Riva Surya

My wife and I (in our 50s) stayed here for 5 nights from May22-27, 2017 and had a wonderful stay. I don't think there is anything bad I could say about this hotel in relation to what we needed. A great location within 150m of the Phra Tathit pier (#N13) in the Chai Praya riverboat system. Our room ("Urban Room" ie not overlooking the river) was perfect - very clean, fantastic shower, spacious bathroom, safe, large king size bed, fridge. A lovely pool with patio and restaurant overlooking the river. The entire hotel was spotless! A TripAdvisor #17 out of 10,000 informal dining Thai restaurant 100m from the lobby and easy access to taxis and tuk tuks as well. The staff are beyond helpful and pleasant. If your "bag", Khaosan Road was an easy 10min walk just east of the hotel. Hopping on the assorted riverboats to Chinatown, palace/temples, Asiatique, BTS etc was obviously simple. I would not hesitate to return should I be in Bangkok.

I used to go for business set lunch which is so good quality and so reasonable price at this hotel's restaurant, Babble & Rum, long time ago, and feel impressive with this hotel's location. Therefore, on the 54th Wedding Anniversary of my Mom and Dad this year, My sister, my brother and I had decided that we took them to celebrate by stay over at the Riva Surya Hotel. With the service-minded staffs, the cleanliness of the rooms and the hotel, the view of the Chaopraya River both from our rooms' balcony and from the eating and drinking area, we all, 8 of us. were not disappointed by this decision at all. We were very happy with our happy hours drinks which we ordered one bottle of Prosecco and one bottle of red wine then we got one more bottle each. The celebration pizza which we ordered the Quattro Stagione Pizza was very beautiful and delicious. Also, we had dinner at the Babble & Rum too. The Scallop and Peas was very nice, very fresh scallops, and very yummy mashed peas. I am so impressed with the Riva Crab Cake too, so yummy with spiced flavour, very nice. So if anyone would like to stay slow life by the beautiful and calm Chaopraya River, I highly recommend this not so big; however, not so small hotel.

This was our first visit to this hotel. We stayed at Riva Surya for 4 days. Every day was like a celebration. From the balcony of our room we had a wonderful view of the busy river below and we spent hours there just to look at the traffic. Our room was great with comfortable beds, and with a nice and clean bathroom. Breakfast on the riverside was excellent. And dinners at night on the hotel terrace were unforgettable. It seems important to let you know that the staff is well-trained, competent and very helpful in every way. We are looking forward already to our next visit.

Riva Surya was our first stop in Thailand. We stayed here for a few days whilst visiting and it did not disappoint. Not too big or small; nice, clean, modern rooms; superb attentive staff and a great buffet breakfast; and finally a fantastic location alongside the river which afforded great views of the boats passing back and forth - the river taxi service was next door to the hotel which was a great place to start any trip to visit the Bangkok sights.

I was recommended to stay here by a friend that grew up in Bangkok as there were a lot of options for my budget - we could not have chosen better. The staff were fantastic and attentive, the rooms incredible, clean, amazing view and beautifully decorated. Room service for an iron and toiletries that I had forgotten was fast and polite. Service at the pool bar and area was also excellent and the food absolutely delicious and great value for money. I would stay here again in a heartbeat.