1-day in Bangkok, suggestion for hotel?
Nov 21, 2015, 5:05 pm
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1-day in Bangkok, suggestion for hotel?
In Jan/2016, my wife and I travel to Taiwan, then 1-week to Thailand for vacation/diving. On Fri. Jan. 22, we fly from Taipei, get to BKK at 11pm. Next day we fly out 18:15 BKK to Phuket on TG. We can spend the day Sat. Jan. 23 to tour Grand Palace / Wat Pho and maybe a bit more, before heading to BKK.
Should we get a hotel near the Grand Palace? Or just any good hotel not too far, that we can easily get a taxi? e.g. a nice hotel by the river.
First time to Thailand. We have points from IHG, Marriott, BW, and also Gold status from Hilton. But any decent hotel good for a 1-night stay would be fine, if breakfast included would be a bonus.
TIA.
Should we get a hotel near the Grand Palace? Or just any good hotel not too far, that we can easily get a taxi? e.g. a nice hotel by the river.
First time to Thailand. We have points from IHG, Marriott, BW, and also Gold status from Hilton. But any decent hotel good for a 1-night stay would be fine, if breakfast included would be a bonus.
TIA.
Nov 28, 2015, 9:07 pm
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Millenium Hilton looks like a nice riverfront hotel, at the higher end.
Saw that Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Siam is only 15k points.
There also seem to be a lot of inexpensive hotels. For example Baan Wanglang Riverside. Small and have good reviews.
Thinking..
Saw that Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Siam is only 15k points.
There also seem to be a lot of inexpensive hotels. For example Baan Wanglang Riverside. Small and have good reviews.
Thinking..
Feb 2, 2016, 4:19 am
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As a followup, we ended up staying at the Baan Wanglang Riverside hotel. The taxi ride from BKK didn't take long, as there wasn't much traffic late at night. The taxi driver did have to call the hotel twice to get there, as the hotel was inside laneways.
Hotel was nice, room clean and AC worked well. I forgot to bring electric adaptor/convertor, but fortunately the hotel had a couple receptacles that also took in the 110v plug. Wifi worked, a bit slow, but I was able to book an elephant trekking/bath trip in Khao Lak for the next day.
Breakfast was decent, but was running out of stuff as we entered at 9am (finished at 10am). Can order omlete, but it took some time.
After check out, we walked in a laneway and saw a lot of local Thai stands selling food, fruits, and other stuff. Then took the water taxi for only 3 thb/p, one stop across the river. From there we walked to the Grand Palace.
Hotel was nice, room clean and AC worked well. I forgot to bring electric adaptor/convertor, but fortunately the hotel had a couple receptacles that also took in the 110v plug. Wifi worked, a bit slow, but I was able to book an elephant trekking/bath trip in Khao Lak for the next day.
Breakfast was decent, but was running out of stuff as we entered at 9am (finished at 10am). Can order omlete, but it took some time.
After check out, we walked in a laneway and saw a lot of local Thai stands selling food, fruits, and other stuff. Then took the water taxi for only 3 thb/p, one stop across the river. From there we walked to the Grand Palace.
Feb 3, 2016, 7:29 pm
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My instinct in your situation would have been to book a hotel that guarantees me a late checkout for free.