Where's the catch? Ibis Viengtai (KhaoSan) quotes 8k for 3 nights all in, could stretch there, while trip.com have the Mandarin hotel at 2154+=2300 down from 8k/night.
My only other experience booking online for a hotel was San Diego (2008), looked good as it would, $160 first night reducing by $10/night to $120, paid up front for 3 nights, turned out to be a $50 Paki owned slum.
Shortlist so far, probably needs to be purged:
Snake farmRiver taxi
Harbourland
Bkk science museum / planetarium
National science museum
Kro kret island
Funarium
Sealife
Kidzania, 991 Rama I Rd, Khwaeng Pathum Wan, Khet Pathum Wan, Bangkok, 02683 1888
Muang Boran, Siam Ancient City
Airforce museum
Chatuchak market
Axe throwing – lad prao
Lazer quest
Lazgam, Holiday Inn, 5thFloor, 1 Sukhumvit Soi 22, Klongton, Klongtoey, 02663 7703, start 2pm
Safari World 029144100
Siam Oark City, 203 Suan Sayam Rd, Khwaeng Khan Na Yao, Khet Khan Na Yao, 02919 7200, 10am–6pm
Bounce
Sapan Taxin BTS station, buy a day pass on the Tourist ferry
Childrens’ Discovery Museum, Soi 4, Kamphaeng Phet Road, Chatuchak, 02 246 6144, 10am – 4pm
Chefu Town, Central Ladprao, 8th Floor Education Zone, Bangkok, 061 456 9541, 10am – 5pm
Dusit Zoo, IBT No.71, Rama 5 Road, Dusit, 02 281 2000, 8am – 6pm
Easykart, Bangkapi, Huaykwang, Bangkok 02203 1205 (Ext. 24)
Escape Hunt, 399 Interchange (Citibank) Building, Unit C, B2 Level (Basement), Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey Nua, Wattana, 02611 2828, 9.30am – 8.30pm
Fantasia Lagoon Water Park, 100 baht entry! 02487 1000
Flight Experience, Second Floor, Gateway Ekamai, Room 2112, Sikhumvit, 02048 9922, 10am – 10pm
Snow Town, 982/22 Sukhumvit Rd, Khwaeng Phra Khanong, 095 547 6870, 11am – 8pm
Khao San
MBK
Lumpini Park
Siam Niramit
Corgi in the Garden
Imaginia Playland, 622 Soi 24, Sukhumvit
Peppermint Bike Park
VR1 Bangkok
One of my posts seems to has gone astray, so to confirm my 1500 bt notional budget was based on wishful thinking and my last bkk visit some years ago; now upped to 2500.
For a family, especially if you have more than one nipper, check out air b n b.
And as dill said, drive from pattaya every time.
Look for a place with easy highway access, eg on Rama IV
Damn dude, I was gonna suggest that but you already hit the nail on the head. That's why I love this place. Helpful people looking out for one another.
You do know the kinda people who get on buses in Pattaya right Terry? Bogan and chav sex tourists, you daft fucker.
Its a quick hour and a half journey too. Driving around Bangkok isn't as bad as you make out either as long as you steer clear of the morning and evening rush hours and the 3pm school run.
He's not gonna be able go get to some of the places Luigi has shown him on the BTS either
This one bed in a condo is 1,000 baht a night Jab and in On Nut near the toll booth
Anyway,
You silly fukers are telling the poor coont to drive his car up, negotiate Bangkok traffic and find his fookin way to a unfamiliar Hotel. ? ?
Fooked in the head you lot are eh.
The correct advice is to Bus up and take a metered Taxi and once in Bangkok if he needs to. Sit fookin back and let Somchai the retard negotiate the shit.
But to make shit easy just get a fookin Gaff on the MRT line.
Fook luigies fookin shit gaff advice, it's fooked.
I'd like to see what morning looks like
Don't wanna drink pint after pint
I wanna wake up without feeling sick
But I can't cuz I'm a drug-abusing alcoholic
Recently i was visited Pata zoo with my 9 year old son this is the idol place for children.
^^
You are a special kind of stupid aint Cha.
Any silly coont with half a brain will source a Hotel along the BTS line not the fookin MRT.
And once that is sorted it's a piss easy commute to the Hotel jumping the BTS innit.
The public Bus station in Pats drops punters at the Eatern Bus Terminal in Bangers and then it's 2 fookin minutes onto the BTS.
But no, you fukin fools want this guy to drive his motor up and use Google maps to find his hotel in the horrific traffic ???
Know wonder some of you plebs are leaving Thailand.
You are fookin idiots.
I love the firemans' ladder logic. If you can hit the and or box you are "all good."
Terry, Armstrong lives in Bangkok and has a fair idea on how to get around.
Personally, I think there are cases to made for both.
I like the Bus, and his child might think it's a novelty.
But it's a bitch to get transport to the Pattaya Bus Station.
If he goes for a Budget Hotel in Bangkok, sometimes they don't have parking.
Having a car gives more flexibility around Bangkok, but Parking can be a bitch.
BTS/MRT/Taxis/klong boats/ferries give a lot more flexibility.
I really don't know bkk and usually end up in strange places, so I get your points about not driving, but google maps is pretty friendly and if we do drive the hotel would need to offer free parking. Also I don't expect to do much driving beyond to and from, happy enough with taxis/bts, but having the car allows more options including help with shopping/storage.
Funny how hotel prices have upped 10-15% overnight.
^ Just check that the Parking is 'on-site' as some places, the smaller ones, offer parking but it's in a nearby but different location.
I must be the odd one out. Taxi from pattaya to bangkok. What, 1500 baht? Door to door, no hassels. Mrt etc around bk. Easy peasey, no mess no fuss. Same way back.
Looks like the Royal Rattanakosin Hotel near Khao san, 3 nights all in 5600 though no doubt they'll top up with a few invisibles. Wifey chose this as we stayed there about 17 years ago and aside from Nana it's the only hotel in bkk that we both know; one unintended consequence is that she's in spirit and pencilled in a 1-week bkk trip for April when everyone's on hol.
Done deal, parking available so it keeps the drive option open, doesn't look convenient for much of the shortlist below, but I'm sure we'll find enough within range to occupy 3 days.
Thanks all, wouldn't have got this far without your input.
Shortlist:
Airforce museum
Axe throwing – lad prao
Bkk science museum / planetarium
Bounce
Chatuchak market
Chefu Town, Central Ladprao, 8th Floor Education Zone, 061 456 9541
Childrens’ Discovery Museum, Soi 4, Kamphaeng Phet, Chatuchak, 02 246 6144
Corgi in the Garden
Dusit Zoo, IBT No.71, Rama 5 Road, Dusit, 02 281 2000, 8am – 6pm
Easykart, Bangkapi, Huaykwang, Bangkok 02203 1205 (Ext. 24)
Escape Hunt, 399 Interchange (Citibank) Building, Unit C, B2 Level (Basement), Sukhumvit 02611 2828
Fantasia Lagoon Water Park, 100 baht entry! 02487 1000
Flight Experience, Gateway Ekamai, Room 2112, Suk, 02048 9922,
Funarium
Harbourland
Imaginia Playland, 622 Soi 24, Sukhumvit
Khao San
Kidzania, 991 Rama I Rd, Khwaeng Pathum Wan, Khet Pathum Wan, 02683 1888
Kro kret island
Lazer quest
Lazgam, Holiday Inn, 5thFloor, 1 Sukhumvit Soi 22, 02663 7703, start 2pm
Lumpini Park
MBK
Muang Boran, Siam Ancient City
National science museum
Pata Zoo
Peppermint Bike Park
River taxi
Safari World 029144100
Sapan Taxin BTS station, buy a day pass on the Tourist ferry
Sealife
Siam Niramit
Siam Park City, 203 Suan Sayam Rd, Khwaeng Khan Na Yao, 02919 7200,
Snake farm
Snow Town, 982/22 Sukhumvit Rd, Khwaeng Phra Khanong, 095 547 6870,
VR1 Bangkok
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