Braniff

I did just now receive a reply from one of the hotels.

“…if guest tested positive, we will coordinate with our partnered MedPark Hospital or any local hospital to escort guests to the hospital and there is no option to be quaranteed at the hotel at all.”

Would not be looking forward to a mandatory (?) ten day stay in hospital, even if showing no or only mild symptoms!

sl1ppy

I've read elsewhere that if you tell them you have no money/insurance then they're less keen to put you in hospital.

BinSabai

this tactic will be convincing and effective in particular if you flew in First or Business, serve Test & Go or Sandbox in a 6star Hotel and holding reservations for further properties on the same level

Davvidd

I plan to get tested before my flight to BKK 72 hours before at least and then be careful in my dealings until I land and get my test done in `bkk. You have to give credit for the way they deal with all these tests. You do not have to get out of your car and they come and do all these tests.

SKT-DK

And not to forget - insurance cover is mandatory for this exact purpose, so indeed a devious and cunning plan with high likelihood of success… Not!

Diplomatico

Absolutely. A devious and cunning plan to scam tourists.

Nice to see Thailand is sticking to its tried and true ways of ripping off the stupid falang. Genius!

SKT-DK

To be fair, we are paying them a rather hefty amount 'for the pleasure' However, I agree with you - i does work very efficiently!

estnet

Not true for all hotels. Mine was done at the hotel - led from arrival to testing area - tested - then taken to room.

Davvidd

I have done it twice in BKK and both times on the way from the airport, they swung by the hospital and did the test while I was in the car and then driven to the hotel. I suppose it depends on what hotel it is. I stayed in two different hotels each time and it was the same.

BinSabai

Pullman G: in the hotel (nurse room)

SKT-DK

Waldorf - at the property, before the entrance, in the car and straight to check-in. No need to go to hospital - Could not be any easier

MegatopLover

Peninsula was doing drive-through tests at BNH Hospital last November and December, but has since shifted to doing on-site tests in the hotel’s former Business Center, with duly certified nursing staff to administer tests and certify results.

thbe

There are different kind of tests on arrival. At a hospital on the way to the hotel, in the hotel room, in the hotel’s nurse room, in the hotel’s garage or at the parking garage of another place (including airport). There are also different kind of transportation. Private limousine, mini bus with other guests (which you don‘t know). And the time you have to wait for the test result varies from 1 hour to more than 24 hours.

Some good hotels are focused on the freedom of their guests (as soon as possible), i.e. the Grand Hyatt. Other good hotels are more focused on the comfort of their guests, while they are waiting for the test result (and not on getting the test result very fast), i.e. Waldorf Astoria. Other hotels are not very good at both, i.e. Conrad.

Anyway, we are talking about a process, we hopefully won‘t be faced with for more than 4 weeks and then never again. For May and June Ive booked the WA and for my stays in Q3/Q4 I‘ve booked Conrad again. I didn‘t like the test&go procedure at both hotels, but without test&go they are a good choice from my point of view.

So if you are traveling to Thailand in May or later, it‘s very likely, that you don‘t have to do the previous test&go procedure anymore. There will be an ATK test the airport (that means, that you will need a bit more time at the airport compared to now) and after that you will be free to go. And after June (maybe after May), there won‘t be any test at all any more.

raycosm

How many nights did you end up having to book with St. Regis? I have an arrival around 11:30PM, was looking at booking my night at a Marriott but was confused if I needed 1 or 2 nights.

Davvidd

I was told and had done it twice and both times it was 24 hours from the arrival time. I think it is a Thai Government standard that it is 24 hours from the time. The first time, I checked in at around 1130 pm and they gave me until the next 24 hours. The second time, I arrived around 2100 and also they gave me the next 24 hours.