Six illegal hostels owned by foreigners on Koh Pha Ngan closed

[lubfishin]

Just now, lubfishin said:

 

The problem is it's near impossible to get the license in the first place. You have to have a fire escape on all floors. You have to have so many feet between the beds. The regulations are crazy. You rarely see a hostel that has a license unless it is a Homestay license which restricts you to like 19 or 20 guests. If it were as easy as just paying the license fee all of them would pay trust me. They can't get it approved because of all of the building restrictions.

[toughlove]

The problem is it's near impossible to get the license in the first place. You have to have a fire escape on all floors. You have to have so many feet between the beds. The regulations are crazy. You rarely see a hostel that has a license unless it is a Homestay license which restricts you to like 19 or 20 guests. If it were as easy as just paying the license fee all of them would pay trust me. They can't get it approved because of all of the building restrictions.

Why open in the first place?

[lvr181]

Anything happen to local officials who granted 'permits' to build and or operate? 

[PoorSucker]

1 hour ago, lubfishin said:

The problem is it's near impossible to get the license in the first place. You have to have a fire escape on all floors. You have to have so many feet between the beds. The regulations are crazy. You rarely see a hostel that has a license unless it is a Homestay license which restricts you to like 19 or 20 guests. If it were as easy as just paying the license fee all of them would pay trust me. They can't get it approved because of all of the building restrictions.

Yes, fire escapes, whom need that. 

Tell the families of the Santika club fire that. 

[Jiggo]

20 hours ago, ezzra said:

Illegal hotels are more than just jealousy issues, when you operate

an illegal business, you don't pay taxes, you don't adhere to hygiene and

safety regulations and no one knows who's checked in or out because

the authorities doesn't know you're exist and thus no come to check,

is that the kind of place you'll like to spend the night?...

Just like the legal hotels then.....

[Ninni]

OK Poorsucker!

I give up to understand it!?

[Grumpy Duck]

On 1/25/2018 at 12:49 PM, ezzra said:

Illegal hotels are more than just jealousy issues, when you operate

an illegal business, you don't pay taxes, you don't adhere to hygiene and

safety regulations and no one knows who's checked in or out because

the authorities doesn't know you're exist and thus no come to check,

is that the kind of place you'll like to spend the night?...

It is a joke local authorities don't know such places exist. More likely the authorities get a cut under the table. It is more likely the high end hotels are increasingly less affordable with the poor exchange rates (now $1=฿31.34 spot)

[Grumpy Duck]

8 hours ago, toughlove said:

8 hours ago, lubfishin said:

The problem is it's near impossible to get the license in the first place. You have to have a fire escape on all floors. You have to have so many feet between the beds. The regulations are crazy. You rarely see a hostel that has a license unless it is a Homestay license which restricts you to like 19 or 20 guests. If it were as easy as just paying the license fee all of them would pay trust me. They can't get it approved because of all of the building restrictions.

Why open in the first place?

Let me take a wild guess, to make money maybe? But more likely just to take business away from the ฿5000 to ฿10,000 a night hotels? 555

Edited January 26, 2018 by Grumpy Duck

[MyFriend You]

On 1/25/2018 at 12:49 PM, ezzra said:

Illegal hotels are more than just jealousy issues, when you operate

an illegal business, you don't pay taxes, you don't adhere to hygiene and

safety regulations and no one knows who's checked in or out because

the authorities doesn't know you're exist and thus no come to check,

is that the kind of place you'll like to spend the night?...

There is nothing to say they weren't paying taxes, they may have been all along - its the dodgy licenses they had and the corrupt Thai Officials that allowed them to open in the first place.    Now they are closing, the clientele that they served will just go somewhere else.  No money for anyone.  Yes, jealousy but I don;t see an end game here - the clientele they served would never stay in a $40-$50 a night hotel - Thais just don't get it do they??  We tourists have a choice in life, we are not forced to use your hotel, we can go elsewhere.

[toughlove]

Let me take a wild guess, to make money maybe? But more likely just to take business away from the ฿5000 to ฿10,000 a night hotels? 555

Thanks to the junta for shutting them down. I could put 10 bunk beds in my condo illegally bit I'm not a greedy pig