotels to be closer to the river and tourist attractions which is why we left the JW Marriott.