3 Tips For Booking Hotels in Thailand

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• Bezilax says:

  Tuesday, 19th February 2013 at 8:24 pm

  So booking night to night is not an issue with Agoda? I was thinking I was gonna need to use priceline,

  I like the name your own rate bit.

  what about Pattaya? I see you can pretty much stay in a dump for like 15.usd.

  How dumpy are they?

  I am trying to do the broke traveler thing. Especially once I hit Pattaya. I just wanna bang bones and eat good food.

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  • Kings of Thailand says:

    Wednesday, 20th February 2013 at 12:55 am

    In Asia, Agoda tends to be king when it comes to hotel bookings. I use them all the time. The one downside with them is their cancellation policy which is NOT hassle free.

    I book through them when I know there will be no changes to my itinerary. They are the best and if you book using our link, we get a little kickback.

    Regarding Pattaya, I NEVER stay in a hotel under 4 stars unless I’m doing the backpacker / hostel thing. A 4 star hotel in Thailand is more like a 3 star hotel in America.

    If you’re doing the broke travel thing, then 2 – 3 star hotels is what you’re looking for (Note: the quality can greatly range, read the reviews first). Also, make sure they are guest friendly without a charge 🙂

    In Bangkok, head to Khao San Road.

    Hope this helps,
    -Seven

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• Sam says:

  Monday, 19th November 2012 at 5:49 pm

  by the way i also talked with a girl in another hotel in philippines but i guess she had already seen me with 2-3 different girls at the hotel so she didnt seem so interested to be with me.
  she only give me her number or facebook and she said if i want to know her better then i have to meet her father first. lol
  so i didnt go more far with that girl.
  i just talked some other girls.
  i did few mistakes in phillipines.
  the biggest mistake is that i stayed same place the last 15 days of my 28 days vacation in philippines than visiting more places.
  mostly because i was too tired to go other places and keep travelling.
  but also because the last place i was staying was really nice with 3 swimming pools, nice restaurant and disco.
  but also because i meet a girl that place that i falled in love with.
  and even she only could stay with me in daytime in the hotel/resort, because her family didnt allow her to overnight with me.
  but i did that mistake i falled in love with her, thats also why i wasted 15 days in same place instead of visiting 3-4 more places and meeting more girls there.
  and the last 1 week im there the girl didnt even take so much time to me because her father didnt want.
  so i wasted almost half of my vacation in same place and on same girl because of i was stupid to fall in love and stupid to believe that this girl really love me.

  so now i will try not to do same mistake again and waste my vacation on same place and same girl.

  of course i also meet other girls in philippines, but the last 15 days i only meet 2-3 other girls beside that girl, and i didnt go to boracay and some other places i wanted to visit.

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• Sam says:

  Monday, 19th November 2012 at 5:43 pm

  but if u already bring a girl to the hotel then the girl working in the hotel would already have seen u with that girl.
  or u make a date or invite the girl in the hotel out first when u arrive to the hotel?
  or how u do?

  because when i was in philippines i talked with 1 nice looking girl working in the hotel, but i got her number just before i leave the hotel and go to other hotel and after that i went to other city so i didnt see her again and i think she already had a fiancee, because some guy texted me and ask me who i am and he said that he is her fiancee. haha

  one other thing.
  i read in one of your other post that normally next morning u will tell the girl u are with that u need to do some work on your laptop so she will leave?

  but i dont have laptop now. im thinking about buying a netbook or a samsung galaxy s2 phone?
  i think i have decided to buy the samsung s2 next week before i go to thailand for taking pictures and videos and also for internet use.

  so what u say to the girl next day?
  and what if u dont find a new date next day and u want to bring that girl to ur place again?
  im sure that girl will be pissed off with u and know that u are not serious and she will not come back again?
  or what? lol

  and if im not using netbook/laptop and im using phone, can i still convince the girl that i have some work to do or make her leave?

  in philippines mostly they will leave by themself next day, or i will just tell them to leave or something. lol

  but with the mobile phone, can i still go to internet pages like dateinasia.com and thaifriendly.com and other webpages like that?
  or some webpages cant be used by mobiles?

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• Sam says:

  Monday, 19th November 2012 at 1:02 am

  Yes the “hotel hop” will also help u so the girl u bring to ur hotel last night will not come back to ur hotel and see if u are still there. lol
  and then she will find u with the next girl. hehe
  i know u. and i know how u do. lol

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  • Kings of Thailand says:

    Monday, 19th November 2012 at 9:26 am

    Ha, that is one advantage. And by hotel hopping you get to meet more cute girls working in hotels….one of my favorite types of girls. Girls that have jobs, so they need to leave on their own in the morning. And hotel girls NEVER want money. Just to go out and have fun.

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• Stove says:

  Saturday, 22nd September 2012 at 5:40 pm

  The thing I don’t like about Agoda is their cancellation policy. A lot of times the booking is non-refundable or they charge a cancellation fee. I found booking.com offers very similar prices (the selection isn’t quite as good in Asia though), but they have a GREAT cancellation policy (even though I realize a lot of cancellation policies are hotel imposed and not based on the website). But I think flexibility is key when traveling around Thailand.

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  • Kings of Thailand says:

    Sunday, 23rd September 2012 at 2:39 pm

    I’ve never had any issues with their cancellations, but this is always something to think about. But if you are staying a Thailand for just a few days and don’t plan on doing hotel hopping, Agoda is my recommendation. Hands down the lowest prices in Asia.

    Booking.com is okay in Asia. I found that in Argentina and Brazil they had the best rates.

    When “traveling” through Thailand, I always like flexibility. I’ll book a couple nights with Agoda then check out the city to see what area I like. When I stay in a new city, I tend to “hotel hop”. Makes it much easier to explore different parts of the city.

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