From a distance, the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park looks like a behemoth, with 1,388 rooms and suites spread over two towers; a strategic location offering multiple food and beverage outlets; al-fresco rooftop bar; a cocoon wellness spa; an impressive enchanting lobby; a new sports bar with a difference; one of the best club lounges that clearly won’t disappoint; huge amounts of meeting rooms and function spaces; recreation facilities that includes a large fitness centre and pool deck, and now a brand new Emsphere lifestyle mall has opened next door, and the list keeps on going……
Sounds daunting and too good to be true doesn’t it, since its opening in December 2016, a large hotel of this nature can also be fun to stay in, particularly the people watching in the lobby or at breakfast, as it caters to such a diverse group of travellers, from airlines to corporates and group tours as well as individual travellers that want to stay with a trusted hotel brand.
Being a destination in itself blending comfort and convenience, the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park has managed to continue to evolve, ensuring the large guest rooms are comfortable and some with an amazing downtown park view over the Sukhumvit skyline and beyond.
Size does matter in this case, as they really work hard to entice you to stay within the hotel. The public spaces offer some modern Thai contemporary interior design that captures the eye, food and beverage options that will keep you in the hotel and the convenience of being within walking distance of the EM District lifestyle malls, business and vibrant entertainment districts in Bangkok and connections on Phrom Phong’s BTS station.
The Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park entrance is twofold. The main entrance and lobby really creates a sense of arrival with the neo classic contemporary facade slash modern art deco interior aesthetic with design elements that makes you want to linger for a time and watch the world go by.
The cathedral height ceilings adorned with spectacular illuminated chandeliers, the Lobby Lounge at one end and The Siam Tea Room at the other end and it is cavernous in a good way, given how many rooms the hotel has it will never feel really crowded.
Alternatively, if you make your way to the hotel from the Phrom Phong’s BTS station, the short walk will take you through the city’s Queens Park via the park entrance next to Goji Kitchen + Bar.
We were assigned to the M Club Room located quite high up at the north tower with another perspective of the city view. Check-ins are done on the Club Lounge floor, and despite an unexpected minor blip on the service radar, instead of the warm greetings there was some robotic formality that was lacking that welcome warmth - things warmed up somewhat.
Our 32sqm M Club Room blends classic Thai influences with modern accents such as a 48-inch wall-mounted LCD TV with satellite channels, individually controlled air conditioning which was quite fierce in a pleasant way, work desk with universal electrical sockets and USB ports. The high speed Wi-Fi is also worth mentioning especially when connecting to the radio and bluetooth speaker. The spacious separate bath and shower also features some premium bathroom amenities among other standard necessities, a small upgrade on the paper-thin like in room slipper would generate further mileage for the brand standard perhaps.
The Club Lounge is huge and as we were later to discover, the offerings for the evening service were way beyond expectations, with a full and sumptuous buffet spread that bordered on a fully-fledged outlet menu together with a great selection of premium beverages to match. Throughout the day there are more than enough refreshments to meet the needs of guests, including a huge breakfast buffet spread which would result in you having no appetite for lunch, were you to indulge to the full.
Breakfast in Goji Kitchen + Bar is quite spectacular, with this vibrant all-day-dining destination serving up a storm as the buffet is so widespread and with so much choice that you feel like ‘a kid in a candy shop’ having difficulty in deciding where to start and what to leave room for. You need time to start a brief orientation tour around the massive restaurant sections with multiple stations and corners that serve their very own specialties.
After a circumnavigation to get your bearings, you can ready a plan of attack for extremely delicious dishes freshly cooked. It is a blessing in some regards to be staying in such a large hotel, as it means the buffet items are replenished rather quickly, so you are pretty much guaranteed fresh tastes at the optimum temperature. There seem to be so many chefs cooking at each station, so you can always check with them if you are unsure about what is in the dish or cooking it fresh and being spoilt for choice is a nice feeling as this restaurant serves breakfast that no other competitive hotels that are close by do what they do.
The juices are fantastic, the tea quality is premium Dilma and the coffee is barista made, so all those bases are covered with aplomb. The only down-side is you need to queue for tea and coffee, but the line moves along pretty quickly. If you can snaffle a table at the window, you have a great view of Queen’s Park with all the trees and shadings which provides that chilled morning start to your day.
We tried out the new sports bar with a difference – Teeshot Bar– and had a quite a lot of fun playing on a golf simulator as well as enjoying some very tasty and elevated bar food that was punching above its weight.
The swimming pool is on the small side for such a large hotel, but enjoyable nonetheless, just not good for serious lap swimmers. The pool deck is enormous, so plenty of room to find some private space to chill. The fitness centre ticks all the boxes and is bigger than some and seems to be quite busy in the morning during our visit.
Our stay was too short to really unwind and not being able to explore some of their signature restaurants. With the time that we spent in the hotel, it was rather enjoyable and some other big brands could take a leaf out of their book when it comes to the endless quality breakfast choices and the Club Lounge facilities.
This is a major drawcard in our estimation and just makes your stay more elevated and fun. While the Marriott hotel chain guarantees a certain level of service and some award-winning restaurants and bars for that extra mileage of excitement, that is always comforting when travelling afar to a new or unknown destination to explore the endless possibilities, at least the luxury of this downtown Bangkok staycation won’t disappoint.
Tried & Tested:
Location: 4.5/5
Design & Decor: 4.5/5
Room Amenities: 4.5/5
Housekeeping: 4.5/5
Food & Beverage: 4.5/5
Service: 4.5/5
Value For Money: 4.5/5
Experience: 5/5
Highlights:
Club Lounge Facilities
Club Lounge Facilities
Goji Kitchen + Bar
199, Soi Sukhumvit 22,Klong Ton, Khlong Toei, Bangkok Thailand
Tel: +66 2 059 5555
Tel: +66 2 059 5555
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