vin736@... wrote:
> 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¬ ). 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
>
>>much!
>>
>>Thanks a lot for both yours and John's replies.
>
>
thanks Vinay, I'll check out all of the suggestions and I'm sure it's
better to get some recommendations rather than pot-luck
|