snake24 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Yes aside from those damn massage places there and hway kwang is there anything else? How does it compare to sukhumvit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgs2001uk Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Same same but different, do you want HiSo or LoSo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooner Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Not as many Farang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayayay Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 A few expats in that area and almost zero western tourists. It is popular with Chinese and Japanese tourists however. Sukhumvit is a 10 - 15 minute train ride away if you want it. There is a lot of great value accomodation (both short and long term) at less than half the price of something comparable on Sukhumvit. The thai food in that area is way better than sukhumvit. The nightlife there is not aimed at westerners but it does exist and can be interesting. If you want to drink imported beer at a faux British pub, you won't find anything like that on Ratchada. Plenty of shopping on Ratchada without the crowds and hassles of sukhumvit. I agree with this statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake24 Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 A few expats in that area and almost zero western tourists. It is popular with Chinese and Japanese tourists however. Sukhumvit is a 10 - 15 minute train ride away if you want it. There is a lot of great value accomodation (both short and long term) at less than half the price of something comparable on Sukhumvit. The thai food in that area is way better than sukhumvit. The nightlife there is not aimed at westerners but it does exist and can be interesting. If you want to drink imported beer at a faux British pub, you won't find anything like that on Ratchada. Plenty of shopping on Ratchada without the crowds and hassles of sukhumvit. thanks for this input. Appreciate it but you know what pisses me off is that i told a few thai friends that i was staying in ratchada area and they told me oh so you stay there cos you want to go to those massage places as if implying the entire ratchada area is like one big brothel with nothing else but massage places while sukhumvit didn't have those things and like you couldn't simply take a taxi/train to those massage places if you stayed elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Bangkok is more than Sukhumvit. Check out Ratchadamri and Langsuan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KED Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I live on the other side of the river - at Krung Thonburi and really like it - but if you have to work 9-5 around Sukmvit - the trains can be a pain at rush-hour - but if you aren't anchored by work around Sukumvit - check out Krung Thonburi and Wong Wian Yai - I haven't seen the other two newly opened stations on the SIlom line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake24 Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 A few expats in that area and almost zero western tourists. It is popular with Chinese and Japanese tourists however. Sukhumvit is a 10 - 15 minute train ride away if you want it. There is a lot of great value accomodation (both short and long term) at less than half the price of something comparable on Sukhumvit. The thai food in that area is way better than sukhumvit. The nightlife there is not aimed at westerners but it does exist and can be interesting. If you want to drink imported beer at a faux British pub, you won't find anything like that on Ratchada. Plenty of shopping on Ratchada without the crowds and hassles of sukhumvit. may i know why so few western expats hate the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munich Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I enjoy living at Ratchada! You've got everything within 15 Minutes Radius, just try to get something near the MRT. I pay 20.000 for a 46 sqm 1 Bedroom app. directly on top of the MRT, huge swimming pools, sauna, gym,... Taxi from Suv.Airport is 240,- plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajaan Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I used to live on Ratchada soi 1, behind Fortune Mall. A fine area, but almost impossible to get a cab to go there from about 2-4 am due to the traffic from the bars letting out around RCA. But from what you've written already, doesn't sound like you're much of a night person, haha, so you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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