During my exotic journey to Bangkok via Paris, I spent a night at the 260-key Ritz-Carlton Bangkok. Having only opened in late 2024, the Ritz-Carlton is the newest luxury Marriott addition in Bangkok, so I was curious to check it out. Since I was staying for just one night, I also decided to splurge on a club room, so that I’d get full access to that.
All-in-all, I thought the Ritz-Carlton Bangkok was great — I don’t want to say it was life changing, or anything, but it’s a solid luxury hotel in a very good hotel market. In particular, the club lounge, amenities, and service, were all awesome. I’d recommend this property, with the caveat that there are so many hotels in Bangkok that offer a great experience, and I’m not sure this property stands out, in particular.
As a point of comparison, if I had redeemed Bonvoy points for this stay, it would’ve cost 82,000 points for the night. Also keep in mind that this would’ve been for a standard room (rather than a club room), and I wouldn’t have received complimentary breakfast, or any other credits. So based on my valuation of 0.7 cents per Bonvoy point, paying cash was definitely the better deal (especially when factoring in the $300 credit I was using).
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
