We absolutely loved staying at the Shangri-la. We knew we would have an extremely busy few days while we were there, and assumed we would not have the time to really enjoy the hotel, but it was completely worth it -- we LOVED coming home to our room and the hotel grounds. The pool was fantastic and the grounds were beautifully kept and landscaped. The staff was extremely helpful - the concierge even walked us to the BTS station (which is very close to the hotel). There is a port right next to the hotel where we were able to rent a long tail boat to take us around the canals of Bangkok, which was a lovely, eye-opening adventure. We walked around the surrounding area late at night and always felt safe. Overall a great experience -- we would definitely stay here again. (Golden Circle Member -- 503-085507-206).