KIMPTON MAA LAI Bangkok, Thailand【4K Tour & Review】IMPRESSIVE 5-Star Hotel
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- The Kimpton Maa Lai is a new 5-Star Hotel in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first hotel from the Kimpton brand in Southeast Asia and it impressed in all of the right ways. Join us for this full hotel tour in 4K featuring our Grand Premium Room and showing off all of the F&B Venues, including Craft, Ms. Jigger and the rooftop Yard Bar. We will also take a look at the gardens and the spectacular pool and lounge. There are MANY 5-star hotels in Bangkok to choose from, check this video out to see if the Kimpton Maa Lai is the right choice for you next trip.
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----Video Chapters----
0:00 Intro
00:34 Exterior of Hotel
01:02 Location
01:40 Entrance & Driveway
02:27 Reception
03:13 Craft Pet Friendly Cafe
04:00 Secret Code Word Gift
04:20 Cafe Outdoor Terrace & Gardens
05:30 Grand Premium Tour
11:46 Bar Yard Rooftop Bar
13:22 Menu & Dish Samplings
13:55 Ms. Jigger Restaurant & Menu
15:15 Ms. Jigger Room Service
15:40 Infinity Pool, Lounge & Bar
17:41 Gym Peek
18:16 The Stock Room Restaurant & Breakfast Buffet
20:45 The Flip Flop Score
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Yes Kimpton Maa Lai is now a Amex FHR .Absolutely outstanding and so worth it.
I would like to thank you for your reviews. We are currently in Thailand having stayed three/four of your Hotel/resort suggestions, used the Airport lounges u suggested in Singapore,KUL and Bangkok as well. Please keep up the great work, my wife loves your review vlogs..."that's how it should be discreet, not screaming I'm a youtube influencer please upgrade me or hook me up" with comps.
Keep grinding and thank you
Appreciate that! Ironically as I read this I was in the process of being upgraded haha. But, not bc they knew what I was doing! 😂
@tfft Now that's Funny...your work is so amazing..you are without a doubt a Powerful Influencer who inspires other to venture out their comfort zone..
Thanks
Love that you attached the restaurant menu in the video and the hotel looks amazing. Keep up the good works!
Thanks very much for watching 🙏🏻
Had just stumbled upon your videos. Thank you so much for the honest review! Love how your videos are narrated and well equipped with prices and location. Youre a travel master!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Booked this place for next month.1 night/3 people,deluxe king,with 3 breakfasts and 3 dinner buffets covered in price,£258...after booking ,i found this video....looks even better now!The food alone if bought seperate would account for roughly £125 of said £258.
Enjoy your trip 🗺️
Yea! Was hoping you would review the Kimpton Maa Lai. Regards from a happy subscriber...
Very glad you were looking out for it! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
great videos, possibly the only honest review videos i've found. i've just booked the Kimpton Maa Lai for an upcoming trip, thanks to your review! thank you. keep up the great work!
Thanks very much! Hope you enjoy your trip!
Feedback pls? How was your stay?
We are here right now - your review tilted us to this hotel. Just woke up from our first night and very impressed. Going to get brekkie soon. Thanks!
Enjoy your trip 🗺️
I'd go here for the Food alone added bonus is the "views" of the US Embassy 🤪. Probably not keen on the location as a tourist but the Hotel looked great. Thanks for the inclusion of the Menus, always look forward to your honest reviews👍
i love your Thailand hotel reviews
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
An amazing looking hotel with excellent location!!
One of my all time favorites! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I also appreciate your subtle humor - very clever!
A subtle joke a day keeps the internet trolls away! 😆 Thanks for watching 🙏
i accidently found ur channel. what a fantastic job!!
I love happy accidents ☺️ Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
really good video
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Always honest and great review + your video and explanations are fantastic. Hope you have a chance to stay at Park Hyatt Bangkok or Okura Prestige Bangkok...want to see your scores on those hotels....Keep your work and thanks for reviews!
The Okura is certainly on my short list in Bangkok. Have stayed at the Park Hyatt in the past (before this channel) so that one is a bit less likely this year ☺️ Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft Okura went downhill a tiny bit but its still my fav in Bangkok. Absolute Japanese luxury, amazing atrium, and even better infinity pool then Kimpton .
I recently stayed at the Okura and was given a free upgrade to the Royal Suite. Such an amazing experience.
We are going to stay testing the Sindhorn Kempinski just next door now that I see your review Im thinking I will have to also test the kimpton next time :)
Both are beautiful properties. Have just walked through the Kempinski but if your experience there is an ‘upgraded’ version of what I experienced at the Kimpton, then you’re in for a real treat. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Planning a family trip to BKK in June. I saw your video. As a result, I booked the family suite for 4 plus the twin essentials for 2.
Have fun!
Thanks for the video man! Going to Bangkok in September and we were wondering where we should stay there. Saw your review and it greatly helped in our decision to book at the Kimpton.
Our first choice was actually So/ but your video made us change our minds on it haha. The rooms felt a bit too small especially with that "Water" theme.
Yes for sure I’d go for the Kimpton over the SO/… along the same lines though you might want to take a look at The Standard which just recently opened. Haven’t been yet but will go next month. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Felt the same way after watching the So/ review as well! Wanting to stay somewhere a little less corporate and more ‘thai’. Booked in at Shangri-la but now think it may be too dated and large. Too many choices!
Yes it is pretty dated. In that price range you might want to check out the Anantara Riverside if you want to be on the river. Also worth considering in that range: The Standard, Grand Hyatt, Sukhothai, or Hansar. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Thinking about booking this and the IC in Phuket. both look lovely.
They certainly are and I hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching 🙏
I love your videos. Everything about them except the music. It's so loud when you are not speaking that, shortly in, I feel my shoulders start to tense up from the monotonous loop. I wish it where turned down to just be more in the background. Just a request. I mute the video but unfortunately miss much of your narration. I still enjoy your skillful filming and the score at the end. Thanks for the great footage.
Thanks for that. This video is one of my oldest. The music levels in videos put out in the past 18 months or so are all significantly lower.
Woooo! This is fantastic. I’m going to Bangkok later this month; did you happen to visit the Mandarin Oriental or Sheraton Sukhumvit?
The Mandarin I stayed at a few years ago before I started this channel- the Sheraton, no. Have a few other Bangkok hotels on the channel- I highly recommend the Four Seasons if you’re looking for high end riverside. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft I saw both your FS and Capella videos!! I have my heart set on the Mandarin for this trip (huge MO fan, staying at the one of the originals is a bucket list item for me). The Capella suites look stunning and hopefully in time the service issues you mentioned in the video can iron themselves out. Thanks for the reply!
I promise I am stalking your videos. It’s just that you have covered some of the Thai hotels/resorts in my list of places to stay/check-out. So, I do sincerely thank you for your great videos 😊
Stalk away 😂 thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Fantastic video. Can i ask what you are filming on please?
Thanks very much. This one was all on an iPhone 13PM. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Kimpton Maa Lai is now on AMEX FHR!
Might consider booking it now.
Nice to know. Thanks for watching 🩴
What is AMEX FHR?
I was sold on the fact that it's a pet friendly hotel. 100/100.
Yes to my knowledge all Kimptons are. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Another great review. Looks like a superb hotel, just a tad far from BTS or MRT for me when I’m selecting a hotel in BKK. Otherwise it looks great.
Yes I agree about the metro. I asked if they had a shuttle to one of the stations (like many hotels in the area do) when I checked in. They didn’t, and then when I saw that almost every guest was being picked up daily by Alphards or work shuttles, I understood why. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
i love your videos. thank you. small remark, it seems like the tv welcome screen exposes your family name 😅
Have been trying to fix that in this video for months! Something about this video specifically has a "no blurring" glitch on it... Thanks for watching 🩴
Grat content man, I just made a booking for my upcoming Bangkok trip. Thanks man. Can you procide the link of the Craft's social media so I can get rhe secret code?😂❤
The code isn't related to Craft. Have a quick search of the web and you'll find the current code, which I don't know atm. Thanks for watching 🩴
Thanks for another great review - we are planning a post COVID trip to Japan - Tokyo - Hakone - Kyoto- Osaka - if you are happen to do any review in those place please let me know Thanks in advance
I will be in Tokyo and Osaka in early summer, travel restrictions permitting. Most likely around 5-7 hotels will be featured. As always, thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft many thanks in advance
Great tour...may just ditch the big international brands and go here in the summer
You should definitely go, but this too is a big international brand- owned by IHG ☺️ Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Chase LHRC can be great - just be aware that linking your reservation to your loyalty program can be a pain. I assume because of the way they interface with the GDS though other agencies as compared to Amex, which operates their own agency.
I forget which way around AMEX works, but the FHR reservations may go through AMEX or via Expedia depending on if you pay up front or not. I think upfront payment is Expedia- and with them, I've never had a problem.
What is that device I see in many of your videos, looks like a flashlight on a wall bracket usually in the closet or near the safe? On the left at 9:52 in this video. All beautifully done videos. Don't know how you get them all done. I understand you live in Vietnam, but wish you did more properties in Western or Eastern Europe, or even, gasp, the U.S.
Every hotel room has a flashlight somewhere- so I’ll assume that’s what you’re referring to lol. Often mounted in a closet or in a drawer.
As for European videos, the ‘price of entry’ to ensure a video from that region does well simply makes them not work the risk. There’s no audience for places under $500/night and I’m not spending $1500 😂
Staying here literally right now and I just want to update that the prices in the restos increased substantially by around 30 - 100 baht. The rooms are still great though, too great that we just wanna hangout here the whole day haha.
It was bound to happen eventually- frankly they were well under cutting other similar venues in BKK at the time. Glad you’re enjoying it though. I was just at the Sindhorn Kempinski a few days ago- recommend going over and having a drink in the beautiful lobby. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
how's the wifi in the hotel? is it good for business to get work done in the room? would you recommend it?
Bangkok generally has very good Wi-Fi. I’ve never had an issue at any of the properties I’ve reviewed. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Dang, now I wanna go to Bangkok again!!! 🤣
Get in line 😂 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
you can in March its back to only one pcr on arrival instead of two. But they might scrap all tests soon
Mullets are making a comeback 😲
Mullets never left, they just hibernated in Spain for a couple decades 😂
I missed bangkok
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Least you've still got an Embassy in Bkk, mine is now in an office block.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft My pleasure.
Love the music selection for this video - who is it?
All of my music is from artlist.io- for the specific title I’d need to check one of my backup hard drives which currently aren’t in the same country as I am :)
I really like your Thai reviews but it is clear that you are unfamiliar with this neighbourhood.
Ratchdamri BTS is an 8 minute walk from Kimpton through soi Mahatlek opposite Velaa and Villa supermarket is inside Velaa. Kimpton through the garden it shares with Kempinski hotel, puts you in the centre of Velaa.
Soi Langsuan with its cafes, lounge and rooftop bars and restaurants, being a one way street ending at Lumpini park with no public buses allowed on this street, is arguably the most desirable residential neighbourhood in Bangkok.
Thanks for your insight about the shortcut to Ratchadamri BTS- that shorter route I didn’t know about. Otherwise you’re certainly entitled to your own opinion, but I’ve stayed in slightly different parts of the same neighborhood more times than I can count at the Muse on Langsuan and the Hansar on Ratchadamri. At both of those properties, I’ve never had to make the shortcut you’ve pointed out. I don’t believe I said anything negative about the Langsuan neighborhood. My scores are all relative- for example if many 5-star hotels in Bangkok have a 90 second walk to a 7-Eleven, then a property where you need to walk 5 mins is slightly off of the mark in my scoring.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft I have a home in Langsuan.
@@tfft It would be less than 5 minutes. Villa Supermarket which is much bigger than 7-11 is about 2 or 3 minutes away. Same with coffee shops.
Err 8 mins is far
Hello is this deluxe room? Or essential room?
Don't remember off the top of my head but I did mention it specifically in the video.
Does the hotel provide tuk tuk service to nearby bts station
They didn’t at the time of my stay.
@@tfft Thanks so much
@@tfft btw, great video, thank you!!!!!
I hope they paid you, because of your video, I made a booking.
They only payment involved was me paying them for my stay ☺️ Glad you found the video helpful and thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft I’m gonna try and get you some credit! Also massive LOL at the filming each other part. Keep up the good stuff!
Enjoy Bangkok, I’m booking flights there as we speak.
"Evil scale" has just put in my mind an image of something that rates people from pickpockets up to war criminals.
Thanks for watching 🩴
I noticed the staff wearing masks. Did guests have to wear one too?
At the time (3 weeks after Thailand reopened in November) yes, masks were required everywhere. That was lifted this past June.
Does this hotel allow girls to be received from outside the hotel?
Nope. Only boys… enjoy!
Loved the review as always but a little of the American language isn’t agreeable to me for instance.. “it can’t be beat” being a bit of a purist the grammatical term is “beaten “ it must be followed by a past participle.. anyway whatever 🤷♂️
So is this where I’m supposed to tell you that ellipses are supposed to have three dots?
Anyway… whatever 🤷🏼♂️
Too bad the pool is so cramped 😬
I’d love to know what you consider a “spacious” pool to look like in an urban hotel lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
From the looks of the video there is no sun exposute to the sunbeds and the whole pool area looks smallish for a hotel this scale and quality..
Great video as always
In my opinion very overpriced
All of Bangkok is in crazy price territory at the moment. When things calm down, I reckon it will be in the low $200s which I think is fair. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
think its partially that way because its a newer property. I was looking to book the conrad which has been around for quite awhile and the price has increased some but not a huge difference from when I stayed there years ago. I suspect has new properties come out and the fresh factor wears off a bit that the price will drop some.
giving a thumb down. Love most of your film Kev but feel (my view) the rating is too high for a business hotel. The breakfast option is too limited for high mark given.
Uhh... ok. So "business hotels" aren't allowed to be nice... and if they are, I shouldn't give them credit for being nice? Hmmm. Kinda crappy of you to purposely try to hurt a channel simply becuase you don't agree with everything it says.