any nice food to intro??

I am going to Bangkok next month... But stil in dilema on which hotel to choose...

I have shortlisted some hotels that looks quite ok..
1) Baiyoke Boutique Hotel
2) First House Hotel

Can anyone give me suggestions on which hotel is better?
Or is there anymore hote that is better than these two?

Hope to get an answer soon ya...

Thanks in advance...

Chinatown is located on the western side of Bangkok. If u are using underground MRT system, it is at the last station at Hualampong train Station. But u need to walk for another 1-1.5km from the station to reach Chinatown area..The main road =Yaowarat road

Chatuchat is on the Northern end of Bangkok closer to the old Airport. U can use either the underground or the Skytrain systems to the weekend market. It is adviseable to use the underground MRT as it's nearer. Using Skytrain u need to walk further atleast xtra 500M.

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Added on March 14, 2008, 10:58 pmPadthai i.e Thai Fried Kueh Teow or Char Tong hoon ...THB35 at MBK food court or ~THB25 at outside stall

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Added on March 14, 2008, 11:09 pmAlthough both hotels located at Pratunam Garment market BUT the problem is Pratunam is abit far from nearest MRT & skytrain! unless u willing to walk about 2KM to the nearest Skytrain/MRT

Try getting hotels nearer to both lines such as those surrounding Nana at Sumkhumvit, Silom or MBK area...

This post has been edited by stimix: Mar 14 2008, 11:09 PM

So hows the chinatown?same with chatuchak?....coz chatuchak only got during weekends.Same goes to me..im going next month but have no idea bout the hotel.My friends recommend me around silom area.

Chinatown is something like Hatyai ...streets after streets wth ppl selling lotsa items along the five foot way + sidelane & even the backlanes!! Infact the activities at the backlanes are more lively....certain back streets are dedicated to wholesale goods..so u must buy atleast 1/2 dozen of same items! and the wholesale price is dirt cheap & cheaper than those in Pratunam..(unless u buy min 1/2 dozen!)..The main road Yaorawat is very jam. nothing much except nice seafood restaurants & gemstores...As I mentioned earlier, Chinatown closed very early..the whole area closed after 6pm..no nite market there! Similarly to Pratunam area too.

Then size of those shopping streets /backlanes & etc is almost 3-4 times larger than Petaling street in KL

For hotels, just read the earlier posting...just get those nearer to MRT/Skytrain...Silom also OK very near to Patpong


This post has been edited by stimix: Mar 14 2008, 11:47 PM

I stayed at First house hotel. Its affordable and its close to Pratunam where you can get cheap clothes at whole sale price. The only bad thing bout staying there is that you need to take a cab cos there's no MRT around that area.

Hi there, thanks so much for the reply...
I have browsed through the hotels map in Pratunam area...
Notied that Samran Place Hotel is not so bad.. quite many ppl staying in there also...
Juz wonering do u have any ideas on tat hotel? isit ok to stay there??

Thanks in advcen for ur reply...

just pick up a Thai girl and you can stay at her house free of charge. you will get free special service too...

Easy aah to get thai girls?

Whats ur budget for hotel in bangkok.Coz theres a songkran festival and most of the hostel and guest house are fully booked edi.Im looking for hotel too.Might help u up.

really easy to get thai gurl????
i'm staying Woraburi Sukhumvit Hotel & Resort look like nice n cheper n sumore near the sky train n pub street..
haha

Based on my GPS map, Woraburi although located at Soi4 & near nana station (The happening station around Sumkhumvit ) but the actual GPS location shows that it's is located deep inside Soi 4..probably u need to walk ~800-900M away to NANA station..Well OK-lah....
Have a nice stay & dun forget the famous .... street beside NANA station... easy to find wth lotsa neon lights & pubs..+ arabs...

so..there have any recommention nice pub or disco???

So soli..although I but actually I dun go for clubbing.. ..Just look see from far

have anyone of you guys stay at Lamphu House b4?

i've booked the room there for 5 nites. 9th April till 13th April. Only Fan room are available though

the other side where i do my Guesthouse survey is Sawadee

Some guesthouse are as cheap as RM18 per nite.

U will be seeing lotsa of farang there..probably meet lotsa of Leonardo clones.. From the link, very close to Khao San road indeed! But far away from Bangkok proper...nevertheless I also noted that it is near water taxi pier....so should not be a problem hopping into the cheap river taxi to the central pier & take sky train from the central pier at Silom.. or else u can get taxi or tuk-tuk which is not cheap....

Do we need to pay the airport tax if coming back to KL?How much is the tax?

The airport tax at Swanabumi airports had been automated & incorporated as part of respective airlines ticketing system probably since 1st quarter of 2007...I was there in Nov 2006 & hv to pay 500 bath airport tax before entering the departure hall. But my last trip in Jul'07, AA oledi charged the airpot tax in their ticket & no more manual tax payment since then...

Thanks stimix..

i can confirm what stimix said. i just did a BKK trip early March and there is no need to buy airport tax when leaving BKK.

I've been to Bangkok twice within 3 years. Nice place. I like Chinatown, plenty of food to eat. Don't miss Cha Tuk Chak. Nice place to shop and eat too. If you take cab to travel within the city, tell them to use the meter. If they refuse, take another cab. Don't take tuk tuk. They are expensive. same price as cab.

If you wanna go shopping in a mall, go to MBK and Siam Paragon. Food court is at 6th floor MBK. Plenty of good food to eat. Cheap and tasty. It is even cheaper than the hawker food.

Temples tour in the city would be nice if you like history and architecture.
There is a Buddha statue made of solid gold.

Tour outside Bangkok is quite expensive especially the entrance fee tickets. If you're following a tour and all is inclusive then it is OK. I went there on my own. Don't like to follow tour. I planned my own itineraries.