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Re: Place to stay in Bangkok? Posted on: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 17:15:08 +0800

On 1 Oct 2005 21:14:29 -0700, rectravel@yahoo.com wrote:

>Michael Christoffersen wrote:
>> You could stay at the don muang mansion, a 10 minutes walk from the airport
>> at 400 baht, very good value in this general area.
>> Or try out http://bangpli.com/index.htm which is outside of town close to
>> the new airport and a real bargain
>
>http://bangpli.com is an interesting recommendation. Thanks. The place
>is far away from the old Don Muang Airport. However, when it is
>considered that the new Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok will probably
>be receiving passengers by the end of this year... Some articles this
>week about the new airport are on

Make that the end of *next* year. Government officials are predicting
June next year, but many think even that is too optimistic. The
airport is nowhere near ready yet. The inaugural flight last week was
nothing more than a show to save the Prime Minister from losing face.

Chris