skelman Posted May 23, 2006 Report Posted May 23, 2006 For our trip to Thailand in August, I first tried the Siam Square zone in Bangkok at $80 and got a counter offer of raising the price by $22. I refused that and added the generally more expensive Riverside-Silom zone at $85. I ended up with the Amari Watergate, which should be a great place:Amari Watergate HotelSiam Square847 Petchburi Road PratunamBangkok, Thailand66-2-6539000Price: $85.00 x 6 + $102.04 = $612.04At just over $100 per night with tax, this is not bad for a 5* in any country!By the way, anybody knows a good site to book hotels in India?
cooper Posted May 24, 2006 Report Posted May 24, 2006 With regard to Bangkok hotels Priceline is not the bargain deal it once was. For some (me included)the Amari Watergate,although a good hotel in its own right,is not a true 5* hotel by Bangkoks high standards.The priceline rate that you quoted, when ABF and free dinner(for 2 people ) is taken into consideration, is no better than you could get direct from the hotels own website.However if you are not breakfast people then for sure the rate is just fine. For a single business traveller such as myself it would be better to book direct with the hotel as the rates are even cheaper than those quoted below. Better deals are available elsewhere on the net in Bangkok at present for 5 * hotels.I think the fact that very few priceline deals for Bkk are posted here these days backs this up. I recently booked up Le Royal Meridien Plaza Athenee(2 people) at $122(inc tax) per night including ABF and a free dinner and a room upgrade to a deluxe corner suite for 4 nights. Priceline at present cannot ,IMO, match this offer....however that being said Priceline have given me great deals in the past and I continue to monitor them closely in the hope that the "good old days" of Priceline BKK return!Sorry almost forgot ...on a recent trip to India I used a company called hoteltravel.com with no problems for my bookings.They seemed competitive for my requirements but as aways its best to surf around for the best deals. Good luck!Reservation Form[You are in a secured environment, all data on this page is encrypted]Hotel: Amari Watergate Hotel and Spa, Bangkok, Thailand Arrival Date: Sat, Aug 19th, 2006 Nights: 6 One room, guests: 2 Room Rate: 733.00 USD per stay Local time in hotel 25.05.2006 06:05:57 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rate DescriptionBANGKOK BREAK PACKAGEPACKAGE INCLUDES- TWO NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION IN SUPERIOR ROOM- DAILY BUFFET BREAKFAST- A COMPLIMENTARY DINNER- FRUIT FLOWER AND WELCOME DRINKEXTRA NIGHT INCLUDES- BED AND BREAKFAST ONLY--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Room DescriptionSUPERIOR RM/KING/HOLLYWOOD TWN/TWN/41 SQM/DESK/SEATING AREA/BROADBANDACCESS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Check-in DetailsCheck in after 02:00 PM Check out before 12:00 PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cancellation PolicyA reservation must be cancelled 1 day prior to arrival (hotel local time)Penalty Charge for late cancellation is 50.00 percent of stay--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other InformationCHECK FOR WORLDHOTELS BEST AVAILABLE RATE
Chris26WI Posted June 12, 2006 Report Posted June 12, 2006 Agree with you Cooper, in everything. And the Amari Watergate looks for me as a fine hotel, too, but 5star Priceline-Rating ist overrated in IMO as well. Since the 45$-Marriott-Resort deals and the 55-60$-deals for 5* Sukhumvit (or the 60-80$ bids for the Shangri-La) have apparently disappeared, there are far better options to book for Bangkok.
southbay Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 Have to agree with the above 2 posters PRLN is only a shadow of what it once was,as far as value is concerned with hotels in Thailand and probably Asia in general.Stayed at Amari Watergate 4 years ago for many stays,but by no means is anything comparable to any of the other 5* properties that is or once was in PRLN inventory.I have personly gone from 5-6 bookings on PRLN for Asia to maybe 1 a year.Regarding the Plaza Athnee if you are 50+ years,they have a $87.50++ prepaid rate if you check in on a Friday or Saturday.Usually must be booked 21 days in advanced.
amyzoee Posted October 24, 2006 Report Posted October 24, 2006 Do you have any suggestions for me for Bangkok in Jan/Feb since priceline doesn't seem to have anything good?ThanksAmy
Chris26WI Posted October 24, 2006 Report Posted October 24, 2006 I just got a "counteroffer" of Priceline (SG) for 5-star Riverside/Silom of 264SG$ (~168US$!) for Oct 29/30... (rejected up to 170SG$, 108US$).... :)
LHFlyer Posted October 24, 2006 Report Posted October 24, 2006 Hotel: Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok Check-In Date: 29 Oct 2006Check-Out Date: 30 Oct 2006 No. of Rooms: 1No. of Adults: 1No. of Children: 0 Listed below are rates or packages that are available based on your selection criteria:Select Rate Best Available Rate Subject to 17.7% tax, VAT and service charge Starting from USD 140.00 average nightly rate I'm fairly sure $140 would do the trick... :) :) Looks like PL has no inventory whatsoever.
Chris26WI Posted October 24, 2006 Report Posted October 24, 2006 Might be the Banyan Tree on offer as well (which always had higher prices than the Sha-La on "name your own price"..).. I don't know why but I have the feeling that Shangri-La stopped - for the time being - selling rooms via Priceline.. Whatsorever, I made a regular booking for the Marriott Resort now (via a German tour operator).
babyjesus Posted October 25, 2006 Report Posted October 25, 2006 my fave site for booking hotels in bkk is asiarooms.com. nice site, good prices!
bertheike Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 Well I see this the same !Actually priceline UK sugested 122 GBP for a 5* and 97 GBP for a 4* + taxes.....This are more or less over 9000 THB for the 5* and more than 7000 THB for the 4*With the 4* I can end up at the Holiday Inn Silom, and with the 5* at the Sofitel Silom, which are both not bad, but one get them much cheaperhttp://www.ltu-asia.com/Hotellist.php?rid=1is my favorite Thailand wholesaler.following some rates and all include already any taxes/fees and mostly ABF for 2 pax !TAWANA HOTEL Surawongse Rd. THB 2.300SIAM CITY Sri Ayuthaya Rd. THB 3.050MONTIEN HOTEL Surawongse Rd THB 2.850THE LANDMARK HOTEL Sukumvit Rd. THB 4.300SOFITEL CENTRAL PLAZA BANGKOK Phaholythin Rd. THB 2.300SWISSOTEL NAI LERT PARK HOTEL Wireless Rd. THB 3.250BANGKOK MARRIOTT RESORT & SPA Charoennakorn Rd. THB 3.950
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