Originally Posted by
stimpy
While I agree with you that the GH is a fine hotel, I stayed there often back in the 90's, in my nearly 20 years experience in Bangkok I have found the taxis to be very reliable, PROVIDED you choose wisely. Taxis driving on the street are just looking for normal fares from normal people. Taxis that are parked outside a tourist attraction are looking to get more money from rich tourists. Always make sure the meter is turned on before you begin a voyage.
That said, as I posted above, if you are staying at one of the high end hotels mentioned in this thread, you can take a private hotel BMW or Merc over to the GH in nice air conditioned comfort. ...
We eventually gave up using taxis and went over to hotel cars, significantly more expensive but a lot less hassle. Those taxis you describe as waiting outside tourist attractions are, in my experience, the same ones also waiting outside the hotels (along with unlicensed operators).
We'll have to agree to differ on the reliability of Bangkok Taxi Drivers.
Taxi or Hotel car, either way the poster seeking advice needs to be aware that in Bangkok unless your hotel is next door to where you are there is no such thing as quickly nipping back to the hotel.