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What’s up with nationality restrictions at some hotels?

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Comments Posted on Feb 03, 2012 Last Updated Feb 03, 2012 Posted by Aaron

No Vacancy

Do some hotels in Thailand discriminate against guests based on their nationality?

While browsing through a number of third party hotel reservation booking sites, I occasionally come across hotels that have a notice regarding a restriction on the nationalities of guests who can book through their site.

For example on Agoda, I sometimes see things like this:

NoticePlease note that this hotel operates exclusive contracts with other vendors to service specific markets and thus these rates do not apply to nationals of Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Looking at the list of countries, I could not help but become suspicious.  Could it be that the hotel simply doesn’t want guests from this region of the world in their hotel?

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February desktop calendar wallpaper

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Comments Posted on Jan 31, 2012 Last Updated Jan 31, 2012 Posted by Aaron

February 2012 desktop calendar wallpaper

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On the pool level of the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, if you take a walk along the path that leads to some of the I.SAWAN villas, you will come across this little fellow just before you enter the fitness facilities. Well, he isn’t really little, he is quite large, and he is the star of the February desktop calendar wallpaper.

Elephants are a common theme at the Erawan, as the hotel takes it’s name from the Erawan Shrine on the corner, one of Bangkok’s Hindu shrines. According to Wikipedia, the shrine was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel to eliminate the bad karma believed caused by laying the foundations on the wrong date.

The Erawan shrine is quite a popular attraction is is crowed from morning to night, every day.

Download the size that fits your desktop and have a beautiful desktop calendar all month long. Check back towards the end of next month and every month for new ones. If there is a size that you would like me to make it in, please leave a comment below requesting it. I might even make up an iPhone version if anybody ask for it.


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This week’s Bangkok hotel deals- January 20, 2012

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Comments Posted on Jan 20, 2012 Last Updated Jan 20, 2012 Posted by Aaron

Bangkok hotel discount deals

Here are this week’s hot deals on hotels in Bangkok, courtesy of Agoda.

As always, for all the deals on this page, click through to check your dates.

Some discount offers at some hotels have a minimum stay requirement, which I have listed next to the price. For such hotels, the promotional rate will be displayed once you have selected dates that cover the minimum number of nights required.

S33 Compact Sukhumvit Hotel S33 Compact Sukhumvit Hotel 3 stars
53% Off. Location: Sukhumvit		 From 81 38 USD
Prince Palace Hotel Prince Palace Hotel 4 stars
45% off, min 3 nights. Location: Khao San.		 From 84 46 USD
Oriental Residence Bangkok Oriental Residence Bangkok 5 stars
42% Off.
Location: Wireless / Chidlom.		 From 264 153 USD
Duzzy Bangkok Duzzy Bangkok 3 stars
30% off.Location: Silom / Sathorn.
See more Silom hotels | See more Sathorn hotels		 From 66 46 USD
The Victory Executive Residence The Victory Executive Residence 3 stars
50% off.
Location: Siam. See more Siam hotels		 From 76 38 USD
Asia Hotel Bangkok Asia Hotel Bangkok 4 stars
35% off.
Location: Siam		 From 82 53 USD
Chatrium Hotel Riverside Chatrium Hotel Riverside 5 stars
43% off. Location: Riverside. See more Bangkok riverside hotels		 From 157 89 USD
FuramaXclusive Sukhumvit Hotel FuramaXclusive Sukhumvit Hotel 4 stars
32% Off. Location: Sukhumvit		 From 75 51 USD
Radisson Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit Radisson Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit 5 stars
40% off. Min 2 nights. Location: Sukhumvit		 From 105 63 USD
Baiyoke Boutique Hotel Baiyoke Boutique Hotel 4 stars
Location: Pratunam		 From 3427 USD

Check back here mid-week every week for the latest discounts and deals on Bangkok and Pattaya, Phuket and Samui hotels. For previous week’s specials, you might like to peruse the “Deals on Hotels” category.

If you want to be sure that you won’t miss any deals, it’s a great idea to subscribe to the RSS feed, or you can Subscribe to updates by Email and be the first to know about any new Bangkok hotel deals, as well as all the other cool stuff that I post to this blog. Email subscriptions are handled by Google Feedburner and you will only receive an email when a new post is made to this blog. You can unsubscribe with one click at any time.

Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort

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Comments Posted on Jan 17, 2012 Last Updated Jan 17, 2012 Posted by Aaron

View of the pool and the river from the balcony at Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa

In November 2011 Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa was re-branded to Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort. Ownership has not changed, the property is still owned by the Minor Hotel Group. The rebranding is to bring the riverside resort in line to fit in with some of the company’s existing boutique properties, such as the Anantara Phuket Resort, or the Four Seasons Bangkok and Four Seasons Chiang Mai. I am re-posting a review I wrote of the property a little while back, as most of the details will remain unchanged.

On “the other side” of the Chao Phraya River, a short boat ride away you will find the Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort. While it is located only 10 or 15 minutes from the heart of Bangkok, it feels like it is a world away with a true resort feeling.

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Bangkok hotel discount deals- January 13, 2012

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Comments Posted on Jan 13, 2012 Last Updated Jan 13, 2012 Posted by Aaron

Bangkok hotel discount deals

Here are this week’s hot deals on hotels in Bangkok, courtesy of Agoda.

As always, for all the deals on this page, click through to check your dates.

Some discount offers at some hotels have a minimum stay requirement, which I have listed next to the price. For such hotels, the promotional rate will be displayed once you have selected dates that cover the minimum number of nights required.

S33 Compact Sukhumvit Hotel S33 Compact Sukhumvit Hotel 3 stars
53% Off. Location: Sukhumvit		 From 83 39 USD
Bangkok Hotel Lotus Sukhumvit Managed by ACCOR Bangkok Hotel Lotus Sukhumvit Managed by ACCOR 4 stars
33% off, min 3 nights. Location: Sukhumvit.		 From 80 53 USD
Oakwood Apartments Trilliant Sukhumvit 18 Oakwood Apartments Trilliant Suk 18 3 and half stars
13% Off. Book 14 days ahead
Location: Sukhumvit.		 From 65 56 USD
Fraser Place Urbana Langsuan Fraser Place Urbana Langsuan 4 stars
20% off.
Book within 7 days of check-in.
Location: Wireless. See more Wireless Road hotels		 From 89 71 USD
Padi Madi Guesthouse Padi Madi Guesthouse 3 stars
10% off.
Location: Sukhumvit		 From 27 24 USD
Amora NeoLuxe Suites Amora NeoLuxe Suites 4 stars
50% off.
Location: Sukhumvit		 From 90 45 USD
Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao 5 stars
20% off. Location: Chatuchak. See more hotels near Chatuchuk Weekend markets		 From 83 66 USD
AETAS Lumpini AETAS Lumpini 5 stars
15% Off. Location: Silom/ Sathorn

See more Silom hotels | See more Sathorn Hotels

 From 115 97 USD
Glow Trinity Glow Trinity 4 stars
10% off, book 14 days in advance. Location: Silom / Sathorn
See more Silom hotels | See more Sathorn Hotels		 From 63 56 USD
Grand Sukhumvit Hotel managed by ACCOR Grand Sukhumvit Hotel managed by ACCOR 4 stars
57% off. Location: Sukhumvit.		 From 21089 USD

Check back here mid-week every week for the latest discounts and deals on Bangkok and Pattaya, Phuket and Samui hotels. For previous week’s specials, you might like to peruse the “Deals on Hotels” category.

If you want to be sure that you won’t miss any deals, it’s a great idea to subscribe to the RSS feed, or you can Subscribe to updates by Email and be the first to know about any new Bangkok hotel deals, as well as all the other cool stuff that I post to this blog. Email subscriptions are handled by Google Feedburner and you will only receive an email when a new post is made to this blog. You can unsubscribe with one click at any time.

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