Hilton Garden Inn Rayong
Review of King Studio
While most international travellers are likely heading to the Rayong area for beaches, there are international beachside hotels in the Rayong region (Marriott, Mercure, Novotel), and some have also built hotels inland in the city (Novotel, Holiday Inn). This Hilton Garden Inn is in a way neither - not by the beach, not in downtown, but instead by the motorway and the new Central mall.
The King Studio, where we stayed, felt spacious and fresh - the hotel was opened in August 2024, thus, currently, it has minimal wear and tear.
King Studio is their entry-level room, but it felt spacious and had a practical layout. Perhaps more space could have been saved by just having one sink instead of two, and if that one sink were within the bathroom.
Regarding the bathroom, while there is no bathtub, it does have a proper spacious shower booth, with Peter Thomas Roth toiletries. And typical for toilets in the region, there is a handheld shower as well. On other toiletries, the selection was limited - just toothbrushes, but no shaving kit or cotton swabs.
Other amenities were quite modern - instead of classical iron, the room had a steam iron, and for power, it had a universal power socket along with USB-A and USB-C sockets. Tea & coffee were quite basic - just some Dilmah teas and instant coffee. Plus, there is a fridge, which the guests can fill up with their own drinks and snacks (there are two big grocery shops next door - TOPS and BigC).
If you would like to get your laundry done while staying at the hotel, there is a common laundry room with 2 washers (charged 60 THB per load) and 2 dryers (charged 80 THB per load).
The fitness room offers panoramic views of the area, and while not the largest, it covers the basics for both cardio and strength training.
Even more panoramic views are on the rooftop: there is a pool, an extended seating area and in the evenings also a bar, plus an indoor restaurant. As this is on the 25th floor, it can get quite windy at times, which can be quite refreshing on warmer days.
Breakfast covered the basics but was overall quite average and likely would get boring during a longer stay. Still, you could get eggs done your way, and there was a noodle soup station as well. Compared to the breakfast at Hilton Garden Inns in Bangkok, this was felt weaker than both Hilton Garden Inn Silom and Hilton Garden Inn Riverside.
So, if not for breakfast, why stay here? The room is comfy, and the location can be strategic - it is great for an overnight stopover when driving to/from Bangkok towards further Rayong beaches or Trat / Koh Chang area. Also, when you have a rental car, and you are interested in discovering some Rayong area beaches (some of which are really nice - for example, this), it could be a good base for your daytrips in the region. Overall, we’ll most likely return in the future.