Well, not really. We left Christmas day and landed in BKK Thursday Dec 27th at 1:30am, spent 3 hrs in an immigration line before haggling with a cab driver to take us to the Courtyard Marriot in Ratchadamri (Rajdamri) using the meter. Very important as they often quote a flat rate when the meter (especially at 3am when the roads are quiet) is cheaper. I think we paid around 250 and the mandatory 50bht they add on to the fares from the airport. if you go by the highway, you pay the tolls.
The hotel is in great location, set in a Soi and loads of back lane-ways in a smart neighborhood. 5 mins from the Siam sq shopping malls, skyline train, and 10 mins from the night market, Rama IV etc areas, making for loads of options for eating and public transport to Chao Praya points of interest.
Hotel is clean, modern and staff are fab. Nice pool area. I booked through the site and paid $100 all-in with taxes. Breakfast was apprx $15 per person, which we skipped the first day but when we saw it was an amazing varied buffet, it set us up for the day until dinner so well worth it.
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=courtyard+marriott+bangkok&fb=1&gl=us&hq=courtyard+marriott&hnear=0x311d6032280d61f3:0x36458563858b0fc7,Bangkok,+Thailand&cid=0,0,2888004464305966492&ll=13.741365,100.540566&spn=0.010547,0.018475&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=6&ei=mzj2UKaKKIqXiAKC0IBA&pw=2
Booked dinner at Nahm, in the Metrpolitan Hotel in the trendy Sathorn district. Great meal and intro to thai food if you only know it as phad thai. Spendy meal, but beautiful food, even of the dining room is a it uber-trendy stiff. http://www.comohotels.com/metropolitanbangkok/dining/nahm
Massages & Happy Endings
Lots to choose from, but we went legit at the Montra in the Central World Plaza mall (B2-12), Zone B. $350BHT for one hour neck, shoulder head massage (approx $12). Clean, pleasant and walk ins welcomed.
Getting out of Dodge
it being NYE, seems everyone in Bangkok leaves in masses to the provinces, whuch meant all the buses for three days were booked to Sukhotthai, thus thwarting our two days wend to Chiang rai. the only thing available was a night bus to Chiang Mai. Sold!
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The hotel is in great location, set in a Soi and loads of back lane-ways in a smart neighborhood. 5 mins from the Siam sq shopping malls, skyline train, and 10 mins from the night market, Rama IV etc areas, making for loads of options for eating and public transport to Chao Praya points of interest.
Hotel is clean, modern and staff are fab. Nice pool area. I booked through the site and paid $100 all-in with taxes. Breakfast was apprx $15 per person, which we skipped the first day but when we saw it was an amazing varied buffet, it set us up for the day until dinner so well worth it.
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=courtyard+marriott+bangkok&fb=1&gl=us&hq=courtyard+marriott&hnear=0x311d6032280d61f3:0x36458563858b0fc7,Bangkok,+Thailand&cid=0,0,2888004464305966492&ll=13.741365,100.540566&spn=0.010547,0.018475&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=6&ei=mzj2UKaKKIqXiAKC0IBA&pw=2
Booked dinner at Nahm, in the Metrpolitan Hotel in the trendy Sathorn district. Great meal and intro to thai food if you only know it as phad thai. Spendy meal, but beautiful food, even of the dining room is a it uber-trendy stiff. http://www.comohotels.com/metropolitanbangkok/dining/nahm
Massages & Happy Endings
Lots to choose from, but we went legit at the Montra in the Central World Plaza mall (B2-12), Zone B. $350BHT for one hour neck, shoulder head massage (approx $12). Clean, pleasant and walk ins welcomed.
Getting out of Dodge
it being NYE, seems everyone in Bangkok leaves in masses to the provinces, whuch meant all the buses for three days were booked to Sukhotthai, thus thwarting our two days wend to Chiang rai. the only thing available was a night bus to Chiang Mai. Sold!
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