Comments on: 15 cent trains and $1 meals, Bangkok is awesome http://llamasonic.com/15-cent-trains-and-1-meals-bangkok-is-awesome mostly cool stuff Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:37:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: llamasonic http://llamasonic.com/15-cent-trains-and-1-meals-bangkok-is-awesome/comment-page-1#comment-42 llamasonic Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:43:20 +0000 http://www.llamasonic.com/15-cent-trains-and-1-meals-bangkok-is-awesome#comment-42 Hi fellow traveller :) Agreed on taking a nice hotel over an icky hostel.. but many hostels are run more like a b&b. Suk11 rooms are as clean as any hotel - and the bathrooms are probably cleaner. The key thing to do before you check into any hostle is check out the reviews or a decent guide book. The next time you're in a 4 or 5 star hotel, start moving some furniture around, you'll be surprised what's hiding under the tv table. I find that in some of these cooler family run places they really take pride in having things nice, clean and safe. Cheers and catch you at the bar :) Hi fellow traveller :) Agreed on taking a nice hotel over an icky hostel.. but many hostels are run more like a b&b. Suk11 rooms are as clean as any hotel – and the bathrooms are probably cleaner.

The key thing to do before you check into any hostle is check out the reviews or a decent guide book. The next time you’re in a 4 or 5 star hotel, start moving some furniture around, you’ll be surprised what’s hiding under the tv table. I find that in some of these cooler family run places they really take pride in having things nice, clean and safe.

Cheers and catch you at the bar :)

]]> By: theunready http://llamasonic.com/15-cent-trains-and-1-meals-bangkok-is-awesome/comment-page-1#comment-41 theunready Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:58:03 +0000 http://www.llamasonic.com/15-cent-trains-and-1-meals-bangkok-is-awesome#comment-41 Weeeeeelll, yes, I agree that a) tuk tuks and taxis are the work of the smoke-befugged, tourist-mugging devil, b) Bangkok is bank-delightingly cheap and c) one of the best things about travel is chatting to other people, I have to say 'tsh' and 'pshaw' to your hostel preference. I've spent many a night in Thai hostel panicking about the fact I was about to die, having stuff stolen, hiding from scary old men and generally not being a happy bunny. Whilst once I wouldn't have hesitated in booking into the most icky-looking brothelish Bangkok dive, these days I'll take a <a>stupidly luxurious hotel</a> anytime. Weeeeeelll, yes, I agree that a) tuk tuks and taxis are the work of the smoke-befugged, tourist-mugging devil, b) Bangkok is bank-delightingly cheap and c) one of the best things about travel is chatting to other people, I have to say ‘tsh’ and ‘pshaw’ to your hostel preference. I’ve spent many a night in Thai hostel panicking about the fact I was about to die, having stuff stolen, hiding from scary old men and generally not being a happy bunny. Whilst once I wouldn’t have hesitated in booking into the most icky-looking brothelish Bangkok dive, these days I’ll take a stupidly luxurious hotel anytime.

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