Hi

Does anyone know of any reasonably priced hotels near

the Chatujak weekend market in Bangkok ? I want to visit it

and have a hotel near by. Hopefully within walking distance.

cheers

This is not a hotel area and there is really no reason to stay near Chatujak Market as the BTS Skytrain has a stop right at it.  So you can stay anywhere near a BTS station and have easy access.

isaan2 , if you need to stay near the market there is one really good hotel, but a bit pricey ( 5 * - $80+ us per night)

Sofitel Central Plaza , about 5 mins walk.

HTH

Hi Issan,

In my opinion the Sofitel is at least 20 mins walk,

if not more from Chatuchak

And according to their website:

http://www.centralhotelsresorts.com

A single room starts at US$127

There are hotels near to Saphan Khwai BTS station

(One stop from Mor Chit BTS - Chatuchak)

The "Official Map Bangkok" a freebie at the Airport

shows 7 hotels in Pradiphat Road

- turn right at first junction south from Saphan Khwai

station.

The Elizabeth starts at Bht 1050

The Mido starts at Bht 1177 (No Service charge)

The Following sites have all details including Location Maps

http://www.hotelthailand.com/bangkok/elizabeth

http://www.hotelthailand.com/bangkok/mido

All above prices include 10% service charge+7% Vat

Hope this helps

Roger

PS - I just looked at the Location Maps

Mido one is useless

Elizabeth is out of date but otherwise quite good

the BTS runs along Phaholyothin Road and Saphan Kwai

BTS station is by coincidence where they have printed "Saphan Khwai" in small letters!

The Mido is opposite the Elizabeth

The N&NE Bus Terminus has moved

Roger , you must be a slow walker bro..

Guarantee if you phone Sofitel direct the room will not cost more than $80....its the low season after all

hotel

There are hotels near to Saphan Khwai BTS station

(One stop from Mor Chit BTS - Chatuchak)

It has been many years since I have traveled in that area, much less walked; but I suspect these hotels are closer to the hourly class rather than tourist class.

I do agree it would be a long walk from Central.

OK but even if it is ONLY $80

who wants to pay Bht3,360 for a room

whilst looking for bargains in Chatu chak ...

Most of my friends complain I walk too fast for them.

From Chatuchak market it can take 5 mins to Mor Chit

BTS station. Then along by Chatuchak Park 10 mins

Then have to cross the 6 lane road ? mins

to Central Plaza Shopping mall

and another 5 mins from there to Sofitel.

I was taken to an Indian Restaurant

just last week near to Elizabeth & Mido

Hotels - these look respectable not sleezy.

They are Large not small - I THINK they cater

for Package Tours from other asian countries.

(But there may well be short time joints in the area.)

After lunch we walked to Chatuchak

- a pleasant Sunday Afternoon stroll

30 - 40 mins maybe.

Roger 1 Chonabot 0  

But the chap ( isaan2) asked for the nearest hotel to Chatujak which is , the Sofitel Central.

Overall, with the event of the skytrain, I agree this nullifies the proximity of this upmarket Hotel.

Hi Chonabot,

Thanks so much for your pleasant rejoinder.

But I can't help but point out that Issan did enquire about "Reasonably Priced" hotels

Cheers

Roger

He always has to have the last word...

The hotels that Roger mentioned have got reasonable rates, I think. I used to stay in the Saphan Kwai area but never actually stayed at a hotel.

There is also the Pradipat Hotel, which is on the other side of Mido Hotel but a bit closer to the Saphan Kwai intersection. I would think that Pradipat Hotel would have cheaper rooms than Mido and Elizabeth. I would guess that at this time of the year, one can get a single room for about 800 baht a night at Pradipat Hotel.

Regards,

Jem

Hi Issan

So - what is your definition of -

"reasonably priced " ?

How abot some feedback please ...

Roger

He forgot that he started this thread...

sorry sorry .. about 1000 baht / night is reasonable. Will stretch to 1400. Tried the Federal hotel as its near the sky train but the people there wont take a credit card over the phone.

The fact that we are getting off of a bus from Issan at 3 am seems to give them a problem. But they werent very helpful anyway.

Hi Issan,

The two site I gave have on line booking links:

http://www.hotelthailand.com/bangkok/elizabeth

http://www.hotelthailand.com/bangkok/mido

So does the Federal:

http://www.hotelthailand.com/bangkok/federal/

Roger