im going to bangkok soon...
read the first page and most of u recommend to go platinum mall
so wat can i get from there especially for guys
such as clothes or blah blah...

Kickboxing shorts and accessories

where got many cd and dvd leh :<?

Music and movies?

Hmmm, not sure... I'd say MBK (MahBoonKrong) or Pantip.

hey all, a little help needed here..

if i were to stay at pratunam area, is it convenient for me to travel to chatuchak and other tourist areas?

also, is pratunam located near to places like siam paragon and the city center?

am still deciding whether i should stay at pratunam, silom, khao san or sukhumvit area..

i would like to stay around the city center with convenient transportation provided..

please provide some suggestions regarding this.. thanks for your help!

Hmm, what other tourist areas are you looking at? Chatukchak can be reached by BTS and its my recommended mode of travel, though you prolly wanna hitch a cab back depending on how much stuff you bought.

Pratunam itself doesn't have a BTS station and I believe the nearest one is Chitlom's and Rachathewi. Its not too far away, could be walkable but everyone has their own walking distance preference..... so I suggest looking at your hotel's location and see how far it would be.

Always best to go around on the BTS anyway, cheap, fast and no hassle with taxi drivers.

hi there,

which area do you think is the best to stay?

Hahaha, can't really help out too much there since I don't stay in hotels when in BKK. Sorry! But the street that I live in is finely located though. Major malls in walking distance and/or 1 or 2 stations away.

Mostly are 5 star hotels though.... but you can try Erawan or Amarin, lotsa malls around it and pratunam is pretty close too, not to mention central world is just literally across the street. Don't recall their rates though

Anywhere near a BTS should be fine really.

alright, no worries about that.. thanks a lot!

Welcome! Have fun!

when u plan to go bangkok?I'm heading there too...I aso plan to stay at pratunam...but no BTS there..I dunno where else to stay. with both clean n convenient environment...perhap jus take taxi..

hi there,

i'll most probably be going next year July.. just planning now so that i can book hotel and air tickets at cheaper rate..

i'll most probably be staying at pratunam area because others don't seem to be suitable..

yea, worse comes to worse, just get a taxi or tuktuk to travel around..

which hotel are you staying?

ooh i plan to stay at citin lor...aiks maybe we can exchange info lor..u going to backpack or buy package??

Erm i'm heading there next feb during cny time.....

But i think i won't spend so much time shopping there cos stuff there aren't my size n worst many can;t try..I'll focus on their superb food..

currently i searching for hotel which near shopping mall, room rate roughly 1000++

any clean & nice hotel recommend?

1000++ per night? are you talking in baht? hahaha. because if its ringgit you can stay at any hotel you want hahaha. as for the ones near shopping malls it doesnt really matter, what you want to be near to is the BTS station.

hi guys, i will be staying at citin pratunam next month for 3 nights.

Anyone know where is the nearest halal food can i find.

After googling 2 days i only find at MBK and Rachathewi BTS which is not near to my hotel.

Any suggestion? Thanks!

near nana bts station there is an arab street. you can check out there for kebabs and stuff.

The breakfast offered in citin pratunam is vegetarian food. You will be out most of the time and may be you can buy some food on your way back to hotel at night. Yup Nana is the place for most halal food.

citin hotel near lrt station?

i would suggest u to stay in saladaeng/silom area. its convenient in terms of BTS station and shopping. only 2 stations away from siam paragon n pratunam area. i stayed in Baiyoke sky once which is located in pratunam area and found tat its not convenient for me cos there is no station in tat area. the nearest oso need 20-30 min walk. (Siam station and the other one i think is nana?) but pratunam itself is a good place to shop (platinum mall, pratunam market, central world, siam paragon etc etc)

however, the most important thing for me to stay in bkk is BTS staion! cos basically u can go anywhere if stay nearby BTS/MRT stations.

you can refer to this link if u wanna stay around saladaeng/silom area. i stayed in these B&B when i was in bkk:

www.baansaladaeng.com ----- a very nice and clean place to stay. reasonable price and 5-10 min walk to saladaeng station / patpong nite market

www.takeanaphotel.com ------ nice n clean and cheap. 5-10 min walk to saladaeng station / patpong night market

www.lubd.com ----- this is a hostel. with shared bathroom but i can tell u the toilet is clean n u do not need to worry. i was once worried bout the toilet when i booked this hotel in April 2009. but later i found out it was totally beyond my expectation. 10 min walk to chon nonsi station and 20 min walk to saladaeng station/patpong market.

hope this help.