tiago1971

Buttviking many thanks for the link. A lot of infos for newby inside ;)

Is the Mercure actually open?  And is the Starbucks open as well?  

 

thanks

i walk through soi 11 at beginning of September and the hotel was in refurbishment. No more sign of Starbucks in the lobby.

for the reviews i see on the net probably is better to use this hotel only as St Hotel. it seems that rooms are a little bit old and the hotel need a refresh.

last time i go to Pty i take the bus from Ekkamai. Rate if i remember well is around 200 baht for 2 hours trip

Also you can check minivan from Victory Monument...

Regarding Phangan, if you know some peoples that live there and can introduce you to the private partys they do in some villas, that would be very cool. The Full Moon party is not anymore the same of some years ago. As you say too many kids etc etc.

Aside from that there are a lot of beautiful beaches to go and places to see

very interesting pics. thank you for posting

thanks Tiago ur full of good info ,I sent request to see how much rooms are ,looks maybe a little out of the loop for my taste ,but always Good to know this stuff , thanks I'm usally landmark hotel type ,but see if I can scale it down o bit this next trip ,,lol

if you're looking for apartment get a look in soi 8, is full of condo and probably you can get a good deal. Lake Green Condo is another one always in Soi 8

try this one in soi 8  http://serenityaptbangkok.weebly.com/

someone think that is fun some other that is a waste of time. in my opinion 1 day of water party is enough just for curiosity 2 day is too much

forget to mention also Pizzeria Limoncello in Soi 11

more or less the prices are the same in all thailand for hotels, food and also for girls. you can find small difference that not affect your holidays

in my opinion best things to do daytime is enjoyng the beautitul beaches that are all around phuket....i still dreaming about the lovely paradise beach, 10 minutes taxi from PAtong

This time last year i got 52 B to the £.

 

Now it's 44.5 B to the £ (that's with the recent resurgence, it was lower)

 

If exchanging £1000 that's a difference of 7500B. So i would say the resurgence isn't quite good enough. That being said it's not stopped my plans for this trip, but does give me pause on frequency of return visits as the difference will start to mount up over multiple visits. 

Brexit results....

How this climb on the Thai Baht against the main currencies is affecting your travel plans to LOS?

 

Are you going short periods?

 

Do you save in hotels?

 

More meals on food courts?

 

I have the sensation that every single visit I have less value for money.( Probably I'm getting older)

 

Any thoughts will be appreciated and any ideas to have more fun without breaking the budget.

 

Regards,

My sensation is quiet the same...every year our poor euro have less value

as far i know all hotel in soi nana are guest friendly

thank you for the informations. is always useful to have infos on the "non tourists" zone

Probably the more quiet zone in Samui to stay with family is the Fisherman Village in BoPhut. Good beach, nice restaurants and no playng zone

what a beautiful place to visit

The Regular Burger look delicious

i dont eat often in the streets, but anyway all the time i eat i never had any problems. Otherwise i had some stomach problems after eat in a thai barbecue, maybe because they refroze the remaining food every night

been there 2 or 3 times but never seen the manager

quiet place as there's the king summer residence. i've been some times at pussycat bar to play pool. few barlady not very attractive but nice and kind

not many things to do in koh tao except the sea and relax on the beach. massage shops mostly dont do happy ending so if you need woman company better taking from outside..

decent burger and good variety of beers. also good quality of pool tables at least when i went there

on soi 8 i eat several times at via vai. good italian food but price a little bit higher

on soi 11 i love the tapas bar. spanish food, tapas and really a very good paella