Bangkok Travel Forum

Will be in bangkok for 4 night in Feb 2009. Is it necesary to book trips before we go?

In my opinion it is not necessary to book trips before you go, there are plenty of travel agencies in Bangkok possibly one in your hotel,, I have just walked into atravel agency before now and booked a trip for the same evening, they just make phone call and tell you right then if you can go on it. Enjoy your trip.

No, you should be able to get what you want when you arrive.

Many hotels have tour operators/agents in the lobby. If your's doesn't, the hotel will recommend somewhere.

I'll suggest to secure hotel 1st, as for trips can do it when u'r there.

maybe u would like to take a browse at the link below.

http://www.sawadee.com/
http://www.regentsilom.com/

Enjoy holiday.

Yes, book the hotel first.

Next, look on this site and decide the things you would like to see. When you get there, the easy way to see some of the sites is to just get a taxi and say, take me to the king's palace. You can actually tell this to the doorman and he will put it into words the taxi driver will know. For the big sites, like the kings palace and the surrounding temples, you can easily and safely do these yourself. River Kuai will take an agent's help.

We just returned from Bangkok and we love it so very much! My family goest to Bangkok quite often because of a bit of business...anyway, February is a very low season, so, have no fear that you need to book your trip. As far as hotel, best to book through internet, as rooms have great offers, we would suggest for you to book at the Sukhumvit Road, we stayed at the Dusit Hotel which costs us U.S.$27.00 per night, breakfast not included, but location could not be any better. Sky train is only 3 minutes walk. However, after 4 nights at Dusit Hotel, we then came across some English couple in there late 50's who were staying at a "Inn" located right infront of my hotel, it's called "SAM'S INN", which costs only 1/3 of what we were paying and they have a computer with free internet connection. Since we paid our stay ahead at Dusit Hotel, then next time we go back to Bangkok which we love so much, we definitely will stay at that Sam's Inn. The only good and great service with Dusit Hotel, is they picked us up at the airport and being so tired from the many traveling hours, having someone pick you at the airport was worth it, otherwise if you take a taxi, it would be more or less around U.S.$5.00 (that's if you are not taken for a long free ride by the driver). Best to do if you need to take a taxis as you arrive from overseas, que in next to a sort of police lady who will assign you a taxi with legal taxi meter. Now as I said, legally it only cost U.S.$5.00 from the airport to Sukhumvit, oh! yes, plus .50 balt for the toll fee which you will be asked to pay. Since we are still traveling Asia we have not yet had the time to do our Bangkok travel, so we are just doing it bits and pcs. while we are on our travel. Have a great time and happy shopping in Bangkok...Cheers!