My wife and I stayed at the Novatel in Siam Square - nice place, close
to the metro lines and seemed to be in the middle of everything!
Vinay
Who Goes There wrote:
> GeoffB wrote:
> > "Who Goes There" wondered...
> >
> >
> >>I'll be in Bangkok for a short two/three-day stop over in March
before
> >>heading off to Koh Samui for 11 days. Can anyone recommend a
decent-ish
> >>hotel for 2 nights (I don't want "the best"? I've had a hostel-type
> >>place recommended which seems to be for backpackers but I'd rather
avoid
> >>that type of place and pay a bit more. I'd also like somewhere
which is
> >>authentic rather than tourist-y but still easy to get to places
from as
> >>I'll be doing the canal trip and some sight seeing.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Yow !! you really are asking for a either a flood or a dearth of
info with
> > that one . . . try having a look on
> > http://www.hotelthailand.com/bangkok/bangkok.html
> >
> > You are only staying for a couple of days, so you'll probably want
somewhere
> > fairly central. That might limit your choices a bit if the budget
is tight,
> > but given the value offered in comparison back home, you might want
to be a
> > bit flexible , , , ,
> > I enjoyed staying well outside the centre (Regent Apartments on Th
> > Ramkhamhaeng Soi 22 - but it's a 'dry' hotel with no bar, although
the Big C
> > is just over the road and you can stock up on bottled beer) which
gave a
> > good price, and the fun of leaping on the 3 1/2 B bus, or the
khlong ferry
> > going into and out of town. Plus there aren't that many
westerners, so you
> > feel more immersed very quickly 8=AC ). Oh, and the evening street
market is
> > good fun - a good couple of hours strolling up and down and
browsing.
> >
> > _______
> > Geoff B
> >
> >
> LOL .... As soon as I posted this I thought I had widened the scope
too=20
> much!
>=20
> Thanks a lot for both yours and John's replies.
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