Inside this review
Standard, Premium and Japanese Suite are different propositions
Expedia separates Standard Double, Premium Queen, Luxury King and Japanese Style Suite categories. Its Standard Double description is much more compact than the Premium Queen, while the Japanese Suite photographs show a distinctive low-table and floor-seating arrangement. A suite photograph should not be used to judge the space in the standard category.
The published room features include air conditioning, refrigerator and private bathroom. Some room descriptions advertise blackout curtains and sound insulation. Those are listed features, rather than independently measured guarantees of darkness or silence. The 2025 guest accounts below are particularly relevant to that distinction.
Recent positive accounts focus on people and comfort
Expedia guest Sabah, reviewing on 18 January 2026 after a three-night stay, praised a clean room, comfortable beds and friendly staff. Yves, after two nights in February 2026 and reviewing on 1 March, also liked the room and staff. These are actual room experiences, though neither available account securely identifies the category.
Nick’s May 2026 review similarly liked the room and staff and found the convenience store opposite useful. The repeated service praise is a reason to consider the property. It does not establish a twenty-four-hour staffed reception or the same language support on every shift.
Late-2025 criticisms are specific enough to weigh
Benjamin’s December 2025 review described bathroom odour, a toilet that moved and curtains that did not block light effectively in the assigned room. That is a dated maintenance complaint, not proof that the same defects remain in every room. It is a useful counterpoint for a light sleeper or someone sensitive to bathroom condition.
A separate late-2025 guest, Nili, liked the room but disliked the surrounding walking environment and reported a bathroom smell. This makes the neighbourhood as well as the bedroom relevant. A platform’s broad description of attractions nearby is not the same as an enjoyable pavement route to them.
A small-property choice that needs a room-level decision
The Star’s strongest case is the combination of a smaller setting, a choice of room styles and the positive service experiences described by several 2026 visitors. Its weaker point is the variation implied by the room sizes and late-2025 comfort complaints. A guest choosing the compact entry category should not expect the Japanese Suite’s layout.
A visitor arriving late should establish the actual entry and staffing arrangement in advance rather than assume the reception pattern of a large chain hotel. For an ordinary daytime arrival, the more decisive questions are the offered room’s space, bathroom condition and curtains. The property can make sense as an independent Thonburi base, provided those specific details fit the stay.
Sources for this review
- Expedia: Star of Sathorn room and original guest information
- Hotels.com: The Star of Sathorn
- Trip.com: Star of Sathorn
Guest accounts referenced include 2025, 2026. Each observation concerns the room and stay reported by that guest.