Need advice about Hotels

[poiuy109]

Have several questions below that I would appreciate any advice on.

1. Should I book a hotel before hand or book one when I land there? Are the prices higher if I book in person? 

2. Which hotels would you recommend? I'm thinking of something close to Nana but not too close. Don't want to be in any shady hotels. Want something nice that is guest friendly.

3. What is everyones thoughts on bringing girls from gogo bars to your own hotel for ST? I've read on here that it might be best to just go to a ST hotel nearby Nana, I guess for safety? I'm someone that can't sleep with others so I don't plan on any LT. Is it best just to do ST to nearby hotels by nana that specialize in this? 

4. Lastly, does any have any experience with escorts? Do they require your full name before agreeing to come? I usually go by my nickname, but do they need your real name for the hotel to ring them up? 

Sorry for the long list of questions, but this forum has been so useful so wanted to get everyones opinion. 

[Rocky Rockstar]

1) I always book in advance

2) Depends on your budget? I normally stay at the Landmark which is about 4000B a night but there’s other nearby hotels cheaper like Nana hotel & Majestic Suites

3) I’ve always taken back to my hotel but then I’ve always stayed nearby. So long as you are within a 5-10 min walk or short TukTuk away you’ll be fine. If you were a bit further out the girl may prefer a ST hotel.

4) I guess a nickname would be ok but I’ve never booked online escorts to my hotel before.

[ajones]

Regarding the name thing, from my experience they ask your full name if they're going to your reception as they'll need it to be let up. You could just arrange to meet in the lobby if you're concerned about giving them your real name.

[poiuy109]

23 hours ago, Rocky Rockstar said:

1) I always book in advance

2) Depends on your budget? I normally stay at the Landmark which is about 4000B a night but there’s other nearby hotels cheaper like Nana hotel & Majestic Suites

3) I’ve always taken back to my hotel but then I’ve always stayed nearby. So long as you are within a 5-10 min walk or short TukTuk away you’ll be fine. If you were a bit further out the girl may prefer a ST hotel.

4) I guess a nickname would be ok but I’ve never booked online escorts to my hotel before.

thanks for taking your time answering these questions! really appreciate it. Just to follow up.

My budget for hotel is about ~5000 baht or less. Would you say Landmark is convenient and for that price, are the rooms generally nice? I've read some posts on here about "run down/old" hotel with bugs, etc which I want to avoid. Since you've taken them back to your hotel, I'm assuming Landmark is pretty guest friendly. And lastly, what are these ST hotels? Is it like Nana hotel or are there other nearby ST hotels? 

[Rocky Rockstar]

I’d say the Landmark is a 4.5 star hotel the rooms are fine I’ve taken many a girl back without any issues. Not as swanky as a 5 star hotel like Sofitel or Hyatt Regency but you’ll struggle to get one of those for under 5000B a night. Landmark is a perfect location for Soi 4 / Soi 7 / Nana Plaza and only a short tuk tuk from Soi Cowboy so no girl will insist on a ST hotel.

Never used a ST hotel so can’t answer that bit!

[poiuy109]

14 hours ago, Rocky Rockstar said:

I’d say the Landmark is a 4.5 star hotel the rooms are fine I’ve taken many a girl back without any issues. Not as swanky as a 5 star hotel like Sofitel or Hyatt Regency but you’ll struggle to get one of those for under 5000B a night. Landmark is a perfect location for Soi 4 / Soi 7 / Nana Plaza and only a short tuk tuk from Soi Cowboy so no girl will insist on a ST hotel.

Never used a ST hotel so can’t answer that bit!

Had a look at Landmark and it looks pretty good, especially for the price. Super convenient, only couple mins away from nana plaza and google map says 15 mins from Soi Cowboy. I'm assuming taking a tuk tuk driver instead would probably be super cheap?

I'm starting to lean towards to just bringing the girls to my hotel as it seems like others haven't had a lot of issue with it. Does Landmark check IDs or can you just walk pass reception? And lastly, did you book directly with the hotel or did you use another site to book with?

And what do you think the price difference is booking online vs in person? Only reason I'm asking is that I have 2 weeks in Thailand, and I can't make up my mind on how long to stay in Bangkok vs Pattaya. Initially I was thinking of splitting it in half, but if Pattaya turns out worst than Bangkok, and I've already booked my 7 day hotel stay, then I guess I'm kinda stuck. 

[Rocky Rockstar]

Unless you have a reason not to I’d always bring the girl back. There’s no ID checks at the Landmark you just walk straight in. I always book via my hotels.com account so to get the free nights etc so don’t know about booking direct or in person. A taxi or TukTuk from SC I guess will be about 100B I’d cross the main road first so you are on the right direction of traffic (this’ll be obvious when you are there!). 

[petsin]

Should you book in advance or not? I guess it depends on the circumstances. If I'm not staying in one place for the whole stay, the preferred strategy for me is to book a hotel from home for the first week and then book locally, but via the internet, for the rest of the trip.

In fact, I have more often found 4-5 star hotels for prices per night for well under 80 euros. If you stay in the same place for the whole time, I have always done best by looking for special offers a few months in advance. Sometimes overhang rooms are offered at special prices at short notic