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lowside67 · 05-23-2012, 02:52 PM

Having been to Thailand 3 times now, I would definitely recommend checking out agoda.com: Discount Hotel Reservations Worldwide - Smarter Hotel Booking! to book hotels in Asia in general. Good prices and works very well.

I always book hotels for my time in Bangkok and tend to wing it in the smaller cities.

Chiang Mai is good to see for a few days but gets boring pretty quick - seeing the elephants, the temple on the hill, etc. are all good things but not much night life compared to the "party" destinations.

I have been to Phuket twice and will not be going back - it is a crazy place with lots going on but it just way too crazy over the top for my taste. If you grab a moped and head out of town a little ways, it gets a lot quieter and a lot nicer IMO but the small towns seem to lack much of anything in terms of restaurants etc.

On the other hand, I will be going back to Koh Samui. The main party area / "strip" is Chaweng beach which I didn't really care for for the same reason as Phuket, however, some of the beaches outside of Chaweng such as the "Fisherman's Village" were beautiful and places I would like to return.

Hope that helps,
Mark

05-23-2012, 02:52 PM	#2
lowside67 Old School RS Join Date: May 2004 Location: Port Moody Posts: 4,641 Thanked 4,157 Times in 1,262 Posts Failed 130 Times in 80 Posts	Having been to Thailand 3 times now, I would definitely recommend checking out agoda.com: Discount Hotel Reservations Worldwide - Smarter Hotel Booking! to book hotels in Asia in general. Good prices and works very well. I always book hotels for my time in Bangkok and tend to wing it in the smaller cities. Chiang Mai is good to see for a few days but gets boring pretty quick - seeing the elephants, the temple on the hill, etc. are all good things but not much night life compared to the "party" destinations. I have been to Phuket twice and will not be going back - it is a crazy place with lots going on but it just way too crazy over the top for my taste. If you grab a moped and head out of town a little ways, it gets a lot quieter and a lot nicer IMO but the small towns seem to lack much of anything in terms of restaurants etc. On the other hand, I will be going back to Koh Samui. The main party area / "strip" is Chaweng beach which I didn't really care for for the same reason as Phuket, however, some of the beaches outside of Chaweng such as the "Fisherman's Village" were beautiful and places I would like to return. Hope that helps, Mark __________________ I'm old now - boring street cars and sweet race cars.