Originally Posted by
kb1992
JW Marriott has Test and GO package. Price is 4760 per night. Every night.
This is 1300 per night more than the best available rate. If you stay 5 nights, that's 6500 more.
If you stay 10 nights, then you are paying 13000 more.... How much do 2 PCR tests and one-way transfer cost?
Sounds like a robbery.
The worst part? This is all pre-paid. Non-refundable. You can't change plans!
eccentricfusion has it right in their comments below.
I would also add that most (all?) the T&G packages show as nonrefundable, but some allow date changes. And there is likely some note in the T&Cs that if you test positive before departure, then you can cancel as well.
I have been using Marriott properties and they have all been very reasonable to work with thru these stays. Might help I have high status with them.
Originally Posted by
eccentricfusion
If you choose a single night, you can book either the day 1 or day 5 package... then make a regular booking for the other nights and have them merge the reservations, or just contact the hotel reservations through email directly and tell them what you want. I emailed and booked the single night for Test & Go and the other nights at the regular room rate and the reservations were merged. Also keep in mind that the Marriott website averages out the cost over the nights typically so it seems like the daily cost is higher but the cost is just spread over over the 5 days. You can see this when you click through and see the summary of charges. Day 1 is more expensive than Day 5 due to the transport also included. For comparison, the day 1 test and go for March 20th for a single night is 5862 THB compared to 2925 THB for the lowest prepaid rate. Day 5 on March 20th would be 4672 THB. In any case, I would just book separate reservations and have them merged. I don't know why you would book 10 days under that 5 night package, but these booking requirements from the government also might not be the easiest to build in logic for on the website.
Originally Posted by
Davvidd
I have got the first one day one in Novotel. Now for the day 5. Is it the 5th day after you land. For eg: If you land on the 20th then the day 5 is the 25th and I have to test and isolate on the 25th until I get a negative result?
also I have been just told the business community is up in arms and they are looking to change this whole thing maybe next week. But I cannot take that risk.
Interesting. Hope they have some sway and get it relaxed. I am planning to come back at the end of February. Have held off applying in hopes that the Day 5 goes away before I arrive.
Originally Posted by
BinSabai
if you arrive before 6pm, it counts as day ONE...so if you land on the 11. before 6pm, your 5. day will be the 15.
if you arrive after 6pm, it counts as day ZERO...so if you land on the 11. after 6pm, your day 5 will the the 16.
Thanks for this. I was having the same question.