PT Court Hotel

More by luck than judgement, I found a great place to stay in Bangkok when Rachel came to visit - PT Court Hotel. We had a two bedroom apartment and honestly, we could have moved in for a month. In fact, I believe the majority of apartments here are for just that purpose, long term living in the city.

The apartment was about four times the size of our home here in Chanthaburi. The main bedroom had its own ensuite and a "family" bathroom was directly opposite the second bedroom door. The second bedroom not only had a large double bed but a wide single as well. Both bathrooms only had showers, so if a bath is vital to your holiday happiness, this is not the place for you.

Although it might seem a little dated because of the dark wood in the lounge / dining area, the bathrooms and kitchen have been renovated and the whole flat was spotless. In fact, the only down side here is that, even though the kitchen was spacious and had good facilities, there were no cooking implements. By this I mean pots and pans, wooden spoons or even a tea towel and washing up sponge. Obviously this is only a problem if you actually want to cook. This wasn't on our list of things to do and we certainly had enough glasses, cups and saucers the cups are small as they are everywhere in this country so if you've bought instant coffee you'll find it best to divide it evenly and make two cups for our needs.

There's no wifi in the apartment, you need to head to the pool to get free internet access oh no, the hardship! The pool wasn't busy when we were there and I guess if it's mostly long term residents, it won't get busy as the novelty often wears off and for some reason Thai people aren't keen on swimming. By the pool there's some really comfy seats and spending time here is really easy.

As far as location is concerned, it's difficult to beat. There's so much within walking distance. It's only 300 metres roughly to the Century Movie Plaza and besides the obvious benefits to this - air conditioning and a Tops Supermarket - you can take the escalator up one floor and after Boots chemist, you're on the walkway to the BTS station. For the princely sum of 140 baht, you can get an all day BTS train ticket and get on and off to your hearts content.

Of course, Victory Monument is known as the minivan hub for Thailand. If you check out this map provided by easymap.in.th you'll be able to see where you can get to. Not only that but the airport link terminus is Phaya Thai 45 baht from the airport which is only one stop away from this BTS station. What a winner right? Don't forget that if you have a large suitcase you'll often be charged for an extra seat. Of course, I can easily get sick on minivans so I still head to Ekkamai for the big bus to Chanthaburi and they don't charge for suitcases.

There are some good, reasonably priced places to eat around the hotel along with a few bars and coffee shops. The Saxaphone Pub is so handy and there's always live music playing. The bar tenders speak good English and serve great drinks. It's definitely worth checking out.

Although there are coffee franchises within Century Movie Plaza we found a great place called Bean Around. A large latte at 70 baht was well worth the money and I can personally recommend their club sandwich at 89 baht. There's free Wi-Fi and a spotless sit down toilet.


So you can either while away a bit of time here in air-conditioned comfort or pop down for a take-away to enjoy it by the pool or in your apartment. We found this place using the foursquare app. I love this app as I find it so incredibly helpful.