It is the oldest hotel in Bangkok and has long since established and still maintains a reputation as a firm favorite with visitors. The hotel is lighted all through with electric light. Every room in the hotel has a bath room attached. The hotel maintains a steam launch at the disposal of the visitors and many of the guests find it very convenient to employ the hotel's launch as a mean of conveyance for sight seeing along the river.
from: Guide to Bangkok with Notes on Siam - 192