Any experience bring guests back to Ibis Styles Silom?

[paulfort]

I am returning to Bangkok next month, for as long time I have stayed at the Raya which I find excellent, however I noticed the Ibis Styles has a pool, (a Gym handy for some of my guests...) and some rooms with balconies which appeal to me. Has anyone any idea what they are like with bring in a guest, do they have to register etc which I find a bit uncomfortable or is it no issue?

Any guidance from previous experience mega welcome?

[jason1975]

No need to register guests. You can take them up to room and they leave on their own after. I have stayed at Ibis Styles twice this year in May and July.

[ichigo]

I've had no issue bringing guests back to my room when I stayed at Ibis Styles. Just walk with your gentleman of the evening through the entrance, past the reception desks and straight to the lifts.

[zoomomancs]

I just walked in with a man from Freshboys

[jason1975]

29 minutes ago, zoomomancs said:

I just walked in with a man from Freshboys

I wonder who!

[vinapu]

8 hours ago, paulfort said:

I am returning to Bangkok next month, for as long time I have stayed at the Raya which I find excellent, however I noticed the Ibis Styles has a pool, (a Gym handy for some of my guests...) and some rooms with balconies which appeal to me. Has anyone any idea what they are like with bring in a guest, do they have to register etc which I find a bit uncomfortable or is it no issue?

Any guidance from previous experience mega welcome?

I also confirm no issues whatsoever with guest there, even with farang friend who just wanted to see the room.

as for balconies don't expect too much in that department

[emiel1981]

I stayed in Ibis Styles Silom a few times. Never had any problems bringing guests back to my room. By the way, are there any hotels in Bangkok that make problem from taking guest to your room? Don't aacthally think so... Lol

As many modern hotels, you need a key card to use the elevator. So you will need to bring your boys from the bar or get them from the lobby downstairs if you get a internet / app hook up. 

[jason1975]

19 hours ago, vinapu said:

I also confirm no issues whatsoever with guest there, even with farang friend who just wanted to see the room.

as for balconies don't expect too much in that department

Balcony is nice to watch guy leave hotel. 🥲🥲🥲

[jimmie50]

On 9/22/2025 at 1:32 AM, paulfort said:

I am returning to Bangkok next month

I am heading to Bangkok next month as well and am staying at Ibis Styles Silom.  Arrive mid-morning on October 16 and will stay there until October 24 when I will move to Galleria 10 in Sukhumvit.  I signed up for a tour group of Northern Thailand that begins October 24.  

If anyone is in Bangkok October 16-24 and interested in meeting...for a drink, meal, or club...let me know.  

[iendo]

On 9/22/2025 at 5:30 PM, jason1975 said:

I wonder who!

A Freshman!

[iendo]

23 hours ago, emiel1981 said:

By the way, are there any hotels in Bangkok that make problem from taking guest to your room? Don't aacthally think so... Lol

You’d think so, but I don’t believe I’m the only one who has run into problems like this before. As with most things, it often comes down to money.

Here’s how it usually works: you book a hotel room for two people. You arrive and check in alone. Later that night, you go out, meet your +1, and bring him back to the hotel. At the reception desk, when you ask for your key, the staff suddenly tells you there’s an extra charge for your guest. You explain, “I booked and paid for two people,” but they reply, “Yes, but you checked in alone.” Then they point to the fine print showing that policy.

That’s why people often ask whether guests are allowed. The real question usually isn’t if you can bring someone, but whether the hotel will charge you for it.

[zoomomancs]

4 hours ago, iendo said:

You’d think so, but I don’t believe I’m the only one who has run into problems like this before. As with most things, it often comes down to money.

Here’s how it usually works: you book a hotel room for two people. You arrive and check in alone. Later that night, you go out, meet your +1, and bring him back to the hotel. At the reception desk, when you ask for your key, the staff suddenly tells you there’s an extra charge for your guest. You explain, “I booked and paid for two people,” but they reply, “Yes, but you checked in alone.” Then they point to the fine print showing that policy.

That’s why people often ask whether guests are allowed. The real question usually isn’t if you can bring someone, but whether the hotel will charge you for it.

 

On 9/22/2025 at 4:30 PM, jason1975 said:

I wonder who!

I don't recall his name or number but he wasn't Vietnamese - for a change.

[jason1975]

8 hours ago, zoomomancs said:

 

I don't recall his name or number but he wasn't Vietnamese - for a change.

Why didn't you remember his name and number? Haha

There are few Vietnamese men at Freshboys now. Currently only 7. Mostly Laos and Myanmar guys at the bar.

[paulfort]

Thanks Guys, I have cancelled the Raya and rebooked at the Ibis for my visit next month, will let you know how it goes.

Aware most hotels are fine now, but about 22 years ago - first time I visited I naively (or Stupidly!)  stayed at the Holiday Inn Silom Road, as fair bit out of the main Silom bar area. Whilst I paid for a double room every time I went back with "company" it was like a game to try and discreetly get to the lifts without security nicely advising me "are ....you bring a guest back tonight..." and marching me to reception to pay from memory about 800 THB, got away without sometimes but it was more the embarrassment for me back then, especially not being experienced with Thailand! Second visit moved to Tarntawan Place for countless subsequent trips and for about the last dozen or so times the Raya, both are which are excellent but think now time for a change😀! 

[vinapu]

2 hours ago, paulfort said:

Tarntawan Place for countless subsequent trips and for about the last dozen or so times the Raya, both are which are excellent but think now time for a change😀! 

problems with visitors seem to be firmly thing of the past, even Siam Heritage did not make any issues on my last two stays there. 

I agree change is good as if we don't try , how we know what we like  but  for me Raya is preferable to IBIS 7 times out of 6 if not 5. 

[jimmie50]

22 hours ago, iendo said:

Here’s how it usually works: you book a hotel room for two people. You arrive and check in alone. Later that night, you go out, meet your +1, and bring him back to the hotel. At the reception desk, when you ask for your key, the staff suddenly tells you there’s an extra charge for your guest. You explain, “I booked and paid for two people,” but they reply, “Yes, but you checked in alone.” Then they point to the fine print showing that policy.

That’s why people often ask whether guests are allowed. The real question usually isn’t if you can bring someone, but whether the hotel will charge you for it.

Wow!  Does this really happen?  Good to know.  I did book my room at Ibis for two people, but will obviously be checking in alone.  On my previous visits to Thailand I have always been staying with my straight friends or they have made arrangements for me in a condo (Airbnb).  This will be my first time actually booking a room in a hotel and exploring on my own.  

[jimmie50]

On 9/24/2025 at 4:06 AM, jason1975 said:

There are few Vietnamese men at Freshboys now. Currently only 7. Mostly Laos and Myanmar guys at the bar.

Probably a dumb question, but how do you know where the young men are from?  Do you simply ask them in conversations?  What if they don't speak English?  I am not sure I would be able to tell the difference between Thai, Vietnamese, Laotian, or Myanmar just by appearance.  

[jason1975]

6 hours ago, jimmie50 said:

Probably a dumb question, but how do you know where the young men are from?  Do you simply ask them in conversations?  What if they don't speak English?  I am not sure I would be able to tell the difference between Thai, Vietnamese, Laotian, or Myanmar just by appearance.  

Yes, you can ask them when you first meet them. If they don't speak English, they will use phone to translate.

One very popular Vietnamese guy at Freshboys doesn't speak English at all even though he has worked in Bangkok for 2 years. He is very popular and customers even meet him for dinner outside of bar hours!

[colmx]

Be aware, the rooms in the Ibis are probably half the size of Raya rooms. Can get quite crowded when there is more than one of you trying to live in it!

[jason1975]

2 hours ago, colmx said:

Be aware, the rooms in the Ibis are probably half the size of Raya rooms. Can get quite crowded when there is more than one of you trying to live in it!

Two persons can fit comfortably on the bed and inside the shower. I speak from experience. Hehe.

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, jason1975 said:

Two persons can fit comfortably on the bed and inside the shower. I speak from experience. Hehe.

this I can confirm even if I don't really like Ibis

[jason1975]

4 hours ago, vinapu said:

this I can confirm even if I don't really like Ibis

I like the full length mirror in the bathroom!

[zoomomancs]

On 9/24/2025 at 5:06 PM, jason1975 said:

Why didn't you remember his name and number? Haha

There are few Vietnamese men at Freshboys now. Currently only 7. Mostly Laos and Myanmar guys at the bar.

I have off'd so many men from Freshboys that I only remember the best ones.

[Keithambrose]

On 9/26/2025 at 9:08 AM, jason1975 said:

I like the full length mirror in the bathroom!

There was a short time hotel, maybe still is, off Surawong, near Patpong, which had large mirrors  on the ceiling! I can't remember the name. 

[jason1975]

1 hour ago, zoomomancs said:

I have off'd so many men from Freshboys that I only remember the best ones.

I must meet you and go with you to Freshboys one day!