Immigration queues BKK?

[Immigration queues BKK?]

2 hours ago, oliver17 said:

I think Knobby may be referring to these guys, Bangkok Airport Limousine. 1250 baht for fast track service alone, 1090 baht if you book car service along with fast track. I used them on my very first ladyboy trip years ago because I didn't want to be standing in a long immigration line while badly jet lagged. I haven't had need for them since, but it all went off without a hitch when I used them. It was very efficient and fast. They are not a dodgy outfit, they've been around a long time. Their car service was solid also. Spotless cars driven by sane drivers with good English skills. 

https://www.limousine.in.th/fast-track-immigration.php

 

I concur with Oliver as they are nothing but professional. I’ve used their services on a few occasions before the pandemic as my plane always land around past 11 pm in BKK. After a 17 hours flight, the last thing I want is to be stranded in the immigration line for over an hour or more. 

If anything it is worth the price to be treated like a VIP by having a young Thai woman waiting for you by holding a placard with your name right as you disembark from the plane. You are then whisked through the immigration express lane in less than 5 minutes!

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1 hour ago, ipartridge said:

I will always have a soft spot for Hotel Nana. I know its a bit of  a hole but I like the staff and enjoy chatting to the guests. It also has the best location going. It was the first Bangkok hotel I stayed in so probably a bit sentimental about it. Will be in BKK end of October, first part of the stay I have treated myself to the Landmark, always admired the place and after 3 years of not going away thought I would push the boat out. on the last leg of the holiday will stay at the Nana.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I concur with ipartridge regarding Nana Hotel. It’s the grand dame of all the BKK hotels. Can’t beat its location as it is located right smack in front of Nana Plaza, it has a good size pool to lounge during the day, it offers a more than decent breakfast buffet (included with room). If you were put off by its old fashioned rooms, they were renovated around 2015. Their staff are very efficient and utterly professional and believe me they have seen and heard it all so no need to fret when walking thru the lobby with two lb’s by your side.

I have found memories of staying there on my first visit to the LoS and I am glad that some things like Nana Hotel never change.

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5 hours ago, Ropey said:

From what I read from others, you can use your own kit (7/11 sell them for about 100 baht, ask for ATK test as that's what it's known as here) and you need to upload the photo of the results to the morchana app. 

I might be in the minority here but I was never asked or told either at the airport or at my hotel when checking in for my Day 1 Test and Go to upload the Morchana app. 

Regardless throughout my trip for my own safety and the safety of others I took a few self administered ATK tests. They are readily available at 7/11 and others Family Mart for 50-100 Bhts.

Luckily for me and for my trip companions none of them came back positive.

[So far,so good,so what?]

8 hours ago, Knobby said:

The 5th-day lateral flow test

I got questions,

Can it be your own test kit? 

If not who supplies it or where do you get it?

Where do you upload any results? 

My 5th Day ATK test kit was handed out to me by the nurse when I took my 1st Day RT-PCR test prior to reaching my hotel. There was no further indication as to where to upload the result. Never the less I took a pic of it on said Day 5 just in case. 

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3 hours ago, ethanhunt said:

Did your room have a big ass mirror awkwardly placed, mine did, found it very odd. Stubbed my toe one night after a drunken binge at CIB.

My room did have a full length mirror placed next to the desk. I didn’t mind it at all as I was able to ogle Ice (ex CIB) from all angles thanks to its placement in the room.

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1 hour ago, OneTrueSaxon said:

They are less than one minute walking distance between them. You’d have been ok 

Yes thankfully. Ibis Styles is closer to Why Not Bar and Ibis 4 is closer to Chaos 9. Like you said not far at all from each other. 

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3 hours ago, OneTrueSaxon said:

Ibis styles. Yeah I thought you meant Ibis Soi 4 that opened in 2009

So they are two Ibis hotels on Soi 4! Who knew? Glad I got dropped off at the correct one though. 

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11 hours ago, OneTrueSaxon said:

When did they add a pool ? I’ve stayed ibis Soi 4 half a dozen times though not for a long while now.

I am not sure as It was my first stay at Ibis Styles. Per a review of the hotel below it opened in 2018:

Ibis styles Sukhumvit 4 Bangkok opened in October 2018 which makes it one of the newest hotels in Bangkok city. Hotel is part of Accor hotel’s “two-in-one hotel concept” which means that there is also another hotel in the same building (in this case Novotel Sukhumvit 4 Bangkok).

They have a small infinity pool on the rooftop but it is decent enough to chill and catch some sun in the daytime.

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2 hours ago, mike746 said:

Does S15 have a swimming pool  ?

Cheers 

No swimming pool to relax during the day sadly. Ibis on Soi 4 does have a rooftop pool and is closer to the action.

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15 hours ago, flipflops said:

What times were they outside the hotel?

They appear right on cue at sundown. Some great lookers too I might add! 

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18 hours ago, Rodrigo said:

I need to add and a lot of lbs waiting on the street. A few right outside on the front too. 

I concur with Rodrigo. I have nothing but praise for S15 as I stayed there for 5 days while in BKK. A nice little boutique hotel right in the midst of the action on Sukhumvit.