We stayed here for our ASQ in December 2020. Our ...

We stayed here for our ASQ in December 2020. Our usual Bangkok hotel wasn't in the ASQ list so we decided to give Le Meridien a try based on reviews in the Facebook ASQ Hotel Review group. It wasn't cheap at 128K THB for a married couple in connected rooms, but we didn't want to be stuck in a dump for what is already a difficult experience. We believe we made the right decision. My wife is celiac so it's important for her food to not contain any gluten. After contacting the hotel, they assured is that it wouldn't be a problem. After arrival, the chef called her and had a long talk about food and it worked out great. He even followed up to make sure things were going well. Every day we would select our 3 meals from 3 choices: Italian, international and Thai. If you want you can order up to a week in advance. It's all easily done online with google forms. A couple of times there were mistakes or a problem with the food but they were immediately taken care of. Upon arrival we received a Covid test and then 2 more on days 5 and 12. After a negative result on day 7 you can spend an hour in the gym or pool side every day. Interestingly they do not allow mixing of high and low risk countries during these periods outside the room. We became friendly with the couple across the hall from is but as they were from the US, we couldn't go outside and chat with them. Probably for the best. The WiFi was very fast and never went down and the 50" TV in each room were great for keeping us occupied. We had a south facing room on the 9th floor. If I did it again I would request a higher room away from the streets (noisy at Xmas and New Years) with a better room as well as North facing. During the day the sun hits the windows and you have to crank the aircon to keep up which we hate to do. The blast shield blackout blinds do a good job of blocking the light but heat still radiates from them. During our first week there was construction going on in the room below us which sucked when we first arrived with jet lag. The gym was great with 2 treadmills, a bike, elliptical and weights but depending on when you are taken down they may be already occupied. Staff were friendly and professional. You get 30 items of laundry for free (2 per day of stay) that can start after day 7 which was more than enough. The airport transfer was in a very nice SUV.