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Thinking of applying for COE for Phuket sandbox and after 14 days will travel to pattaya where I live.

Anyone who has recently done this please recommend best SHA+ hotel - don't mind 4/5 star as long as area near by is open specially restaurants, massages etc. Are bas open ? Does restaurants serve alcohol ? Please recommend pros and cons or should I book ASQ in Bangkok or Pattaya.

 

Kindly give honest opinion. Many thanks in advance.

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The difference between Phuket Sandbox and ASQ/ALQ that most people notice right away is that in the first you can leave your room for 14 days and in the second you can't. ???? 

But that little difference aside... restaurants are open but they don't openly sell alcohol, massage shops are open, bars are not open (unless they also happen to have food service, in which case they are but not serving alcohol),  In short, Phuket is not currently party central, but then I imagine is a slight improvement over being stuck in your room for 14 days in Pattaya or Bangkok.

Pros for Phuket Sandbox:

1. You're not stuck in your room
2. Can be cheaper because you're not paying as much for lodging/hospital services and meals built into the cost of ASQ

Cons for Phuket Sandbox:
1.  8,000 baht must be paid in advance for three RT-PCR tests.
2. Aside from perhaps breakfast no other meals are typically provided for you.
3. You will have to travel from Phuket to Pattaya.  Can probably fly Phuket to U-Tapao, otherwise have to arrange private transport via private car/van or rent a car and drive yourself.

You have to stay in a SHA Plus hotel such as these (around 400 to choose from):

https://www.shathailand.com/

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14 hours ago, Leveraged said:

 

Restaurant's don't "officially" serve alcohol, but most still do, and most of the bars do as well. You can still buy at 7-11 & all, plus theres loads of mom & pop shops about. 

 

I would absolutely do the sandbox over ASQ any day of the week, even if the trip to pattaya was a pain in the ass. Youll need to work that out as it changes all the time. 


I won't recommend any particular hotels but a decent 3-4+ star hotel close to Rawai or Nai Harn beach would be your best bet as its still mostly open there. Patong would be a waste as its still a cost town for the most part. 

Agree with most of your post. Pros for Patong are that slowly things are reopening, and there are some excellent hotel deals available there.

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I did my sandbox at the DoubleTree Hilton on Patong beach road and the total rate for 14 days with taxes/fees was in the low 20k baht range. No question that the sandbox is cheaper and better for your mental health than ASQ. 

 

Patong beach road is coming back alive with a few more places opening each week. I had drinks at two different "restaurants" on the beach road this weekend. I also noticed that Bangla road even had a few bars (officially restaurants) serving alcohol. 

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4 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

If its thai insurance and thai hotel In my 12 yrs there a refund is something I have yet to see..

Of course it's not a Thai insurance.

Actually, I have free travel insurance, covering Covid-19, up to 10.000.000 euros, in both my Revolut and N26 cards.

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