Have you had any delings with a tour company by the name of

Discount Thai Hotel.com

They offer a tour: Bangkok-ChaingMai-ChiangRai

7 Days. For $526 US can anyone tell me about this

tour or something similar.

Thank you.

Have you had any delings with a tour company by the name of

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Tradional Thai Massage Course

Does anyone know where I can find out about booking onto a thai massage course whilst i am staying on Thong Nai Pan Noi.

I leave in 3 weeks time and I have had no luck, there does not seem to be anything nearby. I ideally want a 5 day course.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated

Tradional Thai Massage Course

Hello,

You need to go to haad rin, at Chakra Massage.

This is the best to take a courses

Look at this link :

http://www.islandwebs.com/thailand/chakra.htm

Bye

Century Park hotel to Skytrain

Hi Everyone,

Looking for anyone with information on how far it is from The Century Park Hotel to the nearest Skytrain station (which I beleive is the Victory Monument Station). Is it within walking distance(how far)or should we take a taxi or tuk tuk?

Also any good shopping or eating places within walking distance?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Lyn

Century Park hotel to Skytrain

http://www.centuryparkhotel.com/location.html says Victory Monument station is a 5 minute walk.

Century Park hotel to Skytrain

Its located in a very busy area with lots of shops, eateries etc around there. The hotel overlooks an expressway. The walk to the skytrain station may be a little more than 5 mintues, but not more than 10.

Thank you very much fish and dragonc. You guys are very helpful. Just to be a pain - what eateries close by are the best food and good value?

Cheers Lyn

The Century Park is indeed in a busy location and not very convenient to the Sky Train. While it%26#39;s true that Victory Monument is five minutes away (maybe ten minutes) as the earlier poster mentioned, the station is actually not at the monument but on Payathai Rd just off the traffic circle (round-a-bout) that wraps around the monument.

As for restaurants around The Century Park, there are none of note. However, there are a lot of food stalls around Victory Monument where you can take your pick. I also suggest a stop at Saxaphone Jazz Pub near the monument for an evening of good music.

One last tip. Take a bus from the front of the hotel (#504 or 514) or a 10-15 walk down Rachaprarop Rd. If you are on the bus, as soon as you go over the train tracks (almost no time at all) ring the bell to get off. Walk along the the street (Pathunam area) and pick out a massage parlor (there will be many). You can get a one hour Thai Massage for well under 200 baht (go for two hours) and as little as 140 baht (you do the math). The vast majority of the shops are on the up-and-up (not fronts for other services). Look for one with older women as they%26#39;re usually better at massage.

hi larmor. Regarding the food stalls/ shophouse restaurants, just walk around a bit and note which ones have lots of locals buying. Always a sign of good food, clean, reasonable prices. When I%26#39;m in a part of the city new to me, I avoid the empty restaurants, idle/bored vendors like the plague!

Thank you once again for great advice.

Tpatrickc - an evening of good music sounds good especially after a massage. As for the Maths - I cant work that one out but Maths wasn%26#39;t my forte at school. lol

Bkk - makes sense to me to eat at popular restaurants.

I%26#39;m sure we will have fun discovering.

Cheers,

Lyn

I found it quicker to walk than going by the hotel free bus to sky train (trafic jams) Lots to browse at on the way. If you have the nice hotel breakfast you wont need to eat for a few hours anyway.

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Traveling between Khao Lak and Kata

Hi

We will be traveling between Khao Lak and Kata Beach. Will there be any diffuculties finding a taxi driving all the way from Kata Beach to Khao Lak and back again? Will it be expensive?

Thanks for all the input given!

Traveling between Khao Lak and Kata

No, it%26#39;s not expensive, but shuttles will be much cheaper. It%26#39;s about 1hr away, IIRC. I expect for around US$50 tho you will find a driver willing to drive you there %26amp; wait the day before bringing you back. Phuket taxi drivers are a law unto themselves, better to use a large company with metered cabs than a Suzuki crapbox van. If staying overnight at Khao Lak, take the Patong/Kata shuttles.

Traveling between Khao Lak and Kata

Hello

I have been looking into this as i need to get from khao lak to karon for a day trip and then back again. I have been quoted 4000baht .2000 baht each way.

Julie

For a similar, or lower sum, you could hire a car for a day (or two). A typical saloon is 1500 THB per day inclusive of insurance. There are a number of car rentals in Khao Lak so you can shop around for the best deal.

No, it is not difficult to find a taxidriver in Kata who will drive you up to Khao Lak and back.

We negotiated directly with a couple of drivers at different taxi stops in Kata, and the best price we got was 2700 baht plus ferry ticket from Kata up to Kho Khao island and back, which we accepted. Whole day, no time limitation. We had a long lunch and a few other stops in Khao Lak on our way back to Kata. It was a comfortable, new car (not van) and a safe driver who also knew the area very well.

I am not sure how good this price is, but if you only go up to Khao Lak it should be lower, as the island we visited is a longer drive. Just ask around and compare. Maybe meter is possible and also cheaper if you just go up to Khao Lak and back without any longer stop.

We asked our hotels tour desk and a couple of other local tour agencies first. Their price were 3500-5000 baht.

1 Sleep to go, no more counting..YES!!

These adults don%26#39;t have to count anymore so we thought we would make you all jealous by letting you know.

Will do a JBR on our return in May.

Anyone going soon you will find us at the happy hour bar at the Banthai.

Cheers

Shezza %26amp; Wazza.

1 Sleep to go, no more counting..YES!!

Have fun guys. %26#39;Safe trip.

1 Sleep to go, no more counting..YES!!

Have a great trip. I%26#39;ll keep an eye out for you at the bar. We get there on the 11th. You might recognize us, we are a group of 10.

Giannetta

Hi Shezza and Wazza,

Have a great trip, we might see you over there as we arrive on the 12th of April.

Cheers,

Stewie.

I know how you feel, Sheila.

This is also day zero for me, too. Of course, I%26#39;ve got a bit further to travel and more airports to sit around in which is rubbish but never mind. I%26#39;ll think of a few words to mark the occasion: I%26#39;m off.

Laters!

Ok Shezza and Wazza rub it in a bit more haha.

Have a good time and look forward to your report in May

Cathy

Well it worked Shezza and Wazza. I%26#39;m jealous. Have a fantastic time you guys and look forward to reading your JBR just before we take off.

Cheers

Jubby

hi tassiedevel54

we will be there in 12 sleeps !!!!!!!

so hope to catch up with other forum members while we are there

we will try to get to happy hour there will be 5 of us and our 8 yr old son

see ya soon (hopefully)

it would be great to be able to faces to names

spa or massage places

okay so im wondering what are the best spa%26#39;s or Massage%26#39;places in bangkok for couples given that our three year wedding anniversary will be when we are on vaction any suggestions or ideas please !

thank you becky !

spa or massage places

Healthland in Sathorn Road is a wonderful place.

spa or massage places

are there any other places as well ? such as that are for cheap facials for me ...

Hi Becky,

Were going around April 10th or 11th and will be in Bangkok for a few days. Going down to Samui for a week and then off to Hawaii for a few days. When are you going to be there?

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Room at the Dusit Hua hin

Are there favourable rooms at the Dusit? Are some nearer facilities that other? Has anyine been able to pre book particular rooms in advance? We are a family of 6 so would prefer to know which rooms are better placed. Any advise greatfully received, thanks in advance.

Room at the Dusit Hua hin

Hi , we are just back from the Dusit today and its fabulous! We were on the 5th floor (room 549) and it was great (fantastic sea and pool views). The building is 5 or 6 floors high and a sort of horeshoe shape so all the rooms are clustered around the 2 pools and several on site restaurants.

Which ever room you have it is only a quick lift ride down to ground floor and a two minute walk to pools and sea. I am not sure but it looked like most of the rooms had sea and/or pool views.

I thought about trying to pre book rooms as one of our party has problems with walking too far, but never got round to it. To be honest I dont think you could go far too wrong wherever they put you.

Lovely place, happy to answer any further questions - enjoy!

Room at the Dusit Hua hin

Thank you Rosie, thats very kind of you to reply. I am very excited now, so on your advise I have emailed them to ask if rooms could be adjoining and it was no problem at all. Oooooooo I%26#39;d love to hear more about your trip, have you done a review? Any tips gratefully received.