Merlin Beach's cancellation policy for the bog standard Flexible and "Deals and Packages" Rates during the dates leading to Christmas are 60 days. Seems abnormally high. Its MB peers, LM and Nai Yang, are stipulating 7 days and 1 day respectively. 4 Points Patpong's also a 1 day policy.

Speaking of 4P Patpong, it seems to be already sold out of regular rooms for the dates leading to Christmas, just 6 months out. The strange thing is that the search implies that regular rooms are available, based on the indicative "From XXXX Thb", but when you click on the hotel, you see only suites available at appropriately higher prices.