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Hi All, Looking for recent info on Hotels in Chang Mai. Last time I stayed in a small guest friendly hotel on neat Thaipai (sp) gate. Darned if I can remember the name. Anyone have recent experience in CM with decent friendly hotels?

It may cost a little more to fly from Canada but you avoid all the B.S. and hassle with US Immigration, Customs and the Infamous TSA if you route thru the U.S. I've just completed a booking with destina.ca (The Cheapest fare I could find) Toronto - Bangkok return for $1557. CAD(Approx $1150 U.S.) departing on Oct 28. Routing is Toronto - Narita non stop on AC Narita - Bangkok with ANA. Bangkok - Hong Kong with Thai, Hong Kong nonstop to Torontop on AC. Good connections both ways. Flight Dearts T.). at 1:00pm arriving next night in Bangkpk at 1030 PM. Departs bangkok at *00AM arriving T.O. at 6:30 PM same day. Routing via Eurpoe is always significantly more expensive than via Asia. I also live near Kingston! Good Luck

Travel by train in Thailand is quite good. They are not fast but they are generally on time (T.I.T.) are clean, safe and inexpensive. If you plan to take the train anywhere long distance e.g. bangkok to Chang Mai try the overnight train. The 2nd class aircon sleepers, (get a lower berth wth a window), are very nice. They pass through the coach frequently with beer, soft drinks etc and will serve you a hot or cold dinner and breakfast at your seat. Overall a great way to travel if you are not in a hurry. It's best to make reservations in advance as the trains are usually full. You can make resevations at the main station, through an online broker (They charge a b200 fee usually) or some travel agencies also make train reservations. One is located on the north side of Sukhuvitt Rd just east of Asoke (near Cowboy) Can't remeber the name but the sign out front has picture of a train on it. Enjoy

If you've got 5 hours in AMS and any money left, they have a casino right in the terminal building. Good way to kill some time. Maybe earn enough for your next trip!!

Thanks guys. FLB boardies come thru again!

Flying from Samui non stop to Pattaya. How far is Airport from Central Pattaya and what type of transit is available? Baht bus etc?

I take the Airport bus to Sukhumvitt Road. Outside the terminal, just up from the taxi stand you will find the Airport Bus Kiosk. The cost is 100 baht and the bus runs every 15 minutes. Take AB3. The bus takes the expressway to Sukhumvitt Road. Travel time from the Airport to Suk road is about 45 minutes depending on traffic. The first stop is at Soi 3 just across from Soi 4 (Soi Nana). The bus runs the length of Suk road stopping at any of the regular bus stops all the way to Ekamai. If you are not sure where to get off, the driver will help. It's safe, inexpensive and almost as fast as a taxi.

Confirmed with Hotel for Standard room @ THB360 incl Breakfast. This is for arrival on Oct 25. Will provide a review later. Thanks again to all boardies. 55 days and counting ;D

Thanks Guys. As usual the FLB boardies are most helpful

This hotel is on Sukhumvitt Soi 4 down from Nana. They seem to have reasonable rates and decent facilities. I cannot find much info. Anyone stayed here? Any help appreciated. 57 days and counting ;D