Originally Posted by
hamburgl4r
Thanks everyone for the insights! This thread got lively very quick! I cancelled my Aloft reservation and rebooked at 4 points. I think being near the BTS and malls will be very convenient. I HAD NO IDEA Songkran was exactly the dates we were going! LOL oh well at least it looks fun! Thanks for the backdoor tips, I'm sure it will come in handy. Are all the water fights happening throughout the day? Is everyone a target??
Also I got hit with the Extra person fee of like ~$198 for adding my son to the reservation, so I changed my reservation to just 2 people and will deal with it at check-in. Any other way around that fee?
Yes everyone is a target if in the area of the water parties on the street. Soi 11 gets crazy especially from a few of the open air bars on the street there. You didn't say what level of Status you have. When I was at Four Points I booked 2 rooms, and paid the extra person charge on the 2nd because it had three people/adults. I might have tried to avoid it, but I also got a breakfast rate for that room which was pretty good and I didn't want the people staying in the room to run in to any hassles. I think you are doing the right thing not paying for 3 people with your 4 year old as the 3rd. The policies on children often aren't very clear. I stayed at the Marriott in Hua Hin a few nights once and had two children in tow. During the reservation ran in to similar issues, but in the end it wasn't a problem for the young children to stay for free. That was a few years ago and policies/fees seem to be changing a little about the extra people though. What is your plan for breakfast? What is your status level with Marriott?