I’m a free agent this year when it comes to both hotels and airlines, so I branched out and tried the St. Regis Bangkok this time instead of a Hyatt property. These former Starwood properties in Southeast Asia tend to be gems and this stay was no exception.

St. Regis Bangkok – Suite Upgrade + Amazing Breakfast

For 40,000 points per night (versus $340), I figured the St. Regis was a great use of a Marriott 35k free night certificate (plus 5K Bonvoy point supplement), and it certainly was.

I was upgraded to a suite (Platinum status), which had a lovely living room, bedroom, and large bathroom with a soaking tub.

The hotel had a great wellness area with hot tubs and steam rooms, which I used right after checking in.

The St. Regis Bangkok also offers a nice outdoor pool:

Doing the wellness routine made me drowsy and I made the mistake of taking a nap at around 7:00 pm for “20 minutes,” then sleeping for eight hours…I mean, it could have been worse. I needed the rest and it saved me from going out to dinner, which probably would have been Taco Bell.

It was 3:00 am when I woke up and I used the quiet of the morning to get work done before working out at 6:00 am and then having breakfast at 7:00 am.

Breakfast was such a treat! There was a large buffet plus an a la carte menu and everything was delicious and high quality. I really enjoyed the coffee, fresh-squeezed juices, avocado toast, omelets, and salad bar. That 7:00 am breakfast fueled me for the rest of the day until I had dinner on my Thai Airways flight late in the afternoon.

I’ll have a lot more pictures and more details about the stay in my full review, but like the Grand Hyatt Erawan a few doors down, this is a very nice, somewhat old-school Bangkok hotel.

Next stop: lounge hopping in BKK

I’m sharing about my whirlwind trip through Asia.