Hotels in Bangkok - Page 4

siamcutey · #46 26-04-2003, 02:41 PM

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Originally posted by thaiboy
"marvellous restaurant SoomBoon Seafood restaurant " only know SoomBoon......Everybody know abt that restaurant liao la...but they are good in few menu...must try "pa ka chay fai deang" and " si si mo fai"....local thai dun like to be there cos alot of HKie and another nationalitly dealing with drug etc...gather there

For best cheap seafood and soild enviroment.....off ratchada to meng chai......."Suan Na Tong".........with singer singing beautiful thai love song and bird tong chai latest hit.............got class.....a place for lover and group gathering...............

thaiboy

And also a waitress selling japanese sushi which caught both our eyes. And when she knocked off from work, got 2 young guys waiting for her to bring her out. But the 2 young guys not us

By the way, the prawns in Suan Na Thong si bei fresh and cheap and good.

hahaha
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GiddlyGook · #47 26-04-2003, 03:17 PM

One small correction on your terminology if I may:

Rack rate=published rate=highest rate

Nobody pays these. Or nobody should anyway.

In my experience, I'd agree with you about travel agents in Singapore - I've found that good ones usually charge maybe S$3-4 over the BKK travel agent. Small price to pay, IMO, for security if you're paying by credit card (cc) because I'd rate Singapore as one of the safest places to charge to a cc. I almost NEVER use a cc in BKK.

The times that I have to, I have a "special use" cc with a low low credit limit. One new thing with cc companies is that some are pioneering a concept called "virtual numbers". The idea is novel: the cc company lets you generate a one-time-use number that you can put a limit on. Say I want to book a room and Joe-Blow-Travel-Agent wants me to fax my cc to him. I generate the number (which looks like a bona fide credit card number), set a limit of $40 and send it off to him. The virtual number is different from your real cc number, expires after a month and immediately expires after it's used.

Giddly

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Originally posted by Pfizer
Somehow I find that by going through travel agents in Singapore for hotels, can fetch you a pretty good deal as opposed to going down to the hotel counter to book last min. They seem to have some kind of rack rates for the travel agents...

GiddlyGook · #48 26-04-2003, 03:44 PM

No, omnia's right. SIN-BKK-SIN is S$200 now before taxes. Taxes add another S$39/person. Tough times call for tougher discounting esp. when It's a S$120 discount off the usual S$320 (and that even for certain noon and late evening flts)

Fare Rules:
a) Ticket between 24 April-30 June 2003.
b) 2-14 days validity
c) 2 people
d) Applicable to all outbound/inbound flts
e) No FF accrual (which sucks)

But you are right too. One person and it's still LPPL (whatever that means but I can guess)

Giddly

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Originally posted by siamcutey
Read the asterix and the small print. Normally its for the 3rd and 4th person.

Before SARS, SQ offering at $198 for the 3rd and 4th person also have.

So if 1 person go still LPPL.

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TheUnforgiven · #49 26-04-2003, 04:26 PM

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Originally posted by GiddlyGook
But you are right too. One person and it's still LPPL (whatever that means but I can guess)

it means you still pay the normal extravagant SQ rates

Pfizer · #50 26-04-2003, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by omnia
on the topic of travel...just read SQ offering S$200 deals to bbk return to encourage pple to travel again...

I was quoted about 400(one person) for a 10 day return SQ tix to bangkok in June.

I remember sometime last year or even during the beginning of the year, I had paid about 400 each (total 4 pple) for my trip to Bangkok. Which included SAS air fare, Asia hotel accomodation for 4 nights, airport transfers and also a 1/2 day city tour.

Travelling alone does make a difference..

Pfizer · #51 26-04-2003, 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by GiddlyGook
One small correction on your terminology if I may:

Rack rate=published rate=highest rate

Nobody pays these. Or nobody should anyway.

In my experience, I'd agree with you about travel agents in Singapore - I've found that good ones usually charge maybe S$3-4 over the BKK travel agent. Small price to pay, IMO, for security if you're paying by credit card (cc) because I'd rate Singapore as one of the safest places to charge to a cc. I almost NEVER use a cc in BKK.

The times that I have to, I have a "special use" cc with a low low credit limit. One new thing with cc companies is that some are pioneering a concept called "virtual numbers". The idea is novel: the cc company lets you generate a one-time-use number that you can put a limit on. Say I want to book a room and Joe-Blow-Travel-Agent wants me to fax my cc to him. I generate the number (which looks like a bona fide credit card number), set a limit of $40 and send it off to him. The virtual number is different from your real cc number, expires after a month and immediately expires after it's used.

Giddly

Pardon me..... It should read as "off the rack rates"....

Haven't heard of the virtual temporary credit card. WHich bank provides that service?

Pfizer · #52 26-04-2003, 05:40 PM

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Originally posted by thaiboy

For best cheap seafood and soild enviroment.....off ratchada to meng chai......."Suan Na Tong".........with singer singing beautiful thai love song and bird tong chai latest hit.............got class.....a place for lover and group gathering...............

thaiboy

What do I tell the taxi/tuk tuk driver? "Suan Na Tong"? Going over in June and looking for some nice places to go....

GiddlyGook · #53 26-04-2003, 10:17 PM

citibank

Giddly

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Originally posted by Pfizer

Haven't heard of the virtual temporary credit card. WHich bank provides that service?

siamcutey · #54 26-04-2003, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GiddlyGook
No, omnia's right. SIN-BKK-SIN is S$200 now before taxes. Taxes add another S$39/person. Tough times call for tougher discounting esp. when It's a S$120 discount off the usual S$320 (and that even for certain noon and late evening flts)

Fare Rules:
a) Ticket between 24 April-30 June 2003.
b) 2-14 days validity
c) 2 people
d) Applicable to all outbound/inbound flts
e) No FF accrual (which sucks)

But you are right too. One person and it's still LPPL (whatever that means but I can guess)

Giddly

Okay, so the fineprint are all here.
The other time I took SQ, it was empty. Flight not more than 50 passengers I think

LPPL means Lan Pa Pah Lan . hehehehe

hahaha
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tirak69 · #55 27-04-2003, 02:30 AM

latest promo from SQ is $200 for a return airfare. its mentioned in saturday's ST. upon checking price is applicable for 2 pax flying into BKK.

siamcutey · #56 27-04-2003, 04:13 AM

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Originally posted by tirak69
latest promo from SQ is $200 for a return airfare. its mentioned in saturday's ST. upon checking price is applicable for 2 pax flying into BKK.

I thinking don't come back Singapore for the time being due to SARS.

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thaiboy · #57 27-04-2003, 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by Pfizer
What do I tell the taxi/tuk tuk driver? "Suan Na Tong"? Going over in June and looking for some nice places to go....

Tell the taxi man "Meng Chai" is the location........"Suan Na Tong" is the resturant name, and from Ratchada Robinson to there is only 10 min......and on the way there u will see some Thai middle class Karaoke along the road with young sweet thai chicks sitting outside waiting for customers.....hehehehe....check it out......get some BBBJ at the pub after your good meal.........

thaiboy....

odd_master · #58 27-04-2003, 10:56 AM

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Originally posted by siamcutey
I thinking don't come back Singapore for the time being due to SARS.

hehehe
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Wear mask lor......anyway...S$200 is too cheap not to take.
Good luck.

Pfizer · #59 27-04-2003, 02:18 PM

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Originally posted by thaiboy
Tell the taxi man "Meng Chai" is the location........"Suan Na Tong" is the resturant name, and from Ratchada Robinson to there is only 10 min......and on the way there u will see some Thai middle class Karaoke along the road with young sweet thai chicks sitting outside waiting for customers.....hehehehe....check it out......get some BBBJ at the pub after your good meal.........

thaiboy....

Thanks for the directions thaiboy

omnia · #60 27-04-2003, 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by GiddlyGook
Small price to pay, IMO, for security if you're paying by credit card (cc) because I'd rate Singapore as one of the safest places to charge to a cc. I almost NEVER use a cc in BKK.

The times that I have to, I have a "special use" cc with a low low credit limit. One new thing with cc companies is that some are pioneering a concept called "virtual numbers". The idea is novel: the cc company lets you generate a one-time-use number that you can put a limit on. Say I want to book a room and Joe-Blow-Travel-Agent wants me to fax my cc to him. I generate the number (which looks like a bona fide credit card number), set a limit of $40 and send it off to him. The virtual number is different from your real cc number, expires after a month and immediately expires after it's used.

Giddly

did not know that it was that dangerous using cc in bkk...are there alot of "cloning' cc cases even at upmarket joints?