Hi guys it is Chris here from SomeBloke who travels a lot and today, well firstly today
is Christmas day 2021 and we are in Thailand. More specifically at the Novotel Hotel Bangkok Airport.
Now this is a slightly unusual hotel review as I had entered Thailand on the Test and Go scheme.
Which required a 24-hour booking at a SHA Plus hotel to take a PCR test and await the results.
Now I am making a full video about my whole test and go experience arriving and during my stay
in Thailand a link to that video will be in the description below. You will also find a link to the
Novotel website where you can get the latest news and special prices for the Novotel Bangkok Airport.
In this video I will give you a tour of my room, which with an upgrade turned into a suite.
The pool the Thai gardens and a really rather wonderful open plan atrium and lobby. I will also
cover a little bit more about check-in and testing and my overall thoughts of the hotel.
So after 24 hours of travel, a rapid check-in, a PCR test I was escorted to my room to await my results.
My original booking was for a superior room with king-sized bed which i was charged 3600 Thai Baht.
Approximate exchange rates on the screen now. Due to my Accor status I was very pleased to find out
I had been upgraded to an Executive Premier Suite no less. Now before we jump into the room tour I just
want to point out the slightly intimidating chairs outside each room. They were not for the guards ! They
were just simply as tables for room service trays, for a non-contact room service. Anyway let us take
a look at the room. Right guys welcome to the fastest ever Novotel suite review I have literally
been traveling for 24 hours it is Christmas day as I amm recording this. i am not sure
when I am going to publish it. This is my room that I have to quarantine in for 24 hours or
until my test comes back. So as I said it is Christmas Day the 25th of December 2021.
Oh the world went crazy and I decided to jump on an airplane to Hong Kong a connecting
flight. I booked the flight all the way through to Bangkok and because I managed to book it on the 20th
which gave me the test and go. Which meant rather than having to quarantine for seven days or longer.
I only need to quarantine for, well not even 24 hours apparently my tests will come back
at three o'clock. I set off from Manchester airport at midday, we all know that is television
Let us just see if there is anything in the drawer. I imagine in the past a dvd player.
Right nothing there, yeah so I set off on the 24th of December
at 12 o'clock. Hi guys happy Christmas everybody Set off at 12 o'clock lunch time .
I flew to Hong Kong arrived at Hong Kong at 8 00 am hong kong time. Flight to Bangkok
was at 4 00 p.m Hong Kong time. Hence we are doing this rather rapid tour.
The minibar, now I am pretty sure this is pay bar. Yes there it is, there is the price list. But it does not
really matter because I will be having a cold beer as soon as I have finished filming.
As I am shattered. I didn't get to sleep on the plane, I just dozed.
Now that is all right though isn't it. I mean this is probably if you had to do one of those
crazy 14-day quarantines. This is maybe the sort of room you want. i have got this upgrade
as an Accor diamond card holder. Now if I want food tonight I have to order room service.
Though I have just seen fruit, nibbles, oh what have we got here, we have got a bit of cake. I think I am going to
be all right. there is plenty of water in the mini bar. These are just storage units there we go
and the tv. Now the room I booked which they have upgraded me. Was
approximatly 90 GBP a night which is about the most expensive hotel in Bangkok to be honest.
I have fluffy robes. Now i should get my negative test at 3am .....
oh hello well that's not good is it ! I can't do anything about that now because I am in quarantine.
but I am going to have to have a word about that. uh chocolate fire guard time isn't it !
Anyway well I am loving this room and then you get something like that and you just think
that's just so bad. I mean it's a standard safe not a particularly big one, but I will get a laptop in there.
As I am not leaving the room I don't need to worry about putting anything in
the safe. Right there we go I mean this is a great room that has just so so annoyed me.
Novotel I know they will fix it . Novotel are brilliant but the fact that nobody has
checked that and the fact that no one has actually complained. Bu maybe they haven't been using their
suite much during covid, during quarantine times. I have already wished you a Happy
Christmas haven't I ? so there is loads of free water around. I actually left my bottle of water
because i thought i'd be up here for a bit. Oh that's weird that's super weird isn't it look yeah
okay that's nice behind the door for any odour. that and yeah the showers come out the door hmm
odd design feature i mean if you watch my channel you'll see the videos i always complain about the
electronic opaque glass I think it's pointless you might have just made it opaque.
Okay so we've got the safe that's annoyed us and we now have the bed which isn't going to
annoy me because we just know it's going to be lovely and last night i was attempting
to sleep on three seats in a rowing economy. I bought the extra leg room seat but they did say
there are three there's a row of three available. We will have a look out there in the
morning. Okay Isaid this is going to be fast and it is. Did we look at the dining room table ?
Chaise lounge, we did we did minibar, going there in a minute. and quick look in here. As you can imagine
suite like this we have the half bathroom, such an American term, but it means we have a separate WC
There you go guys, I am not sure where i'm going to put this video up but as i'm filming it at
8 00 p.m bangkok time december the 25th ah do check out the channel by the way
you must check out the channel today has been proper Christmas adventure anyway cheers guys.
well as you can see we're very close to the airport so truly an airport hotel
and truly a wonderful airport hotel. Considering I am staying here to do my test and go
24 hour quarantine. Which I only had to quarantine till 5 o'clock in the morning. Although i was fast
asleep at that time. it is built around this beautiful lobby area fantastic Christmas tree
in the corner. I will put a better shot up on the screen now. This is where you arrive
when you're on the test and go you come in through a door just beneath me check in as normal there.
Then you go and register for your test and they take you off to another part of the
hotel to have your test. You come back here one of these chaps will be waiting for you.
they will take you up to your room where you must stay until your test result comes back. As I said I did
my test about 8 30 pm and according to my phone my email came in about 4 30 a.m Then
when I came down this morning I was asked where was i going ? and I said I have got my test result.
So they quickly double checked and said yes that is fine. So now
I have full use of the hotel's amenities. I am going to head behind, that rather not sure, words fail me.
over there is where breakfast is being served, just behind that Christmas tree.
Now who on earth doesn't want ice cream for breakfast ? I mean we have a full international
breakfast buffet including Thai and Chinese food. Meats and cheeses, so why is ice cream such an odd
choice ? just to note I didn't indulge in the ice cream but only because I forgot when I finished my
rather traditional cooked breakfast served with a pot of tea and my own individual Christmas tree.
I realized i wanted to have a dip in the pool and that was my concentration, so i forgot to
finish my breakfast with an ice cream. Anyway I will leave you to have a look around the buffet.
This was literally just before they closed so it does look in some cases a little bit limited
it certainly wasn't. It was literally five minutes before they shut. So anyway take a look around and
then we will go and explore the hotel a little bit more.
I really like the Novotel here at Bangkok Airport and if you follow the channel you will know I am a
fan of all the Accor hotel brands and although this hotel is officially a four-star hotel,
it does have the feel of a five-star hotel. Shopping arcades and abundance restaurants
and bars off the main lobby. Unfortunately some of those were closed due to Covid restrictions but
as I overheard someone explaining to a friend it's more of a four and a half star hotel. I disagree
it is more like a five-star hotel. Dealing with the Test and Go procedure in a smooth manner and
making me feel welcome with service and facilities to match. I really did feel like I was in a
five-star hotel. Will I be back you bet Iwill. This is the perfect place to get over a long flight
even if they do put swabs up your nose at check in. Now I hope you enjoyed the video and found it useful .
If so the like and share would be most appreciated and if you want to see more of my travels in
Thailand and from all over the world please do check out the channel and you might like
to consider subscribing and ringing the bell. Many thanks for watching and happy travels.