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Any info on this hotel?

Breakfast at Areca ends at 10:00am, so if you don't wake up early you lose out. Areca does have two nice swimming pools and an excellent location. I'm booked at RG. I've never seen the place. I worry about the location and the road construction out front.

I'd like to stay at the Residence Garden in Nov/Dec. What about the road construction I have read about, will it be a problem? Any reviews? Is the pool any good? Does it have daily maid service (do they clean the kitchen, pots and dishes)? Can you really walk to walking street (as the website says)? Anything else I should know about before I book my room?

When I first went to Thailand 2 years ago, I got almost 40 baht for 1 dollar. Now it is 34 to 1. It seems with the huge debt the US is carrying, the billions of dollars every day we are waisting rebuilding a screwed up country who doesn't want our help, the subprime disaster, the upcoming recession next year (I think), and the strenghtening of the emerging markets, the dollar will continue to fall.

I didn't know I could sell them. Have you had trouble using your miles for an upgrade from economy to evergreen delux? I don't know why I can't receive a private message. I'm new and haven't figured everything out yet. I'm flying Eva air one more time. I'll be back from Thailand in November. Whatever miles I have left, I'll be happy to sell, if they allow me.

The Royal Twins Palace is a nice hotel. A little older but it has been refurbished. It has a huge pool and is guest friendly. 5 minute baht bus ride to walking street.

I fly evaair and I've found the 777's to be better then the 747's. But I haven't tried the refurbished 747's yet. My one complaint is it is difficult to use the miles i've accumulated. I booked my flight 3 months in advance and I purchase economy. I was hoping to upgrade to evergreen delux because I have over 70,000 miles available and an upgrade is only 20,000 (Lax to Taiwan). No luck, they said there were no upgrades available. I booked it 3 months in advance and no upgrades available. Screw them. Next time I'll be looking for another airline.