RakYim Siam Hotel - Sukhumvit 15
4-star hotel · Watthana, Bangkok
Long Weekend score
Strong3 serious reports in 297 reviews: a physical hazard (3)
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 66% of Bangkok hotels
- 92% of guest comments are praise
- 100% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 66% of Bangkok hotels. Compared with 1,626 hotels in Bangkok. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 92% of guest comments are praise. 826 praise, 68 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 100% of guest photos show no damage. 60 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.
- $92 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $48
- 12 min walkto the nearest station
- 297 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- Swimming pool16 guest photos show it
- Staff185 praise · 8 complain
- Location122 praise · 6 complain
- Breakfast102 praise · 13 complain
- Cleanliness79 praise · 4 complain
Against
- Quiet at night is the weakest point11 of the 45 guests who mention it complain
- Most common complaint: unexpected charges and refundsRaised by 3.0% of guests
What guests reported
What guests say
297 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (185 guests). Weakest: quiet at night, where 11 of the 45 who mention it complain.
Value370Strength
The room, as well as the various areas of the hotel, fully lived up to the price paid.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Perfect great for value stay in the Sukumvhit area!
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room size672Strength
The rooms are spacious with large bathrooms.
Google, March 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
We were upgraded to a suite that was spacious, clean and very comfortable.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Great food in rooftop bar.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Views301Strength
The view from the swimming pool was stunning.
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The rooftop pool is a place to relax with a beautiful view of Bangkok's skyscrapers.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
The view from the room wasn’t great.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Staff1858Strength
Special thanks to Lucky for great service, really polite, nice and always Perfect!
Tripadvisor, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The staff is friendly and helpful.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The staff is not very pleasant and the breakfast is limited
Booking network, March 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Beds452Strength
Beds are very comfortable.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The mattress is hard (as is almost everywhere in Thailand), but the beds are very comfortable.
Google, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The beds were a little hard but could still get a good night sleep.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Location1226Strength
Great base to see Bangkok from sky train x
Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Great location, lovely staff, reception team are extremely helpful.
Tripadvisor, December 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Tuk-tuk service is available, but it is difficult to take one on the way back.
Google, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Cleanliness794Strength
Nice clean and spacious room, amazingly friendly staff and a great location to get around the town.
Tripadvisor, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
The room was clean and spacious.
Google, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Housekeeping not always good.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Room condition222Strength
The rooms are well air-conditioned, modern, and comfortably equipped.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
They cleaned our room everyday and the hotel was really nice newly decorated modern and clean, breakfadt was good, they also offer free tuktuk to some nearby places
Booking network, June 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Needs a refurb as it doesn’t look like the photos advertised on booking.com
Google, March 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Breakfast10213Strength
The breakfast is very good and it, staff very friendly.
Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Good and plentiful breakfast.
Google, September 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
I felt the breakfast could offer more choice, restricted to a set menu.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Food254Strength
The room was very comfortable, friendly staff, nice food and the hotel in general was very clean
Booking network, May 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The restaurant is very good.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Pool7815Mostly good
We really loved the rooftop pool area, which had everything you could want.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
The rooms are nice, breakfast is good, there is a very good gym and a very nice rooftop pool.
Google, December 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Meets expectations, minor details: impossible to open a window to air out the room a little, and the pool is not heated.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Quiet at night3411Mostly good
Great rooms and excellent sound proofing
Booking network, August 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Nice hotel in quiet location at top end of soi15 rooms were good size ,breakfast was ok the only negative was at the pool limited numbers of sun beds due to limited space,the food at the pool bar was very good and reasonably priced,,staff were excellent would return again
Google, March 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The air conditioning is a bit noisy, but we turned it off at night.
Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
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 1,582 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: unexpected charges and refunds, in 9 of 297 reviews.
Unexpected charges and refunds9 of 2971 in 33 reviews
A minor drawback is the service charge at the pool bar.
Google, November 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Paid 100 bath for a broken glass.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
A facility closed6 of 2971 in 50 reviews
Absolutely amazing property
Booking network, March 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Expensive food and drinks5 of 2971 in 59 reviews
Drinks at the rooftop bar were expensive
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Drinks a little expensive
Booking network, March 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
You need a taxi or scooter to get around4 of 2971 in 74 reviews
Although this hotel is 5 miles from the Grand Palace and the pier on the river where a lot of the trips leave from it is easy to get a grab cab at a cost of about 300 BHT (£7.50).
Tripadvisor, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Not as shown or booked3 of 2971 in 99 reviews
I have so much to say about the staff, when we arrived the receptionist told us that they upgraded our room to a better suite, after we start chatting to other guests, we found out they said the same thing to every single person, we actually did see other 3 different rooms and they were all basic,…
Tripadvisor, June 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Complaints the hotel left unresolved3 of 2971 in 99 reviews
I had requested laundry service via a written note for the cleaning staff, but unfortunately, the request was not fulfilled.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Even after a phone call to the reception, this happened for two nights in a row.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Serious reports
3 in 297 reviews, most common first. Shown beside the score, never averaged into it.
A physical hazard3 of 297 reviews
In fact, one of the lights had exposed wiring, which was a safety hazard.
Google, April 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Small electrical fire in one of our rooms and the bar is very expensive for the area ~£7 each for cocktails with service quality being moderate
Google, March 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
These are guests' own accounts from their reviews. We have not verified them, and the hotel may dispute them. A report is counted only when the guest says it happened at the hotel and holds the hotel responsible.
Photos, checked
0 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (0%).
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: swimming pool (16), restaurant (1).
The hotel says it has no hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$92 is a typical night, from 301 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Nov 2026, $70Dearest month: Jan 2027, $101
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.
- evendo.com$75
- book.wink.travel$77
- Trip.com$78
- Priceline$89
- expedia.co.th$90
- Hotels.com$90
- qantas.com$90
- Booking.com$93
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
The nearest station is 887 m away by road, about 12 minutes on foot. There is 1 bar or club within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop4 min walk286 m by road
- Nearest main road: Asok Montri Road414 m
- Nearest station12 min walk887 m by road
- Khao San Road7.9 km
- Chatuchak Market8.6 km
- The Grand Palace9.2 km
- Wat Arun10.1 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
6 room types, from 28 to 64 m².
- Superior King Room28 m²Sleeps 2
- Deluxe King Room32 m²Sleeps 3
- Grand Deluxe Room32 m²Sleeps 31 super-king bed
- Deluxe Twin Room32 m²Sleeps 3
- Junior Suite Room40 m²Sleeps 31 super-king bed
- Family Room64 m²Sleeps 42 Twin bed + 1 super-king bed + 2 super-king bed
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 8.7 out of 10. 66% of the 1,626 hotels in Bangkok are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
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How we know
297 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 894 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 297 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 74 older, 196 in other languages and 327 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 198 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 5 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 19 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.