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  2. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    Guess they could do a brisk business selling bobcaps and winter gloves at the Artbox night market:

    Chilly year-end expected in Bangkok, with temperatures likely to plunge to 15 deg C 

    says the Strait Times...

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    And the Bangkok Post points out that the mercury will be dropping in Greater Bangkok to the region of 13C and 18C over the weekend... that's 55 - 64 degrees F...

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  7. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    Can someone please recommend a hotel in Bangkok (preferably around lower Sukhumvit, Silom is okay too) or a booking site where you can book half day rates in advance?

    That means where you can book a very late check-out, say 6 PM or even 7 PM, already in advance.

    My usual get-to hotels and booking sites don't seem to offer this...:(

    On the one hand I want to avoid having to pay the full daily rate and on the other hand I also want to have late check-out confirmed in advance already, as this will be high season with possibly very high occupancy rates...

    The hotel should be in the *** - **** range (around 2000 - 3000 B) and nice enough for a three or four days' stay. Nice pool's a very very big plus...

    Thanks

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    I booked Ibis for the first night I'm coming into BKK but Novotel in the same complex for my last three nights in BKK. Wish I'd saved the money and stuck with Ibis if it's so good - seemed too cheap to be true!

    The *** Ibis Styles and the **** Novotel Soi 4 are basically one and the same hotel.  At the Styles the rooms are smaller, more functional and less luxurious than at the Novotel. The Novotel rooms are mostly on the top floors while the rooms of the Styles are mostly on the lower levels. 

     

     

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    4 hours ago, Madchild said:

    Thanks for this 'Thanks'.  It's much appreciated.  I'm looking at this hotel for my upcoming trip.  I wanted to stay at a different hotel this time around as the last few years I've stayed at Hotel Icon, and it's starting to look a bit "tired" to me - unless they've done some recent updates, I'm not sure.

    Was the street noise pretty bad?  

    Cheers

    MC

     

      

    The Icon and the Styles are currently my two favorite hotels in the area because both represent good value IMO and both are perfect for our purposes...

    I've stayed at the Icon last time as I wasn't sure if the construction site in front of the Styles was still there or not (it wasn't)....

    I agree with your description of the Icon looking a bit tired as it's showing meanwhile some - light - signs of wear. I also like the pool and the pool area of the Styles much better. During rainy season a nice pool isn't that important to me but from November to March it's almost a must to have one...

    If you want to book the Styles I recommend signing up for the Accor loyalty program as you often will get a bit better rate and/or a free breakfast included....

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    12 hours ago, prebss said:

    Stayed in Pachara Suites 2 years ago and loved the location. Thinking about traying the Ibis styles in the same builing as Novotel (more pricy)

    Anyone stayed here??

    Read sine rumors about pit-Hole from Chaos 9 has moved to junction soi 4/6 just outside the Ibis Styles

    Thanks in advance

    Recent reviews on tripadvisor and booking.com don't mention any road construction in front of the hotel. Give it a go if you get a room for 2000 B or under. Sign up for their loyalty program and you might get free breakfast.

  22. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    On 6/27/2019 at 12:21 AM, Panter50 said:

    Yesterday, August 24th, was Gaggan's last day of operation in Bangkok. The 4th best restaurant in the world is now history...  

     

    Alternatives to Gaggan's are for example Gaa and Sorn. Sorn seems to be fully booked until October...

  24. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    Beginning this Saturday (24 August 2019), two more stations will be added to the Blue Line extension past Tha Phra: Bang Phai and Bang Wa. At Bang Wa, the MRT connects to the BTS Silom Line. 

    The BTS green line (Sukhumvit line) was recently extended too and trains will be going past Mo Chit now and go till Ha Yaek Lat Phrao, next to the large shopping complex.

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    https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30375051

     

     

     

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  25. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    The prices for cab / taxi rides in Bangkok will go up as of next month, says the Bangkok Post.

    The airport surcharge will increase from 50 to 70 B. The first two bags will still remain free of charge. However the third bag will cost 20 B. Instead of a maximum of 9 years, cabs can be in service for up to 12 years now. And: taxi drivers no longer are allowed to reject passengers! Technically, a new app will control this, says the Nation. We'll see what happens...

     

     

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