Any help would be appreciated with regard to where to find information on hotels/accomodation in Ongkharak.

I have tried the usual resources but they are understandably biased to tourist destinations.

I wont need anywhere until next year, just trying to get the whole project into some sort of sense at the moment.

Thanks.

Any help would be appreciated with regard to where to find information on hotels/accomodation in Ongkharak.

I have tried the usual resources but they are understandably biased to tourist destinations.

I wont need anywhere until next year, just trying to get the whole project into some sort of sense at the moment.

Thanks.

"Cobalt 60," an appropriate name for someone bound for Ongkarak, site of Thailand's perhaps to be completed research atomic reactor:

http://www10.antenna.nl/wise/index.html?ht...e/573/5439.html

Nope, never seen a hotel there, drove by the place this afternoon on the main road, not "downtown," such as it is.  Not a whole lot there!!

Reckon most visitors to Ongkarak either RON at Nakhon Nayok, 30 minutes or a bit less to the east on Hwy 305, or stay in the Rangsit area, 30 minutes west, also on 305.

Ongkarak's on at Klong 16, our niece goes to school out there, 2nd grade.  We're at Klong 10, counting from Klong 1 at Rangsit.

Mac

Thanks Mac, sort of guessed it may need to be Nayok.

No nuclear reactors from me, I am not that clever

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There is a small resort just before getting to Ongkharak on the 305 coming FROM Nayok. Cannot remember the name of the place but have seen the rooms from 250 BHT. Next time I pass I'll note the name down & post it.

Thanks Mac, sort of guessed it may need to be Nayok.

No nuclear reactors from me, I am not that clever

Cobalt 60

Ongkarak be here on www.flashearth.com:

 http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=14.122637&lon=101.00457&z=15.8&r=0&src=ggl

The atomic research facility, NOT operational as yet, is about 4-5 km to the SE, here:

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=14.122637&a...r=0&src=ggl

Mac

Thanks for the info Chavy and Mac.

250 baht sounds a bit on the cheap side for my old bones But never say never eh, may be just what we need.

Visited that place a while back Mac but didnt have chance to look around the local area as I was being bounced about in a car driven by a Thai stunt driver.

Thanks for the info Chavy and Mac.

250 baht sounds a bit on the cheap side for my old bones But never say never eh, may be just what we need.

Visited that place a while back Mac but didnt have chance to look around the local area as I was being bounced about in a car driven by a Thai stunt driver.

I was going to check it out anyway just to see what the crack is. When driving by it looks like individual "bungalows" so i'm interested to see myself I'll let you know.

Sounds interesting, be good if you could. May need to stay for some time, also a few bodys to accomodate, thanks.

Sounds interesting, be good if you could. May need to stay for some time, also a few bodys to accomodate, thanks.

If this is a working run rather than just vacation, and more than just a few days, might be worth the commute to stay at either the Asia Airport Hotel or the Amari Don Muang Airport Hotel.  Both pretty reasonable in price, both rather more upscale that what you'd find even, I'd bet, in Nakhon Nayok.  Drawback, a one hour commute.

http://www.asiahotel.co.th/asia_airport.htm

http://www.amari.com/donmuang/

Mac

I've stayed at the Asia Airport hotel. The resorts around Nakhon Nayok are far superior to that hotel. The Sida resort is very nice & looking at the others driving around Nayok also look good.

I've stayed at the Asia Airport hotel. The resorts around Nakhon Nayok are far superior to that hotel. The Sida resort is very nice & looking at the others driving around Nayok also look good.

Quite so, but the resorts over there don't have the  very large computer mall as at ZEER Street (that's where the Aisa Airport Hotel is located).

And the Amari Don Muang has the Henry J Bean pub/bar, expensive but not too bad.

Mac

Thanks for the info Chavy and Mac.

250 baht sounds a bit on the cheap side for my old bones But never say never eh, may be just what we need.

Visited that place a while back Mac but didnt have chance to look around the local area as I was being bounced about in a car driven by a Thai stunt driver.

I was going to check it out anyway just to see what the crack is. When driving by it looks like individual "bungalows" so i'm interested to see myself I'll let you know.

I stopped by that SIAM RESORT this morning.  On the plus side, they do have a www site:  www.siam-resort.com

On the negative side, it ain't quite either up to date, charitably, or a flat misrepresentation.  I don't really think it's the latter, but ignore it anyway.

The baht 250 price is for "sua khao," or "short time" use.  All night is baht 500.  The bungalows are pretty rustic but do have A/C, a frig, and UBC cable TV.  Bamboo latice floors so easy to clean up, the dust etc just falls through....

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On down a side road a couple kms (this is the first left after the resort and before the left curve on Hwy 305) there's the ROYAL LAGOON HOME & RESORT, TEL:  037-322-556, FAX: 037-322-366.  This looks more like a mooban developing not a "resort."  Might be possible to rent a house.

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Continuing on down that side road another km there's what looks like a pretty nice short-time hotel (aka, No Tel Brotel?), including curtians for your car.....  Didn't go inside to check it out but clean on the outside wall with a lawn.  Food advertised.

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Reckon best to look at Nakhon Nayok area.

Mac

Mac, thanks for doing that for me. Hopefully we will be needing to stay for some time in that area middle of 2008. Depends who is in charge of goal post moving really (some are better at it than others)

So Nakon Nayok it is then, or another thought is to buy or rent some places condo style, for the entourage. Best have another look in December around N N when we are out again.

Thanks again.