Just one Question, Why would you even be thinking of taking someone you hardly know to go and live in the UK , Have you tried living in Thailand for a while first, what makes you think she will even like the UK which increasingly is becoming a dump.
That must depend on the room I guess, mine was facing the river and there was no noise at all. yes I loved the location quite a few Bars, coffee shops and both International and local restaurants too literally within 50m
Ibis Riverside is a great mid range Hotel in a great location, you can even take a night time river cruise with dinner from nearby Icon Siam and see many of the important sites of interest, also not far from Lumpini park where you can see the giant Water monitors strolling around,
I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for that, Reform is 'Tory lite' and they have just brought in a full on WEF puppet who kindly donated a million quid!