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Bangkok Hostels
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Tooting Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Just head for the Khao San Road (sp?), there are loads of them. Pick the one not offering ladyboy fun with ping-pong ball extras.
Worthai Seagull
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Have a look at Hostels Worldwide - Online Bookings, Ratings and Reviews ...i use them a lot and they have a good selection in Bangkok. Two i have tried, with excellent location are : Hi-Sukhamvit (very good) and Bangkok Centre Sukhamvit 25 ( just around the corner from Soy Cowboy!!!) . Wherever you end up, youll have a good time. Hostelworld is good in that you get good reviews, and you only have to leave a small deposit , before paying the total on arrival. HAve fun
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Thanks fellas, yeh im looking at hostel world at the moment, D+D isn't on there but checked out their website. Also, is 10 days a bit too long to stay in Bangkok? we are ment to be waiting for a mate to arrive before moving on, however tempted to dissapear somewhere nearby and meet him somewhere else, any nearby towns worth visiting?
MikeySmall
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Id stayed here a few years back - seems to be still getting good reviews. Just off Kho San Road so alot quieter id imagine.
New Merry V Guesthouse Hostel Reviews and Photos, Bangkok, Thailand - TripAdvisor
New Merry V Guesthouse Hostel Reviews and Photos, Bangkok, Thailand - TripAdvisor
Lamphu House 
75-77 Rambuttri Rd, Bangkok. T: (02) 629 5861-3 F: (02) 629 5864
Have stayed here about 3 or 4 times, spotlessly clean and set back from the street at the end of an alley, restaurant very good too, films shown throughout the day and every evening.
Here's their website Welcome to Lamphu House
Rambuttri Road is just opposite Khao San Road.
Places to visit near Bangkok, my top 5
1. Sukhothai..... old Thai capital
2. Hua Hin.... 2 hours by bus, a coastal resort that's getting more and more popular
3. Ayutthaya... 2 hours by bus, loads of Temples
4. Damnoen Saduak, worth visiting for The Floating Market, but has eff all else 2 hours
5. Kanchanaburi... for Elephant Trekking and The Bridge on the River Kwai.
75-77 Rambuttri Rd, Bangkok. T: (02) 629 5861-3 F: (02) 629 5864
Have stayed here about 3 or 4 times, spotlessly clean and set back from the street at the end of an alley, restaurant very good too, films shown throughout the day and every evening.
Here's their website Welcome to Lamphu House
Rambuttri Road is just opposite Khao San Road.
Places to visit near Bangkok, my top 5
1. Sukhothai..... old Thai capital
2. Hua Hin.... 2 hours by bus, a coastal resort that's getting more and more popular
3. Ayutthaya... 2 hours by bus, loads of Temples
4. Damnoen Saduak, worth visiting for The Floating Market, but has eff all else 2 hours
5. Kanchanaburi... for Elephant Trekking and The Bridge on the River Kwai.
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hostelbookers.com is also a good site to use.
What ever you do, do NOT stay at Rainbow Hotel (it has a curry house underneath) staff are nice but manager is a ****! The first time I stayed in there they had no windows in my room, second time I paid a little extra for a window but had a shower, walked out and BRUSHED the sink with my leg and it fell of the wall, pissing water all over the bed where my bag, camera and netbook was, luckily no damage to my stuff but was FORCED to pay £15 to replace the sink.
When I say forced, I was told by a couple of people I had met in the bars that I should just refuse to pay and walk out, I did, got chased, threatened with a beating and threatened with getting the police involved if I refused to pay for the sink.
I did eventually pay as I was due to fly home to following day so bit the bullet and paid so I can get on with enjoying the last night of my travels.
Where else you planning on going?
What ever you do, do NOT stay at Rainbow Hotel (it has a curry house underneath) staff are nice but manager is a ****! The first time I stayed in there they had no windows in my room, second time I paid a little extra for a window but had a shower, walked out and BRUSHED the sink with my leg and it fell of the wall, pissing water all over the bed where my bag, camera and netbook was, luckily no damage to my stuff but was FORCED to pay £15 to replace the sink.
When I say forced, I was told by a couple of people I had met in the bars that I should just refuse to pay and walk out, I did, got chased, threatened with a beating and threatened with getting the police involved if I refused to pay for the sink.
I did eventually pay as I was due to fly home to following day so bit the bullet and paid so I can get on with enjoying the last night of my travels.
Where else you planning on going?
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/thailand/bangkok/48375/
This place is a hotel at hostel prices- rooftop pool is small but great when it's hot. Also cable TV in all rooms. Well worth checking out.
10 days is too long to spend in Bangkok. Definitely check out some nearby places while your waiting for your mate. Shingle's suggestions are all good.
Make sure you go to a Muay Thai (kick boxing) night while you're in Bangkok- the best fights are at Lumphini stadium. Chatuchak Market is also well worth visting.
This place is a hotel at hostel prices- rooftop pool is small but great when it's hot. Also cable TV in all rooms. Well worth checking out.
10 days is too long to spend in Bangkok. Definitely check out some nearby places while your waiting for your mate. Shingle's suggestions are all good.
Make sure you go to a Muay Thai (kick boxing) night while you're in Bangkok- the best fights are at Lumphini stadium. Chatuchak Market is also well worth visting.
perth seagull
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You can go down to Pattaya for 2-3 nights, it's on the coast and is about 1.5 hours from Bangkok. It's a beach resort city and isn't everyone's cup of tea, as it is so extreme that it manages to make Bangkok look like a monastry. But it is worth seeing at least once in your life time, especially the 'Walking Street' which is where the nightlife is.
Hatterlovesbrighton
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As for staying in Bangkok, it depends what you are after. For going out and having a good time then 10 days is good. If you wanna be touristy then I don't think you need that much.
Go see Chaing Mai or a visit to the Bridge over the river Kwai
Go see Chaing Mai or a visit to the Bridge over the river Kwai
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Thanks everyone, very helpful.
Looks like Kanchanaburi is definately worth a visit, Pattaya is a maybe, looks hardcore!, we are heading to Laos so should hopefuly visit Chaing Mai when we are up North.
Muay Thai is definately on the agenda aswel.
No more albion games left for me this season, back just in time for Falmer and hopefully Championship football!
Looks like Kanchanaburi is definately worth a visit, Pattaya is a maybe, looks hardcore!, we are heading to Laos so should hopefuly visit Chaing Mai when we are up North.
Muay Thai is definately on the agenda aswel.
No more albion games left for me this season, back just in time for Falmer and hopefully Championship football!
MikeySmall
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If you go to Kanchanaburi go and stay at Xanadu. Run by an English guy called Dennis who loves his football and booze; he'll sort everything out for you - he used to play with Dean Thomas of Notts County '91 fame. If you want email details let me know.
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Cheers pal, ive taken note of the name. However, at roughly £20 a night it could be above budget.
garethjamesuk
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Love the City of Sin that is Pattaya, properly one of my fav places been 2, i only spent a few days in Bangkok but had fun but properly my least fav out of all.
MattBackHome
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If you're heading to Chiang Mai then I'd consider a few days in Pai for total and utter horizontal relaxation.
10 days def too long for Bangkok; I'd recommend popping off to somewhere like Koh Chang for at least half of that.
I'm hoping to go out in March as well - Thailand is just great.
BobbySmith
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Hui Hin is worth a visit, been there loads of times and the Customer Services of the Dusit Thanni in Hui Hin (just voted best hotel in the world), is a Palace fan, but also a great mate, give him a visit in your Albion shirt, you are sure of a good reception.
Tooting Gull
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Agree with the comment about 10 days being too long (like Vegas in that respect). See a couple of temples, do the markets, get some clothes, go and see a kick-boxing night, not a tourist one, a proper one (superb). Then go somewhere nicer.
public school boy
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There was a good cheapish hotel called the White House near to the Olympic stadium in Siam Square. Clean rooms and centeral
sir danny cullip
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As has been said above, head to the Khao San Rd and you won't go far wrong, plenty of choice. I also treated myself to a luxury hotel for a few nights before flying home which didn't break the bank at all (can't remember exact price but I only went for it because it was ridiculously cheap).