TotallyOz Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 I stayed at the Holiday Inn a few weeks back and loved it. The place is hip and fashionable. It is clean and the room I had was spacious. They did not question when I brought a guy home with me. The price was slightly over 4k baht a night and the decoration of the hotel is excellent. They share the Sunday buffet with the Intercontinental Hotel next door and it is my favorite in Bangkok other than the Four Seasons. The bathroom was excellent with an amazing waterfall shower that I didn't want to leave. The prices for Internet and laundry are the same as the Intercontinental as they are the same company and all done by same people but sometimes you can get a great rate at this hotel. Quote
dapitt Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 This is the H.I. on Ploenchit Road, right? Thanks for the info! Quote
PattayaMale Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 I did a price search on Asiarooms (4700) and was surprised to find that the rate offered by Holiday Inn on their own website was much less at 3300 including breakfast. Usually I found Asiarooms to have lower rates but in this case not so Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 I have used asiarooms.com a lot, but I have found before that it does not react quickly to changing market conditions. I am thinking of visiting Chiang Mai on Sunday. I like the look of the relatively new U Hotel. Asiatroms rate tonight is Bt. 7,315 Bt. The hotel''s own website has an offer of Bt. 5,146 for anyone, and Bt. 3,100 for Thailand residents or those working here. Quote
Guest slackersam Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 It sucks that they charge Thai residents less. I have used asiarooms.com a lot, but I have found before that it does not react quickly to changing market conditions. I am thinking of visiting Chiang Mai on Sunday. I like the look of the relatively new U Hotel. Asiatroms rate tonight is Bt. 7,315 Bt. The hotel''s own website has an offer of Bt. 5,146 for anyone, and Bt. 3,100 for Thailand residents or those working here. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 I stayed at the Holiday Inn a few weeks back and loved it Is this the old President Hotel that was very run down a few years ago? Seems like it has undergone quite a transformation. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 It sucks that they charge Thai residents less. I agree, but if you notice a residents' rate on a website, place a call to the hotel's own reservations department. This may well get you a rate much closer to the residents' rate, especially when business is bad. Quote
Guest slackersam Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 I'd like to go up with a straight face and claim I'm thai. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 I'd like to go up with a straight face and claim I'm thai. Doesn't it say Thailand residents? If that is the case I am entitled to the lower rate since I reside here full time. Quote
Guest slackersam Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 Why do I think they won't buy it? Quote
Gaybutton Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 Why do I think they won't buy it? Why not? Some of us are Thailand residents and can produce all kinds of documentation to prove it, such as long-term visas, proof of address, bills in our name received by post, residence certificate, rental contracts, Thai driving license, etc. I'm a Thailand resident and I have all the above documentation, and more. I'd like to see someone tell me all about how I'm not a Thailand resident. Some people, especially the ones who have no clue what they're talking about, but love to try to pass themselves off as someone who does, try to convince everyone else that you're going to be treated unfairly almost automatically because you're a farang. Especially, if you are driving and are involved in an accident with a Thai driver, then it's automatically your fault. That is simply not true. While it does happen once in a while, my experience has been that in most cases I am treated quite fairly, often with better treatment than the average Thai would receive. I've never been treated any worse than a Thai would expect. Automatically your fault in case of an accident? Not true. I've been involved in minor accidents more than once. Each time the police determined that the Thai driver was at fault, not me. Highway police stopping and fining drivers because they are farang? Also not true. Yes, I've been stopped and shaken down. They have also stopped other cars as well, usually half a dozen or more. The drivers are Thai. They get fined too. I have also been stopped, had my papers checked, and sent on my merry way without incident. I do feel I have been treated unfairly sometimes. I was treated even more unfairly and a lot more often in the USA. Quote
