Long John

Looking at a possible trip early next year. Checking on Skyscanner and due to the likelyhood of me moving to Brissie, Eva Air are pretty well priced. $965 AUD Brissie to BKK. Good flight times too. I would like to go on my favorite,Singapore Air but they are another $350.00. I like them because they dont screw me for taking extra luggage. Any one used Eva. I think they are ok?.

I had one, but she gve up during covid and opened up a shop back in her hometown near the Laos border.

Thanks

I checked out the Solitaire. $100.00 AUD for a standard room. $66.00 USD. It is at the end of Soi 11 by the look of it. I guess you would have to ask the girls if they want to trek that far?

Good luck in finding a good bed. Only one that I have found was in Phuket some time ago. I think beds in Thailand are made as a form of torture.

Not at all. The Premier suite which I have booked is more than presentable and the staff I have found to be very friendly. Location is spot on. Great for lb watching from the outside seating area!.

Just looking through some posts from 2013 re hotel costs. The guy stated the room rates for the Grand Business Inn in Soi 11. One that I frequent quite often. He quoted 2500 baht for the Grand Suite. I have been charged 1800 baht for a stay in August!. How is that for deflation?.

Just for interest sake I checked the fare, Rome to BKK that I booked about 6 weeks ago. Has gone up from $820 AUD to $1112 AUD. Blimmin heck!. Thats nearly 3 shags worth, or 2 shags and LDs.

Well I am booking my flights. Doing return fron Aussie to BKK. Then return BKK to TAO,(China). Man are our fares exy!. $1300 to BKK with Thai. Now trying to sort out something that hooks up to the Thai flight without too much wait time. As the Thai flight arrives at 6.00am, there is not a lot to choose from until after midday. Think I will go Air Macau which goes via Macau with a 6 hour layover. All the flights to TAO have long layovers. Nothing direct.The fares by that route are anywhere from $660.00 to $1000.00 or more!!!. I will be carrying more than the standard allowable luggage volume. Never had a problem with Thai,(but that may change). Have no idea about the Chinese airlines. They may be more strict. About a week in TAO then back to BKK for a bit of slap and tickle So $2000.00AUD in total at least, depending on the luggage scenario. On my trip in May, I got slugged $500.00 by that tinpot airline in Italy after Etihad charged nothing from Aus to Italy. If the lb's in BKK don't perform after spending that much, they will hear about it!!!

I agree. Great staff, great location. This is the hotel I booked into while my collegue stayed at On 8. Have stayed there a few times. They know me now and really helpful. Not a long walk from CIB!. As you say, the beds are hard. Have just booked the Grand Suite for August, but the beds nearly turned me off. One feature that is good there is the outside eating area with seating facing the road, Great for lb watching. I picked up one from that seating!!!. I checked out other hotels in the area but could not find anything to match the location, value etc. $75.00 AUD a night. That is about my max budget when lb chasing. Can't see the point in paying more. Have not had complaints from the girls. Sorry I did. When my flight time got stuffed up I had to return to the hotel for the night. Just got an elcheapo room. When I arrived back from CIB, with the girl, (starts with L and ends with y), said "oh it only has single beds". Funnily enough it did not matter a few minutes later!!. God she was good!.

Yep, I booked it for a business collegue and I had one about 100 metres away to give me some wiggle room!!!

I think you should be more scared of the trip to the airport by car than any plane trip you might take.

I know it is an old post but if the lb only gets half a fat, is that good?????

Thanks WS

Thanks, will check it out

Thanks. I just could not remember seeing vans as such. If not we may have to take 2 taxis.

I know this post is an older one but the fare at the time you posted was 400 baht. 500 if you booked via the hotel

I arrive in a few weeks and will be travelling with some large items. When in BKK before I have not noticed any van taxis. Are there any around?. Most major cities in Aus have them.

Well, how many times have you scored since you got there??

I had the Galleria 10 booked for a few days during my upcoming trip. Just received a rewards coupon from airbnb so have booked what looks like a very nice condo for a few nights. Pool etc.. (Will cancel the hotel). Close to CIB so that is a bonus. I do wonder if the girls are impressed by an expensive room?. Maybe as long as the place is clean and the bed is good, that is all the matters. Oh, along with the money!. Very close to Cabbages and Condoms. Anybody been there?. Some guy in a review said they give out condoms????. They are also LBGT etc friendly.

Yeah. On the flipside, I could have got a much cheaper one with some obscure airline such as Indigo for a lot less, but who knows, you might get stuck in Mumbai for 3 days. My flight is with ITA to Frankfurt and Thai to BKK. Booked that one because I might have had to cart a lot of luggage with me and they have a good luggage allowance, but that seems unlikely now thank goodness.

I take it that the bath got moved when you were chasing her around the room?.

I saw a special on sale yesterday here in Aus. The Pullman. Think it was $479 AUD for 3 nights. That is cheap for a hotel of that standard. On Soi 23, near Soi Cowboy

Yes, you have to go down to the long ramp down to the train station. Quite a few down there.

Well thanks anyway guys!. I happened to find some reviews on Galleria 10 from November last year. Not flattering at all!.