Hotel near Lumphini Park
 

Will have @ 24 hrs in Bangkok before returning to US. Would like a hotel in the Lumphini Park area for @ US $75 or so a night. Would like to be close enough to walk to the Park and view morning Tai Chi, etc. activities. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.

That's kind of a tall order. The Siam Heritage is in that ballpark. Another one that comes to mind is the Pinnacle Lumpini. Both will still be a bit of a walk to the park.

Also you could look at the SalaDang Apt hotel which is not too far and in your price range.
http://www.asiatravel.com/thailand/saladang/index.html

Most of the other hotels in the immediate vicinity are more expensive.

what about pan pacific? isn't it right there along rama IV??

maybe ramada on suriwong or some places around patpong...

the new marriott courtyard is just up wireless behind the 4 seasons, bit i think it is more money...

Shockingly, the Ramada, which is so run down that it's no longer a Ramada affiliate, is more than $100 a night, the Pan Pac is $140+.