Grande Centre Point Ratchadamri — spacious family suites and a garden pool, four minutes' walk from Police General Hospital
Grande Centre Point Hotel Ratchadamri Bangkok is a 5-star hotel on Ratchadamri Road at the Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok. It has 497 rooms, from a 44 sq m Grand Deluxe up to a 179 sq m three-bedroom residential suite. For families travelling to support a patient, the critical number is this: Police General Hospital is just 290 metres away — roughly a four-minute walk along Ratchadamri Road. Next door are CentralWorld, Gaysorn Village and the Erawan Shrine. BTS Ratchadamri (Gold Line) is a five-minute walk; BTS Chit Lom (Green Line) is six minutes. The hotel also has an outdoor garden pool, a children's pool, a Kids Club, Rarinjinda Spa and a gym, so adults and children alike can fill their days without leaving the building. It holds a score of 9.1/10 from 4,275 verified Booking.com reviews. Prices start from approx. THB 3,800/night for a Grand Deluxe Room.
When the job is to support a patient at Police General Hospital for days or weeks at a time, location and room size matter more than a rooftop bar or a stylish lobby. Grande Centre Point Ratchadamri answers both of those needs directly. The hospital sits at the Ratchaprasong intersection on Rama I Road; the hotel is on Ratchadamri Road, 290 metres away. You walk out the front door, turn right past Gaysorn Village and you are at the hospital entrance in about four minutes — a straightforward, level pavement walk that works equally well in the morning rush or late at night.
The rooms are the clearest reason returning guests come back. The Grand Deluxe starts at 44 sq m, which is already generous by Bangkok city-centre standards, but the real draw for families is the suite range: a two-bedroom Executive Suite at 111 sq m and a three-bedroom Residential Suite at 148–179 sq m, each with a full kitchen, washing machine with dryer, microwave and induction hob. Several reviewers who stayed for two or three weeks described the experience as closer to renting a serviced apartment than a hotel stay — a significant advantage when you need to do laundry, store food and keep family routines going.
"The room was enormous — full kitchen, washing machine, great views. We came to take care of my father at Police General Hospital, walked over in about four to five minutes every day. The pool garden was a beautiful surprise, very peaceful for an evening swim."
The pool is the facility guests mention most. It sits in a garden courtyard, enclosed by mature trees that create proper shade — multiple reviewers called it a green oasis in the middle of the city, which is an accurate description. There is a separate children's pool alongside it, and on the same floor you will find the Kids Club, a playground and an arcade/game room for children. Rarinjinda Spa, a steam room, a sauna and a gym complete the amenity floor. For a family where one parent is at the hospital and the other is keeping the children occupied, this setup means the day has structure without anyone needing to go outside.
The surrounding neighbourhood adds further convenience. CentralWorld is directly across the road, about four minutes' walk, with a supermarket, pharmacy, food court and dozens of restaurants. The Erawan Shrine is three minutes on foot. For transit, BTS Ratchadamri (Gold Line) is five minutes away and BTS Chit Lom (Green Line) six minutes — either connects you to the city's main rail network. The hotel's own restaurant, Arun Thai Cuisine BY SEE FAH, covers Thai meals throughout the day, and the breakfast buffet is described as solid without being particularly special.
There are things worth knowing before you book. Some reviewers flag that the building and its fittings are showing their age: low shower pressure in certain rooms, blinds that do not fully block the morning sun, occasional musty odours in individual units, and limited sound insulation between some rooms. These issues are not universal — the overall score of 9.1 reflects that most stays go smoothly — but they appear with enough regularity in recent reviews to warrant a mention. The pool is not heated, which matters if you are visiting in December or January when Bangkok nights are genuinely cool. The steam room and sauna have a small number of cubicles per side, so peak-time queuing is possible.
Taken as a whole, this hotel makes its strongest case for families travelling as a group to care for someone at Police General Hospital. The combination of a 290-metre walk to the hospital, suites large enough to share comfortably, a full kitchen for long stays, and children's facilities that actually engage kids is not easy to replicate at this price point in this neighbourhood. Prices run from approximately THB 3,800/night for a Grand Deluxe in the low season (April to June) to around THB 5,000–6,000 during the November-to-January peak. Two-bedroom suites start around THB 7,500; three-bedroom suites from around THB 9,000 — high-season rates will be higher.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Excellent location at the Ratchaprasong intersection — walkable to Police General Hospital, CentralWorld and BTS.
- ✓ Rooms are unusually large for central Bangkok; the two- and three-bedroom suites work well for families staying several nights.
- ✓ The garden pool drew consistent praise across reviews: shaded, spacious and genuinely feels like an oasis.
- ✓ In-room kitchen with washing machine and dryer makes long stays practical and cost-effective.
- ! Some rooms show their age — reviews mention low shower pressure, incomplete blackout blinds and occasional musty odours.
- ! Pool is not heated; water can feel cold for young children during the December–January cool season.
- ! Noise carries between some rooms through partition walls, which affects light sleepers.
- ✓ Staff praised for friendliness and helpfulness, particularly at reception and during check-in.
- ✓ Room size consistently exceeds expectations for the price bracket, especially the suite categories.
- ✓ Kids Club and playground mean children have structured activity while parents handle hospital visits.
- ! Breakfast buffet variety is adequate but not outstanding for a 5-star property.
- ! Steam room and sauna have limited cubicles per gender; you may need to wait at peak times.
- ! A minority of guests reported housekeeping entering the room unexpectedly — worth confirming the do-not-disturb policy at check-in.
- 💡If a freshly renovated room is your top priority — the building is not new, and a portion of reviews flag minor maintenance issues. Ask for a recently refurbished room or a higher floor at check-in to reduce the chance of problems.
- 💡If you are bringing very young children in December or January — the pool is not heated and Bangkok's cool season can make an unheated outdoor pool uncomfortable for toddlers. Ask the hotel about water temperature for your dates, or plan to use the indoor children's play areas.
- 💡If you only need one or two nights and want a more modern property — Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong is around the same four-minute walk from the hospital, has a semi-indoor pool on the 33rd floor and tends to score slightly higher on room modernity.