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[QUOTE=Rio Fan]Is [url]www.asiaroooms.com[/url] a reliable web site for making reservations? I usually use expedia.com or hotels.com which make you pay the entire reservation in advance.
Thanks for the advice.[/QUOTE]
Take one of the "o" out of the URL and it will work but Asiarooms is very reliable and you pay in advance too.
[QUOTE=Rio Fan]Is [url]www.asiaroooms.com[/url] a reliable web site for making reservations? I usually use expedia.com or hotels.com which make you pay the entire reservation in advance.
Thanks for the advice.[/QUOTE]
You can also use [url]www.asiatravel.com[/url] and in most cases you pay to the hotel directly. They use your CC to confirm the reservation. I have found them very reliable and have a very good customer service.
I will be in transit via Suvarnabhimi airport for 8 hours(reaching around 11:00PM) and take connecting flight at 9:00AM.
Can anybody suggest any hotel where I can enjoy actions. What about Grand Inn Come Hotel. Anybody have any experiance in their massage service and their Karake bar.
I will betravelling within next 2 weeks.
[QUOTE=Washburn]Anybody ever stay at Park Plaza Sukhumvit? They've emailed me that they don't charge a joiner fee. It seems like a well-located hotel.[/QUOTE]Writing this as I am staying in Park Plaza right now. 3rd time here - I love it.
Clean, GF, and close to everything. Very recommended!
They have a special rate of approx. 2500 incl. tax right now.
[QUOTE=Rio Fan]Is [url]www.asiaroooms.com[/url] a reliable web site for making reservations? I usually use expedia.com or hotels.com which make you pay the entire reservation in advance.
Thanks for the advice.[/QUOTE]
I used them once for a hotel res. in Singapore. Upon arrival, they couldnt find my reservation, but luckily they had a room. I paid and in the morning they found it. I dont use them anymore.
[QUOTE=Dimension]I used them once for a hotel res. in Singapore. Upon arrival, they couldnt find my reservation, but luckily they had a room. I paid and in the morning they found it. I dont use them anymore.[/QUOTE]I used Asia Rooms for reservations in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore most recently in November and December of 2008. I have used them many times before and never had one ounce of difficulty with their service. In fact, I had to cancel a stay in Bangkok during the occupation of the airport by the PAD Mob and Asia Rooms had my credit card refunded in full in less than two days.
I have always found Asia Rooms to have the best deal, both in price and in included amenities, such as inclusive of breakfast.
I do not work for them, I am just reporting that the service and value that I have received from them has been outstanding.
Quick report afer trying both "apartment hotels" on Soi8 (both are GF):
Was disappointed by Adeplhi, the price was too high (4100BHT for a one bedroom) considering the quality of the room (a little run down, no separate toilet, slightly ageing furniture, slow LAN internet. But daily cleaning service included). The location is convenient though, very close to Nana station. And the included breakfast is decent, but not great. Staff is mostly friendly and helpful.
Citadines Soi 8 (where I stayed on my previous visit): good price.2500BHT I think, and room quality (slightly smaller but new and stylish equipment and furniture, fast LAN internet, separate toilet, clean, but no daily cleaning I think, decent gym). No included breakfast, didn't try the restaurant. Reception staff not very friendly but efficient.
Only downside is the long hike from Nana station in the crushing heat, or having to call the shuttle (if you don't have a Thai cellphone).
Next time in BKK I'll go to Citadines. Are the other Citadines more conveniently located (ie closer to BTS stations?)
[QUOTE=Air Bubba]I have always found Asia Rooms to have the best deal, both in price and in included amenities, such as inclusive of breakfast.
I do not work for them, I am just reporting that the service and value that I have received from them has been outstanding.[/QUOTE]
Actually not true, for the best deals which almost always include breakfast for two, then asiatravel.com is more often the better of the two. They also have more 'pay on checkout' deals rather than the asiarooms 'pre-pay' options. It does pay to check out the hotel on both sites and see if prices differ.
Furthermore, in the current business climate it is often the case that you can get a similar offer by dealing direct with the hotel who then do not have to pay the Agency Fee.
We have all had good and bad service from agencies and hotels, but some of them are worthy of note.
Cheers. FF
[QUOTE=Air Bubba]I used Asia Rooms for reservations in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore most recently in November and December of 2008.
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[/QUOTE]Some background information from the hotel's POV:
We worked with Asia Rooms before, and the experience was quite negative. Nobody ever came and checked out our rooms / services / amenities - but that is not really a problem for us, but may be for the customers.
Asia rooms seams to be quite unorganized sometimes - they were sending customers when we were completely booked, despite receiving a related contingent message before, and we always had trouble to get our invoices paid.
From my experience with this booking website - I cannot recommend it.
Giotto
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[QUOTE=Fifty Fifty]Actually not true, for the best deals which almost always include breakfast for two, then asiatravel.com is more often the better of the two. They also have more 'pay on checkout' deals rather than the asiarooms 'pre-pay' options. It does pay to check out the hotel on both sites and see if prices differ.[/QUOTE]
Just did a quick check for Park Plaza as example. I have used Agoda a lot so included that.
Hotels own web site:
[url]http://www.parkplaza.com/reservation/rateSearch.do[/url]
Superior room was 2400++ (add taxes and service charges)
At Agoda:
[url]http://www.agoda.com/asia/thailand/bangkok/park_plaza_sukhumvit_hotel.html[/url]
exact same price for superior room
At Asiatravel:
[url]http://www.asiatravel.com/thailand/prepaidhotels/parkplaza/index.html[/url]
Superior was 3720 including taxes
Unfortunately no b/f included in any of these deals (pointed out by Fifty fifty).
Maybe not always, but Agoda is usually hard to beat.
I have not had problems that I can recall with Agoda and often they beat the hotels own website rates substantially (but not this time).
Its probably wise to check more than one site each time, but I have found Agoda to be usually a good benchmark.
[QUOTE=Soap Fan].....
Maybe not always, but Agoda is usually hard to beat.
I have not had problems that I can recall with Agoda and often they beat the hotels own website rates substantially (but not this time).
Its probably wise to check more than one site each time, but I have found Agoda to be usually a good benchmark.[/QUOTE]
Yes agreed, Agoda was always pretty good, but I found it harder to get a deal with inclusive breakfast through them.
As I said, in the current climate, the hotel direct is now getting very hard to beat. Amari Group offer a deal if you can beat their own site price, difference refunded plus upgrade!!
Shop around - thats the key, if you have time.
Cheers, FF
[QUOTE=Ultra Fine]I will be in transit via Suvarnabhimi airport for 8 hours (reaching around 11:00PM) and take connecting flight at 9:00AM.
Can anybody suggest any hotel where I can enjoy actions. What about Grand Inn Come Hotel. [/quote]Hi,
I stayed at Grand inn last month good range of girls, I stayed with Phon, no 58, an older girl but a great fuck, loves DATY
Rates 400 baht per hour in room
600baht oil massage on floor 3
Fs for 1000 but well worth it.
Can you please clarify, good range of girls?
Rates 400 baht per hour in room
600baht oil massage on floor 3?
Do they a massage parlour inhouse?
[QUOTE=Tauto08]Hi,
I stayed at Grand inn last month good range of girls, I stayed with Phon, no 58, an older girl but a great fuck, loves DATY
Rates 400 baht per hour in room
600baht oil massage on floor 3
Fs for 1000 but well worth it.[/QUOTE]
[quote]Data from STR Global, a leading provider of market information to the global hotel industry, highlights the plight of local markets in Thailand and puts the effect of the country’s recent political disruption into a regional context.
The ongoing political unrest in Bangkok has severely affected the country's hospitality industry, which already has to deal with worsening global economic conditions, and now concerns of a possible swine flu pandemic.
Over the five months from November 2008 to March 2009, the four Thai markets tracked by STR Global have reported monthly declines of more than 30% in revenue per available room (RevPAR) against the comparable period the previous year.
The falls in RevPAR were driven by declining occupancy levels that were not matched by similar declines in average room rates.
"It is reassuring to see that average room rates declined significantly less than occupancy, and RevPAR should be able to start improving as soon as occupancy and travel demand recovers,” said Singapore-based Jonas Ogren, area director Asia for STR Global.
5-month performance of selected Thai markets (November 08 to March 09) and percentage change to prior timeframe:
City Occupancy ADR THB RevPAR THB occupancy % change ADR % change RevPAR % change
Bangkok 52.7% 3564.8 1879.2 -31.6% -3.7% -34.1%
Chiang Mai 43% 3755 1616.3 -31.9% -11.9% -40%
Hua Hin 57.4% 5174.8 2968.2 -27% -9% -33.6%
Phuket 60.8% 5327.6 3236.9 -24.8% -10.9% -33%
Source: STR Global
The recent protests in April 2009, combined with the airport closures in 2008 as well as foreign governments’ travel advisories have made visitors much more wary of the destination.
The market reaction has been swift. Demand in Bangkok in the middle of April has rapidly fallen by more than half of that of the previous year, down to as little as 33% on certain days.
Despite such low occupancies, hoteliers are holding their rates as best they can with year on year declines of 4% and an average rate of THB 3,323 for the first three weeks of April.[/quote]It is time we mongerers get good rates!
[QUOTE=Wandere]Can you please clarify, good range of girls?
Rates 400 baht per hour in room
600baht oil massage on floor 3?
Do they a massage parlour inhouse?[/QUOTE]At night about a dozen girls in a goldfish bowls setup.
Standard massage your room (and you can neg. Xtras)
Or Oil massage in a room on the 3 rd floor (massage table) I guess they don't want oil over the bed donnas)
First girl I booked only offer HJ and kept her clothes on. But Phon # 58 was up for FS. I booked her for 2 hours and after a leisurely massage we spent the second hour sucking and fucking. She loves DATY and cum with some vigorous fingering. She rode me for 20 mins and I came with my fav doggie She'd be late 30's and would have been a fire cracker in her teen.