carew65

Daz, Yep - check out the Roof Garden Inn. I read the reviews linked to this site and booked for Christmas. The only drawback for some (not me) is the lack of a pool. I had a reply back via email within a day from the owner (UK) and the whole vibe seems really good. I stayed at the RG (nearby) a couple of months ago and the baht bus trip was actually one of the pluses. Extremely easy to travel from this location and I wasn't trying to shag/sleep with the bass line from The Ketchup Song percolating through the walls of my Soi8 cell (Sunshine - old wing!)which ws my experience last Christmas. BTW - we did meet last Christmas briefly. I was with Rusty, the Village Idiot and Keith in the Winchester (now the Blind Beggar tcchh!)

I've used Qatar Airways about a dozen times over the last 5 years, although never to Bangkok. They are certainly not to be lumped in with Aeroflop: Qatar is a pukka airline with its base in Doha (UAE). A good airline though nothing special. An all-Airbus fleet (new 300's and 340's, thankfully they've now ditched the 727s that they started with). In flight entertainment is via 'flip down from the roof' monitors and / or large screens in the cabin. Food is fairly good. Free booze and water. Their theme music will get on your nerves. There's no escaping it either! If the price is right then go with Qatar.