Originally Posted by
Grace B
The third journey, however, was not so hassle-free. I took this taxi from my hotel in Huamark at 4.15 am (it was summoned by the porter).
Never allow the hotel to call you a taxi in Thailand, or in many other countries. You will always be expected to pay more. Often the taxis are waiting there, sometimes for quite a while, and they expect you to pay extra to compensate them for their wait time and the convenience of having a readily available taxi, which I suppose is fair, provided you know what the deal is. I try my best to never get a waiting taxi anyplace but simply flag down a passing taxi and you'll normally get less hassles in doing so.