The Berkeley Hotel Pratunam

The Berkeley Loved my stay at the Berkeley. A solo traveller, I stayed here for seven nights up on the 25th floor of the main tower. The view was amazing. I had booked another room in the north tower but chose to upgrade when I arrived at the hotel. Definitely worth the upgrade! The breakfast buffet had a wonderful variety of choices- Japanese, Indian, fruit, bacon & eggs etc.. Plenty of tables. My room was lovely- with a wonderful sized shower & bath. The bed was super comfortable. Housekeeping was excellent. Be prepared, the six lifts are often super busy due to the sheer number of guests staying in the hotel. There are over 700 rooms! The pool area is gorgeous & well-maintained. Plenty of pool towels. The hotel is close to famous shopping malls you can easily walk to. They have great food courts. A big shout out to Chaco from the front desk who helped me out when the battery in the door in my room stopped working & I couldn’t access my room using the key card. It was late at night & Chaco was very helpful in getting the engineers to replace the battery. Overall, I loved my stay at the Berkeley & wouldn’t hesitate to stay at The Berkeley again.

The location of this hotel was great for shopping/city-break as it was within walking distance of the cheap Pratunam night+food+street markets slightly to the northwest and also the cleaner/westernized malls such as Century World a little to the south through a raised walkway. There is also a giant Big C market nearby and the Siam area including the Aquarium and Madame Tussauds are also walkable in about 25-30 mins. The hotel is connected to the Palladium indoor market and night market and diagonally opposite the Platinum fashion mall and adjoining night food market (mostly halal). The BTS is a bit far but the hotel also provides a free shuttle around the nearby area that should put you a bit closer to the Siam station. Some major sites (Wat Pho, Wat Arun and Grand Palace) arnd Chinatown are within about 30-minute drive (depending on traffic). The Jodd Fair night market is about 3km/15 mins by tuk tuk away. The hotel itself is pretty good I'd place it somewhere at the lower end of 5-star hotels in terms of both price and polish. I understand it was just over 10 years old when we stayed and we thought it offered a good balance between price and quality/convenience. The family room we stayed in was pretty spacious and our family of 4 (with 2 teenagers) didn't have much to complain about. For convenience, there is a 7-eleven, several cafes and western fast food joints adjoining the building. There was a great view from our 21st floor room.

We stayed in the luxury room in main tower. The room was very spacious and comfortable. It was walking distance from platinum mall and right next to a 7/11. Location was fantastic. Lobby area was busy however felt 5 star. The bed was super comfortable also.

Opulent, glitzy, down-town mega hotel with more facilities than you need or could use. Rooms have a fantastic cityscape view (especially at night), with stylish bathrooms and there are multiple places to eat and drink within the complex. The hotel connects directly to a small mall mainly selling tourist tat and silver/gems. The hotel seems to be popular with Indian tourists given the large number of curry eateries close by. The rooftop pool is a welcome break from the heat and the buffet breakfast required a map to navigate around, it was so vast. 10-15 mins walk from the closest metro/skytrain station so pretty easy to get around, although they offer a free shuttle service if you want to avoid walking in the heat and humidity.

Central location at Pratunam. Comfortable beds, big rooms. Nice cold lobby to hide from the heat.