sammy1sammy1 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Hi there everyone, I am in the process of booking my trip to Bangkok and getting different quotes from travel agents. I am wanting to be near Platinum Mall but this travel agent keeps telling me that Platinum Mall is the same mall as MBK, same place different name.. Thats not what i thought? Platinum mall , MBK , Bobae Market and Chutuchuck Market. I believed these are all completely different mall/markets in Bangkok. Am i wrong?? Help! Samantha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ongchart Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 They are all different places! Where are you booking your tour from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Yes they are totally different - Novotel is right next to it but expensive - this link provides distance from that mall for various hotels. As this took about 20 seconds to find on Google you might want to take your travel business elsewhere. http://www.booking.com/landmark/th/platinum-mall.en.html?aid=318615;label=New_English_EN_ROW_Landmark-NfX4neqQNv2tI63wJzaRgwS18358816825:pl:ta:p1:p2:ac:ap1s1:nes:kw_inurl:en.html%23inurl:booking.com/landmark:ws=&gclid=CK3y1-zSsrYCFcV56wodBHwAoA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy1sammy1 Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Exactly what i was thinking! they should really know. Any Hotels close to Platinum mall/Pratunam market you would personally recommend? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 sammy1sammy1, Are you still working off the same budget as your previous thread i.e $A60 being budget and $A150 being nice? What dates are you looking at as well - generally gives those willing to help a better idea of how one can help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soinowinbkk Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Exactly what i was thinking! they should really know. Any Hotels close to Platinum mall/Pratunam market you would personally recommend? Did you get the long list that I posted on the other thread? Please refer to it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 No personal experience but daughter-in-law works at Centara Watergate Pavillion and know it should be good and is very new. It is just around the corner from the Mall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madz Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Amari, Bayoke,Kempenski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Typical travel agent type advice. You are better off coming here for advice first, then telling them exactly what you want. Another thing they like doing is promising that you are almost guaranteed an upgrade when selling you a discounted economy air ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNret Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I still can't figure out why people use travel agents in the age of instant information online. It just seems like a very archaic practice to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVisionBurma Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 OP has another thread running here on the same topic: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/627448-accommodation-recommendations-in-bangkok-close-to-pratunam-mall/ Lets continue the discussion there so we don't duplicate the answers. //CLOSED// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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