I stayed at the Plaza Athenee some 3 or 4 years back and rated it as "Almost Excellent". My rating remains the same - very comfortable and fully equipped room, incredibly generous breakfast, great conference facilities, friendly and helpful service and a very high standard of cleanliness and hygiene. And if one goes by "location, location, location", then you really couldn't ask for more - the recent coup notwithstanding ! I can only wonder why they insist on charging (heavily) for in-room Internet when most other hotels in Bangkok, even cheaper ones, offer this free.