Areca Lodge - safes/

[aldprt 0]

Anyone had any safety provblems with the fron desk safety boxes in the Areca lodge?

[mykl 72]

Actually they are better than most. They are behind the counter and you have to be buzzed through by staff. You have to bring your own lock to put on the locker though.

[yselmike 393]

They also sell locks cos most of us dont bring one, the cost 150 baht.

bring a quality lock of your own and you should have no worrys.

its a nice hotel recommend it.

[aldprt 0]

good to hear - arriving there in exactly 14 dys.

[PenName 1]

About what size is the storage space at the Areca? Big enough for a good size laptop (17 in.)? I know, I know; there are internet cafes everywhere you can spit, but I have to be tethered to the laptop for freelance work reasons and I'm curious if the safes at the Areca are of a proper size.

 

Thanks,

 

Pen

[Top_Cat 16]

About what size is the storage space at the Areca? Big enough for a good size laptop (17 in.)? I know, I know; there are internet cafes everywhere you can spit, but I have to be tethered to the laptop for freelance work reasons and I'm curious if the safes at the Areca are of a proper size.

 

Thanks,

 

Pen

Pen

 

I can vouch that the safe boxes at the Areca reception are OK.

 

But you canot fit a lap top in. To give you an idea the safes are more shoe box size than lap top.

 

 

Chok dee kap

 

Top_Cat

[yselmike 393]

They do have a small room with 3 computers in,have no idea about speed etc.

maybe you can e-mail them and find out?

[PenName 1]

Thanks for the info and the suggestion, guys. Unfortunately, I need all the info that's on my laptop, so using other computers that might be onsite, while fine for e-mail and the like, won't meet my needs. Since the boxes at the Areca are too small for a fullsized laptop, I'll look into other options. I've got a nice, sturdy Kevlar locking cable, but then there's the challenge of finding something truly permanent in the room to securre it to / around. Do any of you know of any properties with safes (preferably) or deposit boxes big enough to do the job?

 

I apologize, as I'm sure this topic has been covered before, but I can't seem to find it through searching.

 

Thanks,

 

Pen