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Booked already, just was very inquisitive.
I have traveled extensively, and some have a problem and some don't, it was more of curiosity of how things work.
[QUOTE=FastEddie48;2039958]To Gulible.
Why you worry so much for only one night stay just pick a 5 star hotel near the actions are you a penny pincher.
Fast Eddie 48.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=ItIsMe83;2039992]It's not the 80's anymore. You pay for your room. Price doesn't change when booking for 1 or 2 people. So if you come alone you just book a room for 2.[/QUOTE]Exactly. Since there is no increase in price for 2 people, the hotel should not ever be trying to charge a "joiner fee". Any hotel that tries that BS has shit management and is a hotel that I won't even consider staying at. Most hotels don't care if you book for 1 or 2 people, you can bring girls to your room.
But I agree, it's best to book for 2 people even when you are alone. Because there are a few hotels out there like Amari with shit management.
[QUOTE=Gullible;2040355]Booked already, just was very inquisitive.
I have traveled extensively, and some have a problem and some don't, it was more of curiosity of how things work.[/QUOTE]To Gullible.
For someone that travel a lot you sure ask many questions.
Fast Eddie 48.
I agree that if you are traveling alone you should book the room for 2 guests if the const is the same. No down side to it. But there is a difference between a registered guest and a joiner:
A registered guest is legally residing at the hotel. Their name in the hotels computer system. They can ask for a key to the room, and can charge hotel services to the room account.
As far as the hotel is concerned a joiner is a visitor. They are visiting you at the hotel. Technically they should be in your presence at all times. The hotel might or might not take note of their ID. They can not just ask for a room key for room access. They have a different status than registered guests.
Since there are 1000's of hotels in Thailand there are 100's of shades of grey to this situation. And people tend to point to a single preferred occurrence and assume it a universal rule. But from the hotels perspective double occupancy means more than physical bodies.
SL.
Haha you think I ask questions you should see the research I have put in.
35 yrs old and never been to south east Asia and imagine have heard / read so many wonderful things: - golf, shopping, food, awesome hotels, hospitality, and of course the night life.
In my excitement end up asking whatever comes to mind, except for a few "bored types" (the ones who've answered more than their share and just get annoyed with newbies like us) most have come forward and cleared my doubts, and I thank you all.
[QUOTE=FastEddie48;2040695]To Gullible.
For someone that travel a lot you sure ask many questions.
Fast Eddie 48.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Gullible;2041562]Haha you think I ask questions you should see the research I have put in.
35 yrs old and never been to south east Asia and imagine have heard / read so many wonderful things: - golf, shopping, food, awesome hotels, hospitality, and of course the night life.
In my excitement end up asking whatever comes to mind, except for a few "bored types" (the ones who've answered more than their share and just get annoyed with newbies like us) most have come forward and cleared my doubts, and I thank you all.[/QUOTE]Just get here and start trying things and some recommended places. Hopefully you read enough to avoid some of the basic newbie errors.
[QUOTE=Gullible;2041562]
35 yrs old and never been to south east Asia (Snip.)[/QUOTE]I do envy you, 35 years old and waiting for your FIRST trip. SOOOO much to look forward to.
No matter how much research you do nothing can prepare you for that first time.
Here I am, virtually twice your age and looking back on more trips to Thailand than I can remember!
But, I STILL look forward to every visit to Land of Smiles (Hope to be there again at the end of June.).
Enjoy (I still do.).
Hotman.
[QUOTE=Hotman666;2041941]I do envy you, 35 years old and waiting for your FIRST trip. SOOOO much to look forward to.
[/QUOTE]I came here at 35 and it was really great. The pity is that that was many years ago now. Its not quite so good now. I wish I had come here at 20 years old, and decided against getting a Farang wife.
Once my regular hotel in bkk, but now they are charging 900 b for overnite joiner fee. No more GF.
S31, Dream, are the very nice ones.
Try and get the cheapest hotel with the best room. Always works.
[QUOTE=Gullible;2040355]Booked already, just was very inquisitive.
I have traveled extensively, and some have a problem and some don't, it was more of curiosity of how things work.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Bkkdog;2042978]I've always booked my hotels on booking dot com and have never been quoted at price before tax. The price is always after tax, the exact total amount I pay them when arriving. [/QUOTE]This is true for BKK & Pattaya hotel listings in booking dot com, but be aware that for some destinations booking dot com DOES NOT include the service fees and taxes. In addition I do not like the way they quote prices for the entire stay instead of on a nightly basis. The obvious purpose is to make comparisons with other hotel websites difficult. I do not like.
Tip: make sure you are comparing apples with apples ie always compare the nightly rate before or after taxes, I do not care which, with several sites like expedia, agoda, booking dot com, if that is your preference, and the hotel sites themselves before making a final decision. You never know where the best deal will turn up. Believe me.
[QUOTE=NattyBumpo;2042991]This is true for BKK & Pattaya hotel listings in booking dot com, but be aware that for some destinations booking dot com DOES NOT include the service fees and taxes. In addition I do not like the way they quote prices for the entire stay instead of on a nightly basis. The obvious purpose is to make comparisons with other hotel websites difficult. I do not like.
Tip: make sure you are comparing apples with apples ie always compare the nightly rate before or after taxes, I do not care which, with several sites like expedia, agoda, booking dot com, if that is your preference, and the hotel sites themselves before making a final decision. You never know where the best deal will turn up. Believe me.[/QUOTE]What's the difference I comparing hotel prices by nights or by stay.
Some hotels, in some periods, do offer variable rates depending on the day.
So you might have 100 in one night and 80 or 120 in another night.
Having the stay total price will summarise all what you are going to spend.
I think ths bis more straight and fair.
[URL]Booking.com[/URL] will always quite, 99%, of cases, the final price including tax and service.
No surprises.
Worth to inform that, despite the massive building work at the former Rajah car park / Striker pub, there is a tiny pedestrian only access from the Horler to soi 4.
This serves well for nana mongers to go to the Mexican restaurant and to Annie's massage, just cross the road of MG.
[QUOTE=BionicMan;2042999]What's the difference I comparing hotel prices by nights or by stay.
Some hotels, in some periods, do offer variable rates depending on the day.
So you might have 100 in one night and 80 or 120 in another night.
Having the stay total price will summarise all what you are going to spend.
I think ths bis more straight and fair.[/QUOTE]You are of course entitled to your opinion and your shopping preferences. All I am trying to say is:
#1 NO hotel booking site has a monopoly on the best rates. There have been times when I found cheaper rates by $20 to $50 per night on competing sites like Expedia & Agoda and other times when I found Booking dot com offering the lowest rate by a similar margin.
#2 Since most of the other hotel booking sites quote rates on a per night basis before taxes & service charges, I find it cumbersome and tedious to make the computation for the Booking dot com rate so I can make an informed comparison. Furthermore, I believe Booking dot com does this on purpose to make comparison shopping harder. They should have a simple tab mechanism to view their quote on a per night basis, but they do not.
#3 I have no preference for any hotel reservation site. They all use their little nonlinear profit maximization algorithms for their benefit not mine. As a result, hotel & airline prices fluctuate on an almost daily basis and vary widely among sellers. My only loyalty is to myself and to pay as little as possible for what I want. On my last trip, I split my purchases roughly 25% Agoda, 25% Expedia, and 50% official hotel sites. I am not saying this would be your experience. It always depends on hotel choice, date of reservation, and time between booking and stay. I know up to 9 months in advance when & where I am going and where I want to stay. I keep a spreadsheet of lowest hotel and airline prices for easy referral, so I know a good price from a great price when I see it and when I see a great price I book it. Thus, while I have no loyalty to any of these bloodsuckers, I do know how to minimize my costs on their gameboard.
I returned home from my last big Asian trip in early May and I am already looking at the various websites for deals on the next trip. Booking dot com has one advantage: you can cancel most of their bookings up to a couple weeks before arrival if some better deal should come along, but always read the fine print to make sure there is no prepayment and cancelation is free without penalty just to be sure. Agoda and Expedia have similar cancelation poicies, but many times the cheapest rate is a prepayment/non-cancellable rate. They inform the customer of this up front and it is always up to the customer if prepayment is worth the risk or not. I prepayed on an Expedia reservation at the Peninsula Hotel in Makati. A month later the rate on Expedia for the same hotel/same date/ect was $15/night cheaper. I notified Expedia of this and they refunded the difference.
I will probably be booking my airline ticket in the next 3 or 4 weeks, 8.5 months in advance. 555! I am speculating that fuel costs are not going much lower, the American economy will most likely get a little stronger, and the Thai/Indonesian political situation will remain like it is, fairly stable. I can't wait for my next go-round. I wish I was leaving next week, not next year.
They have too much checking going on. First there is police at the entrance and also continuous staff at the reception. Not a chick friendly hotel.