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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 11:41 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
Yes, booking base room is fine if you're satisfied with the base level suite. But if you want, for example, Caroline Astor at StR, Corner Suite at W/A, or one of the specialty suites at SGS, you're going to have to pay minimum of 12k THB per night to have any realistic shot at the upgrade to a suite that retails (and sells) for >20k per night.
My last 3 stays at SGS I got the Rajah Suite every single time and just booked the base level room. So much for having a fair shot.
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