Previously I had reviewed B2 aplenty and mentioned, once you stayed in one, it’s like you have stayed in them all. And that you can expect the same kind of service, quality, ambience and close similarity in rooms. So, if you liked one, you will like them all. I was inaccurate on that.
B2 Santitham smashed my expectations down through several levels of concrete and onto the parking lot below when I opened the door to my room. It was a world of difference from the other B2s that I had been so used to. It was like walking into one of those really cheap budget apartments deep in the sois of Bangkok, where inexpensive furniture is thrown in just to fulfill the basic duty of being a bed room. The room was dark, the light was too dim. Maybe it’s one of those energy saving policy they enforced, I don’t know. I had to turn the TV on to find programs that showed daytime in order to increase visibility in my room. And by the way, if watching snowflakes is your favorite past time, then you will not complain about the condition of the TV channels. I was glad the morning came fast. Where the others B2s that I stayed had free coffee for me at the lobby, this had none. Another disappointment.
Now I realized, there are several variations of B2, such as Premier, Boutique and Colonial. So, read up their web and then plan your stay. This hotel suffices only for the most basic of a quick stay. I was there for that, just not expecting it to be that basic.