My wife and I are attempting to jump through the hoops required so we can enter Thailand in January. After quarantine, I know we are free to travel around the country...my questions is, how many restaurants, cafes, and even temple sites are actually open now?  Planning on spending our time in Bangkok and Chiang Mai for 3 months.  Thanks for opinons...

Aside from a number of places that did not survive the shutdown, everything else is open, with very few exceptions. Where I live, in the OnNut area, everything is open. But a few favorite places did not survive and are gone forever.

Many if not not most of those are open.  Some closed or shut down but easy to find many open.

 

Probably more closures in bars and accommodations.  

Plenty open.

Very few tourists to clutter things up.

Thailand is the best place to be now.

2 minutes ago, papa al said:

Plenty open.

Very few tourists to clutter things up.

Thailand is the best place to be now.

And why is that? Where I live every thing is open, no masks required and no local

transmitted infection since 8 months, I rather stay here.

5 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

And why is that? Where I live every thing is open, no masks required and no local

transmitted infection since 8 months, I rather stay here.

Where are you?

1 minute ago, chickenslegs said:

Where are you?

Western Australia

1 minute ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Western Australia

Well good on you mate.

10 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Western Australia

Covid is the least of one's worries in Australia. Seems that you have the most deadly species of every type.

http://www.animalslook.com/media/australias-most-dangerous-animals-10-pictures/australias-most-dangerous-animals-10-pictures-10.jpg

Edited November 27, 20205 yr by chickenslegs

22 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

And why is that? Where I live every thing is open, no masks required and no local

transmitted infection since 8 months, I rather stay here.

 

We appreciate you staying there.

Thanks, I'm sure Australia is nice....but I was asking about Thailand.

1 minute ago, sdweller said:

Thanks, I'm sure Australia is nice....but I was asking about Thailand.

And I replied to this post

Plenty open.

Very few tourists to clutter things up.

Thailand is the best place to be now.

6 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Western Australia

good for you

6 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Covid is the least of one's worries in Australia. Seems that you have the most deadly species of every type.

http://www.animalslook.com/media/australias-most-dangerous-animals-10-pictures/australias-most-dangerous-animals-10-pictures-10.jpg

You missed out the resident people in your post/link!

????

It seems it depends a lot on the area where you go.

I live in lower Sukhumvit and it's empty compared to before. Some places closed, others with few guests.

Hotel buffets are not what they used to be.

And the street is almost empty at night when normally it was full of taxi-no-meter.

 

But recently I was in a local Thai floating market in Bangkok and that was a busy as it was two years ago.

Moved to the Travel forum since the question does nto appear to be visa related

Couple nites back,

papa stopped into Baccara a-gogo.

Walking street.

24 beauties a dancing.

One customer.

Sad but wonderful.

Last nite Pattaya beach full full

w/ Thai tourists for fireworks.

Thailand is the best place to be. 

(... outside of WA.)

Don't know anything about Bangkok or Chiengmai but in Pattaya it's dead. Half of the decent restaurants are closed some permanently. The bars are dead many hotels are shut. The ones that remain open have 10% occupancy during the week and 30% at the weekend. Phuket is suffering even worse than Pattaya. 

25 minutes ago, JusticeGB said:

but in Pattaya it's dead.

Pattaya is doing ok this weekend  with the fireworks ( Thai tourists)  but as you say lots of business have closed for good and very quiet during the weekdays.

29 minutes ago, JusticeGB said:

Don't know anything about Bangkok or Chiengmai but in Pattaya it's dead. Half of the decent restaurants are closed some permanently. The bars are dead many hotels are shut. The ones that remain open have 10% occupancy during the week and 30% at the weekend. Phuket is suffering even worse than Pattaya. 

 

   Pretty much the same in Chiang Mai , as nearly everythings closed , there isnt much point in coming to CM

16 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Western Australia

Is being bored there what makes you want to spoil threads like this?

18 hours ago, sdweller said:

Thanks, I'm sure Australia is nice....but I was asking about Thailand.

Some think it is a colony... tourist areas in CM, restaurants are not fully open.. 

Areas known for tourists and tourist attractions will be a big disappointment. Rural areas will be fine I think.

 

Half of Pattaya is boarded up like it is the set of a zombie movie. You dare not eat in restaurants without customers that you don't know well as you don't know how old the uncooked food will be.

 

Some attractions are closed or have restricted opening (eg weekends only to cater for thai tourism).

Just don’t travel South 

On 11/27/2020 at 11:53 PM, sdweller said:

My wife and I are attempting to jump through the hoops required so we can enter Thailand in January. After quarantine, I know we are free to travel around the country...my questions is, how many restaurants, cafes, and even temple sites are actually open now?  Planning on spending our time in Bangkok and Chiang Mai for 3 months.  Thanks for opinons...

Everything is open... 

If you come to Thailand on a regular basis, check your accommodation, many hotels are still closed or being used as a Covid hotel in Bangkok

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If you two persist you will BOTH enjoy a holiday.

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On 11/28/2020 at 3:52 PM, CorpusChristie said:

 

   Pretty much the same in Chiang Mai , as nearly everythings closed , there isnt much point in coming to CM

I believe this to be a false statement.

Would someone PLEASE keep me and others updated on when we are a loud back in without having to go in to quantine  first, and what is going to be needed med wise. Australia (where I am ) is going to start rolling out  a vaccine in March 2021, but that could change. and a app for your phone to say that you have been tested and dated to chow customs etc. We still have now dates yet at this end when our boarders are opening for over seas travel. But am hoping soon so can book flights and accommodation etc,as I do not want to stuff around again. Thanks.

On 11/28/2020 at 10:36 PM, Ireland32 said:

Just don’t travel South 

Nothing wrong with the South - Hat Yai is just fine