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  1. Hi Pete.. hope all's well, good to see you at CI99 - catchup again next time

  2. It's not that hard as I've had in phuket, even the floor felt more comfortable in some hotels. The beds in S sukhumvit suites are average as far as I can judge. I did have a GF, I had a room alone, and they told me when coming in early evening, that due to the fact my room was for 1 person I had to pay joiner fee. However If I checked in 2 persons, it would not be a problem. Tried it once, maybe a receptionist with a bad day.... It sure is around cowboy and bts... so in that case rather good, only for the money you can get something better, but further.
  3. I read this post, and immediately thought back to last year, not again please, I'm flying in in about 4,5 weeks... Heavy rainfall expected in the north, till september 6th. Don't know if this will reach bangkok alos, but better warned then sory.:) http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/310318/warning-heavy-rain-flash-floods
  4. Hotel review of S Sukhumvit Suites, located at Sukhumvit road between soi 21, and soi 23. Been to this hotel the last time, and reviewed it. Rooms: The rooms are somehow a bit small, cramped is the better word for it. Squeezed into the building, some of them containg weird angles and they even offer rooms with no window. I had a deluxe room, which has a window. looking out the window I looked across the hotel next to it (unfortunately they are having a big renavation going on for a while now, so don't expect any views) None of the rooms have balcony, but who wants to sit outside at sukhumvit anyway... Room itself is nice, clean and sober. Bathroom is also good, only the water temperature is a problem, you have either really cold or really hot water, setting it right is a problem. You're awake when having a cold shower, that's certainly true. One major drawback is the lights, every room has a emergency light in the bathroom wall, which stays on all the time, even if you turn off all the lights. Only solution is to pull out the keycard so all goes down including the airco. Staff: The staff of S Sukhumvit Suites is very friendly and will do a great deal of extra's to keep you satisfied. Also nice to see a few beauties working there.. They speak english really good, so communicating is not a problem at all. Location: As said, S Sukhumvit Suites is located on sukhumvit road, almost attached to the exit of BTS ASOK station, soi cowboy is 80 meters walking, and if they had a backdoor, it would come out to soi cowboy directly. That makes things easy and hard at the same time, going into nightlife is no problem, also as BTS station is very close, you can explore bangkok directly. This location also has a major drawback, if you book a normal/standaard room you'll be placed at the front, and when the BTS comes by, your room starts to shake a bit. Always take the deluxe room unless you enjoy the BTS that much... PriceWell, to be honest S sukhumvit is not very cheap, but not very expensive either, I'd say just above average. Extra: They do have a joiner fee, I read on several sites that they don't have a joiner fee, but they have, unless you checked in 2 persons. The entire hotel is non smoking, which is a big plus for me, as I don't smoke. If you're somehow addicted to sigarettes you do better fo find another hotel :) Foyer and restaurant is very small, don't expect much of it. More info: http://www.ssukhumvitsuites.com/ http://www.agoda.com/asia/thailand/bangkok/s_sukhumvit_suites_hotel.html Hope this helps you.
  5. Review of the Patong Hotels I visited so far. In alphabetical order: Banthai Beach Resort. A really nice place, arrival hall is very impressive to see, staff is very kind. the place itself is very quiet and yet very close to the action. So far for the good parts, there are also some negative parts on this resort. The negative sides are the relative small rooms, outdated bathrooms and it's a bit overpriced for what you get. I had a room without pool-entry as this costed way more, it's a cool feature, slide right from your own roombalcony in the pool (only the groundlevel rooms). These rooms are also a bit bigger. However, for the price you pay is way too much. More info: see: http://www.banthaiphuket.com/ Duangjitt Resort. Been to this resort 3 times, and 3 times with fun. It's a big resort, well maintained and looking very nice. The rooms are big and clean with a lot of space in them. You have 3 types of rooms, the standard, the poolview and de luxe garden view. All have seperate layouts. I liked the garden view most. The pools are very nice, they have 2 seperate pools, one small one, and one huge one, containing several islands in it, a big pool bar and lots of sunchairs. The big pool is really a huge plus. As with any hotel there are several disadvantages.. The positives are: - Big Rooms (not all, only the the deluxe - Pool is huge - Staff very friendly - Clean and classy - Prices are a little above average The drawbacks: - Roomsafes cannot hold a laptop - No elevator, so if your room is at the 5th floor, you walkd the stairs.. ask for a low floor due to medical reasons, that works. - Wi-fi in room very expensive - Joinerfee 1000 baht for every 12 hours. - Very big, lots of rooms, so pe prepared for crowded situations when checking-inn or during breakfast. - A bit far from the action, walking to bangla is about 20 minutes walking or surrendering to the tuktuk mafia. - Garden workers start early, so don't look up when you hear the grass being mowed of the trees getting trimmed at 7 AM. More info: http://www.duangjit.com/ Patong Merlin This hotel actually is fairly big, has a front entrance 5 mins walk to Christins massage, and the back entrance to beach road, cross the road and you walk up the beach. This hotel is somehow older and you can see/notice that. It has been worn out and outdated a little bit. Been there once, and only kept it with one time. The positives: - the pools, there are 3 pools in the garden which is very nice, the hotel offers a free library where you can take books. And the hotel has a nice look (all dark wood, looks very solid and luxury). - Budget car-rental is located in the hotel, which comes in handy - Beach is just across the street. There are a lot of drawback which I found: - Outdated, if you take a closer look, you see the hotel is worn out and could use a big renovation. - Inside hallways, the halls are inside the hotels, with doors on each side, as a result you cannot open the door without having mosquitos in your room as they all seem to wait in the halls for a sucker to open his door. - Staff was not very friendly compared to other hotels. - Clean is a big word, they try, but due to the aging it's get harder every time. As a result you get to see spots and marks on the walls, and I found a cochroach in my bathroom at night... More info: http://www.patongmerlin.com/ Merlin beach resort This is the sister hotel of the patong merlin which is review above. They have a free shuttle service from one hotel to the other. The Merlin beach hotel is not actually in Patong, but across the hill, taking a taxi will take 10 mins and will cost extra. You cannot walk, because it's to far. That means you're sort of stuck at the resort. Which afcourse is not the plan when you want to monger around. Therefore the hotel lis excellent for you honeymoon, or for couples with children who like the silence and having a private beach, but for singles who love the action, well you get my point. Positives: - Really nice pools, and even a private beach just for the hotel guests named tri trang beach - free shuttle service to patong merlin (it's sister hotel) - If you like rest and peace, you definitely will love it there. Drawbacks: - Way to far from the action - Hotel is fully struck by the tsunami back then and since then there are rooms who still suffer from this (mainly the ground level rooms). - Expensive - Not very well suited for youngsters and butterflies like ourselves :) More info: http://www.merlinphuket.com/merlinbeach/index.html Sunset Beach Resort: This hotel is also not in Patong, but in Kamala beach. It's website states the beach is just across the road. (technically it's true)... However, the beach is nothing more then a big collection of rocks, you can hardly lay on it. Crossing the road involves great dangers, as this is the going road to kamala. There are no crossings and running for your live in order to make it across is needed. The rooms itselves are really big and spacious, really clean and offer much for the money. I believe this hotel offers the most tv channels of all I visited, but that can be a feeling. In short the positives and drawbacks: Positives: - Big and clean rooms - Nice pool, but a bit small - Very cheap compared to the other hotels. Drawbacks: - To far from the action, you will need to walk 45 minutes to bangla road or take a tuktuk. - Beach is a fake, it's rocks with see, maybe a little bit sand when the tide is low. - Joinerfee is asked - Beware, they have a waterfall which turns on at 9AM, you can forget sleeping in, when that thing starts, you cannot sleep anymore if you have a room close by. More info: http://www.sunsetphuket.com/ And finally I have a small review about the dutch-inn guesthouse in which I stayes a couple of nights. This restuarant/bar offers a few rooms available for bed without breakfast, they have small and a big room, with really cheap prices. The place is in a soi on bang-la road, so you walk out the doorstep and you're on bang la road. This has several advantages and disadvantages. The real advantages are: - cheap - no joiner fee - clean - in the middle of the action There are some dis-advantages also - bangla road closed for traffic after 18PM, so getting out or in with your car is a pain in the ass, motorbike also, you will have to walk with it. - too busy, don't try to sleep before 2AM as you can't... way to much noise from the bars around you. Even after that, there are many drunks on the streets screaming, laughing, fighting and fooling around, so forget about sleeping. More info: http://thedutchinn.thailanddesign.be/ Hope it helps you guys a bit...
  6. I've googled for you: the hotel is NOT guestfriendly for as far as I can see: more info Hopes that helps you, for the other thing, I think your topic is more in place in the hotels & accomodations section of the forum, maybe a moderator/admin can move it to there...
  7. hi .. just saw your friendship message here .. how are you .. what is the latest with you .. all fine with me .. heading back to thailand in october .. bkk for last week of october .. cheers .. peter

  8. Thanks for the replies guys, I combined the reviews on agoda, tripadvisor with the reply of big yuley and I booked. I'm staying 16 nights, admiral suite, 65m2 metres with seperate living and sleeping area, private balcony and I pay 41k baht for it, including breakfast. Comes down to 2562, say 2600 baht a night. Funny though, If I requested the same hotel with my travel agency, they charge me 65k baht and not even in the admiral but a grand suite (which is almost the same, but admiral is somehow bigger and a bigger balcony). Rather expensive, well that's how you look at it. It's the same rate as some of the cheaper hotels in the Netherlands. Maybe, expensive compared to other hotels, I've been to several 4 stars hotels in Patong, in which you pay more, and have a guest fee of 1000 baht every 12 hours. But griffithvoice. I'm arriving october 7th, will write a review about the hotel incl pics so you get an idea.
  9. Same feelings her, I never been to pattaya, but know phuket/patong inside out, and I like bangkok way more. Just as described above, walk and watch the world go by. I also sit on a wall, or a empty space and just watch the world stroll by. At daytime, packed with business people, at night-time the foodstalls, market stalls, p4p girls and cockroaches take over :) First being there, on day 1 I regretted to see bangkok in any way, no fresh air, the smell, the dirt, more hot, almost no places to relax/sit down nice and quietly. And now, I love it, is sure grows on you. I know my way around, and visit the things I want to see. Smiling all day long... which in my country will not happen much...
  10. Been to the JJ market also, was also in the lonely planet as a must-see. Well, to be honest, I was in and out within 3 hours. Much of the same, found everywhere, but maybe a little cheaper if you can bargain really good. Was nice to see, but will not go there again. I liked china-town more.
  11. Also for me one of the best placed to be in bangkok next to the area surrounding khoa san road and afcourse china town for the many food varieties....
  12. Hi guys, I'm planning to stay at the admiral premier hotel, soi 23, very close to soi cowboy, and prefer a suite. Anyone been there or can tell me first hand experiences? On agoda it has good reviews. Looking forward to your replies, Thanks in advanca, Michael
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