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Old 8th August 2008, 07:03 AM
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Hi,I am going to stay in bangkok for sveral weeks,travel agent suggest the indra regent hotel,just wondering if anyone has info on this hotel,and seems a bit more expensive than states in the books,perhaps other hotel similar but better price??any help will be much appreciated.thank you
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I moved your question to the Thailand forum, because I thought you'd be more likely to get an answer here.

I noticed you had posted before about possibly moving to Bangkok. Is this the beginning of the big move, a scouting trip, or a vacation?
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hello thank you synthia,
yes change from original plan,just too difficult to do a course in bangkok with my child.
so decided on a nice vacation,for 2 to 4 weeks,depending on cost,as this will be peak season in dec/jan.
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So you will be traveling around a bit? Bangkok is not exactly the best of Thailand, in my opinion.
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So you will be traveling around a bit? Bangkok is not exactly the best of Thailand, in my opinion.
Yes,understand,I guess want shopping,and temples,something in the way of parks for my daughter.
We live on the beach here nz,so not needing water.
Spent awhile in northeast about 10 yrs ago,and never got to see enough of Bangkok.
Do you live in thailand?

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Nope, I'm not really resident anywhere. Wow, parks. I only remember one, outside the presidential palace. Look for a place near the subway or monorail, so you can get about easily without being stuck in traffic.
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yes I dont recall many parks,supposed to be a good one -Lumpini park,near Silom,where its good early mornings and evenings.
Seems a few amusement parks,and zoo,could be in all different areas though.
Guess with a lot of shopping,eating and visiting temples time will go pretty quick.
Only thing now going after xmas the airfares and hotels more expensive,still checking it all out.
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Bangkok has many parks, some bigs ones, many quite small.

My favourite is Rama IX Park on Srinakrin Road, I guest the district is Prawet.

Its very large, very well maintained, there are many eating options, a very large lake where you can rent a boat.

A nice day out, especially for a picnic under a shady tree. The weather is quite cool at present (not necessarily typical for this time of year)

Other good ones too, but that's my favourite one.
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thanks winkie,yes the more i think about it,itmay be a good idea to stay longer in bangkok and get a really good look around.
may have to delay trip seeing dec peak time,and these travel agents dont give you any choise in hotels.perhaps better to pay for airfare and risk finding own hotel,bit daunting though.
good to know there are parks around.cant wait.
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I don't think Bangkok suffers from a hotel shortage, so finding one when you arrive should be possible. Make a reservation somewhere for the first two nights (you will likely arrive at 1 am or so, so definitely need a place to stay the first night. You will also be suffering from jet lag, so planning to stay one more night is a good idea. You can then look around for something, and have the chance to check it out first.
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