Deserted Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Greetings, I have been made homeless in Bangkok and finding anything reasonable is hard. I've heard Pattaya is empty so have hotel prices come down? COuld I pick up something that would be about 5-600 for 3-400 now? COuld I get someone for a month for say 3-4000? WOuld it be easy? Just somewhere small clean and quiet. Not into all the women of the night and that stuff. just sea air and a cheap room. All help with names of hotels appreciated. I normally stay off soi buakhao. Should get something there for 3000k a month, was maybe 5000k before right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Leaver Posted April 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, Deserted said: COuld I get someone for a month for say 3-4000? You could easily get "someone" for just free lodging and food at the moment. ???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dart12 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 where did you ever find a month for only 5000 before? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Soi buakhao has a side street 4500 a month, there's an aussie bar on it, near soi 15. My main question is have hotel prices dropped? They haven't in Bangkok at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) You'll need to walk about and find if any have dropped their prices. I see on Facebook Thais are struggling to pay their rent so if you want 3k a month maybe try the Thai guesthouses. I hear Navin Mansion 2 dropped from circ 15k to 6k a month Edited April 2, 2020 by scubascuba3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Much appreciated. I will look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyPlatt Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Soi Chataboom off soi bukhawo may have some places as well. Just turn to your left as you enter from soi bukhawo. To say it is a buyers market would be the understatement of the century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 In the space of a week Sandalay went from 1250 a night to 1100 to 899. 1250 was a reduced price to start with. A lot of hotels are shut; not enough custom to warrant opening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 7 hours ago, champers said: In the space of a week Sandalay went from 1250 a night to 1100 to 899. 1250 was a reduced price to start with. A lot of hotels are shut; not enough custom to warrant opening. A lot more about to shut after today's announcement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Even if you can find a hotel that's open, sea air is all you'll get as they're closing the beaches down too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, Guderian said: Even if you can find a hotel that's open, sea air is all you'll get as they're closing the beaches down too. I think you will find the people needing a hotel will be stranded tourists. The ones that can't get home due to flight cancellations. They should just rent a condo for a month. Plenty around, most fully furnished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmjam Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Isnt pattaya shutdown?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, jimmjam said: Isnt pattaya shutdown?? It pretty much is, but there were tourists that came here when it wasn't shut down, and despite warnings, either prior to coming here and / or whilst they were here, failed to cancel their holiday, or cut short their holiday, and evacuate. They are now stuck here for the foreseeable future. With no end in sight, I suggest a monthly rental condo is a better option than a hotel, if there are any hotels remaining open. A condo would also be better for self isolation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 17 hours ago, Leaver said: It pretty much is, but there were tourists that came here when it wasn't shut down, and despite warnings, either prior to coming here and / or whilst they were here, failed to cancel their holiday, or cut short their holiday, and evacuate. They are now stuck here for the foreseeable future. With no end in sight, I suggest a monthly rental condo is a better option than a hotel, if there are any hotels remaining open. A condo would also be better for self isolation. At least in a decent hotel you'd have a restaurant that would be open to residents. If you had to self-isolate you could get room service. Moving into a condo when you don't have any transport and no reserve of food and drink, just in case the worst happens, could prove to be a lot more difficult, though as you say condos are generally larger than hotel rooms so it would be a better place to self-isolate or stay if a 24-hour curfew comes into effect. As usual, there are pros and cons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, Guderian said: Moving into a condo when you don't have any transport and no reserve of food and drink, just in case the worst happens, could prove to be a lot more difficult, Nah, Grab and Food Panda will sort all your food requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 forget Bangkok and pattaya will become the new Bangkok in a short period of time, have a look at phala beach area, or if you want a town then ban chang, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyCarlton Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Leaver said: It pretty much is, but there were tourists that came here when it wasn't shut down, and despite warnings, either prior to coming here and / or whilst they were here, failed to cancel their holiday, or cut short their holiday, and evacuate. They are now stuck here for the foreseeable future. With no end in sight, I suggest a monthly rental condo is a better option than a hotel, if there are any hotels remaining open. A condo would also be better for self isolation. Like who? I'm from the UK and could have got a flight out last week. More difficult for people to get home but not impossible. Edited April 4, 2020 by DannyCarlton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Guderian said: At least in a decent hotel you'd have a restaurant that would be open to residents. If you had to self-isolate you could get room service. Moving into a condo when you don't have any transport and no reserve of food and drink, just in case the worst happens, could prove to be a lot more difficult, though as you say condos are generally larger than hotel rooms so it would be a better place to self-isolate or stay if a 24-hour curfew comes into effect. As usual, there are pros and cons. I think renting a condo would make you more self sufficient, and ease some worry bout if or when your hotel may shut down. Yes, you would need to do a big grocery shop, but after that, you can bunker down, if it gets to that. There's also the matter of cost. Many of these people should be back home, and back to work. They may not be able to afford an extended hotel stay. A good hotel would be nice, but it depends how long someone is stuck here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 3 hours ago, DannyCarlton said: Like who? I'm from the UK and could have got a flight out last week. More difficult for people to get home but not impossible. Like these people. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/thailand/articles/stranded-british-travellers-thailand/ Quote: "Many other similar messages have appeared on the British Embassy's UK in Thailand Facebook page, with people criticising airlines, such as Qatar Airways, for inflating prices – one poster claimed that one-way tickets for a family of four with the Middle Eastern carrier were showing at over £10,000." Being able to get home is one thing. Being able to afford to get home is another thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Gravy Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) As for hotel prices changing. Knowing Thai business logic they often put the prices up. It will be very interesting to see what happens when everything gets back to some normality. Will the hotels be cheaper or my suspicion more expensive. Edited April 4, 2020 by Laughing Gravy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 34 minutes ago, Leaver said: one poster claimed that one-way tickets for a family of four with the Middle Eastern carrier were showing at over £10,000." So actually £2500 each! Wow, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 4 hours ago, BritManToo said: Nah, Grab and Food Panda will sort all your food requirements. I must have missed the government announcement that food delivery services would be exempt from the 24-hour curfew, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Leaver said: Like these people. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/thailand/articles/stranded-british-travellers-thailand/ Quote: "Many other similar messages have appeared on the British Embassy's UK in Thailand Facebook page, with people criticising airlines, such as Qatar Airways, for inflating prices – one poster claimed that one-way tickets for a family of four with the Middle Eastern carrier were showing at over £10,000." Being able to get home is one thing. Being able to afford to get home is another thing. I think that article might have a whole thread to itself with it almost unanimous that the folk that are stuck can't have been trying very hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, treetops said: I think that article might have a whole thread to itself with it almost unanimous that the folk that are stuck can't have been trying very hard. Sure, initially, there would have been some people not trying too hard, but now the place has shut down, people want out. The party has stopped and they want to go home. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 13 hours ago, Guderian said: I must have missed the government announcement that food delivery services would be exempt from the 24-hour curfew, lol. What 24hr curfew is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I thought they'd announced nobody in or out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 At the price you are seeking, that would not be a hotel OP, it would be a slum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 7:07 PM, jacko45k said: So actually £2500 each! Wow, i believe some governments will be subsidizing commercial flights, just to get their citizens home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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