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Vesuvio Pizza Bangkok - Soi 8
sydney69er replied to SAGuy's topic in Restaurants, Places to Eat and nightlife
I rate Vesuvio as the best pizza in Sukhumvit and I've tried quite a few different places. I had their excellent Diavola pizza which is a bit spicy. I also tried their Deliziosa pizza for 480b. Just along Soi 8 on the next little laneway there is Otto Pizza which is very good, just not as good as Vesuvio. This is their vegetarian pizza -
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Pies2U between Sukhumvit Sois 28 and 30
sydney69er replied to SAGuy's topic in Restaurants, Places to Eat and nightlife
Speaking of French chefs or French food, there is a very good French Cafe on Soi 11 - Chez LN, directly opposite the Aloft Hotel. I stayed at the Aloft and went across a few times to Chez LN French Cafe. Excellent Quiche Lorraine (who said real men don't eat quiche) and the Croque Monsieur was pretty good despite being dripping in butter. I do like a good ham and cheese toasty. The coffee was exellent too. -
Pies2U between Sukhumvit Sois 28 and 30
sydney69er replied to SAGuy's topic in Restaurants, Places to Eat and nightlife
Pie and chips with dead horse! Noice! -
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Pies2U between Sukhumvit Sois 28 and 30
sydney69er replied to SAGuy's topic in Restaurants, Places to Eat and nightlife
That looks like a quality feed! I had an awesome Aussie Meat Pie at The Lost Aussie Pub on Soi 6 (right next to the short cut from Soi 8). Homemade, served with gravy but as an Aussie I smothered it in tomato sauce. You can get it as a meal with mash and peas or beans. \' -
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Rosewood, Park Hyatt and Waldorff Astoria LB guests experience?
sydney69er replied to pointplace's topic in Hotel Reviews
I used points to stay at Park Hyatt about 2 years ago. It is your typical Park Hyatt, very very nice but a bit snooty (the guests, not from the staff). It's about a 20 minute walk down to the heart of the LB triangle or get on Ploenchit BTS for 1 stop to Nana which will take almost the same time after going up the stairs, buying a ticket, go up the stairs to the platform. just miss a train and waiting a few minutes for the next one. Like all International branded hotels they are guest friendly with no judgement You have to walk through the middle of reception area (desks on both sides) to get to the elevators and most times I walked through there were loads of guests loitering around. Staff never said anything, didn't ask for id from my guest but you definitely got some stares from the other guests but who cares. When I stayed there was some sort of economic forum on so the hotel was full of many Thai officials and international business people on a junket. If you looking to use/earn Hyatt points then I recommend Hyatt Regency Sukhumvit (half the price), which in my opinion is not your typical 'Regency' much better! And the best location on corner of Soi 13. -
Top English Breakfast/Fry up places
sydney69er replied to Girthworm Jim's topic in Restaurants, Places to Eat and nightlife
Not an English fry up but more like an American breakfast, I went into Breakfast Story which is in the same laneway as Cindy's Secret off Soi 11, they serve breakfast all day long. Had their Breakfast Story special of eggs (scrambled or fried), bacon (crispy or not crispy - I ordered not crispy but it still came out crispy), a 3 stack of pancakes with butter and maple syrup, country style potatoes and a tiny bowl of fruit to make it feel healthy!). 300 Baht which is not cheap but still much cheaper for the same thing back home! This was a very good feed. -
Good thai food near Soi 11?
sydney69er replied to pointplace's topic in Restaurants, Places to Eat and nightlife
I finally got to eat at Krua Khun Puk on the corner on Soi 11/1. After walking past a thousand times thinking i've got to try it, i went in. I had walked past at 2pm and it was packed. Went back at 3.30pm and it was still packed. As I was alone they stuck me on a table with other solo, no friends like me - last seat available. Had their braised pork noodle soup. 50 baht for small bowl, I went for large bowl for 60 baht. YUMMO. Loads of different cuts of pork, chunks of braised pork (not as tender as I thought it would be but still delicious), fried slices of pork, pork balls (much smaller than I except a pig ball to be hehehehe) and some pork liver (i'm not a fan.....). You get a choice of 6 different noodles, thin noodles, thick noodles, egg noodles....I went for the flat rice noodles. This is not spicy at all. You can spice it up with the dried chill on the table. Can of coke 20 baht, so had a very delicious, decent meal for 80 baht A$3.50. Felt like a right cheap charlie. I'm going back for sure! ' -
Very very cheap including breakfast, great location. Great intel that their WiFi sucks. Definitely a pass if their internet is not good.
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TIT. I had heard this before about crossing the land borders. I usually fly. A big fat Aussie doesn't do well traveling on mini-buses/road in Asia!
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Definite good news for me. I am planning to have extended time off work later this year. Had been planning a month in Thailand, then a visit to Laos for first time visit and to do a visa run, but can now spend more time in Thailand with the 60 days visa on arrival and could do a visa extension but probably will do visa run just to explore more of SEA.
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@Unavowed Nice one! Thanks for sharing your thoughts in Grand Hyatt. I used to stay there (been maybe 5 years since last time). It is definitely a Grand hotel and only 1 stop on the BTS down to Nana so not too far from the action.
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Crazy stuff! Atrocious service. I booked my flight in November for an April departure. In January I got an email from Thai Airways titled Seat Change. The wording in the email: Dear Valued Customer, Due to operation reason THAI would like to inform that your seat has been changed from 51K to 51K on TG475. WTF? That doesn't look like a seat change. Then 3 days later I got an email titled with my name and reference number - totally different email format, with the message: DEAR CUSTOMER, WITH REGARDS TO YOUR FLIGHT TG475. WE REGRET HAVING TO INFORM YOU THAT THE AIRCRAFT IS CHANGED DUE TO TECHNICAL REASON. YOUR SEAT ASSIGNMENT IS CHANGE FROM 50A TO 52A. I changed from a Valued Customer to just Customer. Not sure how my seat changed from 51K to 50A...then to change to 52A? Makes no sense, and this is about 4 months before the flight. Do they know about technical issues with the plane so far in advance? Makes no sense. Thai Airways - TIT
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I finally got thru to Thai Airways customer support. Went through the same number. pressed 9 for English but listened to the Thai (I know next to no Thai but I do know numbers) I heard neung, then later heard Song, so presume they were giving me options to press. 1 for x, 2 for y. I pressed 1 and got on hold music. Within 1 minute someone answered in Thai, I asked if they could speak English They just said hold on. More on hold music. 30 seconds later girl answers in English. Took minutes to read out my flight confirmation number, her mistaking every letter for a number and every number for a letter. 'Reference number is '3' she says did you say P, no 3, the number, Sam. Oh Sam OK sir. Then next letter is F. She said did you say S? on and on through 5 digits. I even used the Phoenetic Alaphet which is standard in aviation industry. F is for Foxtrot. She had no idea what I was saying. She finally repeated back and found my flight details. She then said she would check my flight conditions. On hold for 2 minutes. Came back and said I could cancel but cancel fee 6000 Thb = A$250 Aussie dollars (fuck that's 3 STs!). OK. Think the flight was only about $750 so atleast will get $500 back. Better than nothing. She then says it will take up to 180 to get the refund. 6 months seriously? How can they bill your card in seconds, but refunds take 6 months? Things that make you go hmmmmm. Last year I had ANA cancel a flight in Japan, was due to Thyphon. Called their call centre. Did take 15 minutes to get through but that day many flights had been canceled. They gave me options to either reschedule, get a credit or get refund. I went for refund. Money was back on my credit card next day. No fee. I guess it is different as ANA cancelled that flight, and I cancelled this flight but seriously, it has been a mission to contact them, zero responses to emails. I'm done. Thai Aiways. BANNED. You are on the No Fly List! Makes me remember, more than 20 years ago, I was at Lumphini Stadium to watch Thai kick boxing. Sat next to an American guy who lived in Bangkok. He was telling me all the stuff the Thai Governement own, told me back then Thai Airways was actually owned by the Thai Miliatry. Any profilts went to feed their Generals. hahahahaha. TIT.
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Think they'll definitely make it to my No Fly list! I could just imagine the Thai employess having no idea what to do! many airlines just go into melt down when a flight is cancelled.
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I have been trying to cancel a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to Sydney. I guess I am not surprised that a SEAsian company has very bad customer support! I also had a Qantas flight from Sydney to Bangkok booked using Frequent Flyer points. That took about 1 minute and a few clicks to cancel. Just logged into my account, click click click, cancelled. The frequent flyer points were back in my account next day less 6000 points Cancel Fee as expected. Thai Airways! I have flown them a few times and it is a nice airline when things go well. First of all, I am a Royal Orchid Plus account member but only basic status. In my ROP account, I cannot see my flight booked. So unable to cancel via my account. When I go to Manage My Booking from the original flight email confirmation, there is no way to Cancel a flight. I can Modify Flight and choose a different flight but no Cancel Option. I emailed service@thaiairways.com as per instructions on their website. Still waiting for a response to that email after 10 days. I tried emailing the Sydney Thai Airways office at customer.service@thaiairways.com.au - no reponse so far. I called the Sydney call centre. They said they cannot help as the flight leaves from Bangkok, I have to call the Bangkok call centre. They did say I could also email contact@service.thaiairways.com. I tried that email, it doesn't exist! Great work Sydney customer service! I have tried calling the Bangkok call Centre 3 times. Supposively open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. When i call I get a long message in Thai. It then says for English press 9. I press 9, then get a long message in Thai then it disconnects. I will keep trying but the way things are going Thai Airways will be added to my No Fly List: 1. Malaysia Airlines - had same issue getting refund for a flight they cancelled - Business class ticket only a few hundred dollars, from KL to Bali. Never got a refund. Long long story, many calls, long waits in queue, many emails. Waste of time. BANNED. 2. British Airlines - attrocious service and food (but have not flown with them for over 20 years). Got snapped at by one of the fat pasty English bitches for asking for a 2nd drink during the meal from London to Singapore. 3. United Airlines - flown them 4 times Business Class between Sydney and US. Business Class only has cranky, old American bitches and terrible food! Never again. 4. Thai Airways TBC