the hotel de moc is a nice hotel, its 3 star and not 5 star, something you should remember!

backpackers: if your in thailand for the next few months then why are you even looking at this hotel!! go for something cheaper, bamboo guesthouse(250 baht) is ok, about the same distance as the de moc from the khao san road, anyways get used to staying in cheap places, your money will last alot longer that way!!

tourists-holidaymakers: perfect for if your only in bangkok for a couple of days, its worth the money (just over 20 english pounds) a night, nice rooms, only 10 minute walk from the kho san road, free tuk-tuk if your not familiar with the area, which was cool. i enjoyed my stay here and having a pool gives you a few more precious hours in the sunshine. my only negative point would be-we booked a standard double room, our view from the balcony was a concrete wall about 2 foot from the balcony, personally it didnt bother me (gives even better soundproofing haha), however if you dont want a concrete wall as your view id go for a superior double room.
the only other thing id say is "be adventurous"!! you can soon clock up the cost of staying here by drinking in the hotel bar or having a thai massage in the hotel.
if you come out of the hotel through reception, walk to the road, cross the road, walk left, for a few mins you'll find a great thai massage place, for half the price of the hotels thai massage!! you reach the khao san road that way too but i wont go into too much detail of how you get there by foot.

i thought it was value for money here, enjoy bangkok!!

When you arrive at the airport in Bangkok, some taxis know this hotel by it's former name, THAI HOTEL, while other cabs know it as HOTEL De' MOC.

The hotel looks nice from the lobby, but the elevators and corridors are dated, really dated. The woman at the Front Desk didn't smile when I arrived, just asked for my passport. She had the personality of an ice cube. She announced that the room I reserved wasn't available, and wondered if I would accept a room with two twin beds instead. "No, I'd like a queen size bed." She repeated herself three times: We don't have a queen sized bed available, would you accept a room with two twin beds? "No, I'd like a queen size bed." I opted to wait for them to settle this matter to my satisfaction. She asked for assistance from a co-worker, who found a room with a queen bed. Imagine that.

A side note: the room had been pre-paid in full before I left. I asked to make a change to my reservation (one day less) and made the request four weeks in advance of my arrival. The hotel was happy to change my reservation, but refused to refund one night's stay. Despite repeated requests, the hotel would only provide a credit for a future stay. For these reasons, I was not about to accept anything less than what I reserved (paid for) when I checked in.

The room was spacious and very clean, but I had no natural light. The large glass doors opened to a building wall of grey. No natural light ... More pressing at the moment, though, was the a/c didn't work. I called downstairs and gal at Reception couldn't understand what I was saying. I was placed on hold for a really long time, and an English-speaking staff got on the line. She had housekeeping come to my room. It took the better part of two hours, in and out, in and out, in and out ... ladders, one staff, then two staff, loud thingamagig sucking the dust/dirt blocking the a/c for 45 minutes. Finally, it was fixed. The hotel offered nothing for the inconvenience.

The shower and bath were lovely, and the thick towels were changed daily. The tv was bad - scratch that - it was awful. The reception was zilch, all salt&pepper, multiple sounds, squiggled lines, competing noises in the background, and one English channel whose image could not be viewed. Worst of all (for me) was the room's lighting. I read in the morning, sometimes during the day, before going to sleep ... and was tempted to place the nightstand light atop my chest in order to read. Trying to view details on a map or look at airline tickets at the desk - forget it. Beautiful flowers and complimentary fresh fruit were left in the room, as well.

Paid Internet is available next to the lobby. There is a cafe and tailor downstairs, as well. The tailor sits staring at four walls. He had no business that I could see. The complimentary breakfast was extensive, and good. The hotel provides free tut-tuk to Khao San Road, but it's close enough to walk. Also, free airport shuttle to the new airport.

I wasn't crazy about the staff at Reception. They were barely polite, and not friendly. I listened as they spoke to other guests. They were cold, short, and not terribly helpful. And they seemed to be po'd all the time. Clearly, more staffing at Reception is indicated. The waits were long, both on the phone and in person.

I had to be at the airport by 4:30am for my next flight. I asked Reception about getting a taxi. The woman offered to reserve a cab on my behalf for 500 baht. My jaw dropped. I explained that was more than double what I paid from the airport (including all the airport fees). She advised that the hotel will call the taxi company if I leave anything in the cab and that the cab's arrival is guaranteed. I declined.

I got up early the next morning, had a coffee in my room, and went downstairs to check out. The fellas at the Front Desk were delightful - friendly, funny, warm(!). They were great. Such a difference from the day and evening shifts at Reception. They had my room checked, everything was aye-okay, and they called me a cab. Now get this: a metered taxi to the airport was 140 baht. And the hotel tried to charge me 500 baht the night before. Highway robbery. I tipped the cab driver 60 baht. The shy man nearly hugged me.

There's plenty to like about this hotel. And there's plenty not to like.

Me and my girlfriend stayed at this hotel for four nights and for what we paid (about £20 a night) I couldn't fault this hotel. The staff do struggle with speaking english but a) why should they speak english, it's their country and b) the majority of locals we spoke to struggled to speak english in bangkok.
Room service was prompt and very tasty, beds were reasonably comfortable and mini-bar was re-stocked daily with crisps, drinks etc.
Would recommend a massage in the hotel as for 200bht (about £3) it left me feeling really relaxed.
Hotel is very close to Khao San road and the hotel lay on a free tuc-tuc to and from Khao San road.
Restaurant serves chinese food (again very tasty) and serve a wide range of drinks too.
If you want a hotel close to all the main tourist attractions and are happy not to be staying in a hotel that doesn't feel like any more than a 3 star then definately book your stay here.

I had stopped at Hotel de Moc for the last two years running,then they had a very very good western manager Mr Fever,everything was good,clean rooms,good friendly staff,good food,pool parties,free trips in vintage cars.I returned this time to find that he had moved to Ko Samui.Most of the old staff had gone.The hotel is now understaffed,have to wait ages to get anything from reception,the front office manager a lady,is rude to the staff,but just as rude to the guests,we nearly walked out while checking in.The old staff that were there,told us that since the old manager left,no one was interested in the guests only to make money and that showed all over the hotel.We had a new electronic door lock,but the door was badly in need of paint,the bath room was full of mould and we made them change our room other wise we would have been very ill.The room was dirty,mould was everywhere,in BOTH rooms and there were bugs in the beds.The staff mainly looked so unhappy and most of them told us they would leave as soon as they found other work.Not one of the managers was interested in anything we had to say,only the staff tried to help,but ther was to uch work for them.This is now a hotel I shall never go back to,advice do not go here,I would be interested to know where mr fever,went if anyone can tell me thank you