Thirteen rooms tucked away on a regular street in the busy center of Bangkok, and yet they're affordable and design-conscious with free breakfast and free WiFi. Can it be?! Yes, it's the Luxx Hotel, a tiny wonder we discovered while simply browsing the Mr. and Mrs. Smith Collection offerings in Bangkok and a tiny wonder at which we'd happily stay again.

The Luxx is what the the Smith Hotels site calls a "budget boutique" and we agree; we booked like normal online and only paid 2500 THB ($80) per night for the Studio-level room, one step down from a suite, but we were upgraded to a suite at check-in because of availability. Score! ]]> JetSetCD 2011-10-07T16:05:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/6/154811/865 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/1Luxxtub_1.jpg" class="top"> <P>So you're staying in a "design hotel" and you've been upgraded to a suite. You walk into the bathroom expecting a large, luxurious white soaking tub and you come face to face with...this. <P><i>This</i> is a traditional wooden tub, found in each of the bathrooms at the 13-room boutique <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Luxx+Hotel/local/449">Luxx Hotel</a></b> in the center of <b>Bangkok</b>. <P>You've got a couple options with this sort of tub. You can take a regular stand-up shower, a sit-down bath, or fill the thing up with hot water, letting the water spill over the edges onto the floor as you lower yourself in for a good soak. The floor of the bathtub is set with something of an infinity drain, JetSetCD 2011-10-06T17:05:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/4/104438/1551 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/ayunres.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>We heap a good amount of praise on the Bangkok hotel scene since it's one of the world's great values in terms of the great quality you get for your baht. Now CNN.com just ran a round-up feature done by Travel + Leisure on <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/04/02/bangkok.hotels/index.html">Bangkok's New Mini Hotels</a>, highlighting four small boutique places that are worth a look. <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Eugenia+Bangkok/local/448"><b>The Eugenia</b></a> is described as "Eastern colonial grandeur meets African game-lodge chic." <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Luxx+Hotel/local/449"><b>Luxx</b></a> is a a minimalist hipster place that must be foreign-owned: the English on their web site is perfect and they list a floor plan and area size for the rooms. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/THE+BAAN+THAI+WELLNESS+RETREAT/ian/236592"><b>The Baan Thai Wellness Retreat</b></a> is 21 teak houses that create a refuge Tim L. 2007-04-04T14:28:12-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/