Cheap Airport Hotel Bangkok

[Banjo]

I used to enjoy a night out in Krung Thep when waiting for my next day domestic to Chiang Rai after flying in from Australia but my enthusiasm (and bank balance) has dimmed a little now.
The last half dozen times I've just sat around the airport which isn't too bad, you can get food and coffee all night.

This year a mate asked me to look for a cheap hotel near the airport and I came across the Silver Gold Garden Hotel, at $21 a night, booked online.
I tried it myself this month, and found it perfectly adequate, clean, aircon, etc with a Tesco Lotus on the doorstep for late night/early morning snacks.
There's a free regular shuttle to the airport, and they will pick you up, providing you can arrange it. (I couldn't so I used a taxi which took an hour to find it causing a heated discussion over the fare).

www.agoda.com/asia/thailand/bangkok/silver_gold_garden_suvarnabhumi_airport_hotel.html

I thought it was great value, a few hours sleep and a shower and I could get a later flight home meaning my friend didn't have to get out of bed at the crack of dawn to pick me up.

[Banjo]

Fair enough, the reason I mentioned this hotel was that it didn't involve a premium price.
If there's a 600B a night hotel around Sukhumvit that's not a total health hazard/fire trap I've never found it and the free shuttle saves 200B+tolls twice over.
Also there's no temptation to go out on the town consuming expensive booze and other frivolities.

[goober]

myself I like to spend a day or 2 in bangkok before busing it up north to Kalasin and always stay in sukumvit soi 4 at naree guest house very clean great staff right at all the entertainment and 700 baht a night and it it does cost a bit more for the taxi but it is a great break from the flight .

[Banjo]

I'm watching the progress of the SkyTrain that runs out to Swampy, anybody had a run on that yet?

[Banjo]

I thought you may be able to connect, I used to stay at the Federal on soi 11 and I wondered if you could get the train at the Nana station at the end of the street and go to the Airport station like that.