bradiston Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Is there any way of checking online if a hotel or resort is properly licensed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKr Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 did you try TAT website ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I'd be booking through Booking.com or Agoda or similar to be on the safe side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck1972 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Most hotels in Thailand are operating without license. Agoda or Booking.com is surely no warranty, TAT, maybe, although I know many hotels listed there that don't have any licence. What's your purpose of knowing if they have one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoshowJones Posted May 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2018 29 minutes ago, franck1972 said: Most hotels in Thailand are operating without license. Agoda or Booking.com is surely no warranty, TAT, maybe, although I know many hotels listed there that don't have any licence. What's your purpose of knowing if they have one ? I have been using the same hotels and guesthouses for years, and I don't care if they are licensed or not. as long as they meet my requirements. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 License for this, and licence for that, you've got a middle finger, use it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck1972 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, possum1931 said: I have been using the same hotels and guesthouses for years, and I don't care if they are licensed or not. as long as they meet my requirements. While not licensed, most hotels are still quite good in Thailand. License is absolutely not warranty for quality 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 42 minutes ago, franck1972 said: Most hotels in Thailand are operating without license. Agoda or Booking.com is surely no warranty, TAT, maybe, although I know many hotels listed there that don't have any licence. What's your purpose of knowing if they have one ? How do you know hotels have a licence or not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Licensed to be a hotel? What assurance does that give you of anything in SE Asia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgard Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I am sure the TAT not check that a business have all relevant licenses. Here are their Validation Process: Validation Process To make all the information given to us accurate, we have a validation process to make sure that those who submit a business are the real business owners by checking addresses and contact information or making phone calls. https://www.tourismthailand.org/operator#process_of_approve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I do not think it is that important to choose a licensed hotel unless you pre-pay and then the police shut down the hotel. So just don't pre-pay. No worries. Plenty of options when you arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Thanks to all who responded. I have a property on a resort, though not part of it. I'm therefore curious to know how "legal" my neighbour is. You can draw your own conclusions as to why I might be interested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck1972 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) On 5/11/2018 at 4:46 PM, ChrisKC said: How do you know hotels have a licence or not? I know people in high position in hotel business. Let's put it this way. The conditions to obtain a hotel license are so difficult, that most thai hotels just cannot match all the requirements. Therefore, many try to find some kind of "arrangements" instead... Edited May 12, 2018 by franck1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, bradiston said: Thanks to all who responded. I have a property on a resort, though not part of it. I'm therefore curious to know how "legal" my neighbour is. You can draw your own conclusions as to why I might be interested... Afaik a hotel needs to have a minimum number of individual units (rooms), so if your neighbour is just renting out his house he can't have a license. Edited May 12, 2018 by jackdd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 It could be a guesthouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 4:01 PM, bradiston said: Thanks to all who responded. I have a property on a resort, though not part of it. I'm therefore curious to know how "legal" my neighbour is. You can draw your own conclusions as to why I might be interested... Yes, I thought that was your nasty intention. You were lucky enough to get a licence in this country that is not your own. If your resort provides a good service to customers, then you should not be worried about competition. What's the matter? Is the neighbour providing a better service than you? I am one foreigner that would not support you in your heinous plan to get rid of the competition. Leave the neighbours alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, greenchair said: Yes, I thought that was your nasty intention. You were lucky enough to get a licence in this country that is not your own. If your resort provides a good service to customers, then you should not be worried about competition. What's the matter? Is the neighbour providing a better service than you? I am one foreigner that would not support you in your heinous plan to get rid of the competition. Leave the neighbours alone. What are you talking about !! The OP never mentioned that he has a resort or a licence himself.. I think you need to have a coffee and maybe a long walk in the fresh air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 44 minutes ago, greenchair said: Yes, I thought that was your nasty intention. You were lucky enough to get a licence in this country that is not your own. If your resort provides a good service to customers, then you should not be worried about competition. What's the matter? Is the neighbour providing a better service than you? I am one foreigner that would not support you in your heinous plan to get rid of the competition. Leave the neighbours alone. Ah, crossed wires. I have a house, on my daughter's land, situated on his resort. His family cut my water off. I don't need a licence to rent out my house. He does. You've got the wrong guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiangMaiLightning2143 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I know people in high position in hotel business. Let's put it this way. The conditions to obtain a hotel license are so difficult, that most thai hotels just cannot match all the requirements. Therefore, many try to find some kind of "arrangements" instead...Exactly. A news story a couple years ago stated half the hotels in Chiang Mai have no license, including big ones. For the average tourist why would it matter anyway? A bit of paper, Thai writing frangs can’t read anyway nailed to a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 3 hours ago, bradiston said: Ah, crossed wires. I have a house, on my daughter's land, situated on his resort. His family cut my water off. I don't need a licence to rent out my house. He does. You've got the wrong guy. Well not really crossed wires at all. Your intention is to find find out if he has a licence in or to close his resort down. Same same as I said with a tweek. A.Why did he cut your water off? Were you making trouble? It's illegal for him to cut your water or your entrance . Nothing to do with licencing. You are seeking revenge. In the end you might win, but you will surely lose later. Mark my words! !! How can your daughters property be on his resort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 3 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: What are you talking about !! The OP never mentioned that he has a resort or a licence himself.. I think you need to have a coffee and maybe a long walk in the fresh air He said he had property on the resort and encouraged readers to draw there own conclusions. So I did. As it turns out he in fact wants to have the resort closed out of revenge for a neighbourly dispute. Still nasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Ha. Judge and jury. Yeah, I'd like to see him closed down. So what? You assume that's out of order. You have no idea what you're taking about. Making trouble over water. What is your problem? For 10 years I paid my bills on time in full, at 40 THB per cm3. The resort owner's well has dried up. He asks his uncle to cut off the foreigners in his resort so they will be forced to fund a new well. My daughter's land is in his wretched resort because he dlsokd it to us 12 years ago, and has bitterly regretted doing so ever since. Not for anything we have done, but because he made a mistake in selling it to us. Now, foreman if the frigging jury, maybe you'd like to reconsider your verdict! Not that I particularly care what conclusion you draw, but please, base it on information you have, not that you're guessing at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Answer: No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZZDOG Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Many countries run on funds under the table. Laws, like the Hotel laws here are such a convoluted catch-22 that it makes it extremely expensive or even impossible to abide. This is by design so then you go to a fixer to get things done. Name anything you need to get done and there is a fixer that never is mentioned in an official document. You name it, immigration, drivers license, arrest, construction, banking. Whenever someone says "No, that cant be done" it actually means yes it can be done for x amount and it can be done faster for xxx amount. Actually I prefer it to the USA because NO most likely means NO. Here NO most likely mean yes for a fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 TAT told me to enquire at the provincial branch of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism. Apparently they have lists of licensed operators. Thanks to all who responded, except greenchair, who really needs a rabies shot IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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