yellowbird

Well, thanks a lot for your help. I'm back from Thailand. I went to MBK&Tokyu for the first night but I didn't find anything interesting there. So I walked for quite long to ask for a Central mall. But I was more disappointed here. I don't know which Central I went to (it's said King Power Duty Free and opposite Gaysorn). This mall is old and out-of-fashion. I could only had lunch at the food court. Quite acceptable.

Then I walked back and found out the Siam Paragon. It's really great. I really like this place. Huge and well-organized. The staff are very helpful too (though I have to say the biggest inconvenience is that very few people can speak English). I love the gourmet market here. I didn't know it's that big until I came to the forum today. Though there are still many shops yet to open, Siam Paragon is still a perfect place to shop. Wrapping service and lots of promotion. When I was there, Lacoste has promotion of 30%. I wish I could have more time here. If I have a chance to go back to Thailand again, it's definitely a place that I want to visit again.

Oh yeah, and I hope they can have some more staff who can speak English here. They are very nice and polite but because of the language barrier & some misunderstandings, it took me a lot of time to run up and down from 1st floor to 4th floor!?!?

Comparing to KLCC or the malls in Orchard or City Hall in Singapore, this one can also get some good rates. What do you think?

Oh and the Sky train station is right at the entrance. Very convenience.

I don't think so. I didn't have time much at the Siam Paragon as it's my first time to Thailand and Bangkok. But I'm really happy that I could find out this place. The supermarket is really big and I love the Gourmet market. Lots of delicious food. I bought some Nivea bathcare there for only 55 batht (while at Robinson still 59 batht). And I bought a jacket at FQL for 20% discount (while other mall it's still considered New Arrival).

Thanks a lot for you help! Please tell me where is Emporium and MBK on this sky-train map. Or how many stations does it take me there? Or can I walk along the Sukhumwit to choose which malls to enter?

Hello all,

I'll go to Bankok with my parents this Dec18. I take package tour so the schedule is quite tight. Anyway I'll manage to "escape" for some interesting experiences on my own.

The hotel I'll stay in Bankok is Menam Riverside Hotel, which I supposed is near China Town. Please tell me which is the good mall to go shopping in this area. My friend suggested that I should go to Emporium and Central but I'm not sure whether they're near. Please tell me how to take sky train to these malls. Or any better malls that you can suggest? I don't want to look for local cheap stuff much. I prefer popular brandnames with affordable prices.

I'll stay 2 nights in Pattaya as well though I dont know what I'm going to do to spend my time there. The sexy shows are not for my liking (my only priority is shopping). The hotel is Golden Beach. Please tell me if there's any interesting thing around this area. Though I heard that Pattaya is very expensive and not a good city for you to buy anything.

Quick replies are very appreciated. I believe I can handle well in Singapore alone but this is my first time to Thailand so......a bit worried.

Thanks for reading.