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fwiw, there is a lot of controversy around R-Hann and their 2 stars, a lot of people (industry and customers) believe that they have connections with michelin thailand and have used unscrupulous methods to get their 2 stars. If you go to any other 2 star establishment in bangkok, the food and experience will be drastically different. not to say that r-hann isnt a good resturant with good food - just not deserving of the current 2 star rating. i have been and think they are 1 star (at best), or a bib gourmand is more reasonable. Have you been to other 2 star resturants in bangkok? would love to hear what you think comparatively if you have. the only other 2 star thai resturant is Sorn (extremely annoying to get reservations at) and i think that that resturant is properly rated at 2. Would highly recommend a visit if you can get a res.

I see - when i email in general channels im sure it gets handled by a reservation specialist. Unfortunately not sure the other channel is available to me as i dont know anyone that fits that category. For marriott, a good number of hotels have long term stay categorized in two, (1) as 12 nights - 29 nights, (2) as 30nights+. These are always discounted off the rack rate but sometimes not by too much

For the price of a 2-3 star hotel per month you can get a really nice condo .... if you wanted to stay an entire month at the JW, you can email them for a special rate (they will have one) but i dont see it being less than 4k USD a month currently. After rock bottom covid long term stay prices, the new long stay prices are a discount off the rolling 30 day or whatever duration you want to stays window is. I asked the sheraton grande sukhumvit about a 14+ night stay last month and they quoted me 6k bhat/night

jayfai was never bookable on chope - when they took reservations it was all done manually via email chains. khao @ ekkamai has sister resturants like market cafe at the hyatt but the main resturant khao is the only one with the full menu. tons of unique dishes as well as a good portion of what you would find at Jay Fai. Only thing i think they may not have is the dry congee. They also have dessert which jay fai doesnt - the mochi strawberries and flan/orange sorbet is amazing. hope you make it out there.

jay fai cannot be booked atm because the venue doesnt allow reservations and only has seats for walk-in ...not sure where youve heard its already booked. as of recent theres a service run by some college students called hewtamsang (look them up on IG). people will literally wake up at whatever time it is, get a ticket, wait in line for you, and update you on progress, eta, etc so you never have to leave the comfort of your home until its time to eat. Cost is about 1000bhat per table reservation (seats upto 6?) i believe but is variable depending on what time you want to eat (peak dining times = cost more). if you have money and dont care id suggest this method, the alternative is to wake up god awful early and get a ticket and come abck (hoping you dont miss your number being called, otherwise you go straight to the back of the line which means you probably wont eat there that day) otherwise I suggest Khao in Ekkamai if you want upscale thai food. they also have 1 michelin star and price is comparable. venue is nice and quite easy to get a table

the 7-11 meals are essentially the same as celebrity chef meals on flights - theyre just involved in the process and it may be food that they wouldnt normally make. when i was in bkk last for an extended stay late last year i remember seeing ads for eggs that had her face on them but i doubt its the same one she uses at her own store. she had walk-in only earlier this year (maybe this month? dont remember) and a lot of locals eat there as well which is nice to see. hope you make it out there

been a few times with reservations precovid so there was no real wait. the food is definitely really good but the price is high. i would say that you can get similar things for a lower price but they arent quite the same. i'll probably go back at some point or another. if you havent been id recommend you swing by if you can shoulder the cost, she wont be cooking forever.

Haha - well since its bumped at this point. I did do the bangkok midnight food tour. The experience was pretty good, small group tried out a LOT of food. Saw a lot and it was quite fun. The only gripe was that it was 1900B per person....reasonable for a food tour in the west. But quite expensive for one in thailand.....but price aside i did enjoy the experience.

Thanks for the update, i never realized the significance of it. I thought maybe it was like flying domestically in the states where if you forget a government ID you can still get past with a few secondary forms of ID and itll just take like a few mins longer to verify who you are. I knew not to lose it but didnt realize they make a big deal. I'll keep that in mind on my next visit. Thanks for the info.

What is stopping you from buying foreign investment options? About 10% of my investments go into something that is foreign. That is always an open door that you can go down. Most of this stuff can be managed online anyways.

The slip of paper that they stamp and you keep with you until you depart....what happens if you lose it? Ive always wondered about that since the paper is quite easy to lose (not stapled on your passport or anything)

I have had a few friends get a small (3inchx3inch or smaller) tattoo done in bangkok, for the most part just use general common sense and visual observations to find a good place. If the tattoo shop displays a lot of past work, people are getting work done in public and it seems hygenic there shouldnt be a problem.