Travel: Thailand - Bangkok

[Rick Warren]

Many many thanks for sharing Holiday at Thailand, Bangkok & Hua Hin information. Really this information very useful for travel.


Thanks a lot,
Rick

[MMM]

Dawnie:

Ichigokun:

I heard the Bangkok Asian Hotel (there are like more than 20 cases online reported) is haunted and so is the Baiyoke Sky Hotel (few cases)... Anybody knows if Pathumwan Princess Hotel is haunted? Very scary to go there.. Especially since its the 7th lunar month

Do you mean Asia Hotel? I stayed there a couple of times, nothing unusual happened to me. But the service from this hotel sucks. I'm going BKK tomorrow, staying at Novotel this time round.

We stayed in Asia hotel the 1st time we went to BKK.... and we never ever go there again.

We were given a windowless room. From a small gap, we can see the stairway :yikes:

Besides the windowless room, the tv was like those in 70's or 80's but yet it has remote control....

It's a very old hotel... Subsequently we stayed at Novetel Siam Square, Grand Diamond, Baiyoke Sky (wasn't too impressed either) and we used to stay at Arnoma regularly as the location is good and condition was ok. I never go there in recent years and when dh goes there for biz, he stays at Conrad. But that is a distance from the prime shopping area.

[Imami]

Asia is very old already. The only reason it is still popular is probably becaue it is connected to one bts station. Arnoma is a grand dame, very distinguished but old already. It doesn’t help that the hotel is not well maintained. Prathumwan princess is conveniently connected to mbk and it is probably one of the better maintained one and connected to bts station. Novotel, old already lor. Baiyoke is ok but I find the location too far to be convenient.


Nobody talks about westin and central grand?

[Callie Tan]

How about the one I m asking, Citrus 22? Anyone got anything to share?

[auntieM]

Do avoid the Lebua if you are travelling with kids… …alot of men-men de…

[Dnls_mum]

I stayed at Emporium suites. Thought it was quite nice. That was a few years ago. Dunno whether std still ok now. Prefer it to Novotel Siam. Ascott service apartments also good but location not as good as emporium suites which is next to BTS and emporium.

[auntieM]

Dnls_mum:

I stayed at Emporium suites. Thought it was quite nice. That was a few years ago. Dunno whether std still ok now. Prefer it to Novotel Siam. Ascott service apartments also good but location not as good as emporium suites which is next to BTS and emporium.

Yes, Emporium is still oki and location great. Fraser Suites Sukhumvit not bad too..

[doratheexplorer]

Hi I am going for a 7 day 6 night holiday to Bangkok with my family of 6 adults and 2 kids. Anyone has any contact for private van with driver who can drive us around Bangkok for tour. Also what are the places to go, must see places, can you guys advice. I m going in December is the climate rainy season or hot or cold season. Thank you

[verykiasu]

I am going Bkk in dec as well but BKK quite easy to navigate if book pte tours will be costly …i suggest u book some day trips in between maybe cheaper indeed, i can give you some contacts, i have to search thru my emails first…


Dec shld be ok, jus nw its rainy season hope won’t flood till dec like last yr

you can consider
-siam niramit
-tt aquarium at siam paragon
-the mkt that trains passed by
- some go grand palace visit etc
- tt ah guah show etc etc
-shopping you can diy

[auntieM]

If you like the old city and elephant rides, you can take a train to Ayutthaya.

We went there for a day and it was worth the trip.. ..don't worry about the flood damage, they recovered liao. Do google for more info...