The Embassy Sathorn Hotel
3-star hotel · Sathon, Bangkok
Long Weekend score
PoorNo serious reports. in 98 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 11% of Bangkok hotels
- 47% of guest comments are praise
- 67% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 11% of Bangkok hotels. Compared with 1,626 hotels in Bangkok. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 47% of guest comments are praise. 86 praise, 96 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 67% of guest photos show no damage. 40 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.
- $22 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $20
- 12 min walkto Si Lom station
- 98 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- Location23 praise · 2 complain
Against
- On a main road: Sathon Tai Road14 m from the building
- Guest photos show wear and dirt20 of the 60 photos guests took, and 0 of the hotel's 30
- Cleanliness28 complain · 15 praise
- Room conditioncomplaints rising: 19.6 in 100 a year ago, 28.8 now24 complain · 0 praise
- Quiet at nightcomplaints falling: 23.9 in 100 a year ago, 9.6 now16 complain · 4 praise
What guests reported
What guests say
98 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (23 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 24 of the 24 who mention it complain.
Location232Strength
Budget hotel in great location.
Google, March 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Excellent value and well located if you need to be in Sathorn
Booking network, August 2025, rated 7/10 by this guest
The only down point is the location is far away from BTS or MRT.
Google, August 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Room size73Mostly good
Bad atmosphere and room too large and clinical
Booking network, August 2026, rated 4/10 by this guest
The room was spacious and cleaned every day.
Tripadvisor, March 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
The hotel is just for an overnight stay, converted from either an office building or a hospital, with narrow corridors and rooms.
Google, December 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Breakfast116Mostly good
The breakfast is delicious.
Google, October 2024, rated 5/5 by this guest
Breakfast, WiFi, air conditioning, and hot water system are good.
Google, February 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Complimentary breakfast is average 3-4 dishes and less halal foods are served from a religious point of view.
Google, November 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Value116Mostly good
Hotel in a great location, a little neglected but for the price we paid you couldn't ask for better☺️ Friendly and helpful staff
Google, September 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Good value for money, welcoming receptionist and responsive staff.
Google, May 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Staff1511Split
The staff were incompetent; they didn't even apologize and were very impolite.
Google, November 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
The person who answered the phone was very rude.
Google, August 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
I requested to store my luggage at check-out, but the owner and the manager both swore at me and demanded an extra day's fee to store my luggage.
Google, January 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Cleanliness1528Weak spot
The room is a bit old, and there were still quite a few stains.
Google, August 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Our bathroom looks like it hasn’t been cleaned, dead bugs smashed into the walls, hair all over the bathroom.
Google, February 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Cockroaches, dirty floors, just awful...
Google, August 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Quiet at nightcomplaints falling: 23.9 in 100 a year ago, 9.6 now416Weak spot
The air conditioning was as loud as a 10-ton truck, so sleeping was difficult.
Google, May 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
I thought it was a night-blooming jasmine, but the elevator was very old, the air conditioner was noisy, the room was stuffy, and I couldn't sleep all night.
Google, June 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
The room was dirty, there were stains on the sheets, the window wouldn't close, and it was extremely noisy!
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints rising: 19.6 in 100 a year ago, 28.8 now024Weak spot
The hotel has 3 rooms and is old.
Google, December 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
The rooms are quite old, and at this price you might find better options.
Google, August 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
The hotel and rooms are very old, but there are no ghosts.
Google, February 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: beds, food and views.
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 826 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: problems in the bathroom, in 12 of 98 reviews.
Problems in the bathroomcomplaints falling: 15.2 in 100 a year ago, 9.6 now12 of 981 in 8 reviews
The bathroom had an odor, the bed wasn't as booked, and there were stains on the bed.
Google, March 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
On the second night, the bathroom had a water problem and smelled terrible.
Google, May 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Something broken in the roomcomplaints falling: 17.4 in 100 a year ago, 7.7 now12 of 981 in 8 reviews
Terrible, old, dirty, and the windows don't lock.
Google, June 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
No hot water, no toothpaste, poor sound insulation, noisy exhaust fan, unprofessional cleaning staff, safe has no electricity and is just for show, doors are hard to open, quickly conform to Indian standards.
Google, February 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Not as shown or booked9 of 981 in 11 reviews
The hotel shown in the photos on Agoda does not match the reality of the property.
Google, October 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Very disappointed, be careful the pictures must have been taken 10 years ago because it doesn’t look like that anymore at all.
Google, January 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Insects or pestscomplaints rising: 2.2 in 100 a year ago, 11.5 now7 of 981 in 14 reviews
Last night, I couldn't sleep at all because I found a cockroach in my bed.
Google, March 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
The hotel has too many mosquitoes, the restrooms are dirty and there are cockroaches.
Google, January 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Mould or dampcomplaints falling: 10.9 in 100 a year ago, 1.9 now6 of 981 in 16 reviews
Great photography disguising a really cheap property with disgustingly smelly and even worse - moldy rooms.
Google, February 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
The room is quite old and smells musty.
Google, April 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
A booking not honoured4 of 981 in 24 reviews
We had made arrangements, but upon arrival, the hotel was full.
Google, November 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
I already booked the hotel, but they sold our room.
Google, November 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 98 reviews.
Photos, checked
20 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (33%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt20 of 6033%
Of 60 guest photos, 20 show damage or dirt: stains in 10, peeling paint or cracks in 7, dirty surfaces in 3 and dirty linen in 2, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 30, 0 do.
Guests’ photos confirm: restaurant (3).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$22 is a typical night, from 154 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Nov 2026, $20Dearest month: Jan 2027, $23
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.
- Traveloka$20
- Trip.com$21
- th.bluepillow.com$21
- Agoda$22
- Priceline$22
- hotelscombined.co.th$22
- Vio.com$22
- deals.etrip.net$22
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
Si Lom station is 906 m away by road, about 12 minutes on foot.
- Nearest shop: 7-Eleven1 min walk11 m by road
- Nearest main road: Sathon Tai Road14 m
- Nearest station: Si Lom12 min walk906 m by road
- Wat Arun6.8 km
- Khao San Road7.3 km
- The Grand Palace7.6 km
- Chatuchak Market9.7 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
4 room types, from 18 to 29 m².
- Economy Double Room - No Window18 m²Sleeps 2
- Executive Double Room23 m²Sleeps 2
- Superior Double or Twin Room25 m²Sleeps 2
- Deluxe Room29 m²Sleeps 33 Twin bed + 1 Twin bed + 1 Queen 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 7.1 out of 10. Only 11% of the 1,626 hotels in Bangkok are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
16 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 16 guests complain about noise, and Sathon Tai Road runs 14 m away.
Trip.com rates it 78 out of 100 and Booking network rates it 71. Booking network only takes reviews from people who booked and stayed, while Trip.com takes them from anyone.
If room condition matters to you
Here, 24 of the 24 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
98 reviews counted · 90 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 477 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 98 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 218 older, 39 in other languages and 122 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 0 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 0 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 1 review mentions a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 90 photos: the first 30 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.