I just came back from BKK last monday. I stayed at Baiyoke Sky, somewhere at Siam area.

1. Airport Transfer costs me 450 baht (inclusive toll fees and 50 baht airport surcharge), gotta buy coupon kinda thing at the public taxi counter.
2. hm.. not sure how's the exchange rate. But, I changed RM2000, got 20150 baht.
3. Hm.. for me, taking taxi is much more cheaper... coz there were 4 of us, meter taxi from my hotel to Chatuchak ab 80-90 baht, however, for the same distance, BTS costs us 25 baht per person = total 100 baht (plus we have to take a taxi to the BTS station which is quite far - 40 baht).
4. for local thai food, i would prefer hawker stall at markets or along the street coz sometimes they taste nicer.

I went to BKK on Jan 2007. Just some sharing on my trip
22-Jan to 26-Jan Bangkok Trip

THURS(Day 1)
1930 Arrival to Bkk Take a meter taxi to Baiyoke Sky Hotel (Remember to take a BKK map, take the escalator to departure(ground floor) level. There are taxis outside. Must be meter taxi. 450 baht include airport surcharge. There were 4 of us. So, each ab 110 baht)
2130 Walk around Baiyoke market

FRI(Day 2)
0600 Breakfast Buffet provided at hotel.
0700 Bobae Market (Nice BBQ Sotong and Chicken Rice , this is a wholesale market after 10am. Very cheap goods. 35 baht for a babyT! )Took a taxi to the market. Cost ab 10 baht per person. Bobae Tower is located somewhere near larn luang road Royal Princess Hotel.
1500 MBK, Siam Square, Siam Paragon(May take BTS to National Stadium station, walk till Chit Lom station. Took taxi back to hotel.)
After that Pratunam Market

SAT(Day 3)
0530 Breakfast Buffet provided at hotel.
0700 Chatuchak Market (Took BTS to Mochit Station (N8) 9 minutes will arrive. Take exit 1 and walk straight 100m to Chatuchak Park on your right.) Best shopping place!!! But really dam hot inside here...
1700 Back to hotel.
1900 Thai Traditional Massage (2 hours... So enjoyed.. ), Dinner
2100 Suan Lum Night Bazaar (Took a taxi there, about 11baht per person)

SUN(Day 4)
0600 Breakfast Buffet provided at hotel.
0700 Chao Phraya River (Wat Arun, Grand Palace) Took BTS to Saphan Taksin Station (Silom Line, S6) 14 minutes.Bought a One day River Pass (100baht per person) at BTS Tourist Info Center. Remember to take the ChaoPhraya Travel Guidebook from ticket seller. Dun ever trust on those extra "warm-hearted" ppl.. They might tell you the boat not operating on weekends or bla bla bla.. I met with these ppl, luckily got all the warnings from LYN members before.
1900 Khao San Road (Took a taxi there. ab 17baht per person)

MON(Day 5)
0400 Airport (took a taxi provided by hotel. Only 400 baht although it's midnight time )
Bye bye BKK!

This post has been edited by fionafaye: Apr 24 2007, 10:06 PM