trappedinasia Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Is anyone else here on a tourist visa and staying in hotels? I want to ride out April lockdown in Phuket, but I just read in the Bangkok Post that 87% of hotels are planning to close, and The Phuket Tourist Association has recommended to the governor to close all hotels for all of April. One authority says there are no tourists left in Phuket, and another says there are 3000 tourists, but we're all expected to leave before the airport is shut down on April 10th. And they say 95% of hotels will close in Thailand during April. Anybody know anything, or is in the same situation? I would rent an apartment for a month in Phuket, but I haven't found much available. Most of the places I've found that are listed as apartments are actually hotel rooms... Here's the article: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1889790/april-lockdown-batters-30-000-hotels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LivinginKata Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 Not all close. Plenty guesthouse types will need to stay open and try to earn some money. The big guys are shutting. Pay off staff. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Some will not close. Many tourists still in Phuket, but traffic has been a completely wonderful bliss! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Look on Booking.com. If you can book, they're open. If the hotel subsequently cancels it is obliged to find you an equivalent at the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 All booking websites allow cancellations without penalties. A buyers' paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsf9 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, madmitch said: Look on Booking.com. If you can book, they're open. If the hotel subsequently cancels it is obliged to find you an equivalent at the same price. Hahahahaha... Good luck with that.. Many hotels won't be abiding to the OTA (online travel agent) terms in these extraordinary periods, and if you refer to the OTA when you eventually get through - could be days, they will tell you they tried to contact you, then they'll send you a form to fill in - even though they know the details - once they accept it - they'll send you another form for a refund, we're 30+ days at this point.. The priceline group won't be putting you in another hotel at their expense (or with money you've already spent) if you turn up to a closed hotel with no staff present that havent advised you of cancellation, not until you complete a least few weeks of customer service tennis. Theft doesn't happen... cos it's illegal. ???? Edited April 1, 2020 by dsf9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I think it also depends where you want to stay I think I would get out of Patong and move to the south of the island Rawai and Nai Harn, and also your budget. Lots of small resorts around here Try airbnb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, dsf9 said: Hahahahaha... Good luck with that.. Many hotels won't be abiding to the OTA (online travel agent) terms in these extraordinary periods, and if you refer to the OTA when you eventually get through - could be days, they will tell you they tried to contact you, then they'll send you a form to fill in - even though they know the details - once they accept it - they'll send you another form for a refund, we're 30+ days at this point.. The priceline group won't be putting you in another hotel at their expense (or with money you've already spent) if you turn up to a closed hotel with no staff present that havent advised you of cancellation, not until you complete a least few weeks of customer service tennis. Theft doesn't happen... cos it's illegal. ???? Well, if anyone is stupid enough to book a non-refundable rate payable in advance then they might find themselves in this position, but it's doubtful. So book a room that has free cancellation until very close to your arrival date and with no advance payment. It's quite easy Edited April 1, 2020 by madmitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 If the guv wants to close all hotels in April, it wouldn't matter what or how people booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 18 hours ago, Somtamnication said: If the guv wants to close all hotels in April, it wouldn't matter what or how people booked. it will if the very powerful PTA have something to say about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Slowly they are shutting down I know of 3 places I think everyone has a price on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Slowly they are shutting down I know of 3 places I think everyone has a price on it I work in the hotel industry & I know of 50 or more.... some will stay open, its a face thing also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, eezergood said: I work in the hotel industry & I know of 50 or more.... some will stay open, its a face thing also Some of these OTA's must be ready to commit suicide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 6 hours ago, ChipButty said: Some of these OTA's must be ready to commit suicide some of them should...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 8 hours ago, ChipButty said: Some of these OTA's must be ready to commit suicide They've had a licence to print money for the past few years, the big ones, anyway. I just hope they don't raise rtheir commissions when things get back to relative normality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trappedinasia Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 They announced hotels have to close tomorrow. I haven't been able to find an apartment, as nobody wants to rent to foreigners now. I'm thinking of flying to Bangkok tomorrow, but I'd rather not get on a plane full of people right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, trappedinasia said: They announced hotels have to close tomorrow. I haven't been able to find an apartment, as nobody wants to rent to foreigners now. I'm thinking of flying to Bangkok tomorrow, but I'd rather not get on a plane full of people right now. Hotels only not take new booking. If you have a hotel you should be Ok. Well, unless hotel just close. Edit - sent you a message Edited April 3, 2020 by LivinginKata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 so if ur staying in a hotel it wont close? right, they will stay open for a few stuck tourists.. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcpu Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Recently the government in Phuket has announced that a small number of hotels will stay open where tourists can check in to those hotels. I don't have a good link for this although I note that Richard Barrow has mentioned the hotel names on his facebook page (and I copy from that page) * Dara Hotel in Wichit (฿1,000) * The Throne in Sire (฿1,000) * The Tide Beachfront in Sire (฿1,000) * Patong Bay Hill in Kathu (฿650) * Naiyang Beach Hotel in Thalang (฿650-800) I was curious, and I did find "Dara Hotel" and the "Tide Beachfront" on the web but I could not find the Throne. I did not try to locate the others. i do note (having talked to some) that people who have condos/villas that are normally for rent for one month, might be a bit reluctant to rent such now, given the current government requirement for hotels to close. Condos/villas are not hotels, but one can never be certain in these times how requirements will be interpreted. Best of luck in your efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcpu Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 2 hours ago, oldcpu said: Recently the government in Phuket has announced that a small number of hotels will stay open where tourists can check in to those hotels. I don't have a good link for this I found a arguably "better" link/reference source for the open Hotels in Phuket allowed to stay open: https://thephuketnews.com/governor-exempts-five-hotels-to-receive-new-guests-75601.php 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trappedinasia Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Thanks. I was able to find a residential apartment to rent for a month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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