This is a dated and old hotel. It looks like the property is undergoing a renovation, at least on the outside. Furniture are all dated. However, the staff was extremely helpful and polite, always offering free coffee as we leave the property. They even allowed us to check in early. The hotel is close to many place of interests: 1.5 miles from the train and MRT station, 2 miles from the major shopping malls of Siam Discovery, MBK, Paragon, etc. It is also about maybe 3 miles from Chinatown. It might not be a "shiny and new" hotel, but I would say we got our money's worth.