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crlb2006
Joined: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Seongbuk-gu, Seoul
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 Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:26 am Post subject: fun hostel in bangkok? |
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I am flying to bangkok on July 30th. My family will be flying in the next day, so I need to find a place to stay for my first night before they arrive.
Does anyone have a recomendation on a cool hostel to stay in for one night?
...sorry if all you travel forum badasses are super pissed about bangkok related questions, but I could certainly use some advice. any thoughts are greatly appreciated from one korean english teacher to another. |
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Dukey77777
Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Chungcheongbuk-do
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| look up Refill Now, it's chill and clean and has a cool owner, but it's really out of the way. |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Soi Rambuttri right next to Khao San Road has the majority of cheap hostel like guesthouses. Many as cheap at $6 a night and actually serve delicious Thai food for about $2 to $4 a meal. |
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crlb2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the information.
do i need to worry about booking these places in advance, or could a person just stumble in and be respected?
thanks again |
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Dukey77777
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R-Seoul
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: your place
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| sojourner1 wrote: |
| Soi Rambuttri right next to Khao San Road has the majority of cheap hostel like guesthouses. Many as cheap at $6 a night and actually serve delicious Thai food for about $2 to $4 a meal. |
 So in other words they rip you off? |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| R-Seoul wrote: |
| sojourner1 wrote: |
| Soi Rambuttri right next to Khao San Road has the majority of cheap hostel like guesthouses. Many as cheap at $6 a night and actually serve delicious Thai food for about $2 to $4 a meal. |
So in other words they rip you off? |
No, but you can do much better leaving Bangkok and going other places where you get a bungalow hut instead of a hot fan room in a Bangkok building where the fan may not work. I spent little time in my rooms as Thailand is an awesome place! I didn't get ripped off or robbed in 2 1/2 months of traveling SE Asia, but I wouldn't leave an IPOD, money, and computer laying around nor leave my door unlocked when in the communal shower or out on the town.
I think the Thai deliver quite well at good prices wherever you go in Thailand. After having been in Korea for a year where vegetable sellers at a 5 day market often won't go down 1000 lousy won on an over priced 5000 won apple, the Thai welcome bargaining and are generally more accommodating, friendlier, and have lots to offer. Great bargains can be had, but room and cooked meals are at fixed prices like anywhere else, but prices are already decent for decent service anyhow. |
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R-Seoul
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: your place
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I was just being facetious; I usually grab stuff off the foodstalls which cost in the range of 25-30 baht. Problem is 20 mins later you�re hungry again�. |
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crlb2006
Joined: 03 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for this sound advice.
i will be checking in tomorrow to the 'lub d,' bangkok's hottest hostel ranked as a best hangout in the Guardian newspaper. |
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