Latest Reviews for Bangkok

We went to Thailand on honeymoon, for the first part of our holiday we had 4 nights in Bangkok. We had a tower room which overlooks the river. Breakfast is included if you stay in a tower room but the rooms do not have balcony's. We pre booked a 4 trip excursion package with Kuoni - excellent value at 38 pounds and this still left enough time to explore on our own.

Hotel is lovely two pools and both very clean, drinks a little pricey but as you would expect for this class of hotel. Kuoni top class - the rep was on hand everday for tips and advice, no wonder they are always winning awards as best tour operator, this was the best company I have travelled with and we have used quite a few.

Mu Thai (boxing) is a must but don't bother with an excursion, the front desk will give you venues and times and just go along yourselves, its cheaper and you are not committed to a group. Tuk Tuks are fun but have no set price so bartering is the order of the day! Taxi's are on the meter and cheap, about 2 or three pounds will get you just about anywhere! They are cheaper than the Tuk Tuks and also air conditioned!

Everywhere you go someone will try to drag you off to a tailors, show no interest at all or they wont leave you alone! Shopping is fun - Patpong night market is the place to go - usual bartering rules apply - start at a third of the asking price and settle for half. Suprisingly everything shuts at about 1 am.

Grand palace is a must again its easy to do yourself. Eating in the hotel was expensive in our opinion but outside of the hotel we were getting a meal for two for around 8 pounds. Bangkok is a busy and bustling place, the people are very friendly and extremely polite. We felt it to be a safe city - watch out for the ladyboys though!

The Hotel itself is very good and very clean,the rooms are big and the bed was the biggest I've ever seen! The food was very good but watch out for the price of a steak in the Mingles Pub as it works out at so many Baht per 100 grams so quite a small steak is quite expensive.

As the hotel is a bit of the beaten track we tended to use Meter Taxis to get around but Beware!-We had to tell EVERY driver to switch on the meter when we got in.One quoted us 100 baht for a trip but we refused to go unless he used the meter and it only came to 40 baht.The hotel Shuttle-bus is very useful and will take you to different destinations during the day.I found that a website www bangkokbob net was very helpful and is well worth a visit before you visit the city.

We arrived in Bangkok after a long flight from Birmingham via Dubai on the excelent Emirates Airlines.

There are two Montien hotels in Bangkok. One next to the Chao Phraya River and the one we stayed in near to Pat Pong market. The hotel was superb. Very comfortable and clean with staff so frindly and helpful.
The rooms were a decent size with mini-bar, TV, AC with slippers and dressing gowns supplied. Each evening, the bed was made up with the corner of the sheets folded over, gown on bed, slippers by side of bed and flowers on the pillows. Very nice.

Pat Pong market was busy, busy, busy!
You can but everything from T shirts; polo shirts, shorts, footwear, watches, jewelry, hand bags, belts, cd's, handicrafts and so much more.
There were stalls set up selling all sorts of wonderful foods
Bangkok is a great place to go for a great time, dirt cheap shopping and wonderful sightseeing.

We visited The Grand Palace. Wonderful. We also had an enjoyable time visiting Jim Thompson House. Further afield we went on an organised trip to The Bridge over The River Kwai taking in a floating market at the same time.
We also went to Khao Yai Natinal Park which was an enjoyable day out and went on an elephant trek. Excelent day out.

I look forward to re-visiting Bangkok in the near future.

Firstly, Bangkok is a bit too much to attack without at least an afternoon of sleep after the flight to recover from the jet lag. The Marriott in Bangkok is slightly out of the city centre which gives you the oppourtunity to get away from the bustle. There is a complimentary shuttle boat and on the return trip the VERY helpful staff give you a much needed bottle of water and a near-frozen towel. The hotel has excellent eating places on site and a meal at the Japanese restaurant (although a bit pricey by Thai standards) was superb. My partner and daughter rate it as the best food ever. It is all cooked infront of you by your own personal chef to your specification with an added floor show which my daughter, and other children in the restaurant, loved. The facilities are as expected in a deluxe hotel but there is so much to do in Bangkok that you neither have the time or the energy to partake in much. We recommend the weekend market which is easily accessible by the skytrain which is cheap, punctual and relatively uncrowded.

We took an excursion to the Bridge on the River Kwai but I wouldn't recommend it. The bridge and the cemetary are moving but its a long trip which took a day out of Bangkok stay.

The Anantara was formerly known as the Baan Boran and has recently been entirely renovated. the pictures in this years' brochures look dated and do not reflect how beautiful the hotel and its surroundings are.

The double bath was beautiful although the glass screens around the bathroom could worry those that like their privacy. A river view room is a must as you are able to look out on Burma and Laos whilst sipping your drink on the balcony. The hotel pool was exquisite but a litle cool for my taste. The open air jacuzzi was much warmer and we spent many hours sitting beside the pool with the staff pampering us.

The food was OK and, as the hotel was 1 mile from the small town, you did feel obliged to eat in the hotel restaurants especially with an 11 year old in tow.

Do not miss a tour which includes an elephant ride and a tour to the north Thai villages. We had a private tour organised by Kuoni which included 2 hours on an elephant.

We never go back to the same place twice on holiday but Thailand and its people were so great we think we're going to make an exception. Don't be put off by the longish flight or from taking children as my daughter ( who is blond ) was spoilt and given gifts in the shops in North Thailand. We never felt threatened although a lot of people outside the tourist hotspots try to get you into tuk-tuks. DON'T DO IT!

We give Thailand a big thumbs -up; a definite 10 out of 10.

We stayed at the Holiday Inn (previously Crowne Plaza) in Bangkok. The hotel was absolutely fab, on Silom Road near to skytrain and Patpong market. Use tuk tuks they are very cheap. We went to Silom Village (on Silom road) one evening, a great place-from the outside it looks like a small indoor centre but when you go right to the back there is a number of small craft shops, and restuarants. They also put on a small show of traditional Thai dancing - well worth a visit. Food is good too - lots of seafood and reasonably priced. Visit the Grand Palace - its very beautiful and make your own way on the public boats and tuk tuk - it will cost you a quarter of the price than if you booked with your hotel rep. We also took the rice barge tour - which was a boat trip on the river with a delicious lunch of snacks and carved exotic fruits. We also went to a bar/restuarant which was 64 floors high - in an apartment building at the bottom end of Silom Road - what a fantatic sight of Bangkok at night. A great must - ask the receptionist at the hotel and they will direct you.

Phuket - we stayed at the Diamond Cliff Hotel - about 10-15 min walk from the main centre of Phuket - This hotel is quite luxurious - 3 pools, 7 restuarants set in a hillside. Best hotel I have ever stayed. The staff were wonderful and couldn't do enough for you. I would throughly recommend this hotel for anyone who wants a quiet/peaceful and luxurious hotel but within walking distance of the nightlife. Ask for a room with a view of the sea, its spectacular.
We went on a sea canoeing trip in caves -which was wonderful and visited James Bond Island.

The nightlife in Phuket is quite loud and noisy but there are enough quieter bars and restuarants to go to. Also try the freshly caught fish - its great.
Once you try the Far East you won't be satisfied with going to Europe again.We enjoyed the Far East so much that we are trying another island next year.

Would thoroughly recommend Bangkok to anyone. What a fantasic place but please beware you must be street wise and not mind the odd haggle with a tuk tuk driver or taxi driver. You can really be taken for a ride if you don't keep your wits about you but the Thai people are very caring for families at it is the centre of their society. We went as a young family and they just couldn't do enough for us and they adored our child.

The Pathumwan Princess is a fantastic hotel and we spent 6 days there in a suite. It overlooked Bangkok and it was glorious at night.

There are restaurents in the hotel but beware the cost is like living in England. Any hotel restaurant in Thailand is very expensive so be prepared to eat off street vendors and street restaurants. They are very clean and the food is delicous and without doubt at least 3 times cheaper (hotel meal up to 2500bht (£35-40) street restaurant (600-1000 bht (£10-15). In Bangkok there are Thai, Vietnamese and all cultures restaurants and they are far better on the pocket than hotel restaurants. saying that the ones in the Puthamwan are excellent even if pricey.

And the real winner here is you are right by the skytrain station for travelling and the impressive 7 storey MBK shopping centre adjoins the hotel so even the wife is guaranteed happiness!!

We would definately go again.

Well what can i say, i booked this holiday as a surprise for my husbands 40th birthday. If i say it was fabulous i would not be doing it justice.

We booked with a company called travel mood, and they were fantastic, we have never travelled long haul before so we were a bit wary, we travelled with EVA air economy class, and i am glad we did as in the evergreen class all the seats were taken while in economy we all had plenty of empty seats and could really sprawl out, (tip: travel long haul at night you will get to sleep as they turn all lights out and window shades are down and it helps you avoid jet lag.)

We got picked up at the airport by private car it was fab, when we arrived at the hotel, well we I cannot get over the class of hotel we stayed in the belle aire princess was just great the staff were second to none, and the rooms were like staying at one of our 5*'s it is well worth having a meal in one of the restaurants in the hotel, they are not expensive and the food and service is exceptional. Dont bother taking beach towels as these are provided for you, and there is a hairdryer in the room. I well recomend the tours to the buddha temples and the river kwai also the floating market (although we didnt go to the market) be prepared for a 12 hour trip to the kwai but it really is a must see and you get your monies worth.

also for eating out try foodland it is a supermarket with a type of restaurant at the back and you can see them cooking everything in front of you and it is the cheapest place in bangkok (we found) for 2 starters and 2 meals we were paying no more than £5.00 for the lot well worth it.Mind you everything is cheap i cannot tell you how good the food is. We then travelled to phukett and stayed at the horizon beach resort hotel that was just as fab, i still cannot get over the class of accomodation it really is worth the money.

i cannon praise travel mood enough for sorting out the holiday at a fantastic price, everything was as they said it would be in fact it was much better. I would recommend travel mood to anyone travelling long haul we will definately be booking with them again they are cheap (but not like a nylon suit)!!!