Thailand General Discussion Thread (Where to go? Which hotel shoud I choose? etc.)
Nov 29, 2014, 12:18 am
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St.Regis Bangkok(BTS Rajdamri)
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Nov 29, 2014, 8:58 am
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I wouldn't take the train though.
Nov 29, 2014, 11:51 am
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I will be in Bangkok for 25 hours. Once I arrive, I will need a hotel to recover from the flight. I was wondering...
Since I will be arriving at 0500, I was wondering which SPG is easiest to get to from BKK via airport train (or just to get to) and if the hotels have a day/24 hour rate since I fly out the next day at 0800. Being able to get to the hotel asap to sleep would be great if they have a 24 hour rate, OTW I will do early check in later in the afternoon.
Since I will be arriving at 0500, I was wondering which SPG is easiest to get to from BKK via airport train (or just to get to) and if the hotels have a day/24 hour rate since I fly out the next day at 0800. Being able to get to the hotel asap to sleep would be great if they have a 24 hour rate, OTW I will do early check in later in the afternoon.
Nov 29, 2014, 1:39 pm
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Good to know. I remembered how bad Bangkok traffic is and my first reaction was to "Take the train".
Nov 29, 2014, 1:52 pm
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Nov 29, 2014, 2:29 pm
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I will be in Bangkok for 25 hours. Once I arrive, I will need a hotel to recover from the flight. I was wondering...
Since I will be arriving at 0500, I was wondering which SPG is easiest to get to from BKK via airport train (or just to get to) and if the hotels have a day/24 hour rate since I fly out the next day at 0800. Being able to get to the hotel asap to sleep would be great if they have a 24 hour rate, OTW I will do early check in later in the afternoon.
Since I will be arriving at 0500, I was wondering which SPG is easiest to get to from BKK via airport train (or just to get to) and if the hotels have a day/24 hour rate since I fly out the next day at 0800. Being able to get to the hotel asap to sleep would be great if they have a 24 hour rate, OTW I will do early check in later in the afternoon.
Nov 29, 2014, 2:31 pm
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So confused. I the new W Phuket on the beach? And why does it say it is a 45 minute drive to the nightlife? Is there a hotel with a beach and close to nightlife?
Nov 29, 2014, 2:41 pm
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Are you looking for a hotel with a good beach near Phuket? There are many- I suppose though if you want nightlife and a beach and a W your best bet would actually to head over to Bali where the W meets those criteria and the nightlife is probably a bit nicer than what you find in Phuket.
Nov 29, 2014, 5:24 pm
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What about the W Retreat Koh Samui ?
Nov 30, 2014, 3:23 am
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I personally don't think the nightlife on Samui is in anyway interesting. Samui is best for serious relaxing. This being said- you will want to locate closer to Chaweng Beach if you want nightlife- the drive from the W Samui is quite far to any of the nightlife spots. With the possible (and the chance is slight) exception of Q Bar (which is a drive in itself anyway) the vast majority of Chaweng Beach nightlife you probably want to avoid. Dirty, tacky, noisy without good music.
Very good cocktails can be found on Samui and usually these are at the hotel resorts which are not really what I would term as nightlife.
If you wish to stay in Thailand for nightlife station yourself at the SGS or Westin and spend some time in and around Sukhumvit and Thonglor- the latter where particularly at the moment there seems to be quite a bit going on.
Very good cocktails can be found on Samui and usually these are at the hotel resorts which are not really what I would term as nightlife.
If you wish to stay in Thailand for nightlife station yourself at the SGS or Westin and spend some time in and around Sukhumvit and Thonglor- the latter where particularly at the moment there seems to be quite a bit going on.
Nov 30, 2014, 8:15 am
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To be fair, Samui nowadays does have quite a lot of nightlife. My favourite are the beach parties at Ark Bar, but there's also Nikki Beach and a whole host of clubs, bars and beach resort parties.
Phuket meanwhile is pretty unpleasant.
Phuket meanwhile is pretty unpleasant.
Nov 30, 2014, 3:33 pm
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A shame there are no options in or around Krabi.
Dec 2, 2014, 6:07 am
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If the OP is headed to Nikki Beach and wants to stay at a SPG property (or to Beach Republic for that matter)- probably the closest for proximity would be the Luxury Collection property.
I think the REN may have some goings on as well- not sure if that is still happening though.
Again- if looking for big nightlife Bali seems a better bet in 2015 and the W in Bali is right in the middle of it- I did swing by for their Sunday brunch with DJ and the music was quite OK and the food and drink good with a nice view over the water- crowd mixed.