Meg_2003

Every Bank I have been to (Bangkok Bank & Kasikorn) Only require a passport to open an account. They asked me if I was on holiday or live here, so I presume it is possible to open a bank whilst on holiday. You need to have 500 baht in your account to keep it open. If any less they will charge 50 baht a month until its empty then it will be closed (As far as I know!) Hope this helps

P.s I prefer Bangkok Bank..

Just a follow up as to what happened today..

I send a thai to pay the bill . No extra fee's today. Isnt it odd that when you speak with them yourself, they tell you that you have to pay alot more , yet when you send a thai to the Cashier 10 minutes after, theres nothing owing?? I bet if my mother went to pay the bill herself, she would have been another 10,000 baht down!

My boyfriend had Appendicitus last month. First he went to Bangkok Pattaya as that was the nearest hospital. He didnt know that he had Appendicitus, and they never told him. They told him that he needed an immidiate operation or he would DIE . They wanted to charge 57,000 baht to take his appendics out!! He got into a taxi, went to Banglamung, and paid 30 baht instead (Without using the yellow card it would have been 7,000 for the operation) 50,000 baht difference...

The most annoying thing is that they (BKK-Pattaya) scared him and said he was going to die if he didnt have an immidiate operation. They wouldnt let him go until he stressed that he didnt have that kind of money to spend on an operation, then they couldnt get him out fast enough!!

Money grabbers! Glad its over - We definately wont be returning there!

Meg

Whatever you do, do yourself a favour and avoid Bangkok Pattaya Hospital the best you can!! My mother is in there right now recovering from an operation and I am DIGUSTED with their hospital.

Monday we went for a price for the operation. The doctor clearly said '100,000 baht for EVERYTHING' .. So, we go back yesterday, everything ready, and we are taken to the Cashier. '130,000 baht please madam' The price had risen 30,000 baht in 2 days. We argued that the doctor had given us the price of 100,000 baht, so they took our money and sent her for the operation. We went back to confirm that we would not have to pay any more and they clearly stated 'You will not have to pay any more.'

Today she wakes up with the doctor by her side telling her she needs to go to the Cashier as she has to pay more. What is wrong with this hospital? Is it allowed to put the price up AFTER the operation has been done and the reciept has been given? Funny thing is it says 'Admission' on the reciept, so Im guessing they are going to get around this reciept somehow. Now they are going to sit my Mother in a room all day arguing about this when she is in pain after her operation.

I am disgusted with this hospital and I recommend the people who only want to get ripped off and treated like an ATM Machine to go there. My partner had an operation in Banglamung hospital a month ago. The room was alot cheaper and nice for the price, the doctors were friendlier than BKK Pattaya and the price was alot cheaper.

In my eyes Bangkok Pattaya is a rip off hospital. The only good thing about it is the fancy waterfalls ect. DONT GO THERE IF YOU DONT WANT TO BE TREATED LIKE AN ATM MACHINE!!!!!

Disappointed customer! (And no, I am not a tourist - Im a 5 year resident)

There should have been at least 1 fire foor in the building!!

Does anyone know of any other good places simular to Route 999 as I dont think 999 will be opening up again anytime soon.. ??!!??

They were only open for 5 months

Its not true that there were customers in there. There were only staff..

Interesting that all the other major English online newspapers have seemed to picked up on this story...all except the Bangkok post onlline. They must not work on weekends.

Ive only seen the Pattaya City News website.. Is it on other websites too? Couldnt find anything on Pattaya People..

Just been back to Route 999 (2:15am) to have a look whats going on.. There are still lots of people pulling up on their bikes to look, and people sat around watching.. There were still fire engines there too.. It looks horrible

Route 999 has about 90 staff does it?

Reported on the news 80 dancers, 100 waiters ... But there didnt seem to be that many dancers when I went

A fire door in every room would have been a good idea and that would maybe have prevented the deaths!

" The vicitims included both locals and tourists. "

The fire started at about 9-9:30pm when there were no customers..

All the people involved were workers at Route 999. A meeting was taking place in the front room.

Woah, I was in there only last night.. I got there tonight at 9:30 when I heard about the fire and the place was totally destroyed so I imagine it must have started quite earlier..

Its a shame, the place was gorgeous inside.. Anyone know where it started? I heard it started at the front but someone else said it started in the Coyote room at the back?