MBK food court on 6th floor. Most of the foods are good and cheap.
Chinatown at nite. Choose the the sea food with most patrons.

hi all, will be going bangkok for visit this august...please help

if i want to go to chatuchak market, mbk mall and suan lum night bazaar. anybody know where's the centralised place that i should stay if i want to wonder / lurk around these places?

which is the place with many cheap goodies that only open on saturday and sunday? please help

Thanks!

there is no centralized place for those places or maybe u would wanna try baiyoke tower. i recommend getting a hotel closeby the skytrain so that u can cut budget on transport. or else maybe use bus or underground train. other than that, transport isnt a problem. bangkok is roaming with taxis. just get a taxi and go shopping the whole day and come back during night time.

cheap goodies open on sat and sun is definately chatuchak market. everything is cheap and still can haggle somemore. thinking about it just makes me wanna go back hahaa.

have fun!

If you have 3-4 people, sometimes it is worthy to take a cab (Toyota Altis ). Even though a bit expensive sometimes, it saves you trouble/energy to walk to BTS/hotel. Sometimes even cheaper. Save the energy for shopping

is Baiyoke Boutique Hotel near skytrain??

you still need to take a short taxi journey to reach skytrain from baiyoke. its easier if u just take a taxi especially if first time in bangkok.

oh....means it is not within walking distance, am i right?
yeah..im first time...thats why looking for good location hotel with reasonable price and clean.
however, is baiyoke boutique hotel near to those shopping area? how far suan lum market from baiyoke boutique then?
also...anyone know about take a nap hotel? is the location strategic? clean? any review on this?

This post has been edited by hellokitty82: Jul 9 2008, 10:14 PM

i'm planning to go on october 23-28
but till now dont have any plan yet...
will reach on 23rd near midnight..
n going back on 28th evening...
can recommend me place to go?
temple just 1 or 2 will do...
more to eating hehe

Hi, someone told me that there is a very good body care products are selling in Bangkok, but it is not sell in Malaysia.
According to her, she said the body care product is cheaper than better than Body SHop. She told me that the product is Made in UK.

So, anyone know what brand is this ? Coz i will goto Bangkok nex month, and i plan to buy.
The lady is my cousin's sister customer, now i cant contact her . so , i do not have any chance to ask her again

I hope someone who is very familiar with Bangkok can provide me this information.

VERY Appreciate ur help.... thanks

Been thinking of going to Thailand. How much does a decent room go by? I mean 3* hotel, needn't be top luxury.

Hi...I honestly think that if you ever would like to visit Thailand, you must stay at least 1 nite at Khao-San road. Its the backpackers center of Bangkok. The rooms there are seriously cheap, they go like RM30 per nite, some with attached toilet. Food there is plenty and you party whole night.

There are some great food there as well. Really great food.

Going to Bangkok and not visiting Khao San road (at night) or Chatuchak market on weekends is really a waste. Its a must.

Cheers,
KEONG
www.learning-adventures-malaysia.com
http://bandel-used-clothing.blogspot.com/

i think she's referring to BOOTS, got many in Siam area and outskirt malls.

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Added on July 12, 2008, 7:45 pm
i think pratunam area is ok. there's no shortage of taxi and motocycle taxi, easy to go anywhere. the only problem is food, only one food court in that area and the food sucks. never notice any eating stalls around that area. get a bangkok map at the BTS station and you'll see pratunam its not that far of a walk to the nearest station - Chit Lom - the one in front of Inter Continental hotel. The other station is a bit far - Ploen Chit. you are only one station away from Siam where Siam square and MBK are located. There's a TESCO in the MBK area with a selection of restaurant and a food court. Pratunam is always lively, sunday morning especially, and its not that far from Khao San.

take a nap looks like a new budget hotel. maybe worth checking out and staying for a night and share it with us here.

This post has been edited by dude: Jul 12 2008, 07:45 PM

Keong,

Thanks so much for the advice. Yes i have heard of the bacpackers center in Khao San Road, will definitely be putting up there when i go. Bangkok sounds like a backpackers paradise. Been meaning to go for quite a while now, maybe work my way around Thailand over 2 to 3 weeks. But i'm still a little perturbed as to whether it is safe to move around as in independent traveller having heard all the horror stories of kidnappings & robberies.

Warm regards,
Daryl

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Added on July 12, 2008, 7:45 pm
i think pratunam area is ok. there's no shortage of taxi and motocycle taxi, easy to go anywhere. the only problem is food, only one food court in that area and the food sucks. never notice any eating stalls around that area. get a bangkok map at the BTS station and you'll see pratunam its not that far of a walk to the nearest station - Chit Lom - the one in front of Inter Continental hotel. The other station is a bit far - Ploen Chit. you are only one station away from Siam where Siam square and MBK are located. There's a TESCO in the MBK area with a selection of restaurant and a food court. Pratunam is always lively, sunday morning especially, and its not that far from Khao San.

take a nap looks like a new budget hotel. maybe worth checking out and staying for a night and share it with us here.

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Thank you very much for your info. It seems like the baiyoke boutique is not that strategic then.
Now i found another hotel, Reno Hotel. http://www.renohotel.co.th/data/overall.html
from the map location, it seems like quite strategic ..... just opposite MBK, i suppose??? i don't know as i never been there. and the price also quite reasonable and the hotel looks clean too. most importantly, seems like Reno Hotel is quite near to National Stadium or Siam BTS station???

do anybody here know about this hotel, Reno Hotel??

Yup...stayed in reno last time.Room rate is ok.Hotel is clean n nice.To mrt (Stadium Station) only took you few seconds.To mbk arnd 1 minute.

wow...thats really near to shopping areas rite?? good..good...

i will going for 4d/3n
and plan one day for temples visiting....
and one day for dreamworld/safari ....anyone went to dreamworld/safari b4? is it worth to go and how much is the entrance fee??
and the remaining will go for shopping....

actually i read all already...
but making me more confuse...
arkk

to all leng lui/leng chai
do u all now when is the peak season??
cos im going at 28 dec 2008 for 5day 4night... 3 jan 2009 back
planned wanna book now since matta fair is at sept..
thank for the reply

This post has been edited by danny_ptlm: Jul 14 2008, 05:57 PM

i see, since u are staying over the weekend, the must go place is the ChatuchaK Market, lots of shopping and food there.
you can also plan for some out of Bangkok trip, eg floating market, River Kwai, Ayuthaya, tiger temple.....etc
A lot of nice mall around Bangkok for shopping and food, Central World, Paragon, Siam Center, MBK. China town is good for food at night, Khaosan is backpacker's paradise.....Transportation there is easy, even cab is cheap if you want to travel far, but with condition no traffic jam, overall a nice place to visit and weather should be good during Oct, enjoy your holidays!

never stayed here but location is very good if siam area is your choice. go for it, so far i have no complaints for hotel in bkk, they all seems to be clean and comfy. if not just look around for a new one, there's too many choices. have fun!

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Added on July 15, 2008, 4:42 pmwhile i never miss Khao San on every trip, i never stayed there. i don't understand why mat salleh travel half the world and end up around their own countrymen/women in the middle of a foreign country. sure accomodation is cheap, but other goods are marked up to suck foreign currencies. even drinks are more expensive than malaysia which is ridiculuos if you know the going rates else where in bkk. other than these measly reasons, its a great place to watch drunken and rub shoulders with smelly mat salleh.

This post has been edited by dude: Jul 15 2008, 04:42 PM