Gold Orchid Bangkok
4-star hotel · Phaya Thai, Bangkok
Long Weekend score
WeakNo serious reports. in 115 reviews
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in Bangkok are rated 8.4 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 18% of Bangkok hotels
- 63% of guest comments are praise
- 93% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 18% of Bangkok hotels. Compared with 1,626 hotels in Bangkok. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 63% of guest comments are praise. 149 praise, 88 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 93% of guest photos show no damage. 56 of 60 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- $36 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $27
- 30 min walkto Chatuchak Market
- 115 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- Views7 praise · 1 complain
Against
- Room condition18 complain · 4 praise
- Beds10 complain · 2 praise
- Heating and air conditioning9 of 115 guests
- Not as shown or booked6 of 115 guests
- Complaints the hotel left unresolved6 of 115 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
115 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (45 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 18 of the 22 who mention it complain.
Views71Strength
Liked the BTS view and an excellent amenities,such as
Google, December 2024, rated 5/5 by this guest
Breakfast246Mostly good
Excellent clean comfortable room very good option breakfast and very good staff ( Cindy and security guard) would highly recommend 👌
Booking network, January 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Amendities 🫶🏽 and breakfast!
Booking network, December 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Gym machine old and not working, breakfast with little choice no fruit
Booking network, December 2024, rated 7/10 by this guest
Staffcomplaints falling: 15.2 in 100 a year ago, 4.1 now4512Mostly good
Staff was attentive and very diligent.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Very clean polite and friendly staff
Booking network, November 2025, rated 7/10 by this guest
waste hotel worst staff behaviour
Google, February 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Food72Mostly good
There's a long road next to the hotel where you can walk your dog, and there's also a very good restaurant open from 7 am to 5 am!
Google, June 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Great place to accommodate.
Google, March 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
If you're a vegetarian and wanted to try the food be careful they are mixing both veg and non veg their poha was got spoiled, their paratha was not heated instantly and served most of the food items were not at all good
Google, April 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Cleanliness2815Mostly good
Great breakfast, large comfortable room; very clean
Booking network, January 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
I especially want to highlight the orderliness and cleanliness.
Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The hotel floor and bathroom were also extra dirty.
Google, January 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Room size127Mostly good
The room was spacious with large windows offering a fantastic view.
Google, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Spacious rooms with enough sunlight and view in the day time.
Google, January 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Rooms are very small.its not 4 star ..It's just 2 star only...Disappointed
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Value53Mostly good
Good location, good rooms, reasonable price.
Google, January 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Good location, very good value for money, nice staff very helpful, good breakfast, would stay again
Booking network, September 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Location1514Split
Clean room but little bit far from center thank you very much 🙏
Google, March 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
A little bit far from facilities and resturants
Booking network, January 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Good 4 star hotel, but little far from city centre…
Google, May 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room condition418Weak spot
The rooms are getting a bit old, but the staff provides good service.
Google, January 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
The first 2 nights I had a pretty good room in good condition, but the last 2 nights I got a room that was quite old, especially the bathroom which looked very old and the door was peeling.
Google, September 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
lot more outdated than the photos
Booking network, December 2024, rated 5/10 by this guest
Beds210Weak spot
The bed and mattress were like sleeping on the floor.
Google, March 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
The beds are like rocks, the windows don't open, and the internet is terrible.
Google, August 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Not a great hotel it’s very far out and the facilities are basic, beds are hard and uncomfortable we asked for a extra pillow by the guy on the desk and he said it’s 100 Bart but he was playing on his phone into k he just couldn’t be bothered.
Tripadvisor, November 2024, rated 2/5 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: pool and quiet at night.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 1,178 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: heating and air conditioning, in 9 of 115 reviews.
Heating and air conditioning9 of 1151 in 13 reviews
Very dirty rooms and ac was not working and staffs don't care
Booking network, April 2025, rated 1/10 by this guest
Big rooms and comfortable
Booking network, November 2024, rated 8/10 by this guest
Not as shown or booked6 of 1151 in 19 reviews
Paid for a premium room and it was just the same as a Standard plus’s balcony locked and not really a balcony even though advertised
Booking network, November 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
Complaints the hotel left unresolved6 of 1151 in 19 reviews
Bathrooms are not cleaned properly- there is snot and all kinds of things of stuck under the basin and tub and be ready to clean them yourself as the staff will say they send someone but never will.
Google, May 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
I raised the complaint five times, but they didn’t provide any proper customer support.
Google, May 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Problems in the bathroom6 of 1151 in 19 reviews
There are also dips in the mattress, and the water drains slowly.
Google, December 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
no hot water very far from city
Google, November 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Mould or damp5 of 1151 in 23 reviews
The rooms are very old, the elevator is old, the hallway to the rooms smells musty, and the balconies are dirty with bird droppings.
Google, March 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
The hallway and room had a very musty smell, but the room itself seemed clean.
Google, March 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 115 reviews.
Photos, checked
4 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (7%).
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: swimming pool (1), spa (1), gym (1), restaurant (7).
The hotel says it has no hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$36 is a typical night, from 298 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Jan 2027, $27Dearest month: May 2027, $43
Prices on booking sites, the day we checked
What each seller advertised on the one day we checked, so these sit outside the year-wide figures above and can fall below the typical price.
- Trip.com$31
- th.bluepillow.com$33
- Booking.com$56
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
Chatuchak Market is 2.2 km away by road, about 30 minutes on foot.
- Nearest main road: Don Mueang Tollway65 m
- Nearest shop: 7-Eleven8 min walk584 m by road
- Chatuchak Market30 min walk2.2 km by road
- Khao San Road10.1 km
- The Grand Palace11.5 km
- Wat Arun12.1 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
18 room types, from 22 to 63 m².
- Superior Double Room22 m²
- Superior Twin Room22 m²
- Premium Superior Single Bed25 m²
- Premium Superior Twin Bed25 m²
- Executive Deluxe with Two Double Beds30 m²Bathtub in its photos
- Premium Deluxe Single Bed33 m²Bathtub in its photos
The other 12 room types
- Executive Corner with Two Double Beds40 m²Bathtub in its photos
- Junior Suite42 m²1 Queen bed
- Premium Deluxe Twin Bed45 m²
- Junior Suite45 m²2 Twin bed
- Premium Junior Suite Twin Bed45 m²
- Premium Junior Suite Single Bed45 m²Bathtub in its photos
- Executive Suite63 m²1 Sofa bed + 1 Queen bed
- Junior Suite, Queen BedNot stated
- Deluxe RoomNot stated2 Twin bed
- Junior Suite, Double BedNot stated
- Premium Junior Single BedNot stated
- Executive Double or Twin Room, 2 Queen BedsNot stated
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 7.5 out of 10. Only 18% of the 1,626 hotels in Bangkok are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
If beds matters to you
Here, 10 of the 12 guests who mention beds complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
More hotels in Bangkok
The nearest first, with our score for each.
How we know
115 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 475 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 115 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 118 older, 71 in other languages, 167 with a score but no words and 4 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 0 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 5 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 3 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 100 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 60 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.