D’Moc captures the entrepreneurial ability of The Buddy Group (owners of the Buddy Lodge in Kao San) in making a 70’s style uninspired hotel into something quite trendy and reasonable. For me one of the best selling points needs to be the location, just a nice walk away (if you can digest the fumes) from Kao San. The rooms are good too, spacious, with all the necessary bits as well as some unnecessary ones and with balconies (fab), having a bit of your own outdoor space in Bangkok is a luxury. Bathrooms are fine too, albeit a very annoying step between the room and the bathroom, don’t know how many times I tripped on it before registering. Staff are always welcoming and they like to interact, good to be able to exchange some words without the general puzzled look on your Thai host – but this is Thailand, so I shouldn’t expect my host to speak English, it should be up to me to speak Thai (long way from there yet). The pool definitely needs some attention, if the hotel is 70’s – the pool is 50’s, but who can complain about having a deep in the middle of Bangkok for this price range. Didn’t bother with breakfast and always go out to one of the nearby cafes... The outdoor restaurant is pricier than its equivalents in Kao, but hey... sometimes you just need a beer and something to munch, the quality of the food is good. I have been travelling in and out and Bangkok for over 20 years and I have tried very much every sort of hotel during the years, but D’Moc definitely is on my top 5, love the price, the rooms and the service... If you are a 5* kind of person, maybe not for you... but for me D’Moc rocks!