Riva Surya Bangkok

I have stayed in many hotels in Bangkok and this has to be right up there with one of the best experiences. Hotel is on the river, so you get a breeze you get an amazing view you can catch a ferry anywhere and you can boat watch all day. and at night the lights are amazing on the river.. The pool, the restaurant the menu and the staff are all first class. The best part about the hotel is it’s on the doorstep of Khao San . You have everything within walking distance. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.

What a great property. Not "too" big. Located right on the Chao Phraya River. On a quieter road (for Bankok) very near Khao San Road (A million bars - restaurants - trinkets and trash). Out of the chaos zone of true downtown. There is a promenade that runs past the river side of the hotel with shops and restaurants along it. There is also a public dock where the local ferry picks up/departs from that is less than 100m away from the hotel. Attractive outdoor seating/patio with up close views of the river and an extremely nice pool. The ENTIRE staff was great. Can't say it enough. Accommodating, warm, friendly and extremely helpful (They booked us a perfect, and I do mean perfect, table at the rooftop restaurant "Breeze" at Lebua Tower). My significant other booked 2 different massages for herself and loved both. Food was actually very good. Buffet breakfast was very nice with a little of everything for anyone. Had dinner one night and both the food and service were great. They had a special event on our last night, and what a fabulous time and awesome service. We stayed in a Deluxe Riva Room w/ River View Balcony. It was great. Views of the River, boats and the lit bridge. Big balcony with a couch and table. Very relaxing and actually surprisingly quiet. Extremely clean. Great value for the entire package. We can't impress enough how wonderful our interactions and everyone associated with it were. Thank you.

This is the best hotel I have stayed in Bangkok. The location is wonderful, the pool, the river, all the little cafes and coffee shops near by make it wonderful. The interior design of the hotel is really nice, with designs showing homage to the rich Thai history of the local area. The food in the restaurant was really good.

Beautiful room, river view, service, location, pool, bed, welcome bottle of wine and fruit, iced water steeped in oranges at front door. Nice touches everywhere including umbrellas and luggage hand scale for weighing bags in lobby. Brilliant concierge service. Great pool deck and gym! Good to have earplugs given as the night boats sound like tractors! Fascinating view of life in Bangkok. Quiet jazz club across the street. The riverside was alive but quieted down early enough except for the tug boats.

The hotel is excellent. The staff is exceptionally kind - when I arrived, before check-in time, they gave me free internet while waiting. On the last day, after check-out, they offered me a shower room for 1h to take a shower before the flight home. Also, they arranged a taxi to the airport for an excellent price (450 THB). The room was nicely designed, the air conditioning was silent and the bed and pillows were very comfortable. I didn't have breakfast in the hotel and went every day to a nearby Italian cafe, but the price for a cafe latte + pastry in the cafe was close to the breakfast price in the hotel, hence it is worth considering.