i'll b staying in Grand Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok 4D3N for vacation purpose, mainly on shopping...any recommendation of where to shop for branded clothes and where to eat the best thai food?

Gaysorn, Central world, paragon.

what do u recommend for these places? clothes or food?

Oh right lol, sorry, was too hasty. They are all malls, mostly to shop. Gaysorn and the one just opposite it is full of branded and high end stuff. Almost like star hill.

Depends on where you wanna eat though. Central world has a ton of restaurants and the food court is supposedly ranked pretty well too.

Okay...I heard Siam Paragon has high end stuffs too...As for food, i think hawker/stalls along the road will be good...wanna experience the view and night lifestyle of BKK...Guess i'll need a thai-english book with me since I'm traveling without a tour guide...btw, thanks for ur recommendations...

no nid to bring eng-thai book lah. they know english. just that not so good.

plus, you will learn a few thai in the process

Well, can be useful to bring along.. But just doing a lil homework on keywords before hand should be sufficient really.

A calculator also helps too, if you are into bargaining and such. Might sound lame to bring along, but it actually does help!

not really a thick book...planning to get some thin booklet...at least i can speak 3-5 words like "cheap cheap?", etc...

Hello,

I would like to get some advice regarding a trip to Bangkok. I will be going there alone, probably a very lay-back trip. maybe half back pack/half vacation. Targeting to be there for 6d/5n during the Christmas week.

I've been reading a lot and checking out things about Bangkok. I'm considering to visit places, see the different cultures and night life, and enjoy food . Not so much into shopping.

I'm considering to stay near khaosan road. Is it advisable to make it as a base for my 6 days trip over there? or split it between locations?

I will need to finalize all this by this week. Gonna book the plane ticket asap if all goes well.

Thanks for your advices.

it depends, will you be staying only in bangkok? if you are it doesnt really matter where your hotel is as long as there is a bts within 5min walk. if the bts is there then you can go anywhere in bkk traffic free.

Pandar loves the BTS too

Well, it depends on how much of BKK you'll be covering. BKK itself is huge, if you plan to cover like a part of BKK then another part on the other side of the city, getting another hotel in a diff area can save you some traveling time

yeah lah. last time got stuck in traffic for 2 hours whereas bts was only like 5 stops. . bts ftw! i just find it sucky how you gotta go to the cashier to change your coins... cant the cashier just sell the tickets.

Why don't you just get the card thats like Touch-n-Go?

yeah i think i should right... well i always go for work and always just rush through. never really asked about the card. expensive for the card thing itself? need to fill out forms?

Nope. I've had mine for a while now so I'm not sure how much it is now. Just go to the counter and get it. I think its like 150 baht? And you get a card with 100 baht in it already. No forms needed. Its just a BTS card

Erm, my tentative planning is in Bangkok, maybe towards the north side in Ayuthaya a while. I heard khaosan road no near BTS... so, probably it is a good idea to split my holiday into 2 place in BKK.

During Christmas Eve, is tehre any celebration around Bangkok?

I've been hearing a lot of stories about the safety to go alone. Since i'm a guy, i wasn't that concern until i listen to what they told me..about pickpockets, mugging etc etc.

hmm hotel not near bts.... is it special rate hotel or something? i think one near a bts will be much better. bkk is pretty safe, i been there so many times walk around at night with no problems. as long as you dont go to those sleazy areas you will be safe. but yeah lah. every city is the same. hehe. KL also not safe leh.

Yeah Xmas eve is generally a lot more happening then in KL, its a bit like SG's Orchard Rd.

And like Panda said, crime is normal everywhere, just becareful where you go to and how you keep your stuff. But crime rates are a lot lower when compared to KL's. Lets just say.. I feel easier walking about in BKK then in KL really =\

I saw this place named S2S Boutique Resort, wonder anyone has stayed before? Read some good comments in google, but wanna check if anyone here has anymore comment?

anyone try Citin Pratunam Hotel & Bangkok City Inn before?