dave202

08/06 - 20/06  ^_^

hey ginger, we will be there at the same time, ping me a pm if you want to grab a beer (or 10)

i'll probably be there first 2 weeks of feb

confirmed, 16/09 -- 28/09

i can confirm they are now enforcing id checks on guests. For quite awhile they didn't care.

Was originally going to be November, then October. Now looking like mid September for 12 days  :P

Dates to follow

scratch my last looking like September now

looking like i will be there early October, dates to follow

the food is ok, but like many BKK hotels it's overpriced for what it is.

Typically the street food around about is decent. Plus there's the bustop and swan restaurants on soi 4. Both are better than the hotels food in my opinion. Cheaper too.

Also right next door there's a 7-11 / salon / laundry place / Tailor. 

One thing i would point out is they have a joiner fee if a 3rd person joins. One joiner is fine but 2 at a time is a 1k fee. Although i strongly suspect it would never be enforced. They haven't once asked anyone i've brought back to leave their ID at the desk.

Personal preference for me is 5th floor on the pool side. Partly because the housekeeping on that floor are legends  ^_^  . Some of the nicest housekeeping staff i've seen in any hotel.

I've stayed there a few times. It's my current favourite in the 2.5k price range.

Quiet but close to the action. The staff are excellent, the facilities are clean and fairly spacious. Gym is functional.

Pool facing rooms are definitely better.

I can't really fault it, for the price, location and standard you won't find better (provided your primary reason for being in BKK is mongering)

looking like i will be there the 2nd week, dates to follow

Eaten from the stumble inns kitchen a few times this week. One comment I would make is consistency the Thai food seems to vary wildly (assume different cooks) its always tasty but have no idea what version I am going to get.

I was assuming the heading "Restaurants" was somewhat of a giveaway!  :D

Always assume everything is an innuendo  :ph34r:

Do you mind a short time couple ?

thank you sir for brightening up my morning......although you owe me a new monitor as it's been ruined by spitting my coffee onto it  ^_^

confirmed i will be on the ground between 13/01 - 22/01 !

Well I couldn't manage December but it look like I will be therein the last 2 weeks of Jan now.

I thought most airline hedged their fuel costs or whatever they call it.

 

Do keep a look out at Malaysian Airlines as they have been running specials and had a business class fare for $930 - $1400 AUD return ex Phuket and BKK.

Ex UK and somewhere else was available too I thought, or it might of all be ex Thailand only.

Just need a cheap positioning flight each time.

Last time they had the sale on they had flights over the Christmas period.

 

You can use Google Flights to check all airlines and flight cost fairly easily and set up fare alerts.

 

Sounds like I really want you to go.... and write and complete another trip report  :D

Thanks for the tip, i'll keep an eye out.

You know you could experience some of that stuff for yourself instead of waiting for my TR.....just sayin  ;)

That bad eh? Funny that as prices from USA atm are dirt cheap. just booked Business class to for the Dec-Jan BKK trip for 2600 USD, extreme bargain. Seeing economy at just over 400 on some airlines. 

cheapest economy i can get is £1073, compared to the usual £420.  :angry:

If i wait a month it comes down to £700 which seems to be about the cheapest i can get with the £ fall (remember airlines buy fuel in dollars)

scratch that....just looked at flights.......no chance at those prices  <_>

slim chance i might come around xmas new year as well.....

Still investigating financial possibilities. Dates to follow

landing thursday! anyone in town fancy a beer let me know

Looks like the pound is having a bit of a resurgence anyway.

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. 

if you want a hotel in soi nana i suggest in soi 6 using the dynasty grande (not the dynasty inn)

Very short walk to both nana plaza and the BTS. Reasonable price and a good standard (pool/gym/good staff). Oh and it's guest friendly.

I used to stay in the Nana hotel but it just starting to annoy me these days, quality is going down hill and the other customers tended to be......less than desirable. The staff were not friendly.

Can certainly vouch for the food. The thai food they serve is great.

Takes awhile to get sometimes....luckily there is beer to keep me occupied in the meantime

is this directly next to soms?

it is indeed, i find myself eating there regularly while in town.