The hotel itself is OK but it could use a remodeling of some sort into the 2000's. What makes it a good place to stay are the hotel staff. The room is clean and has all the amenities you'd expect from a hotel.
The only bad timing for us was he fact that the road in front of the hotel is being renovated which brings a lot of traffic jams throughout the day. On the plus side, we were on the seventh floor and we could not hear the construction going on below us!
All in all, the Balairung is an OK hotel with wonderful and helpful staff.