Reader question: Where do expats stay if they have to spend one or two days in Bangkok?

Last time I stayed with Nana, at the very back. A lot further than the Nightlife and it was quiet for 900 Baht. There are also plenty of hotels in various price ranges at the airport. We have now also booked a hotel via the internet for 2 people, also around 900 baht, including breakfast and transfer. Found everything on the internet through Agoda or bookings.com. Or is that too expensive?

I stay on soi 11 it is a "special hotel", you can park the car in front of your room and pay for 4 hours each time or you take the room per day, which starts at the time of arrival and that costs 900 baht per day.

I don't come for a spa or super deluxe hotel, but the location is very central and the rooms / bed are just clean with a reasonably good room service (24 hours).

The hotel also has regular rooms that are located on the first floor, separate entrance through the lobby.

Name of the hotel PB mansion.

address..: 40, Soi 3, Sukhumvit Rd, Khlong Toei Nua, Watthana, Bangkok, 10110

Every year I go to Bangkok for one or two days to visit the embassy. I stay with my wife in the Nanna Hotel, in Soi Nanna, because I live in Isaan and there is not much to do here, just go out for a nice meal, then hang out at various bars and take a good look at everything. especially the holidays fellang. how they do the craziest antics to decorate and pay 1400 Baht with a breakfast buffet.
Oh what do those few baht matter, as long as you're having fun

find something fun in the Pratunam Park district. Lots of nice cheap hotels, nice, bustling neighborhood. Lots of trade, many shops, markets and the "big" shops around the corner
All transport within walking distance. (which is never a problem in Thailand, by the way)
Quite central to reach everything smoothly.

Dear Simon,
When I stay in Bangkok for one or two days I always go to the Sri Krung hotel.
It's an old hotel and not expensive.
Located on the left behind the train station, you are close to the train station if you go by train, you just have to cross the street.
Even if you need a taxi or tuk tuk, you cross the street to the station.
You can also walk to China Town, close by.

I always sleep when I have to go to Bangkok in the Grand Bangkok Hotel in Lat Krabang, which is no big deal, costs 500 baht, clean and excellent room with air conditioning, nice shower and if I have to go to the embassy, ​​that's why it costs me 4oo bath, I think this is fine, but what? you think about it is your choice

It is generally known that in the tourist centers you soon pay too much.
But because I haven't been to Bangkok in recent years. And we know from experience that prices are rising much faster there than in the rest of the country. Has it happened to me that I paid 2 to 3 thousand bath for one night's sleep. And that is really too much, I know from 15 years of experience.

For a tourist and according to Dutch standards, this amount is not much, I know. But for a “part-time expat”, who comes to Thailand to experience the “Thai way of life”, this is an amount with which you can sponsor children from the neighborhood, by paying their school fees, for example. Or with two entire families, can go out to eat. Or replace the water filters. Just complete the list.
I still pay 20 bath for a very nice cup of coffee. This to give you an idea of ​​how far I am from the tourist circus.

My Thai friends know that I also have to work hard, to keep collecting money and regularly. to be able to return. (not going is no longer an option for me)
That's why they don't look at me that I'm not waving 1000 notes like some farangs. They sometimes think I'm crazy if I paid too much for something. It has happened that they sometimes went to seek redress from the person concerned.
I know the category of Thai people who remark that they dislike “that kind of person”. It is also known in which corner you should look for it.

Fortunately, most of the responders understood my question correctly. Read very enlightening comments. To summarize: a necessary short stay in a Bangkok hotel does not have to cost more than 1500 Tbth. I will take a closer look at the hotels mentioned.
So next time I will prepare better .

Thank you for the understanding shown and the responses

Simon