The Landmark Bangkok is the grown-up option on this stretch of Sukhumvit: a 1980s five-star tower standing directly on Sukhumvit Road, 150 metres from BTS Nana and about five minutes on foot from the Nana Plaza arch. If you want a hotel your accountant would recognise and a bar street you can walk to, this is it.
It is a proper full-service hotel and it behaves like one. Rooms are large, quiet and comfortable, with real desks, good beds and city views from the upper floors; the higher room categories come with lounge access and are worth it on a long stay. There is a decent outdoor pool, a gym, a spa, a shopping arcade in the base of the building, and a 31st-floor restaurant and bar with a Michelin Guide listing and a view over the whole of central Bangkok. The breakfast buffet is enormous. Staff are the most consistently praised of any hotel on our Bangkok list, which after a week of Sukhumvit front desks is noticeable.
Guest policy, as stated by the hotel and reported by guests through August 2026: visitors are welcome and the hotel asks that they register or leave their ID card with the security team; there is no joiner fee. That combination — a genuine five-star with an open door — is why the Landmark has kept its reputation with this crowd for thirty years. Confirm at check-in.
Two honest caveats. The first is money: at $136–200 (฿4,500–6,600) a night it costs three times the Nana Hotel down the road, and Bangkok is the most expensive city in this guide before you add that. The second is noise, which surprises people: rooms on the Soi 4 side can pick up bass from the plaza and the open-air bars below until late. Ask for a high floor on the Sukhumvit side.
Who it suits: the man over fifty who has done the cheap version and would now like a quiet room, a good breakfast and a lift that works, five minutes from everything. See the alternatives on the Bangkok hotels page.
| Tier | Upscale (5-star) |
|---|---|
| From | About $136 (฿4,500) a night, Aug 2026 |
| Walk to Nana Plaza | ~5 min |
| BTS | Nana station, about 150 m |
| Guest-friendly | Yes — visitor registers or leaves ID with security (Aug 2026) |
| Joiner fee | None reported |
Pros
- + Genuine five-star with a relaxed, stated visitor policy
- + 150 metres from BTS Nana, five minutes from Nana Plaza
- + 31st-floor restaurant and bar with a city view
- + Staff and breakfast consistently praised
Cons
- − Three times the price of the mid-range hotels on the same soi
- − Bass from Nana Plaza reaches the Soi 4 side
- − The building is 1980s under the refurbishment
